I need a draft with these specifications, please. Basically, I need an essay on how Thomas Kuhn’s notion of a paradigm can be seen in the “meta” of professional soccer around he world, and how paradigm shifts could be seen in the revolutions of tactics of soccer throughout its history.
thesis: Thomas Kuhns’s notion or definition of a paradigm could be seen in the evolution of “the beautiful game” or football in the rest of the world or soccer in the United States
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define the definition of Kuhns paradigm
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explain it by footballs evolution tactically can be attributed to a paradigm
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go through the evolutions
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explain why the “meta” or widespread game plans can be seen as paradigms
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show the “anomalies” or outliers of teams that went or countries that go against the notions of paradigms at that particular time
Football’s metas or paradigms can be seen all through the history of the beautiful game.
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Requirements
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2,000 words minimum (8 pages in standard margin); double-spaced; no maximum word limit.
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You must pick a topic that is closely tied to the topics we have discussed in class.
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You are encouraged to do an in-depth research, and so you may need to utilize external sources which are relevant to your paper. You are expected to be aware of important and relevant literatures on your selected topic.
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Reference list for all the works cited/used in your work is required. Use standard citation style (such as APA or MLA) to cite the works, including the online access.
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Main arguments / Articulations of ideas
1. Argument for your thesis
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What is an argument? An argument provides good reasons or supports for your thesis (or sub-thesis, if the main thesis is divided into several components and you argue for them in turn).
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Argument 1, 2, 3, … for your thesis;
2. Articulation of an idea:
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Explaining the idea in various ways: definition, example, analogy;
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Comparison with other similar ideas.
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Critique of the idea.
• Potential objections to your thesis and your Responses
1. There may be objections to your arguments or your interpretations/articulations. Some objections are already there (presented by others), and some objections may come from yourself.
1. It may be integrated into the related parts of your arguments.
2. Responses to the above objections
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• Conclusion: summarize what have you accomplished in your paper.
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