can i use the same essay topic?

<p>i have some questions.
I already have written one common application essay.
It was about a person who had a significant influence on me.
and now, i am trying to write another one, but can it be the same topic?
i mean i want to a different essay but the same topic.
Also, Is that gonna be okay if i write like i live with a girl who hates me, and because of her and because i kinda competed with her, i could accomplish something. so basically i am saying that my motivation was my hatred towards her.
something like that. does that still count as a person who had an influence on me?
isnt that gonna be weird?
and how many common essays should i write? ****</p>