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Ashton collected folklore surrounding casual open houses that often follow official farewells for missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Included are opinions on when the open house official starts, what food is served there, who attends, and several menus from the open houses of friends. Project was collected for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1996.

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Reiiter collected dating, engagement, and marriage traditions from the many different cultures in her family. Included are traditions from Tonga, Austria, America, and the Dominican Republic. The project was written for an English class taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.

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Allen explores the sharing of engagement stories as a common topic of oral folklore, particularly amongst students of Brigham Young University. Through the examination of BYU engagement stories, Allen seeks to give the reader insight into the situations in which these stories are told, as well as the motivation behind the sharing of this folklore so frequently. Created by Greg Allen while enrolled in Jacqueline Thursby's English 356 course during fall semester of 2006.

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Hamilton collected stories of proposals and engagements from students at Brigham Young University. Included are stories of a younger brother playing a saxophone in the bushes while his brother proposed, a man proposing while his fiancée got 32 mosquito bites, and a couple who planned out their whole proposal together. The project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.

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Maughan collected commonly used terms and inside jokes from apartments. Included are using different languages to talk about the opposite sex when they're in the room, nicknames used to identify roommates and acquaintances, and songs used to play when a roommate has asked on a date and been rejected. The project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.

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Kristina Harris collected personal narratives of apartment folklore. Included are stories about E. Richards, German House, and The Elms. Project was written for an English 391 taught at Brigham Young University during Fall semester 1989.

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Glenn Ostlund collected personal narratives about Latter-day Saint beliefs about the second coming of Christ and the ensuing apocalypse. Included are the beliefs that incurable diseases, crazy weather, and excessive focus on appearances are a sign of the Second Coming, and discussions and speculations about the events that will take place during the Second Coming. Project was written for a Field Project during Winter semester 1996 at Brigham Young University.

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Student generated paper submitted by Bradley Windley to Professor Eric A. Eliason in 2013 dealt with rumors of a negative nature and cautionary tales. He served his mission in Brazil.

Scope and Contents note Soles explores the blunt and sometimes shocking statements that are common in West Virginia. Discusses the characteristics of hillbilly language, which often incorporates metaphors and profanity to create sharpness. Explains how the younger generation has developed more generic speech from global society. Discusses how Appalachian aphorisms reflect the attitude and values of backwoods people. Created by Matthew Soles while enrolled in Jill Terry Rudy's English 392 class during fall semester...

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Kindred writes about the perceptions male missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have for female missionaries of the same faith. Kindred includes perceptions of the reasons sisters choose to go on missions, both positive and negative stereotypes of sister missionaries, and attitudes toward returned sister missionaries. Kindred was a student in Kristi Bell's English 391 course in the Winter Semester of 2004.