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Mind The Gap: Creating Mindfulness Of Mental Health In Business, Mandy Paulsen

Marriott Student Review

The business community has ignored mental health challenges for too long. Two phenomenon, absenteeism and presenteeism, are causing massive losses to businesses. The millennial generation has higher rates of depression. Poor mental health means poor employee retention. What do businesses need to do? Mind the gap: begin recognizing the mental health challenges, and how to foster a culture of mental health awareness in their employees.

How Much Debt Do You Have?, Jared Davis

Marriott Student Review

The thought of becoming financially stable can be an overwhelming task for some young adults, but the battle can be won with steady, consistent habits. In our latest issue, Jared Davis offers four ways you can learn to say “no” to yourself now, so the world won’t say “no” to you down the road.

Book Reviews: The Moment Of Lift, Naked Economics, Sarah Romney, Ryan Quade

Marriott Student Review

Naked Economics will give you clear explanations of economic complexities in a way that is understandable to anyone. The book shows you how today’s global economy operates, from corporate board rooms to family living rooms. If you’re looking for ways to sort through the world’s complex problems, then put Naked Economics on your GoodReads “To Read” shelf.

In The Moment of Lift, Melinda Gates tells her story of working with her husband, Bill Gates, to solve world problems, therein learning about the importance of empowering women to make their voices heard. If you're looking for success stories and inspiration …

How Companies Are Doing Good And Why Yours Should Too, Sarah Romney

Marriott Student Review

The mantra for most companies is "serve the customer." But should companies change their focus from "serving the customer" to "serving the world"? In an age of competition, companies must differentiate or die. Through corporate social impact, companies not only differentiate from competitors, but also increase customer loyalty, employee satisfaction, and global well-being.

Balance In Diversity: Increasing Women In The Workplace, Megan Mcdonnell

Marriott Student Review

Businesses need women. Companies with women in leadership are more productive and profitable. No path is easy, but experts have found a few key ways to attract—and keep—women. The first step is to create a culture of diversity at the company. But this alone is not enough; the company must present this culture when attracting new talent. Then, a company can better maintain this culture by increasing the number of women in leadership roles. By focusing on these steps to change the culture both in practice and in image, companies are ensuring a successful future ahead.

The U.S. Burnout Crisis And Mindfulness: How Meditation Improves Work-Life Balance, Brigham Blake

Marriott Student Review

In today's world, a busy and rigorous schedule is practically inevitable. But despite the constant stress and pressure of day-to-day life, there is a simple solution that can help to avoid the negative physical and mental effects of a heavy workload—the solution is mindfulness, the ability to be present and non-judgmentally observe a situation. Brigham Blake found himself suffering both mentally and physically as he faced a depleting routine each day, as many American adults do. But by practicing mindfulness exercises, he started successfully managing his stressful circumstances. He is now thriving. Scientific research supports that mindfulness practice can help …

Editor's Letter: Mindfulness, Marianna Richardson

Marriott Student Review

This issue of the Marriott Student Review (MSR) is all about the way Generation Z fits into the new world of marketing and financial risk, the importance of gender diversity in STEM and business, and need for increased mindfulness practices within the workplace. As future participants in this business world, we should overall strive to be more mindful of ourselves and the impact that we have on others.

Mindfulness: Full Issue, Msr Editors

Marriott Student Review

Full issue of vol. 4 iss. 2 of Marriott Student Review (Mindfulness).

Expectations: Full Issue, Msr Editors

Marriott Student Review

Full issue of vol. 4 iss. 1 of Marriott Student Review (Expectations).

Aboriginal And European Relationships In Voss, A Fringe Of Leaves, And Riders In The Chariot In Terms Of Homi Bhabha’S Theories Of Hybridity, In-Betweenness, And Third Space, Deniz Cansiz

Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism

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"Useful Delusions": Tracing The Flying Africans In Ta-Nehisi Coates’S The Water Dancer And Colson Whitehead’S The Underground Railroad, Emily Stephens

Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism

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End Matter

Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism

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Tragedy And Resolution: Domestic Violence In Othello And The Taming Of The Shrew, Cassidy Crosby

Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism

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Morphing Identities: The Muse, The Art, And The Artist In “Ligeia” And “The Oval Portrait”, Emery Nielson

Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism

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"Something Large And Old Awoke": Ecopoetics And Compassion In Tracy K. Smith’S Wade In The Water, Kaitlin Hoelzer

Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism

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Ghosts Of Past, Present, And Future: On Political Purpose And Critical Hope In Colson Whitehead’S The Nickel Boys, Adelaide Strickland

Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism

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Profitable Reading Or Literary Usury?: Interpretive Communities Within And Without The Merchant Of Venice, Abby Thatcher

Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism

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"Ghosts Hanging Over The House": Anja Spiegelman And Holocaust Memory In Art Spiegelman’S Maus, Angela Ricks

Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism

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Missing The Mark: Chaucer’S Man Of Law’S Tale, Gabriella Schwartz

Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism

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Cover And Front Matter

Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism

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Full Issue

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Christ The Father: Mr. Ramsay As An Ironic Christ-Figure In Virginia Woolf’S To The Lighthouse, Devon Thomas

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Surrender To Pity In King Lear, Garrett Maxwell

Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism

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Joy—Joy—Strange Joy: Spiritual Experience In World War One Poetry, Ryder Seamons

Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism

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Social Determinants Of Health Screening And Preventive Care: A Survey To Assist In Linking Patients To Community Resources In Payson, Utah, Gabriel Ghanadan

Undergraduate Honors Theses

A survey was conducted to screen for social factors that may negatively affect the health of patients being seen by physicians at the Revere Health Family Medicine Clinic in Payson, Utah. Patients who expressed the need for local community services and resources were referred to these services by researchers via phone after physicians were consulted. Out of 690 individuals who visited the clinic between November 11 to December 2, 2019, the survey was administered to and filled out completely by 169 patients. Demographic information on participants was not collected to reduce response time and encourage participation. One hundred and twelve …

Risk Management And The Collegiate Real Estate Market During The Covid-19 Pandemic, John Spencer Tippets

Undergraduate Honors Theses

This thesis is a study of business risk management for collegiate real estate firms in cataclysmic events, such as but not limited to the COVID-19 pandemic. The study applies principles and frameworks for Strategic Risk Management (SRM) from Dr. Paul Godfrey’s book, “Strategic Risk Management: New Tools for Competitive Advantage in an Uncertain Age.” Included is an analysis of original survey data collected from Provo college students, how students responded to business decisions by local real estate management firms, and university policies. The data from Provo is heavily influenced by unique circumstances for that particular market, such as BYU housing …

Intermountain West Lichen Dna Reference Library, Brian Colgrove

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Accurate estimates of biodiversity can play crucial roles in monitoring ecological health. BYU’s Lichen Air Quality Biomonitoring program (Wright) represents one of the largest biomonitoring programs in the nation. Recently, DNA metabarcoding approaches have shown promise in streamlining lichen biodiversity inventories. However, to date, lichen diversity of western North America is poorly represented in available DNA reference libraries, preventing biologists and land managers from using DNA barcoding to identify unknown specimens. To solve this problem, I have developed a DNA reference library for over 500 species occurring in the Intermountain West region. Using bioinformatic and statistical tools, I created a …

Who Uses Multi-Factor Authentication?, Leah Roberts

Undergraduate Honors Theses

A sample of 47 BYU students were recruited to participate in this study to determine who was using Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) on their online accounts. This study determined that there were many different factors that separated those who used MFA and those who did not. Some of those factors included: time spent on the internet each day, gender, the website itself, and personal privacy behaviors.

Parent Perceptions Of Literacy Development For Females Later Diagnosed With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Christine Marie Yaccarino

Theses and Dissertations

Little is known about the early literacy development of girls later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism traits. In this study, parents of 21 girls later diagnosed with ASD or as having significant ASD traits were each interviewed about their daughter's early literacy development. In general, findings indicated that parents reported their daughters' early success with word level reading. Initially, parents conflated that one area of reading success to also indicate an overall accomplishment in broad reading skills. Findings also indicated that parents simultaneously acknowledged successful word level reading, yet over time noted specific challenges in early literacy …

Rural Special Educators Teaching Reading: A Case Study, Sheryl Vernon

Theses and Dissertations

Education in rural areas coupled with poverty is shown to be a risk factor for reading failure (Bhattacharya, 2010; Morrison et al., 2005). Students who have severe reading failure are serviced in the realm of special education. To enhance a student's ability to read, special education teachers can use literacy interventions. Targeted reading intervention (TRI) is a literacy intervention that was developed to meet the requirements of rural elementary classroom teachers, who are often unready to provide diagnostic reading instruction for reading difficulty (Vernon-Feagans et al., 2012). Stevenson and Reed (2017) identified eight empirically supported methods for intensifying instruction when …