
Volume 2026
Y Writing is a Journal of University Writing at Brigham Young University. Each annual volume showcases exemplary writing on various topics and in a variety of genres, including award-winning essays in the categories of powerful prose, inquiry, argument, and multimodal composition.
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How has Independent Music Shaped the Music Industry?
Introduction “Independent labels and artists now account for nearly half of the global recorded music market”…
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A Tripaje to Godi’os Interventiones
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The Weight that Stayed
I have carried weight my whole life. Not just the kind you measure on a scale,…
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Dear Mom and Dad
I’ve been thinking about my brother Sam lately, and the struggles he’s had. Having ADHD makes…
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Taking the Bottle
This was the fourth hospital our family had gone to in two weeks. The first was…
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Exploring the Relationship Between Religiosity and Attitudes Toward Abortion in America
Among the sea of topics and issues that are frequently discussed and debated in the United…
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Writing Matters: “Where do you see yourself in five years?”
The topic of “writing” elicits images of strict English teachers staring down their spectacles at wide-eyed…
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Show Me the Proof: The Unstable Future of Bitcoin
A century ago, coal mining powered the industrial revolution. Then came the extraction of oil, gas,…
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The Paradoxical Nature of Horror
Whether on Halloween with family or at a sleepover at midnight, almost everyone remembers the…
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