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Anderson collected stories of Kushtakas, a mythical Alaskan creature that is half man, half land otter. The stories included Kushtakas luring people into traps by imitating baby cries, Kushtakas attempting to kidnap children, and Kushtakas appearing in the form of a loved one and then disappearing. The project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1998.

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Griffiths writes about a variety of family traditions and how they bind families together. Includes holiday traditions, food traditions, and vacations that were memorable. Project was created for Professor Thursby's English 356 course taught at Brigham Young University during the Winter Semester 2000.

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Discusses the unique eating habits of college students, which are influenced by busy schedules, small budgets, and the difficulty of cooking for only one person. Includes recipes that are healthy, inexpensive, and take little time to make. Explains that students often snack instead of eating a complete meal. Created by Susan Beck while she was enrolled in Jill Terry Rudy's English 495 class during Winter Semester 2002.

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Westaway analyzes the motivations behind lesson handouts in Relief Society, a women's organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She provides possible reasons for the popularity of the lesson handout as a religious instruction tool. Created by Carol Westaway when she was enrolled in Eric Eliason's English 392 course during Winter Semester 2001.

Scope and Contents note Hawkins describes and explains the motivations behind and visual expressions of modern graffiti artists. He stresses that the illegality of graffiti has created a very secretive underground community with its own language and codes of conduct. He concludes his description of this community with a list of common graffiti terms and an essay on the merits of liberative -- politically outspoken and libertarian -- graffiti. Created by David Hawkins when he was enrolled in Eric Eliason's English...

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Submitted by BYU student Leonard K. Welsh for his Winter 1976 English 392 class. About jokes many BYU students have about black people. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include various jokes and conceptions about black people.

Scope and Contents note Explains that superstitions in Tahitian culture come from legends about the islands. Discusses the commercialization of legendary Tahitian sites in the tourism industry. Describes some religious legends of the island. Discusses the effect of French control and the introduction of Christianity on Tahitian superstitious and religious culture. Mentions creation myths, sacred places and items, tiki figures and other religious symbols, spiritual communication, and black magic. Created by Mahana...

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Parke collected lore from individuals who participate in surfing. Included are legends of good surf spots, superstitions about making the ocean upset, language used by surfers, and ways that surfers protect their surf. Project was created for Dr. Eliason's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University in 2000.

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Typed research paper for Rudy's English 495R course at Brigham Young University. Longnecker writes about the role that restaurant dining plays in family life and interaction. Included are his mother's sister's and his own favorite restaurants and the traditions surrounding eating a various locations. This was a semester project for Jilly Rudy's class in winter semester of 2000.

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Scorup writes about personal experiences with bad haircuts. Includes both men and womens' negative experiences with hair cuts, what went wrong with the haircut and how the person had responded since the bad hair cut. Project created for Dr. Thursby's English 356 class at Brigham Young University in 2000.