Sample

Student Papers

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Folk Speech at a Movie Theater
The Door, The Box, The Booth and more
(2005-046) Jennifer Prentkiewicz
Charm Bracelets - Objects of Memory
(2005-029) Crystal Pruitt
Taking Advantage of Innocence: Tales of Self-Reliance from a Suburban Childhood
(2005-017) Mary Kate (Last Name Withheld)
“If I remember the way I think I remember…”
Analysis of Two Variants
of a Personal Narrative about a Near-Death Experience.
(2005-014) Beata Duncan
Vietnam Marine Saves Lives
(2005-002) Marisa Beck
Identical Twins: Issues of Identity and Communication
(2002-027) Linda Andros
Foodways: Re-Discovering the S'more
(2002-012) Valerie Sink
Altars in Filipino Homes and Businesses
(2001-039) Maria Macapagal
King of the Surf
(2001-030) Sean Smith
How Not to be a Bad Mother
(1999-106) Cindy Beauchemin
Sucked into a Whirlpool - One Family's Attempt to Maintain their Individuality Through Stories
(1999-039) Karen-Jayne Leech
The Mill: Trip to a Ghost Site in Manassas, Virginia
(1998-013) Joy Fairman
Banshee: The Supernatural Legend
(1997-015) Lara Henry

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