My Essay In Applying to early college " Adversity"

Webster’s Dictionary defines a mother as … “A woman who gives birth or who has the responsibility of physical and emotional care for a child” . My mother was addicted to drugs which eventually led her to prison. I had to let her go I had to stop thinking about her so much because it would hurt inside. When I would go to school, people would say hurtful things. But really, they didn’t know my situation at all. It hurt me mostly because it made me think about her that much more.This put me to a disadvantage in my work ethic. I wasn’t thinking about what was right. I was thinking about what was wrong. I just didn’t perform the way I wanted to. I wanted to be like everybody else because I saw them meeting their goals .I had to learn that I could only be myself. I thought about it and thought about it. I wrote it down on paper, and it became a sensational poem .I read it out loud to an audience, the lights beaming on me. The audience cheering and clapping elevated my self-esteem. I won first place, and I felt that people wanted to know my story, and that they actually understood it. I faced adversity by showing persistence. I continued to do something even if it was difficult. I would do it again even though it was hard at first. I would really like to attend early college because I feel that it would be the best opportunity for me, to show that I am better than my circumstances. I can accomplish more when I set my mind to it , and I hope to accomplish getting accepted to this early college.