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Answer the following question. Stephen Hawking said, “I’ve had no choice.” Does the writer think there was a choice? What was it?

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Answer the following question.

Stephen Hawking said, “I’ve had no choice.” Does the writer think there was a choice? What was it?

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The writer thought that there was a choice. Stephen Hawking could have chosen to leave everything, and be sad and depressed. He could have sulked. However, he chose to live creatively knowing the reality of his disintegrating body.

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Chapter 7.1: A Visit to Cambridge - Working with the Text [Page 100]

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Chapter 7.1 A Visit to Cambridge
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