The Human Condition
Experience #4: The Human Condition is a theological honors seminar surrounding different authors such as Plato, Shakespeare, Aravind Adiga, and more.
The Human Condition is an honors course that often challenged me mentally. The course was a seminar discussion, so every Tuesday and Thursday, we would complete a section of a book or multiple texts and discuss the themes and relevance of the text, truly analyzing if the text is relevant and accurate. Taking a course that was more of a theological/philosophy course was new for me! However, I feel like it was a course that helped me grow more than anything else I've experienced this year. It opened my mind to a new way of thinking and forced me to be more analytical, but also personal and open to a myriad of difficult topics that we deal with on a day-to-day basis: love, freedom, family, religion, education, and more. Pictured above is a visual of Plato's Allegory of the Cave. This was one of our first texts, and the first about education that I was incredibly interested in. Despite the challenging nature of the course, it was texts like those that kept me coming back throughout the semester.
The very first text we read was an article from a woman named Haunted asking for advice - the article is titled I'm Broke, Friendless, and I've Wasted My Whole Life. As our final assignment, we were asked to write a response to Haunted and use the readings that have been studied throughout the semester. This would be our third essay, but I haven't written a formal and personal essay in a while, so this assignment pushed me far outside of my comfort zone, and I really enjoyed doing it. My showcase is the essay I wrote in response to the article (the article is hyperlinked and I recommend reading that first)! Click the image below to access my essay!