Ashton Pitera and Jordan Rouse: About Me

Ashton Pitera

Jordan Rouse

We are Ashton Pitera and Jordan Rouse who are student at the University of Kentucky, in Lexington. We are in an Living Learning Program called Arts and Science Wired. This LLP promotes us to learn through technology and use the materials to learn in a class enviroment. One of the main requirements for our LLP is to take a A&S class. We chose a chose this class called The Golden Triangle: Beloved. In this class we read the book Beloved by Toni Morrison and watched the movie starring Oprah Winfrey. We used themes from the book during the 19th century to relate to a common interest of ours and to relate back to Kentucky. We recognized an issue in Beloved that symbolized a greater issue during the early 19th century. This issue was medical racism. We chose medical racism because we are both pursing careers in the medical field. Having a subject that related to our interests in the medical field helped us explore the history of how medicine was originally practiced and made us realize the far advancement it has made morally and ethically. 

Sarah Brogdon and Lacacia' Ellis: About Me

Hello I am LaCacia' Ellis. I am a freshman at the University of Kentucky and I am currently studying Human Nutrition. When reading the novel Beloved I was almost shocked as to how little the characters were educated in the book. So after reading the novel I had became very interested in education in the 19th century in the Golden Triangle. So Sarah and I had started researching the education and literature in the 19th century. We both think that people will be amazed at our findings.

Hello my name is Sarah. I am a Secondary English Education major at the University of Kentucky. After pursuing my English major I will become a high school English teacher, and eventually be promoted to a principal. I am a member of WSD and I like to participate in events sponsored by the Black student Union. After reading the novel Beloved I was intrigued to study and research Education and Literature in the 19th century in the Golden Triangle.

Emily Miniard & Sabel Overlin: About Me

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My name is Emily Miniard and I am a freshman at the University of Kentucky. I am currently participating in the A&S Living Learning Program here at UK. It has really helped me with my major, Psychology, and has opened a lot of opportunities for me. I love being a “wired” student because I get to meet many others that are interested in Psychology as well. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been wanting to study psychology because I’ve always been interested in learning more about myself. Within Psychology you get to learn new things about yourself and the world around us and that is what has truly kept my interest. 

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My name is Sabel Overlin and I am currently a freshman at the University of Kentucky.  I am a part of the A&S Wired Living Learning Program.  I joined Wired so I could participate in classes that incorporate technology into everyday learning.  I am currently majoring in Psychology and Elementary Education.  After graduating from UK I would like to either be an elementary school teacher or guidance counselor.  My interest in Psychology encouraged me to research the psychological side of the novel Beloved.