USC Essay - Help/Advice Needed

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<p>Newton's First Law of Motion states that an object in motion tends to stay in motion in the same direction unless acted upon by an external force. Tell us about an external influence (a person, an event, etc) that affected you and how it caused you to change direction.</p>

<p>That's the topic for the essay. I want to make the essay funny and not serious and since I don't exactly know how, I was wondering if someone can help me. I haven't started the essay yet though.</p>

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<p>Honestly, if you don't know how to make it funny, then I wouldn't try to force it. It'll end up sounding stupid rather than funny.</p>

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<p>That question is so open-ended it can literally be about anything and still pass if you twist it in the right way. If humor is really your thing, you shouldn't have problem here.</p>