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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.

Scope and Contents note Tanner discusses the actions and traditions initiated in each subject's family that made him/her feel that they were special and loved while growing up. Through the examination of both her own family members as well as students from across the United States who attend Brigham Young University, Tanner seeks to give the reader a more diverse collection of the happy memories of the childhoods of others. Created by Noelle Tanner while enrolled in Jill Rudy's English 391 course during fall...

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Blatter examined what and why people name their cars, and the stories behind the names. Included are stories of an indestructible car called The Beast, a slow car sarcastically named White Lightning, and a minivan known as the Mormonmobile. The paper was written for Dr. Rudy's English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1998.

Scope and Contents note Brown finds a connection between college students' practice of marking their food artistically and the older practices of ownership markings in cattle branding and heraldry. She believes that artistic markings of ownership often share several common themes: they involve artistic elaboration on a name, showcase symbols that represent hobbies or occupations of a family or person, indicate a person's values and desires, describe a person's physical characteristics, or allude to a person's...

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Suzuki collected information on why men wear and keep ugly neckties, believing that they do it to demonstrate fashion, personality, and to reflect on memories. Included are stories about and pictures of a tie with a Tazmanian devil playing basketball, a tie worn to remember a sister's wedding, and a bright floral tie given to a missionary by his sister that had the words "I love you" written on the end. Project was written for an Introduction to Folklore class in 1997.

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Lindsay collected legends about the athlete and Brigham Young University student Jimmer Fredette. Included are stories of his training from a young age, speculation as to which team he'd be drafted to after college, and discussion of "Jimmer Mania". Project was written for an English 392 class taught by Dr. Rudy at Brigham Young University in 2011.

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Lewis explores the process of naming children and the significant choices that go into each name chosen for a child. Included are stories of a child being named after a significant family member or historical figure, personal taste of the parent and accidental or unplanned names. Project was created for an English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University in 1999.

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Black collected jokes and folklore from fellow music majors at Brigham Young University. Included are stories that fall under the categories of practice room folklore, Viola (and other instrument) jokes, and humorous performance narratives. The project was written for Dr. Eliason's English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1998.

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Chavez collected amusing injury stories from subjects. Included are stories about a four year old punching through a window, a man flying over the handlebars on his dirt bike in front of girls, and a boy being stabbed by his sister with a sharp stick accidentally. The project was written for Dr. Thursby's Myths, Legends, and Folklore class taught at Brigham Young University in 1998.