Consider the lives of Jack Johnson, Alfons Heck, and Loung Ung. To what extent were their lives a product of the choices they made and the larger, historical contexts in which they lived?
Please be sure to cite specific events in each of their lives that address this issue of agency versus life circumstance.
In the conclusion of the essay, also reflect on how this issue of agency or circumstance affects your own sense of self as a global citizen in the 21st century.