Jose do you see, by the dawn's early light? : an examination of elementary school playground songs, 2004.

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Jose do you see, by the dawn's early light? : an examination of elementary school playground songs, 2004.

Includes a discussion of song parodies sung by elementary school children. Describes song parodies in popular culture and the function they play to satirize current events and to make political statements. Also discusses two genres of children's song parody tunes: Christmas songs and pop songs. Topics in children's song parodies include rebellion against school authority, sports, and current events. Includes song parody lyrics collected from Cascade Elementary School in Orem, Utah.

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Harper, Richard, 1980-

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Harper was born in Utah. He spent a few hears living in Germany with his family before moving back to Utah for middle and high school. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Germany. Harper earned an associate's degree from Utah Valley State College and then transferred to Brigham Young University. He was employed as a reading teacher at Cascade Elementary School in Orem, Utah for a short time. From the description of Jose do you see, by the dawn's...

Brigham Young University.

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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...