The Tournament of Roses : why family traditions parade through the years, 2003.

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The Tournament of Roses : why family traditions parade through the years, 2003.

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Strong describes the rituals and processes involved in claiming a spot and watching Pasadena's Rose Bowl every year. He tries to determine how his family began the tradition, and why the tradition continues despite complaints. He finds that his relatives come to the parade for different reasons, and that most people do not come to the parade for the actual parade but for the social experience surrounding it.

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Harold B. Lee Library

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Strong was born in Redding, California and moved to Provo, Utah at eighteen years old to attend Brigham Young University. After a two year mission in Guatemala for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Strong returned to Brigham Young where he majored in English. From the description of The Tournament of Roses : why family traditions parade through the years, 2003. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 182737521 Strong was born and raised in Redding, Cal...

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Plans for the David O. McKay building began in 1952 after an evaluation by the Brigham Young University College of Education concluded that the existing building for the College of Education were no longer meeting the growing needs of the program. Plans were officially announced in February of 1954 with the completion deadline being set for December of the same year. The building was officially dedicated on December 14, 1954 by President and Sister McKay along with members of the First Presidenc...