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Greener decided to see if her relationship with her best friend counted as folklore. Included are inside jokes, traditions, and slang that the girls share and a defense that they have created their own folk group by their close friendship. Project was created for Dr. Eliason's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University in 1998.

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Kehr's project is a collection of funny and/or spiritual missionary stories from six members of his family who have served missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Created by Jocelyn Kehr when she was enrolled in Jill Terry Rudy's English 391 in Fall 2000.

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Randalyn Watson collected personal narratives about a group of surfers that frequent Redondo beach in California. Included are a description of their schedules, preferred foods (all were borderline vegetarians), initiations, heroes, boundaries, and clothing. Project was written for an English 392 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1993.

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Rebecca S. Wilson collected personal narratives about the language and structure of jokes. Included are 49 jokes covering several topics such as race jokes, blondes, and funny situations. Project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University during Summer semester 1996.

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Submitted by BYU student Gabriella Duci for her Winter 1980 English 392 class. About how cultures can interact and influence each other. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, list of informants, and informant items. Items include keeping tradition alive, living the Russian culture, Getting closer to Russian culture, misuse of language, adaptation to cu lture, Italian culture, Americanization of cultures, learning the culture in the kitchen, folk music, and more.

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Describes a group of friends who share a love of film. Explains that rank and popularity among the group is based on each member's skill in movie quoting. Mentions that the group sometimes uses movie quoting in the presence of outsiders to see if they have the potential of becoming insiders to the group. Created by Beau Green while he was enrolled in Jill Terry Rudy's English 391 class during Winter Semester 2003.

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Stewart writes about the Scottish customs his grandmother learned from her father. Included are nursery rhymes and lullabies, proverbs, foodways, clothing and celebration traditions. Created for Dr. Jill Rudy's English 391 course at Brigham Young University in the fall semester 2000.

Scope and Contents note This project is a collection of Latter-day Saints' concept of baby hunger, or the desire of a married couple's strong desire for children. The analysis discusses how modern culture pushes for women competing with men in the workplace, and that some career women yearn for children and family the same way that infertile women did in the past. Overviews Mormon doctrine on the family, the symptoms of baby hunger, who experiences it, at what age do people begin feeling baby hunger, and why Mormon...

Scope and Contents Patrick Williams collected personal naratives about the faith-promoting mission story in which a laundromat that made fun of garments is burned down after the mission president dusts his feet off at the doorstep. Included are the informant's initial thoughts on the story, their realization that there were several versions of the story, and their beliefs as to why the story is told so often by missionaries. Project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University during...

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Submitted by BYU student Brooklynn Jones for her English 391 course for Dr. Christopher Blythe. Contains cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and contributor interviews. About the folklore surrounding the law of chastity in the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints.