Box 391
Contains 18 Results:
"It's all fun and games" : Erickson family traditions and competitions, 2012
Submitted by BYU student Ana Bennett for her English 392 winter course for Dr. Eric Eliason. Contains cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and contributor interviews. About the transmission of family traditions among the Erickson family. Includes surveys answered by members of the Erickson family on traditions such as Christmas candles, Christmas competitions, and easter baskets.
Ten seconds... what do you do?, 2012
Submitted by BYU student Chris Beyer for her English 392 winter course for Dr. Eric Eliason. Contains cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and contributor interviews. About the a folk game created in college housing called "ten seconds... what do you do?"
Debunking the myth : accounts of disillusionment with Santa Claus, 2011 December 5
Submitted by BYU student Haley Miller for her English 392 fall course for Dr. Dennis Cutchins. Contains cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and contributor interviews. About the traditions that families create and perpetuate about Santa Clause. Interviews include contributor's stories about discovering that Santa is fictional and their intention to follow in their parent's footsteps.
Dancing, dragons, and distractions : the life story of Anne Cannon, 2011
Submitted by BYU student Alexandra Tanner for her English 392 fall course for Dr. Dennis Cutchins. Contains cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and contributor interviews. About the life of Alexandra Tanner, a modern dancer.
Bad airport stories, 2011
Submitted by BYU student Rachel Bascom for her English 392 fall course for Dr. Dennis Cutchins. Contains cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and contributor interviews. About the bad airprot experiences that people share. Includes interviews about missing connections and losing passports.
A collection of college football traditions, 2011 December 3
Submitted by BYU student Matthew Harrison for her English 392 fall course for Dr. Dennis Cutchins. Contains cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and contributor interviews. About the footbal traditions that fans particpate in during games. Inlcudes interviews about football traditions from Harvard University, Washington University, Cornell University, and the University of Georgia.
Folklore of midnight releases, 2011 November 28
Submitted by BYU student Caitlin Walls for her fall English 392 course. Contains cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and contributor interviews. About the folklore that is created and shared by midnight release movie attendees such as custome and game.
Political email chains, 2011 December 2
Submitted by BYU student David Tertipes for her English 392 fall course for Dr. Eric Eliason. Contains cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and contributor interviews. About email chains of a political nature exchanged during Barack Obama's presidency.
Schmutz family horror stories, 2011
Submitted by BYU student Colin Schmutz for her English 392 fall course for Dr. Dennis Cutchins. Contains cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and contributor interviews. About the supernatural sotires that are shared within the Schmutz family. Includes stories about encountering demons, Big Foot, and hauntings in the home.
Greenie pranks : establishing social order, 2011 December 5
Submitted by BYU student Vannia Murillo for her English 391 fall course for Dr. Eric Eliason. Contains cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and contributor interviews. About the pranks that senior missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints play on their junior companions. Includes language and food pranks.