Browsing S. Daniel Abraham Honors Student Theses by Title
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The Abandoned Wife, Torah, and Jewish Survival in Lamentations Rabbah and “Agunah”.
(Stern College for Women Yeshiva University., 2019-05-07)Dinah’s role as a Torah interpreter and writer in “Agunah,” mirrors not only that of the abandoned woman in the midrash, but of Baron herself. This paper begins with a modern midrash written by Danah Fulbur, a woman who ... -
Abortion Legislation: Insight into the Reality of Constitutional Infringement by the Federal Government
(2021-04-27)Considering the issues of abortion and government intrusion on constitutionally mandated rights is complex and is not always clear. This paper has addressed insufficient abortion rulings by the Supreme Court enacting a ... -
Academic Cheating in Undergraduates: Examining Associated Factors
(Stern College for Women, 2017-05-30)Academic cheating has become a major problem nationwide, with rates only continuing to increase. Therefore, factors associated with academic cheating have been widely studied in psychology in order to cultivate effectual ... -
The Activism of Rabbi Marshall Meyer in the Period of the Argentinian Junta, 1976-1983.
(Stern College for Women. Yeshiva University.., 2018-08-23)The situation in Argentina under the junta from 1876-1983 can be hard to comprehend. On one level, so many in the country were tortured and killed in ruthless and violent ways, treated with a complete lack of human ... -
Adaptations of Austen: How Does Multimedia Impact Our Ability to Read Between the Lines of "Pride and Prejudice" and "Emma"?
(New York, NY. Stern College for Women. Yeshiva University., 2020-05-06)This paper will explore the experience of reading an Austen novel, specifically the effects of narrative style, including Austen’s narrator and free indirect discourse, and study the original novels, followed by the listed ... -
Advancing the Adaptation of a Dissonance-Based Eating Disorder Prevention Program for the Orthodox Community.
(New York, NY. Stern College for Women. Yeshiva University., 2020-05-06)Bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder are two of the eight eating disorder diagnoses. Eating disorder prevention programs reduce the prevalence of eating disorder risk factors, such as those delineated in the dual ... -
The Advantages of Community: Wellbeing in communal living and a look into the Jewish Community
(Yeshiva University, 2022-04-28)With today’s technology, people across the globe can connect like never before. Although there are some who are finding meaning in this ability, there is a major problem across the world: people are lonely. An antidote ... -
Affordable Care Act Enrollment: Analysis of Variation in Nationwide Implementation and Implications for Health Equity
(Stern College for Women, 2015-04)Signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) promised to radically alter the healthcare landscape of America. Through ... -
Algorithmic Bias: A New Age of Racism
(2021-04-30)This paper surveyed multiple manifestations of algorithm bias in different areas and highlighted the impact of incorporated bias. Facial recognition technology is used for a range of purposes, including photo tagging, ... -
Algorithmic Trading
(Yeshiva University, 2022-05-19)This paper gives an overview of algorithmic trading. It is intended to inform interested traders of the value of incorporating algorithms into their trading strategies. They must also be warned of the dangers of implementing ... -
America’s Deadliest Penalty: The Future of Capital Punishment in the United States.
(New York, NY. Stern College for Women. Yeshiva University., 2020-05-06)In the United States of America, the controversy surrounding capital punishment spans across every state as well as more than 100 years of debate. Also referred to as the death penalty2, capital punishment includes “the ... -
An Analysis of "Duties of the Heart" in Light of the Historiography of Alchemy
(2021-04-27)In his foundational work Duties of the Heart, R. Bachya ibn Paquda makes a comparison that is startling to the minds of modern readers. In the Shaar HaBitachon, “Gate of Trust,” R. Bachya sets up a juxtaposition between ... -
An Analysis of Drug Resistance Mechanisms in Plasmodium vivax Malaria and ERα-Positive Breast Cancer and Their Implications for the Prevention Drug Resistance in Future Therapeutic Development
(Stern College for Women, 2015-12-16)Drug resistance is currently one of the most critical health concerns. While the exact mechanisms of drug resistance remain unknown, certain aspects of it can be revealed by studying drug resistance from two perspectives: ... -
An Analysis of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik’s Utilization of Dialectic
(New York, NY. Stern College for Women. Yeshiva University., 2020-05-06)Consequently, the Rav’s extension of Man’s perpetual dialectic condition to the meta-dialectic can be understood as representing the Rav’s consistency in his emphasis on perpetuity in regard to Man’s dialectic condition. ... -
An Analysis of Sports Journalism Through the Philosophy of Roger Kahn.
(Stern College for Women. Yeshiva University.., 2019-05-07)Sports writing and journalism provides a powerful lens for which to analyze the role of sports in American society. Via a close reading analytical approach, it initially appears as though Roger Kahn was correct in his ... -
Analysis of the Categorization of Twitter as a Hybrid Social and Information Network as a Tool for Politicians.
(Stern College for Women. Yeshiva University.., 2019-04-07)Social media platforms today can be utilized for two main purposes, maintaining social connections and spreading information. Therefore, media platforms can be categorized as either social networks or information networks. ... -
An Analysis of the Protective Duties and Rights of Vulnerable Populations In the Jewish Legal Code
(Stern College for Women, 2017-05)This paper will examine the treatment of vulnerable populations in Judaism within the Jewish legal code. Initially, the text of the Hebrew Bible (referred to as the “Torah” for the duration of the paper) will help establish ... -
An Analysis of the Threat to Israel from the Growing Iranian Presence in Syria.
(New York, NY. Stern College for Women. Yeshiva University., 2020-05-06)It is the hypothesis of this paper that the best strategy for Israel to pursue in dealing with the growing Iranian presence in Syria is to continue with its strategy of Mabam, or the “war between wars”, in order to weaken ... -
The Anti-Aging Effects of the BDNF Polymorphism in Midlife Female C57/BL6 Mice.
(Stern College for Women. Yeshiva University., 2018-12-24)Aging is associated with cognitive decline and increased allostatic load which increases the brain’s vulnerability to hormone-mediated structural remodeling. Both sex and stress hormones exert change on the brain, particularly ... -
The Antibiotic Crisis: An Interdisciplinary Review and Analysis
(Stern College for Women, 2017-05)After decades of antibiotic misuse, antibiotic resistance is becoming more and more rampant. Normally, antibiotics damage bacteria by attacking nucleic acids, proteins, metabolites, cell walls, or cell membranes. Antibiotic ...
