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Essay Galaxy - Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton was born prematurely, on Christmas day 1642, in a
small English town called Woolsthorpe. His father was a farmer, but died
shortly after Isaac was born. Isaac's mother remarried 3 years later, but
his stepfather died when Isaac was 14.
Newton was sent to school at the age of 12, at the King's School,
near Grantham. At first, Newton was a poor student. He was at the bottom of
his class. He cared more about painting, making kites, and inventing toys.
Amazingly, one day, a big bad bully gave him a hard kick. The little dreamy
boy flew into a mad rage, and beat the other boy thoroughly. Yet that
didn't satisfy him enough. He wanted to beat the other kid in school work,
too. Soon he was at the top of his class.
When Newton's stepfather died, Isaac had to be drug out of school
to help with the farm. Farmwork was not for him though. He couldn't do
chores very we....
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