Ryan T. Miller and Dr. Willis Fails, Spanish and Portuguese 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 […]
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The Impact of Latino Folklore on the Future of American Culture
Sally M Giles and Dr. Trenton Hickman, English A wide variety of nationalities have come together in this country to create what we now call American culture. As any culture develops, the folklore that is passed down from one generation to the next, in the form of stories and anecdotes, plays a vital role. Recently, […]
The Conscious Alignment of Strategy and Culture and Its Affect on Project Work: A Case Study of Three IT Departments Following a Transition in Leadership
Alan P. Hyatt and Drs. Michael P. Thompson, Organizational Leadership and Strategy; Ernest J. Nielsen, Office of Information Technology My study provided the research for my honors thesis. The thesis discusses and develops the Theory of Conscious Alignment (TCA). The theory states that leaders and managers who consciously mold the strategy and culture of their […]
The Influence of Dorothea Lange on American Culture
Heather Heyman and Dr. Allen J. Christenson, Humanities When America experienced the Great Depression during the 1930’s, a large number of people struggled to survive each day. Countless men and women were unemployed, and therefore, had no means of providing for their families. The migrant workers of the west were hit the hardest, and their […]
THE CONSUMPTION AND ADOPTION OF A GLAMORIZED VERSION OF AMERICAN “POP CULTURE” VIA THE TELEVISION BY ADOLESCENTS IN UKRAINE
Tyler D. Thompson and Dr. David Hart, Germanic & Slavic Languages The jumping off point for my research was in Kiev, Ukraine, where I had served a two year LDS mission two years previous. As I deplaned in Borispol (15 minutes outside of Kiev) I found myself almost giddy in anticipation of savoring a bowl […]
Superimposition of Cultures
Becky Ravenberg and Dr. Mark Magleby, Visual Arts By means of my photography, I have highlighted the Anglo and Hispanic communities that are in the immediate proximity of this university and in other communities in Utah County. I did this by superimposing photos of both cultures. These photo illustrations were displayed in two separate shows. […]
Improved Culture Technique for Mycobacterium ulcerans
Neal S. Thomson and Dr. Richard Robison, Department of Microbiology Mycobacterium ulcerans is a pathogenic bacterium and is the causative agent of Buruli Ulcer, a common mycobacterial disease similar to tuberculosis and leprosy. Buruli Ulcer is endemic to Western Africa and produces a deforming and sometimes lethal skin disease. One major obstacle for research is […]
Sharing Cultures: Destination Zambia
Erica Williams and Dr. Dale Cressman, Communications My project began with a flight to Lusaka, Zambia with a non-profit organization based in America Fork, Mothers Without Borders. The program consisted of daily service activities, nightly dinners with a Zambian family, and lodging in a hostel in Lusaka. Every morning we rode a bus to a […]
American Pop Culture: A Thai Perspective
Chris Coy and Professor Linda Sullivan, Graphic Design The construction of national identity amidst an ever-increasing influx of external ideas and foreign ideologies is an interesting phenomenon. In what ways does the popular culture of a country with access to all forms of media, such as the United States of America, influence smaller communities of individuals […]
THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF CULTURE: THE ANASAZI FARMERS AND THE ANGLO FARMERS/RANCHERS IN SOUTHEASTERN UTAH
David N. Hanton and Dr. Ray T. Matheny, Anthropology In the 1880’s the Texas cattle barons brought thousands of sheep and cattle to Utah to exploit its grasslands.1 Some of them made their way to Montezuma’s Canyon. The purpose of my research in Montezuma’s Canyon was to determine if there is a correlation between the […]
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