Introduction

Hi Ya'll my name is Jess Walton. I'm a Freshman Psychology major. I live in Hamburg New York, about 40 minutes from here, and about 15 minutes south of Buffalo. I love college because you can always find a meaningful conversation going, and no I don't mean where the best parties are. I like talking to different people to get different perspectives on everything.I'm very empathetic so I find it very easy to understand other peoples point of views even if I don't necessarily agree with them. I defiantly think for myself and don't follow a lot of stereo types set out for someone like me. I choose to take this corse for two reasons, the first being to eliminate a CCC class, and second to get a feel of what women studies is all about.

A quote that really stuck out to me was from Helene Cixous, a french feminist theorist. She stated in "The Laugh Of The Medusa" to "Write your self, your body must be heard. Only then will the immense resources of the unconscious spring fourth." (xlvii). This quote most likely meant a lot to me because of my Psych back ground. It supports that the unconscious is what influences your actions with out your conscious knowing. I interpreted the quote as saying, write how you feel, only then can you true feelings be heard.