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Duncan’s problem Duncan wants to leave some of his assets to charity, some to his wife, and some to his children. He has some assets in a traditional retirement plan, some in a Roth plan, and some in “outside” (nonretirement) investments. Which asset should he leave to which beneficiary? Chart 1, “Choosing a Beneficiary for the Retirement Plan,” suggests that all three of these classes of beneficiary are “tax-favored” for the traditional plans:

Challenge Carl Stratton, a relatively new paramedic employee who had recently moved to the area from a major metropolitan area in another state is challenging the on-call policy. Paramedic Stratton states that services are required to pay at least the minimum wage for on call staffing because they must remain “at the ready” to respond to the Base within 5 minutes of being called. Based on reading in this document (Link to document) and any other sources that you obtain, describe how you would handle the challenge from Carl Stratton. Do you agree or disagree with his position?

Topic Choice: Comparing Ancient Female Rulers: Compare the Tang Empress Wu Zetian (also known as Empress Wu or as Wu Zhao; ruled China around 690-705 AD) with either the Pharaoh Cleopatra (ruled Egypt around 51-31 BC) or the Pharaoh Hatshepsut (ruled Egypt around 1478-1458 BC). You may also propose (for approval or not) a female ruler not listed. Avoid lengthy quoting or lengthy close paraphrasing from biographical sources. Make it YOUR comparative analysis. Your paper should: a) Compare the two (2) rulers in terms of their situation and ascent to power, their methods of rule, and their achievements and resourcefulness, noting similarities and differences. Use specific examples. b) Consider what your study suggests about the cultures over which they ruled, identifying any similarities and differences between the cultures. c) From this comparison, suggest lessons about different types of effective leadership by a female in the world of modern business and / or modern politics.

Your Task: For this assignment, you will compare/contrast two of the course readings, juxtaposing the two authors’ positions on the same issue. You will analyze how well one author presented an argument in comparison to the other author, looking at the writing strategies, such as: what kind of evidence they used/ how effective the evidence was at supporting their arguments (ex – scientific research studies versus personal experience); their tone; their voice (use of first person pronouns versus third person pronouns); the authors’ credibility as “experts”; audience awareness; organization (order of how points are given, topic sentences, connections between points and paragraphs, etc.); language use (ex – transition words to help guide the reader);

Topic Choices – Choose just one (1) of the topics below: Qualities of the Hero: Comparing Gilgamesh and Odysseus. Write an essay comparing these two (2) heroic figures from ancient epics of different cultures, especially focusing your analysis on the sources about their encounters with monsters: Gilgamesh encounters the monster guarding the forest, Humbaba, in Tablets 3-5 of the Epic of Gilgamesh (seehttpss://www.ancienttexts.org/library/mesopotamian/gilgamesh/; scroll down to the Tablet links; think of “Tablet” numbers like chapter numbers).” Odysseus encounters Polyphemus the Cyclops in Book 9 of The Odyssey (see httpss://www.theoi.com/Text/HomerOdyssey9.html; from line 105 to the end). Your paper should: a) Compare Gilgamesh and Odysseus as to their heroic qualities, noting similarities and differences, using specific examples from the epics. b) Summarize what this indicates about differences between ancient Mesopotamian and Greek cultures in their ideals and expectations. c) From this comparison, suggest ways that current cultural ideals and expectations shape modern notions about role models and heroes. Confucius and Aristotle on Virtue. Write an essay comparing these two (2) ancient thinkers on the concept of virtue or good ethical character and conduct. Stay focused on the issue; keep any biographical or other information short or limited. As much as possible, analyze their writings (in translation, of course), using Confucius’ Analects (at httpss://classics.mit.edu/Confucius/analects.html ) and Aristotle’sNicomachean Ethics (at httpss://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/nicomachaen.html ). Your paper should: a) Compare the teachings of Confucius and Aristotle on what constitutes virtue or good ethical character and conduct, noting similarities and differences in specific ideas or emphasis. b) Consider what your findings suggest about differences between ancient Chinese and ancient Greek culture. c) From this comparison, suggest ideas of virtue that can apply to ethics in a modern setting, such as a diverse workplace. Comparing Sculptures of Ancient India and Greece. Write an essay comparing the way gods and humans were depicted in sculpture in ancient India and Greece, and identify the cultural values and ideals that these art works reflect in each case. Your paper should: a) Using specific examples, compare the way gods and people were depicted in the sculptures of ancient India and Greece, noting similarities and differences. b) Identify the cultural values and ideals that these art works reflect for each society. c) From this comparison, suggest a modern situation of artistic expression and the ways it reflects or counters prevailing cultural values.

Prepare a data spreadsheet with three columns: Date, High Temperature, and Low Temperature. List the past 60 days for which data is available. 1.1 Prepare ahistogram for the data on high temperatures and comment on the shape of the distribution as observed from these graphs. 1.2 Calculate  and S. What percentage of the high temperatures are within the interval  – S to  + S? What percentage of the high temperatures are within the interval  – 2S to  + 2S? How do these percentages compare to the corresponding percentages for a normal distribution (68.26% and 95.44%, respectively)?