Calvin Olsen and Dr. Susan Howe, English Main Text Mary Anne Evans, who wrote under the pen name George Eliot, was a novelist in Victorian England. Like other women writers of the time, she used a pseudonym so that her work would be taken seriously. She is most widely recognized for her novels, but she […]
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The Harrowing of Hell: Salvation for the Dead in Early Christianity
Kendel Christensen and Dr. David Paulsen, Philosophy Main Text This project exceeded my grandest expectations. Not only did we achieve our main objective of tracking the history and evolution of the soteriological problem of evil, but our connection to restoration themes was so salient that the Journal of Book of Mormon and Restoration Scripture accepted […]
Experiences of Work/School/Family Conflict: A Qualitative Exploration
Sarah June Carroll and Dr. E. Jeffrey Hill, School of Family Life Introduction Most college students take on responsibilities and roles beyond full-time school work. Nearly three quarters of undergraduates work an average of 25.5 hours a week while attending school (NPSAS, as cited by Dundes & Marx, 2006). Between work and school, the working […]
How Religious Practices Affect the Rise of Populism in Latin America
Victoria Garcia and Dr. Kirk Hawkins, Department of Political Science Populism is “a Manichaean discourse that identifies Good with a unified will of the people and Evil with a conspiring elite” (Hawkins 2009). It is a movement that has been spreading in Latin America, in which a group of people consider themselves as the majority […]
Recreating the Past, an Historical Costume Reproduction: Marilla Lucretia Johnson Miller Daniels
Melissa DeGuire and Professor Mary Farahnakian, Department of Theatre and Media Arts My project was to research and recreate a dress worn by Marilla Lucretia Johnson Miller Daniels. She helped her husband, William Miller, who is sometimes referred to as a “Bogus Brigham”1 and her father, Aaron Johnson, to found the city of Springville and get the […]
Original Composition for the BYU Symphonic Band
Garrett Breeze and Dr. Kirt Saville, School of Music The goal of this project was to gain hands on experience by composing an original piece for the BYU Symphonic Band. There are currently no composition courses taught at BYU focusing on Concert Band literature; and because of the large volume of existing work by established, […]
Friends and Enemies in Washington: Insights from a Letter from Joseph F. Smith to Susa Young Gates
Mallory Hales Perry and Dr. David Whitchurch, Department of Ancient Scripture My project, made possible by generous funding through the ORCA grant program, focused on the social and political situation surrounding the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the turn of the twentieth century. Along with the help and guidance I received from […]
Religious Preferences and Inventory Decisions: Evidence from Movie Rentals
Craig Palsson and Dr. Joseph Price, Department of Economics For a long time, there has been a significant gap between the standards of movie goers and the standards of Hollywood. Walsh and Gentile (2001) show that though parents usually agree with Hollywood when it says something is inappropriate for children, they often disagree with Hollywood […]
Recognizing Faces: Women’s Portraits on the Salt Lake City and County Building
Diana Lauritzen and Dr. James Swensen, Department of Art History and Curatorial Studies Sixteen women’s portraits grace the capitals of four piers at the two main entrances to the Salt Lake City and County Building, a building which though controversial at the time, serves today as the icon of the city’s logo. Much like the […]
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