One of the many things that had influenced me and my way of thinking was watching the movie “Born on the Fourth of July”. Watching innocent men march through foreign jungles to face senseless injury, torture, and death forced me to question some issues. Even though I only observed this suffering on television, the reality of the movie hit home. I could not bear to see the crushed spirits and mutilated bodies of those once …showed first 75 words of 319 total…

…showed last 75 words of 319 total…it. For me, history was now a vehicle in which I could explore unknown realms of my mind and uncover new ideas about the world. In short, the movie “Born on the Fourth of July” boosted my confidence to never lose the strength of my convictions. I started dedicating a significant portion of my life to examining every issue I would across and not allow black-and-white thinking to dominate my way of confronting difficult issues.