Personal Narrative: The Path Of Life

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In today's society the average person goes through high school, then repeats the cycle through college, gets their degree and goes out into the “real world”. They meet someone, have a family and move out to the suburbs. That is the path that most americans take throughout their long journey in life. Contradictory to that some of the wealthiest people took the risk of taking their own path and profited very well from it. “Have the courage to follow your own heart and intuition” (Steve Jobs). Steve Jobs, the creator of Apple did just that. He dropped out of college to pursue his own aspirations and dreams. Take note that leaving the beaten path is a risky endeavor, not everyone's dreams come true. With saying that though, I do believe that

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