Woman Who Has Been Blessed With the Essay

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woman who has been blessed with the birth of healthy children in her life has a passion and a duty to make the best life possible for those children. But unless her own life is productive, meaningful, is free from physical and emotional abuse and has the substance that comes with a good education, she cannot hope to provide that often elusive "better life" for her progeny. Hence, as I seek to complete my portfolio and pass this course, I am of mindful of the value my education offers to my own life, but also, my education will have a profound impact on the future for my children.

In India, as recent news reports reflect, many woman face social and personal obstacles that are so daunting as to be debilitating. While I too have experienced the degrading reality of domestic violence, I am a bright, alert, hard-working woman with the will power and the fortitude to face -- and successfully confront -- any challenges my culture places before me.

My Life, My Dreams, My Goals, and the Abuse I have Endured

As a young woman growing up in India, I had great dreams and aspirations about my future.
I knew that women in India -- due to the caste system and to cultural norms that date back hundreds of years -- had to struggle to become independent and successful, but I was fully prepared to do my best to win any struggle that may come my way.

I very much wanted to pursue a career, not just for my independence and potential earning power, but for my psychological well-being. I was alert to the way in which many women had their dreams and hopes trampled by abusive men, but I also knew that I could not have a career in India as a single woman. So I married a man I believed to be a good partner, and who would see the value of a relationship in which a woman could advance in the Indian culture through success in education and in the workplace.

It didn't work out that way at all. Shortly after my marriage, the emotional and physical abuse began. I tried to act differently to please him, but instead of things getting better, they simply got worse. I was slapped, slugged,….....

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