- The most helpful feedback I got was to focus more on my own thoughts. Sometimes I would just list research or statistics that support my point, but wouldn’t fully explain it in my own words which left the reader in a position where they had to piece the ideas together themselves. The reader is not an expert in the topic I am writing about, however, so I have to articulate the ideas in a simpler way that is easily comprehensible for those without extensive background knowledge.
- The biggest discovery I made while researching is how close the potential is for E-Sports in the Olympics. I knew from before that the idea was considered for the Olympics, but I thought it would be decades until it was a tangible event. However, with E-Sports becoming more organized and structured, it is possible to be an event in the Paris 2024 Olympics. If E-Sports continues to grow and does reach the Olympic level, it will be incredible how mainstream it becomes.
- The biggest takeaway from my paradigm shift is for readers to recognize that E-Sports is a valid, culturally significant sport. Players still have to work extremely hard to reach that level of competition, and the industry as a whole has many similarities to sports. The cultural significance is important to recognize so that people become more open to the idea of watching video game competitions and view it internally as the same concept of watching standard sports.
- The project helped me better understand how to research and extensively develop and support a point. Through finding many research points, I better understand how to use my resources to find reputable, scholarly sources to support my argument. I also had never written a paper this long before, so this helped me understand how to develop and support my argument through less common angles, which helps the paper be more unique.
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I like how you mentioned focusing on your own thoughts. I have struggled with this in my past writings. Its hard to remember that the reader doesn’t know as much as you do on the topic and its also hard to tell if you do explain deeper if it seems like you are stating the obvious.