Violence in essays?

KentuckyKid
Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:28 +0000

I was wanting to make my whole “this proves I’m diverse” essay on where I live. Because I live in the middle of nowhere, we have to do a lot of things ourselves. I would like to tell a few short stories on life down here, but that might be a red flag to an admissions officer.

It isn’t uncommon we shoot and kill things, or deal with other dangerous stuff, or have to what to do with my step-dad’s medical problems and PTSD (from being a Ranger and Green Beret). There are a few other things too, but those are a bit less touchy.

I was planning to describe a lot of this stuff as harmlessly as possible (I don’t want to be too graphic. Its pretty gross), but I don’t want to come across as dysfunctional or otherwise creepy. I think I’ve done it pretty tastefully so far. The point I was trying to make with it is that all this unusual stuff has made me someone who wants to fight for peace. I want to get into federal law enforcement.

I would like to know if this would be a good topic to cover. I need to explain my background anyhow, but, like I said before, I don’t want to send up a red flag.