So~Bee~Love

In my freshman year of college, I took a Literature and Cultural Studies course. Throughout this course, I learned about various literary theories that help to shape our society. Two specific theories that come to mind are Psychoanalytic and Critical Race theory. The psychoanalytic theory focuses on the mind and how the way er think effects our actions. This theory also focuses on mental health disorders and how that plays a part in the way interactions are made. And Critical Race theory obviously focuses on race but goes it goes into depth about how the history and concept of race shape our views on how we view and interact with people. Psychoanalytic theory and Critical Race theory don't often go hand-in-hand with each other. But looking at the history of the United States, science was used to dehumanize people of color by saying their minds didn't have the mental capacity to understand and comprehend complex ideas or tasks. This was not true by any means but in order ...

We made it through the first month of 2019! This year has been off to a great start but I've had time to reflect on the past year and I wanted to point out some highs and lows of the last year. Taking Time Off The beginning of 2018 started off with me, not in school. The previous semester was very difficult me, mental health wise, and I decided to take some time off of school to focus on myself and relax and rejuvenate. I thought it was the best time in my life to take time off. This is the only time in my life where I don't have any major responsibilities and I can just relax and try to figure out my life. It was definitely scary and I know I felt a wave of uncertainty and failure. I had days where I thought about being a college dropout and not being able to be strong enough to stay in school but I realized that prioritizing my mental health was a brave move and I should be proud of that. I was also lucky to have my parents' support through this time in my life...