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A Mother’S Legacy: The Economic Impact Of Women And Their Inheritance In A Small Spanish Village, Deborah Gurtler, George R. Ryskamp Aug 2013

A Mother’S Legacy: The Economic Impact Of Women And Their Inheritance In A Small Spanish Village, Deborah Gurtler, George R. Ryskamp

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Garganta la Olla is a small town in the Extremadura region in Spain where partible inheritance was practiced. Each child received an equal share of the family inheritance which had economic implications for the women of the village. Their share of the inheritance often included property. This project studied the impact women had on their community economically because of their ownership of inherited property. Were the women of the village really sharing equally in the family patrimony with their male siblings and if so, did this allow them to have an impact on the community economically? These are the questions …

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Over The Individualism Wall: Creating An Ubuntu Community At Immaculate Conception Catholic Parish, Jordan Layton, Dr. Jeremy Grimshaw Aug 2013

Over The Individualism Wall: Creating An Ubuntu Community At Immaculate Conception Catholic Parish, Jordan Layton, Dr. Jeremy Grimshaw

Journal of Undergraduate Research

As I near my host family’s neighborhood, the streets become constraining tunnels. Lining the curbs are wall after wall of concrete above my head, topped with razor wires, electric lines, or metal spikes. The only breaks to the walled monotony are tall, jail-like gates. Shutting the automatic gate behind me instills the intentional impression of exclusion from the outside. Privacy and security of walled homes is increasingly sought after, even in townships where resistance to apartheid once forged strong communal unity. Here, such walls are also signs of community rejection. Both anthropologists and politicians have noted a decline in sense …

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The Freiberg East Germany Temple: The Improbable Prophecy Fulfilled, Bruce W. Hall, Dr. Douglas F. Tobler Aug 2013

The Freiberg East Germany Temple: The Improbable Prophecy Fulfilled, Bruce W. Hall, Dr. Douglas F. Tobler

Journal of Undergraduate Research

In November 1968, Elder Thomas S. Monson, a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leader, promised LDS members in then Communist German Democratic Republic (GDR) that “every blessing any member of the Church enjoys in any other country will be yours.” 1 This included the blessings of a temple, an important part of LDS worship. Many Latter-day Saints in the GDR regarded this as a prophecy, which at the time, seemed unlikely. The irreligious Communist government of the GDR had a long record of hostility toward organized religion. Few Latter-day Saints were allowed to travel outside of the GDR …

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Black Heritage Stamp Series: Althea Gibson, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division Aug 2013

Black Heritage Stamp Series: Althea Gibson, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational pages for Althea Gibson Commemorative stamp – Black Heritage Series, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamps and biographical information for Althea Gibson. First issued August 23, 2013, 36th in a series.

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American Commemorative Panels: The 1963 March On Washington, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division Aug 2013

American Commemorative Panels: The 1963 March On Washington, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational pages for The 1963 March on Washington Commemorative Stamp – American Commemorative Panels, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamp and information on The 1963 March on Washington. First issued August 23, 2013.

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Identity Development Of Adolescent Gay Black Males, Miles James Allen Crumley Aug 2013

Identity Development Of Adolescent Gay Black Males, Miles James Allen Crumley

Dissertations and Theses

During adolescence, self-identified gay black males may develop their identities differently than their gay white male counterparts. This may be attributed to the reconciliation of stressors when developing gay, black, and male identities within certain environmental contexts. To investigate this, twelve qualitative interviews were conducted of gay black males from which developmental themes were extracted. While many of the developmental processes are similar to their white homosexual counterparts, some differences were noted regarding racism, objectification by the white gay community, and use of the internet to develop particular identities. A new theory using dynamic systems theory that includes many complexities …

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Simon Says Syndrome In Art And Design Education, Muhizam Mustafa, Mumtaz Begum Aboo Backer, A. S. Hardy Shafii, Azila Zainal Aug 2013

Simon Says Syndrome In Art And Design Education, Muhizam Mustafa, Mumtaz Begum Aboo Backer, A. S. Hardy Shafii, Azila Zainal

Learn X Design Conference Series

Learning is an important ‘task-conscious process’ that help changes in behaviour (or potential for change). In other words, learning is seen as an outcome - the ‘end product’ of some process. The ‘Simon Says Syndrome’ term was coined based on observation where teachers provide little learning for students other than the experience of doing. This resulted in students being apt at following instructions rather than exploring the process of learning. This paper also argues that ‘Simon Says Syndrome’ may be defined or reflected from the set of conventional practices and systems for teaching (or learning) especially within the art and …

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Spiller, Cora Jane (Morningstar), 1928-2020 - Collector (Sc 2762), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2013

Spiller, Cora Jane (Morningstar), 1928-2020 - Collector (Sc 2762), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 2762. Letter, 30 April 1898, to Colonel Robert Morningstar, Bowling Green, Kentucky, from Walter S. Forrester, Assistant Adjutant General of Kentucky, regarding the possibilities of Kentucky troops seeing combat in the Spanish-American War; letter to Mrs. T. J. Peay and notes of Jane Morningstar regarding Barbre cemetery, Warren County, Kentucky; notes of Elise Dulaney on members of the Covington and Dulaney families of Warren County, Kentucky; printed pamphlet titled “Supplement Mulkey Genealogy.” You may access the Forrester letter about Spanish-American War service by clicking on "Additional Files" below.

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Stranger In A Foreign Land: An Analysis Of Jose De Acosta’S Scientific Realizations In Sixteenth-Century Peru, Thayne R. Ford, Lee Butler Aug 2013

Stranger In A Foreign Land: An Analysis Of Jose De Acosta’S Scientific Realizations In Sixteenth-Century Peru, Thayne R. Ford, Lee Butler

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Jose de Acosta’s Historia Natural y Moral de Las Indias 1 is both a reflection of and a response to the scientific turmoil that the New World had caused in Renaissance Europe. While Italy and France were overtaken by the Scientific Revolution, Spain was left stewing in its religious orthodoxy, wondering how to incorporate the innovations and breakthroughs of sixteenth-century science. Yet in Acosta’s writings there is no hesitation; rather a scientific fervor is revealed, illustrating that perhaps within certain religious circles empirical sentiments were becoming prevalent. Spain was not the sixteenth-century scientific quagmire that some have purported it to …

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A Tactical Error: Lucius D. Clay’S Mishandling Of American Soviet Relations In Germany In 1945, Andrew S. Gustafson, Dr. H. Carl Marlow Aug 2013

A Tactical Error: Lucius D. Clay’S Mishandling Of American Soviet Relations In Germany In 1945, Andrew S. Gustafson, Dr. H. Carl Marlow

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Discussion on how to govern Germany began as early as November 15, 1943, when officials from the Soviet Union, England, and the United States met together in England for a short conference. 1 While there, participants divided post-war Germany into zones, and split up zonal governing responsibilities amongst themselves. They created a Berlin based central body called the Control Council to coordinate intra-German Allied governing policy.2 While this political structure seemed practical on paper, it created problems in practice.

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Bound Poets: The Influence Of Medieval Society On German Poets Of The High Middle Ages, Brian Dunn, Dr. Johannes Evelein Aug 2013

Bound Poets: The Influence Of Medieval Society On German Poets Of The High Middle Ages, Brian Dunn, Dr. Johannes Evelein

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Poets of the German high Middle Ages, the period around 1200 AD which represents the pinnacle of medieval achievement, were greatly influenced by the society around them. Politics, religion, and medieval culture all figure prominently in the works of these artists. The content of the great works of this period (for my study’s sake, I used Wolfram von Eschenbach’s Parzifal and Gottfried von Strassburg’s Tristan, arguably the two most noted works of the time) may have been very different if it were not for the outside societal influences.

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Abandoned In Space: Producing A 3-D Student Short Film, Aaron Stevens, Dr. Darl Larsen Aug 2013

Abandoned In Space: Producing A 3-D Student Short Film, Aaron Stevens, Dr. Darl Larsen

Journal of Undergraduate Research

When two other film students and I received an ORCA grant to research stereoscopic 3-D and make a film using the information gained, we were not prepared for the full scope of this project. My original goal as a producer with this production was to research production models that were best suited for low budget and student short films in 3-D. However, I soon found that there was very little, if any, precedent to go off of. Therefore, I decided to move forward using the education and training in producing I’ve received at BYU, my own experience as a producer, …

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From The Iron Curtain To The European Union: The Influence Of Changing Political Structures On Romanian Family Life, Jessica Bingham, Val Binkerhoff Aug 2013

From The Iron Curtain To The European Union: The Influence Of Changing Political Structures On Romanian Family Life, Jessica Bingham, Val Binkerhoff

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Over the past sixty years, Romania has had a tumultuous and transitive history. This country, nestled quietly between the Carpathian Mountains and the Black Sea, once maintained its traditional social structure, inhibiting a shift toward rapid modernization. This, however, changed drastically in the late 1940s when the Communist party moved into a position of power (Bacon, 1994). The communist development program brought significant changes by emphasizing a move toward urbanization and industrial renovation. Contrary to its goal, Communism provided Romania with an economy that was underdeveloped and inefficient (Zamfir, 2001). The effects of this and later political movements have piloted …

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Addressing Low Self-Esteem In Adolescent Girls Through Art Education, Anne M. Gregerson, Donna Kay Beattie Aug 2013

Addressing Low Self-Esteem In Adolescent Girls Through Art Education, Anne M. Gregerson, Donna Kay Beattie

Journal of Undergraduate Research

I found a setting for my project that worked well with my goals. It was the Salt Lake City YWCA’s Girls To Women program, a gang intervention program for girls aged six to thirteen. I set up a schedule with program director, Kathryn Jones to present four two-hour sessions of art instruction to a group of seventeen girls aged ten to thirteen years of age. These sessions took place at the YWCA building in Salt Lake City during June and July, 1996.

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Design Of The Soccer Promotional Kit, Matthew Dennis Doyle, Adrian Pulfer Aug 2013

Design Of The Soccer Promotional Kit, Matthew Dennis Doyle, Adrian Pulfer

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The project I completed combined my future occupation with my favorite pastime- soccer. Simply put, graphic design is problem-solving and a problem that needs solving is a lack of game loyalty or fan support which is necessary for the growth of soccer in the United States. Many youth participate in the game but I found, in a phone conversation with a Utah leader of the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO), that most kids drop out between the ages of 12 to 14 (sixth to eighth grade), and if kids aren’t playing by the fifth grade they will probably never play …

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Eustache Le Sueur: Adoration Of The Shepherds, Caroline Larson, Dr. Martha Peacock Aug 2013

Eustache Le Sueur: Adoration Of The Shepherds, Caroline Larson, Dr. Martha Peacock

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The painting, Adoration of the Shepherds, in Brigham Young University’s Museum of Art collection came to the museum as an anonymous painting in 2004. Little was known regarding the provenance of this work except that it had most recently been in the collection of Gloria Teichert. Preliminary discussions during the acquisition process suggested that it was most likely a seventeenth-century French painting in the style of such classicists as Eustache Le Sueur. This prominent artist of the French baroque era was one of the founders of the French Academy. Even with this preliminary attribution, however, much work was still needed …

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“Reintroduction”, Levi Jackson, Brian Christensen Aug 2013

“Reintroduction”, Levi Jackson, Brian Christensen

Journal of Undergraduate Research

I decided to do the installation in May because that gave me the right weather for the installation as well as enough time to prepare for the exhibition of the sculpture at BYU. I had made most of the boxes for the salt and had the salt ready for transportation to the site. I rented a truck from BYU to transport all two thousand pounds of salt to Southern Utah. I drove a couple hundred miles to the desert I wanted to do the installation at. It was raining very hard; hard enough that flash floods in that are were …

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D-E-A-F Images Of A Visual Culture, Whitney Hardie, John Telford Aug 2013

D-E-A-F Images Of A Visual Culture, Whitney Hardie, John Telford

Journal of Undergraduate Research

My goal this year was to go above and beyond my education and truly put the skills I’ve learned at BYU to use. I actually graduated in April but moved the date to August so that I could finish this project. I took three years of sign-language classes in addition to completing my BFA in photography while attending Brigham Young University. The goal of this project was to use both talents to further people’s education of deaf culture.

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Images Of The Modern Day Family, Leslie Duke, Richard Hull Aug 2013

Images Of The Modern Day Family, Leslie Duke, Richard Hull

Journal of Undergraduate Research

This project was an exciting exploration into the realms of both art and society. Originally, as was stated in my grant proposal, the goal of this project was to create a series of narrative illustrations depicting the dynamics of the modern day family, particularly focusing on the urban families of New York City. These illustrations were to be completed using visual research, such as sketches, on-site paintings and photographs, taken in New York City.

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Darfur And The Media: Framing And Its Effects, Tamara Sanford, Dr. Robert Wakefield Aug 2013

Darfur And The Media: Framing And Its Effects, Tamara Sanford, Dr. Robert Wakefield

Journal of Undergraduate Research

As the conflict in Darfur persists, conditions continue to deteriorate for those living in the area. Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed, even by the most conservative estimates. The United Nations puts the death toll at roughly 300,000 (Lederer, 2008). Up to 2.5 million Darfuris have fled their homes and continue to live in camps throughout Darfur, or in refugee camps in neighboring Chad and the Central African Republic.

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The Lives And Works Of Bernard And Jan Stiastny: Creating A Modern Performance Edition, Seth Castleton, Julie Bevan Aug 2013

The Lives And Works Of Bernard And Jan Stiastny: Creating A Modern Performance Edition, Seth Castleton, Julie Bevan

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The violoncello emerged as a vehicle of virtuosity starting in the latter half of the 17th Century and continued to gain prestige as a capable solo instrument throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Modern cellists are aware of the plethora of excellent romantic and modern/post-modern solo cello compositions, and the relative dearth of excellent classical repertoire composed for the same instrument. Apart from Haydn’s two concertos, Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, and five sonatas, and to a lesser degree, the works of the cellist/composer Luigi Boccherini, it is hard to find classical cello compositions being performed today.

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New Music For Byu Gamelan Ensemble, Benjamin Taylor, Dr. Jeremy Grimshaw Aug 2013

New Music For Byu Gamelan Ensemble, Benjamin Taylor, Dr. Jeremy Grimshaw

Journal of Undergraduate Research

This project greatly benefits the School of Music because it provides the Brigham Young University Gamelan Ensemble a new piece of music written specifically for their unique instrumentation. The BYU Gamelan Ensemble was recently formed in Fall 2008 under the direction of Jeremy Grimshaw. The ensemble plays custom made Balinese gamelan instruments imported from Bali, a small island near Indonesia. Traditionally, there were three types of gamelan each with distinct tuning systems. Consequently, each gamelan could only play one tuning system. However, BYU’s gamelan was uniquely constructed to combine all three tuning systems into one gamelan making it possible to …

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Stephanie Thomas: Jazz Piano, Stephanie Thomas Aug 2013

Stephanie Thomas: Jazz Piano, Stephanie Thomas

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Jazz keyboard is a relatively young genre. The piano has been around for hundreds of years, and before that other keyboard instruments were used in music making. The classical piano nomenclature has been codified through the years so that there is a unified system and approach to teaching it. There are endless method books out there on how to teach it, but by and large the material is the same. In teaching Jazz piano there are many different pedagogical approaches that have not yet been unified into a single system. The notation of chords varies greatly among different pedagogues. For …

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Samoa Stories Of Faith, Thomas Powell, Dr. Jeremy Grimshaw Aug 2013

Samoa Stories Of Faith, Thomas Powell, Dr. Jeremy Grimshaw

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The Samoan Islands are home to a rich and fascinating history and culture which is slowly disappearing as other world influences continue to have an impact on them. As members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, it is our responsibility to seek to preserve our heritage, both for our own enlightenment and for the benefit of future generations. Having served my mission in Samoa I have been able to experience firsthand the wonder and beauty of their culture and also to see the many changes it is undergoing.

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Breaking Down Iron Walls: The Use Of Applied Theatre In Romanian Schools, Miriam Rasmussen, Julia Ashworth Aug 2013

Breaking Down Iron Walls: The Use Of Applied Theatre In Romanian Schools, Miriam Rasmussen, Julia Ashworth

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Through many studies and programs it has been discovered that a lack of self-worth is one of the main contributing factors to poor morale and work ethic in Romania. It has been found, that, for the majority of the country, poor expectations have led to poor performance in the workplace, hostile environments within communities and a mass migration to other countries within the European Union (Heintz 178). Under that same umbrella of lack of self-worth, there is also a special category of need found in Romanian children who have been placed in orphanages. While research has been done to recognize/identify …

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‘Whe’Re Ya Gunna Go?’ Script Development And Distribution, Kyle Fackrell, Zach Kempf, Dr. Rodger Rosensen Aug 2013

‘Whe’Re Ya Gunna Go?’ Script Development And Distribution, Kyle Fackrell, Zach Kempf, Dr. Rodger Rosensen

Journal of Undergraduate Research

‘Whe’re Ya Gunna Go?’ is a student written script that we have been developing since 2006 which, at the outset of this ORCA funding process, was in the script development and workshopping stage and was being prepped for submission for various festivals and consideration by regional theatre literary staff. It was for the purpose of financing these efforts and the attendant expenses involved in developing and distributing the script (and, naturally, for the personal and professional growth that could result from these professional connections) that the ORCA grant was sought and received, and for it’s reception we are surely grateful.

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Fit For The Kingdom : Two French Documentaries, John Forbyn, Dr. Dean Duncan Aug 2013

Fit For The Kingdom : Two French Documentaries, John Forbyn, Dr. Dean Duncan

Journal of Undergraduate Research

While spending May/June/July 2009 in Paris, France, to conduct an Individual Field Study and complete my Honors Thesis, I worked to produce two short (4-8 minute) films examining the lives of immigrant students and refugees in France who have recently converted to the LDS church. My intent has been to contribute my films to the corpus of BYU’s Fit for the Kingdom documentary project where they would be featured in the website’s streaming video collection. Fit for the Kingdom films tend to focus on one individual at a time, so my intentions as to the subject/ characters I’m seeking were …

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Shaving: A Short Film, James Alexander, Thomas Russell Aug 2013

Shaving: A Short Film, James Alexander, Thomas Russell

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The short film Shaving is an adaptation of a simple yet powerful short story of the same name by the Welsh author Leslie Norris. Upon first reading it, this story resonated with me; its beautiful message about preparing for and coping with loss is important and can be helpful to the human experience. The visual nature of Norris’ writing inspired me. I wanted to bring this story to a wider audience. Adapting the story to short film made this possible; it also provided me and several other film students with an opportunity to apply knowledge gained in the classroom and …

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A Theatrical Exploration Of Immigration In The United States, Matthew Greene, Dr. Wade Hollingshaus Aug 2013

A Theatrical Exploration Of Immigration In The United States, Matthew Greene, Dr. Wade Hollingshaus

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The purpose of my ORCA project was to create a piece of theatre centering on the issue of immigration in the United States. I wrote in my proposal: “Illegal immigration is a significant issue in the current political, economic, and social arenas. In exploring this issue through theatre we can help bring the immediacy of the border situation closer to our audience.” The project ultimately did accomplish this goal but did so in a manner somewhat unexpected.

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Post-Production Techniques For Anaglyphic 3d Video, Nathan Grout, Dr. Darl Larsen Aug 2013

Post-Production Techniques For Anaglyphic 3d Video, Nathan Grout, Dr. Darl Larsen

Journal of Undergraduate Research

In the past year, there has been a wave of 3D films in theaters. These films utilize the latest digital technologies for production and distribution to provide a superior 3D experience. Similar quality levels, however, can be achieved on an independent/student production level. The resurrection of what is often considered an antiquated technique, anaglyphic 3D, levels the playing fields and provides low budget filmmakers a viable option for creating 3D films.

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