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From Responsibility To Rebellion: The Individual In Japanese Anime, Shawn Hansen, Dr. Michael Philips
From Responsibility To Rebellion: The Individual In Japanese Anime, Shawn Hansen, Dr. Michael Philips
Journal of Undergraduate Research
The purpose of this research was to measure the rise of the individual consciousness in Japan over time as expressed through anime, or Japanese animations. To illustrate this, I compared group dynamics and the role of the individual as expressed through two anime: Space Cruiser Yamato (Uchuu Senkan Yamato), from 1976, and Akira from 1989.
Facing The Fire: Vesuvia And The Evacuation Of Vesuvius Towns, Rita Jane Berger, Dr. Roger Macfarlane
Facing The Fire: Vesuvia And The Evacuation Of Vesuvius Towns, Rita Jane Berger, Dr. Roger Macfarlane
Journal of Undergraduate Research
When I began my study of the Mount Vesuvius region, I wanted to learn if the current policies for the future evacuation of the volcano were appropriate and to understand the opinions of the people whom they affect. I also wanted to investigate the preparatory measures other than the evacuation procedures and find out how they were progressing. Thirdly, I hoped to delve into the criticisms of the current policies. Once I had gathered my information, I planned to publish a paper evaluating those facets and bringing the problem to the eye of a new audience.
Truth, Justice, And The Guatemalan Way: Customary Law And Lynching In A Mayan Town, Eric Bybee, Dr. George Handley
Truth, Justice, And The Guatemalan Way: Customary Law And Lynching In A Mayan Town, Eric Bybee, Dr. George Handley
Journal of Undergraduate Research
The primary objective of my project was to explore the relationship between customary law and lynching in a Mayan town in the Guatemalan highlands. Customary or traditional punishments occur with much greater frequency than lynchings, but the latter occurs often enough that it has come to be seen as somewhat of a phenomenon in post-conflict Guatemala. In exploring the relationship between the two, the central question I sought to answer was how two similar crimes that occurred in the same community could be punished by customary law on the one hand and lynching on the other. In order to best …
Architecture Of A Fourth-Century Christian Monastery In Nola, Italy, Jonathan Rainey
Architecture Of A Fourth-Century Christian Monastery In Nola, Italy, Jonathan Rainey
Journal of Undergraduate Research
In the latter half of the fourth century, a Roman Christian by the name of Pontius Meropius Paulinus established a monastic center at the community of Nola in southern Italy. When Paulinus arrived at Nola in the autumn of 395 AD, the sanctuary consisted of a single basilica that housed the tomb of St. Felix, a local martyr, in addition to a number of Christian and pagan tombs. By the time of Paulinus’ death in 431, not only had the original basilica undergone a complete renovation, but a completely new basilica as well as an elaborate system of courtyards, fountains, …
Orphic Allusions In Horace’S Odes 3.4, David K. Shelley, William Tortorelli
Orphic Allusions In Horace’S Odes 3.4, David K. Shelley, William Tortorelli
Journal of Undergraduate Research
In 23 B.C. Horace published three books of Odes. The longest of these poems, Odes 3.4, has been the object of much scholarly attention, largely because of its complexity. In approaching this closely-studied poem I have sought to examine a facet which has gone virtually untouched by the scholarly literature thus far: the poem’s allusions to the mythological figure Orpheus. A musician and poet of legendary power, Orpheus was able to control nature and even overpower death with his bewitching song. Though he is never explicitly mentioned in the text, a number of ideas and themes associated with Orpheus are …
Það Verður Kannski Ekki Ferð Um Fjöll: Developing Resources For Teaching Icelandic As A Foreign Language, Friðrik Rafn Guðmundsson, Dr. Christopher Oscarson
Það Verður Kannski Ekki Ferð Um Fjöll: Developing Resources For Teaching Icelandic As A Foreign Language, Friðrik Rafn Guðmundsson, Dr. Christopher Oscarson
Journal of Undergraduate Research
When my wife and I began studying at BYU in the spring of 2002, I approached the director of the Scandinavian Studies Program, Dr. Steven Sondrup, about the possibility of teaching Icelandic at BYU.
Alessandro Manzoni’S Role In The Rise Of European Romanticism, Kimberly Mays, Dr. Larry Peer
Alessandro Manzoni’S Role In The Rise Of European Romanticism, Kimberly Mays, Dr. Larry Peer
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Alessandro Manzoni, one of the great Italian authors studied worldwide, is best known for his novel, The Betrothed. However, he wrote many other works that deserve careful study as well. While he is studied heavily in Italy, Manzoni often gets pushed aside in traditional American educations. The purpose of our project was to examine other works and correspondence in the context of his role in the beginnings of European Romanticism.
The Fruits Of Athena’S Gift, Rachel E. Dollahite, Dr. Roger Macfarlane
The Fruits Of Athena’S Gift, Rachel E. Dollahite, Dr. Roger Macfarlane
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Olive tree cultivation and olive oil production was a fundamental aspect of life for ancient civilizations surrounding the Mediterranean Sea and the industry continues to form a vital part of life for the people living in those climates that are favorable to olive trees. My project was in connection with the Apolline Project headed by Dr. Roger Macfarlane of BYU and Girolamo Ferdinando De Semone of Instituto de Suor Orsola Benincasa in Naples, which is conducting an archeological project of a villa rustica on the Northern slopes of Mt Vesuvius. I sought to learn more about the production of olive …
Violence And Sexuality In The Art Of Artemesia Gentileschi, Elisa Zavala, Dr. Steve Bule
Violence And Sexuality In The Art Of Artemesia Gentileschi, Elisa Zavala, Dr. Steve Bule
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Dynamism, vibrance, movement and sumptuous color all define the art of the Southern Baroque period. Throughout my study of Art History this period has been the focus of my interest, therefore the opportunity to travel about Italy and Spain was a prime experience to delve deeper into the works and life histories of the artists of the Southern Baroque. I found that simply being surrounded by the environment and the people that influenced the artists of this era took me to a different level of understanding. My main subject of study while in Italy was the artist Artemesia Gentileschi. The …
Bilingual Quotations In Renaissance Poetry And The Relations Of Romance Languages, Treb Hw Winegar, Dr. Christopher Lund
Bilingual Quotations In Renaissance Poetry And The Relations Of Romance Languages, Treb Hw Winegar, Dr. Christopher Lund
Journal of Undergraduate Research
The study of bilingual quotations, made possible by this grant, has led me into a number of fascinating, related sidetracks which have been very little studied, especially since the waning of the French school of literature compareè. I have taken the time to study some of these sidetracks since they are relevant to the phenomenon I proposed to study. Others I have been able only to marvel at and reserve for future study.
New Voices In The North The Prospect Of Post-National Identity In Scandinavia, Andrew Christensen, Dr. Christopher Oscarson
New Voices In The North The Prospect Of Post-National Identity In Scandinavia, Andrew Christensen, Dr. Christopher Oscarson
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Europe needs a new political identity. Politicians, political scientists, and philosophers are all clamoring for a change in the definition of European community. Without an emotional glue to bind them together, many fear the noble purpose of the EU’s supranational project will stagnate in a past puddle called the nation-state. My purpose in this project has been to find a new ethos for European identity.
Nourish Tomorrow’S Generations, Karla Passey De Bustamante, Dr. Mark Grover
Nourish Tomorrow’S Generations, Karla Passey De Bustamante, Dr. Mark Grover
Journal of Undergraduate Research
“Society without basic family life is without foundation and will disintegrate into nothingness. Our political institutions…cannot rescue us if our basic institution, the family, is not intact. ”
Excavation On The North Slope Of Vesuvius: Establishing A Chronology, Kristina Sycamore, Dr. Roger Macfarlane
Excavation On The North Slope Of Vesuvius: Establishing A Chronology, Kristina Sycamore, Dr. Roger Macfarlane
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Centuries of excavation around the south slope of Vesuvius has proven the volcanic eruption of 79 AD to be a boon to Roman archaeology and history. As multiple sites have been uncovered, archaeologists have viewed a snapshot in time. As a result, a great deal has been learned about the city of Pompeii and the surrounding area. It has become an essential resource and textbook example which Roman studies can scarcely avoid. However, for as much as this area surrounding Vesuvius has been uncovered, documented, and researched, the North Slope of the volcano has been largely ignored. Current excavations are …
Conservation Of Archaeological Sites: A Case Study, Maseria De Carolis, Rosalie Sharp, Dr. Roger Mcfarlane
Conservation Of Archaeological Sites: A Case Study, Maseria De Carolis, Rosalie Sharp, Dr. Roger Mcfarlane
Journal of Undergraduate Research
The original purpose of my research was to develop a conservation plan for Maseria de Carolis (MDC), an archaeological site on the north slope of Mt. Vesuvius, Italy. Professional conservation of archaeological sites is a relatively new area of study. While conservation principles were first discussed in the 19th century, it was not until the 20th and 21st centuries that real steps were taken in developing principles for the conservation of structures, and conservation of structures became its own official sub-group of conservation, determined by the American Institute of Conservation (Matero 1993, 1). Because this sub-group is so new, codes …
The Declaration Of Independence And Early American Religious Rhetoric From The Puritan Political Sermons, Ryan D. Nelson, Dr. Neal Lambert
The Declaration Of Independence And Early American Religious Rhetoric From The Puritan Political Sermons, Ryan D. Nelson, Dr. Neal Lambert
Journal of Undergraduate Research
For this work, I attempted to look closer at the influence that the early Puritan political sermons had upon the writing of the Declaration of Independence. Although an interesting topic to study in general, I found it necessary to consistently revise my research to become more specific. Since the Puritan political sermons are hard to come by, I analyzed the political sermons from the best compilation up to date; that from Sandoz. 1
Looking Back On Revolution: Post-Revolutionary Political Sentiment As Depicted In The Francophone Literature Of Modern Tunisia, Quinn Mecham, Dr. Dilworth Parkinson
Looking Back On Revolution: Post-Revolutionary Political Sentiment As Depicted In The Francophone Literature Of Modern Tunisia, Quinn Mecham, Dr. Dilworth Parkinson
Journal of Undergraduate Research
I began this research project with the intention of briefly surveying all of the major literature of post-revolutionary Francophone North Africa and extracting the domestic political themes from each text. I soon realized that this was an extraordinarily difficult if not impossible task for several reasons: 1) The corpus of texts is extremely large and without adequate bibliography; 2) The corpus of texts is largely unavailable with many relevant texts out of print; 3) The political themes treated in these texts are not ordinarily accessible through brief survey because of their gothic, abstract, and deeply symbolic nature.
Swedish 202 Curriculum Packet, Adam Balinski
Swedish 202 Curriculum Packet, Adam Balinski
Journal of Undergraduate Research
For my ORCA project, I said I would assemble 42-48 activities Swedish language learning activities to enhance the curriculum for BYU’s Swedish 202 course. I created 46 and adapted seven others for a total of 53. I planned on 12-15 quizzes, but 10 turned out to be more appropriate for the semester. I planned on 3 tests, and I created 3 written and oral tests, as well as a final. Additionally, I organized readings and made dozens of blackboard homework assignments. I assembled all of the above materials into a well-organized compact disk, which Professor Oscarson reviewed. Professor Oscarson was …
An Introduction To The Historical Development And Doctrinal Contributions Of Joseph Smith’S Revision Of The Bible With German Translation Of Key Revised Passages [In German], David Charles, Dr. David Seely
An Introduction To The Historical Development And Doctrinal Contributions Of Joseph Smith’S Revision Of The Bible With German Translation Of Key Revised Passages [In German], David Charles, Dr. David Seely
Journal of Undergraduate Research
The aim of this project was to produce, in German, a substantial piece of writing on the Joseph Smith Translation for the benefit of LDS and non-LDS interested in the JST. To date, there is virtually no literature available on the JST in German, nor have the Prophet’s revised passages ever been translated and published in German. The general outline of my study is as follows:
Renaissance Humanism And The Motets Of Josquin Des Prez, Jennifer Smith Black, Dr. Joseph Parry, Dr. Harrison Powley
Renaissance Humanism And The Motets Of Josquin Des Prez, Jennifer Smith Black, Dr. Joseph Parry, Dr. Harrison Powley
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Renaissance humanism was the central philosophy and ordering principle of the era. It had a profound influence on all the art and philosophy of the time. It is easy to see humanism translated into painting and architecture, but much more difficult to find it in Renaissance music. Since humanism was such a pervasive influence, however, it must have had as significant an effect on Renaissance music as it did on the other arts. Finding the link between humanism and music in the Renaissance was my goal in this research. To do so, I focused on the life and works of …
“Ich Heirate Grundsetzlich Nicht:” The Rejection Of The Feminine And The Failure Of Individuation In Max Frisch’S Homo Faber, Jared E. Berg, Thomas G. Plummer
“Ich Heirate Grundsetzlich Nicht:” The Rejection Of The Feminine And The Failure Of Individuation In Max Frisch’S Homo Faber, Jared E. Berg, Thomas G. Plummer
Journal of Undergraduate Research
The novel Homo Faber by the Swiss author Max Frisch is an important post-war work that describes the psychic tragedy resulting from the denial of myth, beauty, and the feminine by a mind rooted too firmly in reason and logic. It is a story of the psychic separation and the spiritual demise which comes from this denial. Considering the dense mythic and psychological content of the novel, it is surprising that so little has been written about it using an archetypal approach and the theories of Carl Jung. This is even more surprising since Frisch himself attended some of Jung’s …
Expanding Visual Resources: British Monuments For Humanities Courses, Natalie Thompson, Dr. Jane Gardner Hinckley
Expanding Visual Resources: British Monuments For Humanities Courses, Natalie Thompson, Dr. Jane Gardner Hinckley
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Humanities professors face the difficulty of finding the visual resources necessary for specialized courses. Professors may not be able to find slides of specific monuments in university slide libraries or even reproductions of the monuments in texts. Yet in order to teach about these monuments effectively, the professor needs these images.
Walt Whitman, Winslow Homer, And The Civil War, Angela Dawn Lowe, Dr. George B. Handley
Walt Whitman, Winslow Homer, And The Civil War, Angela Dawn Lowe, Dr. George B. Handley
Journal of Undergraduate Research
According to Eric Sundquist, “the actual Civil War has been concealed under layers of comforting legends and nostalgic sentiments” and has been inaccurately portrayed as “a panorama of colorful uniforms, heroic deeds, noble purposes, and sword-and-roses courtships” (45). Walt Whitman and Winslow Homer willfully and purposefully contributed to this idealized picture of the Civil War. Typifying all soldiers as heroes, Christ figures who willingly gave their lives for the freedom of their people, Whitman overlooked the many soldiers who joined the army for money, who deserted after only weeks of training, and who feared death and missed home. Homer also …
Holy Ground: An Interpretive Study Of The Salt Lake Temple Landscape, Jeremy P. Call, Dr. George B. Handley
Holy Ground: An Interpretive Study Of The Salt Lake Temple Landscape, Jeremy P. Call, Dr. George B. Handley
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Lying in the geographic heart of the Mormon faith, the Salt Lake Temple has become a popular icon for the Mormon Church throughout the world and has been the subject of numerous architectural and theological analyses. Architectural analyses often trace historical and stylistic precedents or explain the symbolism of the exterior in relation to Mormon doctrine. Yet the gardens of Temple Square, encompassing twenty-six acres of a site selected by God through the prophet Brigham Young, consecrated as holy ground by President Wilford Woodruff, and cherished by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, have been neglected …
Prolegomenon To The Intercultural Study Of Self: A Lesson In Book-Making, Justin Halverson, Dr. Steven Sondrup
Prolegomenon To The Intercultural Study Of Self: A Lesson In Book-Making, Justin Halverson, Dr. Steven Sondrup
Journal of Undergraduate Research
During the week of 4–8 October 1999, the College of Humanities at Brigham Young University in cooperation with the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies hosted a small conference dedicated to comparative concepts of self, especially with regard to the various firstperson narrative approaches to those concepts. The conference was attended by scholars from all parts of the globe: from the United States, Gerald Gillespie (Stanford University), Janet Walker (Rutgers University), Eugene Eoyang (Indiana University), J. Scott Miller (BYU), and Steven P. Sondrup (BYU); from the Netherlands, Mineke Schipper (Leiden University); from India, Amiya Dev (Vidyasagar University); from Brazil, …
Feminist And Marriage-Related Issues In Seventheenth Century French Fairy Tales, Susanna Allred
Feminist And Marriage-Related Issues In Seventheenth Century French Fairy Tales, Susanna Allred
Journal of Undergraduate Research
My project studied the discussion of feminist and marriage-related issues in seventheenth century French fairy tales. Though Charles Perrault is now the most famous writer of fairy tales, he was part of a larger literary trend of fairy tale-writing. This literary vogue was dominated and actually started by female writers. Though Perrault’s tales are comparatively conservative in their discussion of social issues, his female contemporaries frequently used the fairy tale format to discuss their discontents with their society’s conception of the family as a political unit and women as pawns in struggles for dynastic succession and family wealth.
A Sixteenth Century Niobe In A Twentieth Century Short Story: Ovid’S Long Reach From Augustan Rome, Leslie Macfarlane, Dr. Stephen Bay
A Sixteenth Century Niobe In A Twentieth Century Short Story: Ovid’S Long Reach From Augustan Rome, Leslie Macfarlane, Dr. Stephen Bay
Journal of Undergraduate Research
The term “reception” defines the product of referring to or relying upon one work of literature or art within another. Anything from translating a work into a different language, reusing a well known title, quoting directly from a work, or writing in a meter typically associated with a certain work or author can be deemed a reception. In the late 1930’s or early 40’s Theodore Sturgeon, who would later gain recognition for his contributions to the science fiction genre, wrote a short story and gave the antagonist and the story the name “Niobe.” That decision advertises that the story is …
Danish 202 Curriculum Project, Kevin Jenson, Dr. Christpher Oscarson
Danish 202 Curriculum Project, Kevin Jenson, Dr. Christpher Oscarson
Journal of Undergraduate Research
One of the most difficult aspects of teaching a foreign language course is finding materials that are in line with the methodology and learning objectives specific to the class being taught. In the case of languages that are more commonly taught, such as French or Spanish, there is a lot of sorting that needs to be done in order to find the right text. For languages that are less commonly taught, however, such as Danish, there are only a handful of resources available, and unfortunately, many of them are not designed for an American university education. Since the vast majority …
Ovid’S Poetic Voice In The Metamorphoses, Christopher Meldrum, Dr. Cecilia Peek
Ovid’S Poetic Voice In The Metamorphoses, Christopher Meldrum, Dr. Cecilia Peek
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Written around 8 A.D., the Metamorphoses by Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) is considered a classic of both Roman and World culture. It holds a unique place in Classical literature, which has caused it to remain an object of focused interest in the academic community. Although Ovid declares it to be an epic, it nevertheless displays several striking differences in style and composition from traditional epics such as Virgil’s Aeneid and Homer’s Odyssey and Iliad. The text of the Metamorphoses is also intriguing to scholars because many of the myths it contains do not follow the traditional accounts given in other …
Memory As Ecology In The Poetry Of Tomas Tranströmer, Richelle Jolene Wilson
Memory As Ecology In The Poetry Of Tomas Tranströmer, Richelle Jolene Wilson
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study is to explore how memory functions ecologically in the poetry of Tomas Tranströmer. The term ecology is useful because of its connotative associations with the natural world as well as its broader definition of being a network of relationships as they function within and relate to their environment. Throughout his oeuvre, Tranströmer positions memory as being an external presence with which he interacts primarily because he honors it as a living being and he feels a poetic responsibility to it. As such, he grapples with the challenges of representation, particularly the limitations of language. Ultimately, …
Speaking For Himself: Odysseus And Rhetoric In Sophocles' Philoctetes, Christian Wiggo Axelgard
Speaking For Himself: Odysseus And Rhetoric In Sophocles' Philoctetes, Christian Wiggo Axelgard
Theses and Dissertations
In order to reconcile the deus ex machina at the end of Sophocles' Philoctetes with the actions of the rest of the play, this project analyzes the role of Odysseus within the play with special attention to rhetoric. By considering the character of Odysseus as a complex construct referencing both literary and historical contexts, this study suggests that Neoptolemus in fact errs in siding with Philoctetes to the degree that he does by the tragedy's end. The themes of the play involving Philoctetes and Neoptolemus then become warnings against inappropriate emotional responses, again consistent with Heracles' advice in the deus …