College Admissions Essay-The Power Of Self-Worth

“The Power of Self-Worth”
It was summer of 2001 and I have lost all sense of personal identity and value. I was married to a physically abusive woman with two beautifully innocent children that were growing up to view abuse as a demonstration of love. I became an alcoholic, lazy father, and a worthless man as a whole. I was struggling everywhere I was involved and instead of seeking help, I sought out anything to drown out the reality of my life just to make it through the day. Thoughts of suicide, running away, or murder would circulate through my head daily. I had nothing, was nothing, and contributed nothing. At this point in my life, I was a 23 year old with no reason to look forward to one more year of life, while others my age were just starting to approach their happiest years and embarking on fantastic journeys. As I prepared for a deployment to Saudi Arabia, my marriage was on its last leg, and I was depressed that my abusive wife decided she was going to separate from me, taking our children across the country to punish me for my mistakes. Then things got worse.

He was given a window of a few months to a year to live, that it was certain death, with no hope for a cure. My father was my hero, he was an excellent example of what a man and father should be. He was kind to all those he met, generous to those in need, firm on his morals, and humble when he encountered anything that he did not understand. He was not perfect, but in my eyes, he didn’t have to be. He was my friend, my mentor, and my father and did so with ease. As I moved my wife and children across the country, we stopped to visit my parents, so he could to see his grandchildren one more