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Vassar Scholarship, the institutional repository formerly known as Digital Window, reflects the research and scholarly output of the Vassar College community.  It provides access to a variety of collections, including senior theses and projects across a wide range of disciplines.

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"Saga Hwaet Ic Hatte": The Riddles of the Aenigmata and the Exeter Book in Conversation

Publication Date
2017-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Villesvik, Miranda Chiharu
Department or Program
Greek and Roman Studies Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

Symphosius's Latin <em>Aenigmata</em> and the Old English Exeter Book, although known as two related collections of riddles, have not yet been analyzed from the perspective of their connected natures. This thesis seeks to bring the two collections into conversation as...

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The Pressures of the Profession: Why Do Teachers Choose to Stay or Leave

Publication Date
2024-April-20
Authors
Fuld, Jack
Department or Program
Education Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Vassar Only
Abstract

This qualitative study examines teacher satisfaction and teacher retention, and how that
affects teachers’ reasons to stay or leave the profession. The research question that guided my
study was: “How do the pressures of the profession affect teachers’ decisions to...

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Tuskegee and the Health of Black Infants

Publication Date
2021-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Brody, Benjamin
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

For nearly half a century, the American government funded the "Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male." As the name suggests, this experiment abused black men from Alabama and required medical professionals to withhold care from the test...

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