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Beginning With The Keynote Address On Metaphor And Ideology, Kathryn R. Ashworth Jan 1995

Beginning With The Keynote Address On Metaphor And Ideology, Kathryn R. Ashworth

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.


Advice On Correct Astronomy, Steve Peck Jan 1995

Advice On Correct Astronomy, Steve Peck

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No abstract provided.


Cooperation, Conflict, And Compromise: Women, Men, And The Environment In Salt Lake City, 1890-1930, Thomas G. Alexander Jan 1995

Cooperation, Conflict, And Compromise: Women, Men, And The Environment In Salt Lake City, 1890-1930, Thomas G. Alexander

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Through efforts that crossed religious, political, and gender lines, Salt Lake City citizens realized some success in clearing their acrid air and promoting a "City Beautiful" and functional.


Four Lds Views On Harold Bloom, M. Gerald Bradford, Eugene England, Truman G. Madsen, Charles Radall Paul, Richard F. Haglund Jan 1995

Four Lds Views On Harold Bloom, M. Gerald Bradford, Eugene England, Truman G. Madsen, Charles Radall Paul, Richard F. Haglund

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Harold Bloom. The American Religion: The Emergence of the Post-Christian Nation. New York: Touchstone with Simon and Schuster, 1993. 271 pp. Index. Paperback, $12.00.


Whither Mormon Drama? Look First To A Theatre, Eric Samuelsen Jan 1995

Whither Mormon Drama? Look First To A Theatre, Eric Samuelsen

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We need drama that looks with clear eyes at the Mormon world while occasionally seeing beyond to celestial glory. But such a drama would require a subsidized theatre to nurture it.


Brief Notices, Byu Studies Jan 1995

Brief Notices, Byu Studies

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No abstract provided.


Sacred Connections: Lds Pottery In The Native American Southwest, Richard G. Oman Jan 1995

Sacred Connections: Lds Pottery In The Native American Southwest, Richard G. Oman

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LDS themes expressed via tribal art traditions provide a path to appreciating the Native American artists' connections to the land, the family, and a spirituality in and through all things.


Altarpiece, Michael Hicks Jan 1995

Altarpiece, Michael Hicks

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No abstract provided.


The Allegory Of The Olive Tree: The Olive, The Bible, And Jacob 5 Edited By Stephen D. Ricks And John W. Welch, David B. Honey Jan 1995

The Allegory Of The Olive Tree: The Olive, The Bible, And Jacob 5 Edited By Stephen D. Ricks And John W. Welch, David B. Honey

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Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, eds. The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book; Provo, Utah: F.A.R.M.S., 1994. xiv; 624 pp. Illustrations, appendix, 2 indexes. $28.95.


"Properly Presented": The Autobiography Of Parley P. Pratt, Taunalyn Ford Rutherford Jan 1995

"Properly Presented": The Autobiography Of Parley P. Pratt, Taunalyn Ford Rutherford

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis is an examination of the autobiography of Parley P. Pratt in light of current American autobiography research, intended to assert its worthiness for greater consideration by scholars of American culture. The findings suggest that the Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt is comparable to other works now included in the canon of American autobiography such as Jonathan Edward's "Personal Narrative," Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography and Henry David Thoreau's Walden. Critical theories on the above autobiographies are applied to the Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt in order to show its applicability to the current dialogue of American autobiography. Finally, the …


Development Of An English For Gospel Purposes Vocabulary List: The Latter-Day Saint Lexicon As A Second Language, Jennifer H. Burrill Jan 1995

Development Of An English For Gospel Purposes Vocabulary List: The Latter-Day Saint Lexicon As A Second Language, Jennifer H. Burrill

Theses and Dissertations

This study sought to explore the non-native English-speaking LDS adult's comprehension of the English LDS lexicon. Stahle (1981) conducted a study of the LDS lexicon which established at least 249 words as "basic" vocabulary. The current study had two foci: it first sought to determine how difficult these words were in both English and Spanish for native Spanish-speaking LDS adults living in the U.S. To assess this, a dual-language vocabulary instrument was administered to 245 subjects from Texas, California, and Utah. Item Response Theory (IRT) analysis was used to calculate difficulty levels of words and these values were plotted two-dimensionally …