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Towards academic readingA paradigm shift is a big and revolutionary change in the way people think about something.
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Paradigm Shifts
Scientific theory underwent a major paradigm shift when Copernicus claimed that the sun is the center of the universe and not the earth. Another example of a paradigm shift is the tendency in the Western world to move away from economies based on industry to economies based on information technology. Paradigm shifts are never easy, and many people are unable to cope with the challenge of change.
