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Submitted by BYU student Becki Johnson, about the similarities of values and beliefs among LDS women about birth. Includes a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, stories of women's experiences of birth and how their faith helped them to understand and accept the experience. Prepared for her Fall 2009 English 392 class under Prof. Jill Rudy.

Scope and Contents Submitted by BYU student Ryan Johnson, about how medical conditions that should have been treatable were fatal in the early 20th century in Wyoming, as well as a biographical interview with his grandmother, Olive. Contains a cover essay on preventable medical emergencies, biographical sketch of Olive Johnson, and an interview about Olive Johnson's childhood growing up in Wyoming with her family and their hardships and triumphs, from her father dying from internal injuries after being thrown...

Scope and Contents Submitted by BYU student Tayva Case, about beliefs and superstitions women follow when pregnant, which they also pass on to other expecting mothers. Contains a cover essay, an autobiographical sketch, and interviews about various pregnancy folklore, from nursing while pregnant, advice to follow with the umbilical cord, not taking hot baths while pregnant, to how lemons can alleviate morning sickness and much more. Created for Tayva Case's Fall 2010 English 391 class, under Prof. Jill...

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Submitted by BYU student Sara Gomez, about how Mardi Gras is primarily a family holiday, rather than a pagan or immoral celebration. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and what Mardi Gras means to the informants, from having fun with siblings to fundraisers and making lots of food, and local New Orleans traditions. Prepared by Sara Gomex for her Winter English 391 class with Prof. Eric Eliason. Includes a compact disc.

Scope and Contents Submitted by BYU student Alysen Young about the folk group athletic trainers have created for themselves, and the educating, initiating, or entertainment purposes they serve. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and informants' injuries and how they coped with them, or others injuries and how the informants treated them, from torn ACLs to concussions, to spinal dislocations and near-death experiences to sliced-off fingers and broken femurs, and also how to treat various minor...

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Submitted by BYU student Kayleena Richards on the history of naming and the effect a unique or common name has on its bearer. Includes a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, informant's names and views on their names, as well as why their parents gave them that name. Prepared for her English 391 Winter 2004 class, under Kristi Bell.

Scope and Contents Submitted by BYU student Sydney Jordan about Americans' obsession with health advice during pregnancy. Includes a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, informants (pregnant women) giving and receiving advice from various sources, such as doctors, parents, older friends, as well listing the advice they actually followed, or why they didn't follow it. Also includes modern myths and fads about pregnancy (2010) and information about WIC (Women, Infants and Children). Prepared for her Spring 2010...

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Submitted by BYU student Corby Johnson, about BYU students' obsession with their roommates' dating lives, and how it affects dating roles and privacy. Includes a cover essay, autobiography, informants' details about roommates and how they keep each other informed about their dating lives, as well as how they feel about their personal privacy, and males vs. female's perspectives. Prepared for her Fall 2005 English 391 class under Prof. Jill Rudy.

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Submitted by BYU student Jennifer Lambert, about why people blog and how they do it. Includes a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, what informants' post on their blog, why they post it, what they look for in other people' s blogs and their senses of what is appropriate behavior in a blog. Mostly done for social reasons, but often done for informational purposes as well. Prepared for her Spring 2010 English 392 class under Prof. Jill Rudy.

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Submitted by BYU student David Premont, about Brazilian food and the huge role it plays in their everyday life, and in their culture and festivals. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and informants talking about different kinds of Brazilian food, from eggplants with cheese, esfihos, spices Brazilians use, pao de queijo, feijoada, and much more. Prepared for David Premont's Summer 2010 English 495 class under Dr. Thursby.