Are we free to make our own decisions or are we limited in the choices we can make?

Some people claim that each individual is solely responsible for what happens to him or her. But the claim that we ought to take absolute responsible for the kinds of people we are and the kinds of lives we lead suggest that we have complete control over our lives. We do not. The circumstances of our lives can make it more or less impossible to make certain kinds of choices. Write a multiparagraph essay to develop your point of view on the above question.