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Submitted by BYU student Lisa D. Wilhite for her Winter 1982 English 392 class. About how many cultures around the world have stories of evil spirits, sorcery, and the Mormon point of view on it. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include skeptical missionairies learning of their opposition, all in a day's work, visiting the members, and last experience for the day stories, and more.

Scope and Contents note This project is a collection of individual narratives about the "spirit of Ricks", meaning the emotional and spiritual feelings of the informants about Brigham Young University Idaho. The collection includes the project proposal, an analysis, five interviews with informants who have attended Brigham Young University Idaho, photographs of college founder and presidents, maps of the campus, the university logos, a pencil sketch of former university president David A. Bednar, and a ticket for...

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Submitted by BYU student Marty Larsen for her/his Winter 1981 English 392 class. About the spiritual events individuals have experienced in the LDS temples. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informatns, and informant items. Items include stories about unworthy entrance into the temple, the ability to communicate with the spirit world, the importance of temple work, and miracles in the temple.

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In the words of the authors of the project "The project is a general pictorial history of Spring City, Utah. There are comments concerning architecture, the original members of the community, the people that now live in Spring City, and the events that affected th growth of the area." Included are both these description and images of each location discussed. Project was created for Dr. Wilson's English 367 course taught in 1973.

Scope and Contents note George evaluates her family's children's folklore in four specific groups in this project: stories, songs, nursery rhymes, and play songs and rhymes. Through each category, she shows how folklore does not only play an important role in her family, it also reflects on societal values as a whole. She concludes her research by emphasizing the importance of understanding her family's children's folklore as a means to not only understand it's significance in the family, but in society as a whole....

Scope and Contents note Describes how female college students use food to flirt, using food gifts to attract the attention of males. Hypothesizes that this is partly because of the traditional female gender role where women prepare food. Discusses the social aspect of eating. Explains that men use food as a means of showing or soliciting affection as well. Associates food in dating as an indicator of how competent each spouse will be in taking care of the other and of children in married life. Created by Jelka...

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Includes a partial sheet of notated music.

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Different text then previous story under same title. Includes a note about the story and a photocopy of a handwritten page.

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Burden collected narratives of family members describing her grandfather's small grocery store. Included are stories of an employee who stole a chocolate bar and ate it in front of a child, a young daughter who accidentally wrote on many important checks, and the grandfather's dislike of the Halloween pumpkin display. The project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University in 2009.

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Julie M. Dent collected personal narratives from nursing students at Brigham Young University. Included are stories of interesting patients, difficult nursing situations, and most memorable injuries and illnesses observed. Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1991.