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Contains information on the World Council for Curriculum Instruction's folktale project.

Scope and Contents note Genho collects jokes about issues surrounding the War on Terror and the September 11th Terrorist attacks. Each joke is in the form of an emailed photo. Genho categorizes the humorous or surprising photos as Bin Laden pictures, Taliban and Afghanistan cultural pictures, and "attack-back" pictures. Genho expresses her opinion that Americans should not confuse justice with revenge or hatred toward innocent people in Afghanistan. Created Ann Genho while she was enrolled in Eric Eliason's English...

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Cowart compiled a collection of narratives from his grandfather, Keith Clifton Haws, who fought during World War II. Kieth Clifton Haws (KC) joined the U.S. Army Aviation Cadet Program in 1942 and flew 11 successful boming runs before on the 12th run the plane he was co-piloting was shot down. Though injured KC survived and returned to the United States. Created by Jeff Cowart when he was enrolled in Jill Terry Rudy's English 391 Course in Winter 2002.

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Submitted by BYU student Haley Judd for her English 391 fall course for Dr. Eric Eliason. Contains cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and contributor interviews. About worst date personal narratives.

Scope and Contents note This project is a collection of worst date stories of Mormon singles in Provo, Utah. It includes stories from the collector's roommates and other friends. The collector's analysis claims that dating in the Mormon community is awkward because of the immense pressure in the Mormon community to get married. Also notes the pressure in dates to be creative, fun, and original. All these factors lead to many bad dating scenarios, which she documents. Collected by Camille Moffat, Dr. Eric Eliason's...

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Watkins collected stories of dates that went poorly from her friends. Included are narratives about dates with actors, dates with someone who is still in love with someone else, and dates that do not go according to plan. Project was created for Dr. Eliason's English 392 course taught at Brigham Young University in 2010.

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This project contains personal narratives about "bad dates." This twenty-item collection contains narratives about unwanted marriage proposals, "creepy guy," Prom night mishaps, Temple Square blind dates, Valentines visit to parent's house, long-boarding, bad dancer, text-messaging adorations, and bowling. Collected by Jared Smith, Dr. Eliason's ENGL 391 class, Winter 2008.

Scope and Contents note This project contains stories about what the informants most fear. The informant group consists of students from Brigham Young University, Provo, between the ages of twenty-one and twenty-eight. Analysis paper topics include "Physical Fears," and "Psychological Fears." This 15 item collection contains the following as "worst fears:" never find happiness, drowning, roller coasters, fear of the aged, closing eyes while driving, "wasting life," German Nazis, losing hands, mice, not marrying,...

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Submitted by BYU student Christine Wilkins for her English 392 American folklore winter semester. Contains autobiographical sketch, cover essay, and informant interviews. Includes stories about difficult missionary companions and how informants dealt with hardship.