Update proposal.md

proposal.md

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 3-5 word title
 
 ### Summary:
-One or two sentence summary of the problem and the proposed solution approach
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-### Project git repo(s):
-Link to repo(s) which will have all project-related content
+One or two sentence summary of the problem and your proposed solution approach
 
 ### Splash images
-One or two graphics that capture and communicate the problem and proposed solution to technical but non-expert audiences. 
+One or two graphics that capture and communicate the problem and proposed solution to technical but non-expert audiences.  Don't use images that aren't yours, and make sure this figure in isolation still effectively communicates your project summary above. 
 
+### Project git repo(s):
+Link to repo(s) which will have all project-related content
 
 ## Big picture 
 
 ### What is the overall problem that this and related research is trying to solve?
 
-### Why should people care about the problem?
+### Why should people (everyone) care about the problem?
 
-### What has been done so far to solve this problem?
+### What has been done so far to address this problem?
 
 ## Specific project scope
 
-### What subset of the overall problem are you addressing in particular?
+### What subset of the overall big picture problem are you addressing in particular?
 
 ### How does solving this subproblem lead towards solving the big picture problem?
 
 ### What is your specific approach to solving this subproblem?
 
-### How will this approach result in a solution?
+### How can you be reasonably sure this approach will result in a solution?
 
 ### How will we know that this subproblem has been satisfactorily solved, using quantitative metrics?
 
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 ### What is the value of this solution beyond solely solving this subproblem and getting us closer to solving the big picture problem?
 
 ## Background / related work / references
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 Link to your literature review in your repo.
 
 ## Goals, deliverables, tasks