Logic & Reasoning Assignment 2

Assume the following scenario:
A life insurance agent visits a 43-year old, married father of three children. The insurance agent points out that the father is the only working adult in the household, and earns about $130,000 per year. At current earning rates, the father needs 10 years to pay off the house mortgage and put his three kids through university. If the father were to die during that time, the family would be left in quite a difficult financial situation, trying to pay off the funeral, the mortgage, and university costs.
The agent points out that the father has a 4.8% chance of dying by the age of 53, so he should make sure that he gets enough term (that is: time-limited) life insurance to cover his mortgage and estimated university fees for the next 10 years. The total amount of insurance the agent is proposing is $750,000, and will cost the father $76 per month.
The father answers that he doesnt like the price. After all, if I take the same $76/month and put it into investments, Ill make $9,265 in 10 years. And I have over a 95% chance of living! The agent answers that this would require an interest rate of 15% annually, and that most investment portfolios these days are lucky to get 7-8. The father answers that he can beat the market norm, because hes good at seeing companies on the rise and trading stock options. He has only gotten 7% average so far, but hes getting better and better at it every day. Plus, he adds Thats $76 hard-earned dollars per month, for TEN YEARS, that is probably 95.2% chance just being flushed down the toilet.
The agent also mentions that he commonly works with middle-aged working men, and that virtually all of them with non-working wives and school-aged children see the need in at least term life insurance just in case, so he thinks the father should reconsider his approach to this matter. Plus, the father is only a standard health rating. The father answers that his health is not a real concern, because his mother and father both lived well into their 80s.
Do the following three things:
Using a search engine, confirm mortality percentages given by the insurance agent and search S & P index returns since 2000 to find the actual market average annual returns. In other words, fact check both of their claims. Explain briefly how your findings compare to the numbers mentioned above.
List and describe one or more cognitive biases affecting each of the participants in the argument.
Give a brief (1-2 paragraph) explanation of what the father should do regarding the life insurance purchase. Justify your answer by explaining how you have reasoned to this conclusion

Writing About Learning Major Writing

Create an essay, between 500 and 1,000 words, that illustrates your perspective on learning by telling a true story from your experience. Your learning narrative should tell a story about one very specific learning experience that you have had in your life. The narrative should discuss the details of the experience and identify why this experience is so important to you. What lesson did you learn in this experience that has made such a profound impact on your life? Additionally, the narrative should discuss how your learning experience connects with one of the class readings. Spend some time explaining how your learning experience is similar to one of the experiences expressed in our class readings this week. Use MLA guidelines for document design. This includes using 1-inch margins, double-spaced type, a page number in the upper right corner, and a Works Cited page (if applicable). For details on designing documents according to MLA guidelines, see the Purdue OWL resources on MLA Cover letter:When you submit this assignment, include a brief cover letter (no more than 300 words) that answers the following questions:
What is your purpose in this assignment? What is it you are trying to do or say in this piece of writing?
What are you proud of about this assignment?
What challenges did you face while completing this assignment?
What sorts of feedback do you want from your instructor on this assignment?

Special Problems and Challenges, and the Future of Policing in America

Law enforcement operations and strategies were
historically driven by proven best practices. Current and future challenges now
require a new approach combined with the responsiveness and comprehension of
officers using a different thought process and judgment. These challenges
require a fundamental transformation inclusive of new tools, new strategies,
and new approaches. Use your textbook, and/or the Internet, to research
credible sources on the issues as they relate to law enforcement operations and
management and the social aspect of policing.
Write a 68 page paper in which you answer the
following questions:

Identify the best
practices being used by law enforcement agencies to ensure that officers
are trained in all aspects of understanding and manipulating technology
and technological devices in their attempts to keep up with the rapidly
changing technological environment.
Identify the ways in
which police officers are responding to a changing and diverse community.
What can police agencies do to improve the trust between diverse
members of the community?
Identify the agencies
involved in investigating hate crimes. Identify the challenges
involved in investigating hate crimes. Analyze the problems related
to determining the actual number of hate crimes and what makes a hate
crime different from other crimes. Describe how domestic
terrorism and hate crimes are similar in nature.
What does the future of
policing look like in America? Identify the myriad of challenges that
those in the law enforcement community are currently facing, and will face
in the future.
Use at least four quality sources in this assignment.

Analyse the extent to which the recent rise of populist governments is an indication of frustrations with the modern neoliberal and globalised world order and a direct response and challenge to the dominant political institutions across the globe.

Follow the instructions from the rubric and instructions documents attached.
Follow the plan from the essay plan attached
Use sources from the source list attached if possible
Distinction level essay
First paragraph about Poland’s anti Eu stance
Second paragraph about trumps more isolationist stance
Third paragraph about Modi in Inida
Fourth Paragraph about race and gender, although this can be tied into the first three paragraphs with the way race and gender ties into populism in those countries
Use the disscursive performative approach to populism
needs at least 5 primary sources
needs to use all primary sources from essay plan

Quantitative Research Critique and Ethical Considerations

Write
a critical appraisal that demonstrates comprehension of two quantitative
research studies. Use the “Research Critique Guidelines Part II”
document to organize your essay. Successful completion of this assignment
requires that you provide a rationale, include examples, and reference content
from the study in your responses.
Use
the practice problem and two quantitative, peer-reviewed research articles you
identified in the Topic 1 assignment to complete this assignment.
In a 1,0001,250 word essay, summarize two
quantitative studies, explain the ways in which the findings might be used in
nursing practice, and address ethical considerations associated with the
conduct of the study.

Article, directions, and rubric are included as attachments

“CAFOs: Plaguing North Carolina’s Communities of Color” (2017)

The article discusses discusses the deleterious effects that Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) have on both humans and non-humans in North Carolina. It mentions about approach of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency towards Animal Feeding Operations; history of plague in the country; and enactment of Clean Air Act, and Clean Water Act for preventing environment.
Your essay must include the following features:
The clear identification, by author and title, of the article you are summarizing and to which you are responding;
A recap or distillation of the article that demonstrates a careful reading of the text, states the main points of the text concisely and accurately, describes the text accurately and fairly using neutral language, and uses signal phrases to distinguish what the author says from what you say (NFG, pp. 33-35);
An explicit response; and
Support for your response (NFG, pp. 42-43).
You may organize your essay according to the model of your choosing (NFG, pp. 43-44).
Your finished essay (1) be formatted in MLA style (NFG, pp. 586-596); and (2) contain in-text citations and a work cited page in MLA style (NFG, pp. 544-596).

Lesson 4: Discussion- Listening, Taking Notes, and Remembering Taking Notes

Question(s)/Topics:
1. Discuss the Cornell notetaking method (based on the activity in this lesson). Also, discuss 2 other notetaking success strategies you learned. How will you incorporate these notetaking tools in school and beyond after you have read this week’s Lesson and watched the videos ?

2. What are the main reasons you take notes?
3. How do you use your notes to identify main points, important terms, definitions, and synthesize information as you prepare for study and examinations?
4. How are you strengthening your listening, concentration, and organizational skills so that notetaking is becoming an active, valued activity for you?

2 Detailed Paragraphs

Explain and give examples of how the video demonstrated effective application of each of the competencies/practices listed, or failed to do so.

do week 5 assignment 1
Review the VFE video documents. Click on the link below to access the VFE Video Analysis Sheet, which you will complete while viewing the video.
Document: VFE Video Analysis Sheet: 6605 (Word document)
Complete the VFE Video Analysis Sheet: 6605 as follows:
Look for evidence in the video of the competencies and practices listed in the first column of the Analysis Sheet. These competencies and practices are aligned with the Minnesota Standards of Effective Practice for beginning teachers. Consider how each competency/practice relates to the lesson plan for this teaching scenario.
Make notes in the second column about what you heard or observed in the video that provides evidence of the competencies and practices and their effectiveness in this particular lesson with this particular class of students. Pay attention to what the teacher says about the thinking and rationale for instructional planning and decision making.
In the third column, jot down comments, questions, and reactions about the competencies and practices evident in the video-noting strengths and weaknesses in the lesson, making connections with educational research and theory, and making suggestions for improvement.
Write an analysis of the VFE Assignment video. Based on the notes you took while viewing the video, write an analysis that focuses on the standards-based competencies listed on the VFE Video Analysis Sheet: 6605. Use writing skills and educational terminology that demonstrate your professional growth and learning. Include the following in your analysis:
Explain and give examples of how the video demonstrated effective application of each of the competencies/practices listed, or failed to do so.
With regard to each competency/practice, share insights you gained from the dialogue between the two educators that you may not have gained from observation alone.
Comment on the teachers effectiveness in organizing, managing, and building a sense of community in the learning environment. Provide evidence to support your response.
Based on your current level of knowledge and skill, indicate one or more recommendations for improvement that you would make to this teacher.