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 *.log
 *.toc
 
-# PDF output - usually a bad idea to keep this in Git
-*.pdf
-
 # Latexmk
 *.fdb_latexmk
 
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+\documentclass[a4paper, titlepage, 12pt]{article}
+\usepackage[paper=a4paper,left=3cm, right=3cm]{geometry}
+\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
+\usepackage{color}
+\usepackage[english]{babel}
+\usepackage{caption}
+\usepackage{subcaption}
+\usepackage{array}
+\usepackage{graphicx}
+\usepackage[colorlinks=true,linkcolor=blue,citecolor=blue, allcolors=blue]{hyperref}
+\usepackage{natbib}
+%% You can change the Bibliographic styles here
+\bibliographystyle{plainnat}
+\bibpunct[; ]{(}{)}{;}{a}{,}{;}
+
+%%% INSTRUCTIONS
+% To create a PDF, run the following commands:
+% - pdflatex <filename>.tex
+% - bibtex <filename>
+% - pdflatex <filename>.tex
+% - pdflatex <filename>.tex
+%%% These steps are required everytime after add a new entry in references.bib file
+%% In General, running pdflatex <filename>.tex is enough if the references are not modified.
+
+
+%%% SET GLOBAL DATA HERE
+% Preliminary title of the thesis.
+\newcommand{\thesisTitle}{TITLE HERE}
+
+% Full Name & other details
+\newcommand{\name}{LastName, FirstName}
+\newcommand{\matrikNummer}{MatriculationNumber}
+\newcommand{\myEmail}{YourEmailAddress}
+
+
+% potential start time of the Thesis
+\newcommand{\startTime}{Date}
+
+% Thesis Supervisor
+\newcommand{\supervisor}{SupervisorName}
+\newcommand{\supervisorEmail}{SupervisorEmail}
+
+%% 2nd supervisor/advisor details here
+
+%% TODO command
+%% Use this to highlight text in yellow color
+\newcommand\todo[1]{\colorbox{yellow}{#1}}
+
+
+% Start document
+\begin{document}
+
+\begin{titlepage}
+\begin{center}
+
+\begin{figure}[h!]
+    \centering
+    \includegraphics[width=.3\linewidth]{images/ims_logo.jpeg}
+\end{figure}
+
+\large{Institut f{\"u}r Maschinelle Sprachverarbeitung\\Universit{\"a}t Stuttgart\\Pfaffenwaldring 5b\\70569 Stuttgart}\\[0.3cm]
+
+\vspace{1cm}
+
+\LARGE{Master Thesis Proposal}\\[0.7cm]
+\Huge{\textbf{\thesisTitle}}\\ [0.5cm]
+\large{\startTime} \\ 
+
+\vspace{1cm} 
+
+\Large{\textbf{\name}} \\[3pt]
+\large{M.Sc. Computational Linguistics} \\ [2pt]
+\large{Mat.Nr.: \matrikNummer} \\ [2pt]
+\normalsize{\myEmail}
+
+\vspace{1cm}
+
+\large{\textbf{Supervisor}}\\
+\supervisor\\ [2pt]
+\normalsize{\supervisorEmail}\\
+
+\vspace{0.5cm}
+
+\end{center}
+\end{titlepage}
+
+%% Proposal Main Content Starts here
+%% Create separate files for each section for better organization
+%% You can add/modify/delete the below sections according to your needs
+%% If the below sections are modified, the files should match exactly
+\input{sections/01_motivation}
+\input{sections/02_related_work}
+\input{sections/03_methods}
+\input{sections/04_work_plan}
+
+\clearpage
+
+%% Add all your BibTex citations in references.bib file
+\bibliography{references}
+
+\end{document}
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diff --git a/proposal/template/references.bib b/proposal/template/references.bib
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diff --git a/proposal/template/sections/01_motivation.tex b/proposal/template/sections/01_motivation.tex
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+\section{Motivation}\label{sec:motivation}
+
+\paragraph{} First Paragraph
+
+\paragraph{} Second Paragraph
+
+\paragraph{} Third Paragraph
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diff --git a/proposal/template/sections/02_related_work.tex b/proposal/template/sections/02_related_work.tex
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+\section{Background \& Related Work}\label{sec:background-&-related-work}
+
+\paragraph{}
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diff --git a/proposal/template/sections/03_methods.tex b/proposal/template/sections/03_methods.tex
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+\section{Methods}\label{sec:methods}
+
+\paragraph{}
diff --git a/proposal/template/sections/04_work_plan.tex b/proposal/template/sections/04_work_plan.tex
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+\section{Work Plan}\label{sec:work-plan}