<p>Its quiet in the house, all I can hear are the keys ratting and clicking of the mouse. My uncle walks in his and yells, what are you doing. I told him Im leaning. I was on his computer all day. I was bored and I wanted to see whats so special about a computer. Just a couple hours on it, I was hooked. From that moment I wanted to pursue technology.
Growing up, I didnt have a father figure like most people; my father died when I was three, and my mother remarried. My mother worked downtown; my stepfather worked as a painter from dawn to dusk. The times were tough, and we were never really having an ideal family. At the same time I had my relatives. I grew very close to my outside family and always gave in with good grace and helped me develop as myself.
I had great ambition from the pressure of people around me. My elementary teachers believed in me. Even though I was suspended two times, they put in student council, which always encouraged me to strive in school. On the other hand, I know that my stepfather believed in me, but he was tough; he wanted to keep my feet on the ground rather than my head in the sky. He pushed me in school to get the grades by any means and demanded perfection in everything that I did.<br>
My stepfather had a strong character; overtime I would see it take a toll on me. Living with him created paranoia in me because of his reprimands leading me to become anti-social. My stepfather and mother argued occasionally. I didnt tell anybody of the arguments and my moms crying because I was scared of the consequences. Then my mother became a victim of domestic violence, I wasnt there that day but I saw the results. He left causing economic problems for us. We lost our house, bills stacked up, and everything fell apart. School got harder because of my life home-life. I stressed about grades. I felt like dropping my AP classes and take the easy road to help at home but thats when I realized the best thing I could do for my family is to go to school and become successful in my dream of pursuing technology.
I had great motivation from the people around me and never wanted to give up. Even though there is a scar in my life, I didnt let it interfere with my responsibility. I have to pursue my passion for technology; my mother has gone through too much for me for me to give up. Rather than let the negative break me down, it influenced me to push through. I can only hope that I could make my family proud and give my family peace.</p>
<p>I want to elaborate more on why I have an interest in technology but I don’t know where to put it to make it flow properly. Also how is my essay from a 1-10 and please tell me anything I can change.</p>