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Mike Fink collected copies of humorous or interesting Xerox folklore. Included are items about the Loma Prieta California earthquake, maps, college and BYU in particular, stress, and office and work lore. Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1994.

Scope and Contents note Latta analyzes the manifestation of culture represented by the Xhosa folklore concerning pregnancy. She discusses the role of traditional healers and herbalists within the Xhosa community, and the help and direction they provide to soon-to-be-mothers. She then explores foodways unique to expecting mothers in the Xhosa community. Latta concludes by discussing the importance of folklore among any people, but particularly among the Xhosa people of South Africa. Created by Aimee Latta when she...

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Tanner interviewed friends and family about their concerns about the year 2000 and how it would effect the banking world. Included are both stories of people staying calm and hoping that small issues are dealt with, stories of people fearing the end of the world, and descriptions of how interviewees are preparing for "Y2k." Project was created for Dr. Rudy's English 392 course taught at Brigham Young University in 1999.

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MacKay collected rumours and alarmist stories regarding Y2K (the year 2000) from her sister who worked in Washington for a special Y2K technology committee. Included are the beliefs that due to computer failures, all planes would fall out of the sky, and the belief that President Clinton would use the chaos of 2000 to institute martial law in the united states. The paper was written for Dr. Rudy's English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1999.

Scope and Contents Submitted by BYU student Glynneth Llewellyn for her Fall 1977 English 391 class. About the Navajo legends and witchcraft, especially interpretations of skinwalkers from Navajo people. Contains a cover essay, an autobiographical sketch, list of informants and informant items. Items include the story of a boy breaking a witch curse, somebody catching a neighbor stealing hair, girls seeing skinwalkers, skinwalkers being best friends, skinwalkers not being allowed to be afraid, people not being...

Scope and Contents Submitted by BYU student Chris J. Horton for his Fall 1973 English 391 class. About how Navajo native folk beliefs are a rich influence on their culture, and Mormon missionaries experiences with it, especially the werewolf/skinwalker/yenaalgooshii stories on the reservation in the Southwest U.S. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, informant abstracts and the informant's stories. Stories include Elder Allred sighting a yenaalgooshii, or large wolf creature, a yenaalgooshii trying...

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Ferre collected folklore of the Brighton High School Men's track and cross country teams. Included are an explanation of the team phrase " Yifter is running in Ethiopia", the tradition of kissing both knees while stretching to discourage injury, and the team fad of wearing love bead necklaces to symbolize achievement or membership on the varsity team. The project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.

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Lovstedt writes about humorous insults used primarily by teenagers. The jokes are all "Yo mama" jokes used to insinuate an exaggerated negative quality in a person's mother. Lovstedt was a student in English 391 at Brigham Young University in the fall semester of 2000.

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Thorup analyzes the emphasis in American culture on predicting and determining the futures of their lives. She then explores America's social mobility and how it effects traditions and games commonly played by American youth. Thorup concludes by exploring differences in gender and future-orientation. Created by Tammy Thorup when she was enrolled in Jill Terry Rudy's English 392 Class in spring 2004.

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This project is a collection of personal narratives about near death experiences. The analysis discusses the common theme of death in many personal narratives and the fascination that human beings have with death. The collector also comments on the effects of the experiences in the informants' lives. Also comments on gender differences in near-death experiences. Includes twelve collected items. Collected by Sara Brown, Dr. Eliason's ENGL 391 class, Fall 2004.