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Summary On Fishy Swoi, Sam R. Kennedy, Brent Adams, Richard Hull Jan 2014

Summary On Fishy Swoi, Sam R. Kennedy, Brent Adams, Richard Hull

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Fishy Swoi is a story about a gold fish that is trying out for the part in Jaws. It began as an idea that three students had in one of my animation classes. We created a two and a half minute script and began to animate it in the computer labs of the Brimhall. Although we had were in classes that required much work outside of class and that we were primarily illustrators and not animators, I and my two friends courageously put in extra hours. That was winter semester of 1997. Below is my best analysis of what has …

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Examination Of Possible Symbolism Of The Carved Apes Represented In Jan Van Eyck’S Ghent Altarpiece (1425-32), David Jeppesen, Dr. Martha Peacock Jan 2014

Examination Of Possible Symbolism Of The Carved Apes Represented In Jan Van Eyck’S Ghent Altarpiece (1425-32), David Jeppesen, Dr. Martha Peacock

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Traditionally, apes represent sin and the fallen state of mankind in medieval and renaissance art. Applying this interpretation to all apes represented in art can prove troubling, however, as in Jan van Eyck’s Ghent Altarpiece (1425-32). This altarpiece painted by the Flemish master for St. Bavo’s Cathedral in Ghent, Belgium, is a celebration of Christ as the mystic lamb of God. It’s exterior features the scene of the Annunciation of Christ’s birth as well as the sibyls and prophets who foretold it. The interior portrays not only Christ crowned and enthroned above the world, flanked by Mary, John the Beloved …

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German Jewish Female Scientists: Untold Stories, Justin Peacock, Dr. Robert B. Mcfarland Jan 2014

German Jewish Female Scientists: Untold Stories, Justin Peacock, Dr. Robert B. Mcfarland

Journal of Undergraduate Research

When one hears about the Jewish scholars who fled the German Third Reich during the Nazi’s reign of terror, one often hears of Einstein, Freud and others; however, a little known fact is that many scholars in pre-Nazi Germany were Jewish women. These Jewish women were at the forefront of their gender, struggling to be among the first women to gain a secondary education and doctorates to teach at the universities. Many of these scholars’ stories have gone untold through the years because of their gender and because of their race, which the Nazis sought to destroy. Many of their …

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“Libelous Films”: Mormon And Gentile Efforts To Suppress Anti- Mormon Films, 1911-1912 Summary, Jacob W. Olmstead, Dr. Brian Q. Cannon Jan 2014

“Libelous Films”: Mormon And Gentile Efforts To Suppress Anti- Mormon Films, 1911-1912 Summary, Jacob W. Olmstead, Dr. Brian Q. Cannon

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Late in 1911 the motion picture trade journal Moving Picture World announced that the film A Victim of the Mormons was slated for release in the United States during the first week in February 1912. Of Danish origin, this film rehearsed the fictitious travails of a Mormon missionary who duped an unsuspecting young woman into conversion to become one of his plural wives. This plot was typical of many anti-Mormon plays, lectures, and news articles generated in Europe at the time; however, the producer of A Victim of the Mormons were the first to explore the subject in their films.

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Huff Family History Research, Emily Wilbur, Dr. Kathryn M. Daynes Jan 2014

Huff Family History Research, Emily Wilbur, Dr. Kathryn M. Daynes

Journal of Undergraduate Research

In the genealogical field, researchers often use the work of others to compliment and advance their own research. Published family histories are an important and major source for gathering compiled data. Before original sources are consulted, published genealogies should be reviewed to glean relevant information on the family name being researched.

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Apostle And Scientist John A. Widtsoe’S Views Of Evolution: Development, Influences, And Expression, Amy Elisabeth Johnson, Dr. Alan Parrish Jan 2014

Apostle And Scientist John A. Widtsoe’S Views Of Evolution: Development, Influences, And Expression, Amy Elisabeth Johnson, Dr. Alan Parrish

Journal of Undergraduate Research

John A. Widtsoe, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who later became an apostle, was also one of the most renowned and respected scientists of his day. During the turn of the century and the early twentieth century, his work in scientific fields and his contributions to the church were amazing. This research project studied his opinion of evolution and how he developed that opinion by studying both his published and unpublished works and investigating the classes, teachings, professors, and other influences on his thought.

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A Journey To The Land Of Jorge Luis Borges, Susan Stewart, Dr. Thomas Lyon Jan 2014

A Journey To The Land Of Jorge Luis Borges, Susan Stewart, Dr. Thomas Lyon

Journal of Undergraduate Research

My relationship with Jorge Luis Borges and his prose and poetry began on a river trip I took two months after I had purchased his work of fictions Labyrinths. I had many hours floating down the river to read, digest and love his thrilling, enigmatic prose. His words were playful and tricky. His mysterious and mathematically written works mocked the stable and expected.

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Five Points For Teachers To Help Dominican Transfer Students, Daniel E. Ralphs, Dr. Thomas Lyon Jan 2014

Five Points For Teachers To Help Dominican Transfer Students, Daniel E. Ralphs, Dr. Thomas Lyon

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Alfredo had been in the United States for only three weeks when he began in the local public school in Provo, Utah. Native to central Mexico, Alfredo spoke no English. Assigned to work with Alfredo as a volunteer, I began by asking his teacher how I could help or where I should begin with his schooling. She responded desperately, “I have no idea!” Even though my Spanish minimized the language barrier, the teacher was still frustrated as to where she could begin with her new student. We realized that, to help Alfredo adjust, we not only had to overcome the …

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Trieste In Literary And Cultural Imagination: A Select Bibliography, Robert Ricks, Cinzia Noble Jan 2014

Trieste In Literary And Cultural Imagination: A Select Bibliography, Robert Ricks, Cinzia Noble

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Trieste is a charming port city on the Adriatic Sea in the northeast corner of Italy, home to nearly 300,000 and capital of the Friuli-Venezia-Giulia region. Though Trieste has ancient roots as the Roman settlement Tergeste, it was not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when it became the most important port of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, that Trieste grew and flourished. Its advantageous location at the crossroads between Latin, Slavic, and German civilizations certainly favored its rise to greater regional importance and bred a peculiar cosmopolitan atmosphere that survives to this day.

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American Memorials: Forging A National Identity A Study Of Selected Monuments In The U.S., Lindsay Larson, Dr. Susan Rugh Jan 2014

American Memorials: Forging A National Identity A Study Of Selected Monuments In The U.S., Lindsay Larson, Dr. Susan Rugh

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Yale historian Robin Winks writes, “We all know history is, simultaneously, three things: what actually happened, what historians choose to record, and what the people—and people, some people, these people, those people—believe to be true about the past.”1 The study of “what people believe to be true about the past” is an emerging concern in the field of history. Although many historians question the legitimacy of studying public memory, it has become increasingly popular because historians, sociologists, and psychologists alike recognize that it largely defines the identity of individuals. In one of the most influential works on public memory, …

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The Price Of Polygamy: Economic Impact Of Federal Prosecution Upon Families Of Incarcerated Polygamists, Timothy Merrill, Dr. Brian Cannon Jan 2014

The Price Of Polygamy: Economic Impact Of Federal Prosecution Upon Families Of Incarcerated Polygamists, Timothy Merrill, Dr. Brian Cannon

Journal of Undergraduate Research

In recent decades many scholars have put polygamy under the spyglass of inquiry—filling volumes with their findings—yet surprisingly little has been written on the Mormon Underground and the prison life of polygamists in the 1880s and 1890s. The extant literature devoted to this important era of Mormon history is piecemeal at best, focusing upon specific locations, particular time periods, or individual persons. In addition, the broader economic implications have not been addressed adequately. With nearly 1000 Mormon polygamists serving prison sentences, how were their families impacted financially?

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Oral Histories Of World War Ii Glider Pilots, Matthew Carter Bates, Dr. Frank W. Clawson Jan 2014

Oral Histories Of World War Ii Glider Pilots, Matthew Carter Bates, Dr. Frank W. Clawson

Journal of Undergraduate Research

In an age of supersonic jets and satellite-guided bombs, it is hard to imagine that the United States would ever send American troops behind enemy lines in little more than a plywood box covered with canvas, but during World War II that is exactly what happened. In fact, a team of six to ten men assembled America’s first stealth fighter in about eight hours using only a kit of five oak crates and no power tools (Brennan 1991,16-17). It was called the WACO CG-4A, a glider aircraft that carried the heralded 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions into World War II’s …

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Orca Scholarship Report, Joe Jackson, Linda Sullivan Jan 2014

Orca Scholarship Report, Joe Jackson, Linda Sullivan

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Studying the visual and written literacy of high school kids has proved interesting and has lead to a couple of interesting conclusions, as well as sparked my interest into further study and research in the field of semiotics. What I discovered is the inseparable link between word literacy and visual symbol interpretation. Inseparably connected because of the semiotic nature of symbols and their connection to written origins. I also learned that there is a significant gap in the knowledge of certain information received over the television, internet, and movies between the east coast and western United States.

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The Journals Of Reba Booth, First Lds Sister Missionary To The Middle East, Laura R. Ostler, Dr. James A. Toronto Jan 2014

The Journals Of Reba Booth, First Lds Sister Missionary To The Middle East, Laura R. Ostler, Dr. James A. Toronto

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Even before September 11, 2001 exploded the region onto global consciousness, the Middle East had a special fascination for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Church doctrine ties modern Saints with ancient Israel. The “gathering of Israel” is a topic commonly discussed in formal and informal LDS gatherings. In fact, this interest has existed since the Church began; a Latter-day Saint dedicated the Holy Land only a few years after the Church was officially organized.

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Film Music Aesthetic Foundations, James Guymon, Dr. Dennis Packard Jan 2014

Film Music Aesthetic Foundations, James Guymon, Dr. Dennis Packard

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Since its earliest beginnings film has been the subject of intense philosophic study. It has naturally followed that the industry has become a playground/battlefield for the creatively thoughtful, where a person’s rationale is often more important than her finished product. It is this environment that has nurtured a subculture wherein every successful director is a philosopher of sorts.

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B. H. Schettler: The Personification Of Mormon Sainthood And Bankrupt “Buccaneer”, Jacob Wayne Olmstead, Dr. Ignacio Garcia Jan 2014

B. H. Schettler: The Personification Of Mormon Sainthood And Bankrupt “Buccaneer”, Jacob Wayne Olmstead, Dr. Ignacio Garcia

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Bernhard Herman Schettler strolled down the dusty streets of Salt Lake City for the first time in the autumn of 1861, after making the three and a half month journey from New York City. Having made favorable impressions on George Q. Cannon, Orson Pratt, and others as a young stalwart leader among the German and Swiss members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New York, he was brimming with the possibilities of making a difference in Zion. Schettler was destined to make an impact; however, it was not the impact he had suspected in 1861.

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Composing For The Orchestra: An Exercise In Decision Making, Benjamin Sabey, Dr. David Sargent Jan 2014

Composing For The Orchestra: An Exercise In Decision Making, Benjamin Sabey, Dr. David Sargent

Journal of Undergraduate Research

As a young, aspiring composer, writing for the orchestra has always been a desirable but intimidating goal. I knew that my first attempt would be fraught with obstacles and challenges. The first of these was one of purely logistical nature: the lack of orchestra that might play my piece. There aren’t many good orchestras lined up at my door waiting for me to write for them (yet). Thankfully, the Office of Research and Creative Activities provided an answer. With the grant that I received from ORCA I planned to hire good student instrumentalists and create my own orchestra. Thus, having …

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Poetic Parallelism Of The Isaiah Scroll And The Book Of Mormon: Contributions To The King James Version, Mindy J. Anderson, Dr. Donald W. Parry Jan 2014

Poetic Parallelism Of The Isaiah Scroll And The Book Of Mormon: Contributions To The King James Version, Mindy J. Anderson, Dr. Donald W. Parry

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The aim of this research is to show where the Book of Mormon Isaiah texts and the Isaiah Scroll complete parallelisms in the King James translation of Isaiah. The following represents a summary of my findings.

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French Utopian Socialists Coming To America: The Transformation Of Etienne Cabet’S Icarian Colony In Nauvoo, John Mccorquindale, Dr. Daryl Lee Jan 2014

French Utopian Socialists Coming To America: The Transformation Of Etienne Cabet’S Icarian Colony In Nauvoo, John Mccorquindale, Dr. Daryl Lee

Journal of Undergraduate Research

While many of the definitively American utopian groups have received a good deal of curious attention in the past century, the Icarian colonies are relatively unknown. Maybe it is because of their less accessible French background, or because their iconoclastic leader Etienne Cabet (who once garnered 95, 000 votes in the French presidential elections), died in total obscurity, that this mysterious community has disappeared almost entirely from the American consciousness and social tapestry. Whatever the reason, a unique cultural collision that provides insight into the effects of location on beliefs and practices is often overlooked, by both historians and sociologists …

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Implementing Videos And Dvds In Teaching Foreign Language Classes: A Need For A Strategy, Loredana Comparone Martin, Dr. Michael D. Bush Jan 2014

Implementing Videos And Dvds In Teaching Foreign Language Classes: A Need For A Strategy, Loredana Comparone Martin, Dr. Michael D. Bush

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Teaching authentic language in context has a vital role in foreign language instruction. Especially at an intermediate level, students need to be exposed to something other than simulated authentic discourse, defined by Geddes and White (1978) as “language produced with a pedagogical purpose.” (cited in Omaggio Hadley, 175)

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Integration Of The Life And Works Of “O Aleijadinho” Into Brazilian Culture Courses, Ryan T. Miller, Dr. Willis Fails Jan 2014

Integration Of The Life And Works Of “O Aleijadinho” Into Brazilian Culture Courses, Ryan T. Miller, Dr. Willis Fails

Journal of Undergraduate Research

More commonly known as O Aleijadinho, Portuguese for “Little Cripple,” Antônio Francisco Lisboa is remembered as Brazil’s greatest artist of the colonial period. Born in 1730 to the son of a Portuguese craftsman and a black slave, Aleijadinho developed a degenerative condition—probably leprosy—that left him without the use of his hands. Aleijadinho’s suffering found a creative outlet in his work as a sculptor and architect. With a hammer and a chisel tucked under his arms, Aleijadinho designed churches and created highly expressive soapstone sculptures.

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The Portuguese Presence In Early Cartographical Toponymics Of The United States, Jason Y. Moyes, Dr. Christopher C. Lund Jan 2014

The Portuguese Presence In Early Cartographical Toponymics Of The United States, Jason Y. Moyes, Dr. Christopher C. Lund

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Although many individuals of varying nationalities are responsible for the eventual exploration and mapping of what is now the United States, it was the Portuguese who played the primary role in the discovery of the New World during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Portugueseborn and sponsored navigators were the first not only to explore the waters off the northeast coast of North America, but also the first to chart a route around the southern tip of South America, and eventually explore the coast of what is now California.

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The Effects Of Modern Standard Arabic Immersion Programs Versus Traditional Preschool Attendance On The Reading And Composition Scores Of Arab Children, Jennifer Eschler, Dr. R. Kirk Belnap Jan 2014

The Effects Of Modern Standard Arabic Immersion Programs Versus Traditional Preschool Attendance On The Reading And Composition Scores Of Arab Children, Jennifer Eschler, Dr. R. Kirk Belnap

Journal of Undergraduate Research

While Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) is used for schooling and for writing in the Arab world, it is not the oral means of communication. Several dialects of Arabic exist. Each of these is related to Modern Standard Arabic, but vocabulary and some basic grammar rules differ according to geographic location. Although primary schools are conducted in MSA, most preschool instruction is in the local dialect or there is a combination of dialect and MSA with the amount of MSA varying according to school and instructor.

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Poetry Of The River Tietê, Rex P. Nielson, Dr. George Handley Jan 2014

Poetry Of The River Tietê, Rex P. Nielson, Dr. George Handley

Journal of Undergraduate Research

In an essay entitled “Quantity and Quality” written in 1990, Nobel Laureate Octavio Paz bespeaks the importance of poetry in our contemporary society. He contends that during classical times poetry provided an ethical code that significantly influenced the organization of society and government. Greek citizens memorized lines of Homer, Hebrew leaders quoted passages from the Torah and the Psalms, Roman Senators learned verse from the Aeneid, and Chinese emperors recited poems from the Shih Ching. “Our classics, apart from their being examples of formal perfection and sources of spiritual pleasure, were teachers of political wisdom for two millennia” (Paz 105). …

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Messianic History: Reading The Lectures On Faith, Adam Scott Miller, Dr. Ed Cutler Jan 2014

Messianic History: Reading The Lectures On Faith, Adam Scott Miller, Dr. Ed Cutler

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Writing history is about producing meaningful constellations of past and present events. The task of the historian is to survey the past in search of neglected texts and images that align with and illuminate the needs of the present era. For Mormonism, the Lectures on Faith are capable of producing such a constellation. The Lectures remind us of inherent tensions and possibilities that the familiar movement of time easily conceals. Their now marginal status provides them with a certain kind of intimate distance from which to view both our past and present.

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Apollo’S Ghost: Joseph Conrad’S Father As Kurtz Prototype, Peter M. Jasinski, Dr. John S. Tanner Jan 2014

Apollo’S Ghost: Joseph Conrad’S Father As Kurtz Prototype, Peter M. Jasinski, Dr. John S. Tanner

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Though he became one of England’s greatest writers, Joseph Conrad was a native of Poland. His father, Apollo Korzeniowski, was a writer, Polish patriot, and martyr for his country. For this grant, I proposed to research the plausibility of Apollo as a prototype for one of Conrad’s most complex characters: Kurtz of Heart of Darkness. Prior to receiving the ORCA grant, I had written a paper with this thesis and submitted it to Conradiana, a leading peer-reviewed Conrad journal. In response, I received a letter from the editor and comments from a reviewer, both confirming that my argument …

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Defining Gender Differences In Suriname Through Language, Shaun Hunley, Dr. David Bowie Jan 2014

Defining Gender Differences In Suriname Through Language, Shaun Hunley, Dr. David Bowie

Journal of Undergraduate Research

For the people of Suriname, the word “Sranan” is more than just a word, it is a symbol of national pride and independence. “Sranan” is the native word for Suriname, a small country on the northeastern coast of South America. Throughout its remarkable history, Suriname has transformed into a nation rich in culture and values. Its unique society bears the scars of Dutch colonialism while absorbing facets of African, Indian, and Indonesian cultures.

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Treatment Of Gender In Adolescent Fantasy Literature: An Analysis Of J.K. Rowling And Robin Mckinley, Amberly Draper, Dr. Joyce Nelson Jan 2014

Treatment Of Gender In Adolescent Fantasy Literature: An Analysis Of J.K. Rowling And Robin Mckinley, Amberly Draper, Dr. Joyce Nelson

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Gender portrayal is a topic at the forefront of literacy studies; current research seems to indicate that both boys and girls have been negatively affected by exposure to inequitable portrayals of gender in adolescent literature. My research has focused on two popular fantasy fiction writers in an attempt to show examples of young adult literature depicting positive and enabling gender roles and characteristics, portrayals which I think are capable of helping girls and boys. This report will relate some of the history of gender based literary analysis, give an overview of the works of Rowling and McKinley, and then give …

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What I Meant To Say… My Experiment In Writing A First Novel, Olivia Debbie Birdsall, Dr. Louise Plummer Jan 2014

What I Meant To Say… My Experiment In Writing A First Novel, Olivia Debbie Birdsall, Dr. Louise Plummer

Journal of Undergraduate Research

I find it difficult to begin this report with a generalization about my topic of study, as most ORCA recipients do, because there is no generalization that seems appropriate for the subject of writing, or what my experience with it over the last year has been. Writing a novel, especially your first, is bound to be as unique an experience for each writer as the novels they produce. One great quandary simply doesn’t exist, nor does one great solution, nor one infallible technique or manner of writing. I did not set out to solve a problem that affects all of …

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Learning Through Service: Research On Employment And Education With The Lds Institute In Paris, Brendon K. Barton, Dr. Michael Bush Jan 2014

Learning Through Service: Research On Employment And Education With The Lds Institute In Paris, Brendon K. Barton, Dr. Michael Bush

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Recent interactions between BYU faculty and leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Paris, including the stake presidencies and the Institute, have uncovered several areas of concern for French members of the Church. Among these concerns is that of employment and education for young adult members. In line with President Bateman’s vision of Brigham Young University, in its mission “to take the full spectrum of light across the world,” I researched these concerns through administering surveys, personal research, and interviewing members in Paris (1). With the help of Rachel Newton, I was able to …

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