A Personal Response to External Influences

Isaac Newton demonstrated that an object n motion tends to move in a single direction indefinitely unless it is acted upon by external forces that cause its direction to change (White 240). While this principle is most often applied in the realm of the physical sciences, it is also applicable in terms of human lives. In my own case, the diagnosis of my mother with cancer constituted a major "external force" that resulted in many importance changes in the motion and direction of my life. Prior to that even, I was unconvinced that a college education would be of value to me; I felt that high school has been sufficient to give me the knowledge and skills that could s

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