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College students' writings

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4635 Collections and/or Records:

You might be a Mormon missionary if / Robin Stevens, 2003

 Item — Box 272: [Barcode: 31197233255204], Folder: 6
Identifier: FA 1 Item 3023
Scope and Contents note Stevens recounts several different pranks played by missionaries in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He believes that missionaries play pranks as a release from the stress and heartache from preaching all day long, and as a result of their age (most are only 19). He suggests that pranks can also create bonds between fellow missionaries and between missionaries and the cultures they are part of. Created by Robin Stevens when she was enrolled in Eric Eliason's English 368...
Dates: Other: 2003
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / FA 1, Collection of student folklore projects

You never know what to expect when you're expecting / Mary Frances Scott, 2002

 Item — Box 262: [Barcode: 31197233254967], Folder: 8
Identifier: FA 1 Item 2933
Scope and Contents note Scott collects pregnancy advice exchanged between older and younger women, and analyzes the childhood games that deal with birth and babies. She believes that pregnancy advice comes from women's personal experiences with childbirth, and gain validity and legitimacy as a result of that personal experience. She finds that pregnancy advice is a folkloric domain almost entirely exclusive to women, and reflects the distinct separation of gender roles found in most cultures. She concludes by...
Dates: Other: 2002
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / FA 1, Collection of student folklore projects

You never really leave Delta : stories of growing up in Millard County / Shayla Johnson, 2009

 Item — Box 371: [Barcode: 31197233256681], Folder: 14
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4644
Scope and Contents

Johnson interviewed her parents to collect folklore surrounding Millard County, Utah, and the small city of Delta. Included are stories of the severe snowstorms during the winter of '48-'49, church being canceled for a deer hunt, and a hermit that lived near Delta on Highway 6. Project was collected for an English 392 class taught by Dr. Jill Rudy at Brigham Young University in 2009.

Dates: 2009
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / FA 1, Collection of student folklore projects

You no lika my family's food : making friends or not by presentation of family foods / Erin S. Sanders, 2003

 Item — Box 285: [Barcode: 31197233255279], Folder: 5
Identifier: FA 1 Item 3157
Scope and Contents note Explores Sanders' theory that "acceptance of food equals acceptance of the provider of the food" and that a guest's reception of food influences the way the hosts treats them. Discusses one informant who lived in China for several years, but who chose to serve family recipes instead of Chinese dishes when she wanted to impress guests. Describes three other examples of people who connect the approval of food to approval of the person who prepared the food or created the recipe. Created by...
Dates: Other: 2003
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / FA 1, Collection of student folklore projects

"You overcame the bridesmaids -- here's a peanut cup and club soda" : or stereotypes and trend in LDS wedding receptions / Ashlie Rasmussen, 1998

 Item — Box 173: [Barcode: 31197233256525], Folder: 6
Identifier: FA 1 Item 1809
Scope and Contents note

Rasmussen wrote an essay that examined the traditions of wedding receptions in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Included are descriptions of different traditions and the reasons behind it as well as description of how the Latter-day Saint reception is different from a secular reception. Essay was written for Dr. Eliason's English 667 course taught at Brigham Young University in 1998.

Dates: Other: 1998
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / FA 1, Collection of student folklore projects

"You want me to tell you what?" : unknown heroines in traditional stories / Haley Evans, 2010

 Item — Box 372: [Barcode: 31197233256806], Folder: 1
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4648
Scope and Contents

Evans collected fairytales with strong female heroines. Included are an analysis of women's role in fairytales, and transcriptions of several traditional stories from around the world. The project was written for an English 391 class taught by Dr. Jill Rudy in 2010 at Brigham Young University.

Dates: 2010
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / FA 1, Collection of student folklore projects

"You won't believe what he did" : bad date stories and the similarities between generations / Marja-Liisa Decker, 2007

 Item — Box 364: [Barcode: 31197233256657], Folder: 16
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4524
Scope and Contents note

Collection of stories involving uncomfortable dates. Includes stories about awkward situations on dates, situations where the date himself was too forward or awkward to allow the date to be enjoyable, and stories about blind dates going poorly. Created for Dr. Rudy's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University, Fall 2007.

Dates: Other: 2007
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / FA 1, Collection of student folklore projects

Young boy's jokes / Rachel Pery Low, 1995

 Item — Box 115: [Barcode: 31197233254140], Folder: 5
Identifier: FA 1 Item 1202
Scope and Contents

Rachel Pery Low collected personal narratives of jokes that little boys tell. Included are jokes about animals, Knock Knock jokes, and miscellaneous jokes. Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1995.

Dates: 1995
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / FA 1, Collection of student folklore projects

Your huddled masses yearning to breath free / Phyllis Summers, 1981

 Item — Box 58: [Barcode: 31197233253530], Folder: 11
Identifier: FA 1 Item 638
Scope and Contents

Submitted by BYU student Phyllis Summers for her Fall 1981 English 391 class. About the Indo-Chinese refugees and their culture, and relationship with American sponsors. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include the myth and folk tales of the refugees, refugee traditions, refugee humor, arts and crafts, church refugee relationship, sponsor refuge relationships, and more.

Dates: 1981
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / FA 1, Collection of student folklore projects

Your mom's face melted off--no really, it did : the function of folklore in my family, 2007

 Item — Box 364: [Barcode: 31197233256657], Folder: 2
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4510
Scope and Contents note This project is a collection of folklore from the collector's family. The analysis discusses how folklore strengthens the identity of family members as well as providing knowledge. Stories collected are primarily about the collector's mother. The collector divides the collected items into two main categories: accidents and crazy things the collector's mother has done. Also, the items center around two main events in the family: a face burn and "torticullus." Also contains some printed photos...
Dates: Other: 2007
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / FA 1, Collection of student folklore projects

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