The thesis<span> statement usually appears near the beginning of a paper. It can be the first sentence of an essay, but that often feels like a simplistic, unexciting beginning. It more frequently appears at or near the end of the first paragraph or two.</span>
sloppy that's the answer. hope this helped!
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I think that you should just take a deep breath, believe in you and your teamates, and just pray that you will have a good game.