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Sandi Swain collected personal narratives about rock climbing. Included is a list of terms and common rockclimbing jargon, stories about climbers, and stories about falls. Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1995.

Scope and Contents note This project explores the liminality of airports and contains various experiences of airline travelers. In the analysis paper, the collector states that an airport is a location where every individual becomes socially equal, regardless of outside status. This 15 item collection contains stories about a lost boarding pass, perfume at security checkpoint, lost purse, honeymoon mishap, and connections with other travelers. Collected by Gianna Hodge, Dr. Jaqueline Thursby's ENGL 356 class,...

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Submitted by BYU student Jackie Lautaha for her English 391 course for Dr. Jill Rudy. Contains cover essay, autobiographical sketch and informant interviews. About the personal experience narratives and legends that circulate about temple square missions and missionaries.

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Abe Acosta collected personal narratives about cultural differences between Americans and the Portuguese. Included are stories of Portuguese family closeness, the American practice of polite lying, and the American emphasis on individuality. Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1996.

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Bona presents a personal narrative of his grandmother, Beverly Bona, through personal interviews with his grandfather, an uncle, an aunt and his father. Bona groups each small story into three categories: "because of you", "wife and mother", and "spiritual stories". Bona analyzes the role that his grandmother has played in the shaping of other people, particularly his family and himself. Created by David Bona while enrolled in English 391 class during fall semester of 2003.

Scope and Contents note This project contains family stories about the collector's grandmother, Beverly Bona. This twenty-five item includes the following stories: They Met, From First Dance to First Date to Marriage, Anxiously Engaged, Wet Feet, The Reception, There's a Song in My Heart, The Late Start on the Honeymoon, Their First Child, Dinner Time, Wind Beneath My Wings, Phantom Spanking, Get Him Out of There, Damnit!, Believe in Santa Claus, New Wallpaper, Stop Goofing Around!, Wash Your Mouths Out, Keep...

Scope and Contents note Abo explores the memories of 11 friends when asked about their first driving experiences. From these stories, Abo finds three common types of stories including experiences dealing with learning to drive, experiences dealing with those who didn't know they were doing anything wrong while driving, and experiences that include accidents or near accidents. Within each type she draws correlations to gender and analyzes why this is. Created by Candice Abo while enrolled in Jill Terry Rudy's...

Scope and Contents note This project contains stories and photographs of 10 student interns at an orphanage in eastern Romania. Analysis paper topics include: "The Group," "Pre-Romania," "Living Arrangements," "Romanian Culture and History," "Day-to-day Life," "Trips," "The Branch," and "Research." This 19 item collection contains the following experiences: pressing grapes into wine, outhouses, cutting in lines, eating liver, Scala cultural center visit, children's folk dances, punched by an orphan, loving...

Scope and Contents note Hallmark analyzes the experiences students from Brigham Young University have while on Study Abroad in London. She focuses on the unique cultural experiences provided by the portion of the Study Abroad known as the live-in, in which students are separated from each other and sent for week-long stays with British families. Hallmark sees the live-in experience as providing the cultural immersion that is lacking in a study abroad program that houses its students in dorms rather than with...

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Regan Stacie Plautz Peterson collected personal narratives about homemade blankets and quilts. Included are descriptions and photographs of quilts such as one decorated by children in primary as a gift to their bishop, quilts made to celebrate the birth of a baby, and an afghan blanket crocheted from leftover scraps of yarn. Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1996.