Throughout my childhood, my father's outbreaks of abuse towards me and others seemed to gratefully evaporate from my mind. Only a year and a half ago did I experience an epiphany after seeing my mother the day after my father had assaulted and raped her. Though the actions of my father are immoral, I am not to blame. Realizing this is one thing, but acting upon it is another. Absentmindedly, my father decided to consider only his personal needs, rather than the needs of his wife and four children. He left a maturi

Although the consequences of my father's actions that I have had to face are unimaginable, I am grateful that I had been destined to receive them. This past year and a half of my life has taught me just how mature I am, and how I have the potential to take on all challenges, and still be successful. Having already achieved many goals thus far in my life, I plan on pursuing them. I already have all of the resources inside, and I plan on using them throughout college, contributing the usefulness of my success towards others. Using what I already know, along with valuing the time I will receive at college, I have the potential to become someone extraordinary.

With the magnitude of obstacles I have encountered throughout my recent years, I consider myself to be successful. I used to find embarrassment when I would be obliged to tell people, such as court-ordered counselors and social workers, about how my father had "messed up". To them, it was the same old story, heard every day. These onlookers were just unknown figures with fancy titles, clueless to the uniquenes

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