Review the PowerPoint files Chapter 5- Introduction to Valuation:
The Time Value of Money(calculator).ppt, Chapter 5- Introduction to
Valuation: The Time Value of Money(formulas).ppt, and Chapter 6 –
Discounted Cash Flow Valuation.ppt to help you further understand the
chapters.

Using Excel templates FCF 11th edition Chapter 06 student.xlsx, FCF 11th
edition Chapter 05 student.xlsx, complete the following problems in the
textbook:

Single Sum: Problems 2, 3, 4, and 5 on pages 146 and 147
Series of Cash Flows: Problems 1-3 on pages 183 and 184, and Problem 36 on page 187
Annuities and Perpetuities: Problems 6, 10, and 11 on page 184
Amortization: Problem 20 on page 185 and Problem 55 on page 189

Please see the below instructions, and respond in APA format.

Complete 1 ­ Summarizing Poetry

Step 1:

Read the following poems (you’ll find these in the textbook and/or online)

° Nikki Giovanni “Poetry”

° Rita Dove “Sonnet in Primary Colors”

° Emily Dickinson “I’m Nobody! Who are You?”

° Robert Frost “Fire and Ice”

Step 2:

Read each of your four poems silently to yourself at least a couple of times. Breathe deeply, and take your time. Sink into the poem and try to understand its soul.

Next, summarize each poem in 2­-4 sentences. In your summary, try to respond to at least a couple of the following questions:

● How is sound working in the poem?

● What happens in the poem?

● Who is speaking?

● What is the poem’s message?

● What do you notice about the way that the poem sounds?

● Does this poem make use of any poetic sound devices that you learned about i.e.,assonance, consonance, repetition?

Complete 2 ­ Reading Poetry Aloud

Read each of the above poems, but this time focus on reading each poem using several different voices. This is really fun. See if you can make a small child laugh. Read it with different emotions, like anger or grief. Or pretend you’re a favorite cartoon character. As you do this, get used to the rhythms of each poem and the play of words. Understand the persona. Listen to yourself speaking the poem out loud. Who are you? And who are you talking to? In 2-­4 sentences (per poem) describe your experience of reading the poem aloud and how changing voices/tones impacts your understanding of and response to each poem.

Complete 3 ­ Imagery and Metaphor Exercise

Choose one of the poems from the above set and write a 3-­4 paragraph response in which you describe the pictures these poems create in your mind. Make specific reference to the poem’s use of metaphor and metonymy, as well as its imagery. Before getting started, review these terms in the textbook and online.

Here is an example to get you started using a famous Ezra Pound poem:

In a Station of the Metro

The apparition of these faces in the crowd;

Petals on a wet, black bough.

Sample student response:

I see a crowded subway platform and out of the moving crowd of people, various beautiful faces take shape, one upon another. I get this particular picture for several reasons. I see the subway platform because of the title, and I see the crowd because the poem says there’s a crowd. The reason the crowd appears to be moving lies in the main feature of the poem, which is its metaphor. Essentially, the poem is nothing but a metaphor, where the second line is a metaphor for the first line. In other words, “petals on a wet, black bough” is a metaphor for “the apparition of these faces in the crowd.” To me, this means the crowd (bough) is moving and undifferentiated (wet, black) and the faces are incredibly beautiful (petals on a bough). In my picture, singularly beautiful faces take shape in succession because they are “apparitions.” They appear to me from the moving, undifferentiated mass of bodies (the crowd).

Note: while metaphor and imagery are technical terms and therefore objective, interpretation is subjective. The point is, don’t get hung up on finding the correct meaning of a poem while learning the techniques of poetry just dive in and share what you ‘see’!

VIDEO PROJECTS: Students will view ONE of the video options listed below and will write a brief 1½ – 2-page single-spaced paper on each, following the prompts and guidelines for writing them outlined below. Penalties apply if the length exceeds the page limit by more than a sentence or two.

Content: The written assignment should include critical analysis and personalization, but it’s not typical research papers. Students are encouraged but are not required to include quotes from authoritative sources, journal articles, or research. If you quote materials, students must use any of the established styles for documenting college papers.

The prompt to answer for one of the videos are below and serve as a guideline for writing the assignments. Students may express themselves freely but must articulate a well-documented argument to support their point of view to achieve a good grade. Mere expression of unsupported personal opinions will not count as critical think­ing.

Film choices:

Choice 1: The People Paradox

This PBS/NOVA documentary film addresses the problems of recent and rapid changes in human population world­wide. Explain the population paradox. Why was an 11-year-old boy sitting alone in a spacious classroom in Oguchi, Japan with the undivided attention of his own teacher? What is happening to the populations of Russia, Japan, and much of Europe? What about the USA? What is happening in India’s Uttar Pradesh and why? Why have birth control and family planning efforts in India struggled? What does the film say will be the economic and social impact of these population changes?

Available via FOD (SCC homepage > Library > Research Databases. Films on Demand) (Links to an external site.)

Choice 2: Outfoxed

This is a 2004 documentary film that criticizes the Fox News Channel, and its former owner, Rupert Murdoch, claiming that the channel is used to promote and advocate biased right-wing views. What was the strongest argument that supports the filmmaker’s point of view about Murdock and his Fox media outlet and the best argument that disputes or discredits the filmmaker’s point of view? Since the film was made, has Fox changed its approach to reporting political events? Watch one TV show of a pundit from Fox (e.g. Hannity, Cavuto, Ingram, etc.) and one from MSNBC (e.g., Matthews, Maddow, Hayes, Williams, etc.) and compare how they covered the same news event. Which did you think was more biased and which was more credible, and why?

Available via FOD (SCC homepage > Library > Research Databases. Films on Demand) (Links to an external site.)

Choice 3: Slums and Money: A Socioeconomic Analysis

This film cuts across many sociological issues and problems: poverty, urbanization, urban decay/megaslums, job and market development, globalization, and economic inequality. The film offers a set of wide-ranging opinions from economists such as Paul Krugman, about what can be done about the expansion of markets and the mass migrations of rural dwellers into the overcrowded, squalid megaslums of modern cities. Based on what you saw in the film, does it make good social and economic policy to try to resist (or even reverse) the trend of millions of poor people leaving their rural homes and moving into the squalid slums of cities? Should governments accept that this mass migration is going to continue to happen, and therefore begin to do more urban planning, infrastructure expansion, and investment of money into expansion of housing? Why or why not? How can society reap the benefits that come from expanding market trade & job creation with the inherent and unavoidable unfairness/unevenness of that growth ‒ growth for some people, but growth that leaves behind (or worsens) living conditions and future opportunities for millions of others? Select one of the cities presented in the film and imagine what it would be like if you were born into poverty in a poor rural village 100km from that rapidly-growing port city. What would you do? Would you stay home and try to survive there? Or would you move to a slum and live in squalor on the chance that you might be one of the lucky ones who gradually (over 2 or 3 generations) manages to pull yourself up ‒ step by step – out of that slum?

Available via FOD (SCC homepage > Library > Research Databases. Films on Demand) (Links to an external site.)

Choice 4: Killing Us Softly [version 3 or 4]

Jean Kilbourne’s series of documentaries describes how images of women in media advertising impart subtle messages about men and women. Women are portrayed as weak and passive sex objects while men are shown as violent and dominant. After watching the video, leaf through magazines and/or watch television to find other examples of similar portrayals of males and females in advertising. In your written analysis, describe the images and subtle messages you found and explain the impact those images had on you. Optionally, you may also attach up to three examples of print media or video clips that you found that support and illustrate your written analysis. (Note: The attachments do not count toward the page total). Available on DVD disc in the College Library and other libraries and some commercial outlets.

Choice 5: Film and brief article on Foster Care

Article: “Six problems with the foster care system”

Film: A Home for Maisie

Most of us grow up in families, but some children cannot live in their birth families and end up in foster care. This film is the story of an emotionally-damaged girl in Britain, Maisie, who suffered abuse, neglect, and then rejection as she was moved to ten different foster placements. Maisie’s early experiences left the 7-year-old with anger, confusion, and distrust. What were the major reasons Maisie had so much difficulty adjusting to life with Jim and Sue? What made the difference in helping Maisie get ready for permanent adoption? The “Six problems” article addresses other issues related to foster care system in the U.S. What does it say about LGBT identity, family reunification, and the propensity for homelessness after foster youth age-out of the system?

Read this article: Six Problems with the Foster Care System or can be Googled on the web.

Then watch this film, a BBC Production. (58 minutes) and is available:

FOD (SCC homepage > Library > Research Databases. Films on Dema (Links to an external site.)nd)

Choice 6: Park Avenue, Money, Power, and the American Dream

This documentary compares the lives of the 400 richest Americans, like those who live on Park Avenue in Manhattan versus those who live on the extension of that street in Harlem and across the river in the South Bronx. Can you reconcile the economic philosophy of Ayn Rand with the principles of Christianity regarding treatment of the poor? How is the role of money affecting American politics and the ability of ordinary Americans to have a voice in shaping government and taxation policies like the carried interest provision? Which of the people interviewed in the film best reflects your own political and economic philosophies and why?

Available via FOD (SCC homepage > Library > Research Databases. Films on Demand) (Links to an external site.)

Choice 7: Trapped: a Look at the Sex Trade

Every year, two million women and children are tricked, beaten, raped, and forced by threat of death into the world’s growing sex trade. This video follows women selling sex—from the African villages they can never again call home, to the cold, lonely streets of Europe. The film captures the violence and danger of life working on the streets. How are these women lured into a life of prostitut­ion? Why can’t they run away or go to the police? How is Anna’s story different from Joy’s? What can be done to end these practices? Note: because of the poor audio in some segments and the heavy accents, it is recommended the film be viewed with subtitles displayed on the screen.

Available via FOD (SCC homepage > Library > Research Databases. Films on Demand) (Links to an external site.)

answer the following questions and write a response to the questions in the first part of your discussion post.

• What do you know about the Renaissance period?
• When you think about Renaissance art, what comes to mind?

Explore: Next, investigate the subject by reading articles from Smarthistory, https://smarthistory.org/how-to-recognize-italian-renaissance-art/ (Links to an external site.), over works of art from the Early Renaissance.

Explain and Elaborate: Write a response to the questions in the second part of your discussion post.

• What prompted a renewed fascination with the human figure?
• How did this align with humanism?

Evaluate: Finally, answer the following question. “How has your understanding of Renaissance art changed?

After that, compare responses with other members of your group. You can find group members in the “People” section of our class in Canvas. Comment on at least one other group member’s discussion posting.

Then, summarizing the information you have learned about the topic, create an infographic, a synthesis of written facts about a subject with an image of the subject, for use in a class-wide discussion over the topic. See example below. You can find web resources for making a infographic through Google or sites such as canva.com, venngage.com, or others.

Paste a picture of the infographic in your post. Make sure that the infographic is pasted correctly or an active link to your infographic is available for others to view. If you have questions about how to create an infographic, contact the instructor.

Evaluate: Finally, answer the following question. “How has your understanding of Renaissance art changed?”

-Use at least three different references
-List the references you use on a separate page (encyclopedias do not count as references)
-Factual information within the text of the paper should be directly referenced using a parenthesis that indicates which sources contains that information
-Length of paper: three pages, double spaced, typed, not including the references. Be concise. Going over the page limit by more than 1/4 page will result in a penalty.
-There is a list of ten topics. Choose the one you are most interested in to research and write about. Please, only choose one topic.
-Do not cut and paste from other sources. Use quotation marks to quote directly from other work. Plagiarizing papers or statements will result in a ‘0’ for the work.

Format of paper: Description of the issue (background and introduction), points (pros), counterpoints (cons), conclusion, references cited

Topics for the bioethics paper:
1. If an individual has been in a coma for ten years, and medical experts have concluded that the person has virtually no chance of recovery, is it morally acceptable for a physician or healthcare worker to perform euthanasia or other life-terminating procedures if his/her closest family member so requests?
2. Embryonic stem cells (ESC’s) are said to hold the potential to treat and cure many disorders like diabetes and Parkinson’s disease. What are embryonic stem cells and what is their therapeutic potential? Where do we get them from? Not too long ago scientists managed to produce stem cells from adult cells, called induced pluripotent cells (iPSC’s). How are these less controversial than ESC’s? What are some of the drawbacks they have? Overall, what is the potential and what are the risks of stem cell research?
3. Outsourcing is a highly charged issue in globalization economy. What is not generally known is that most of the human clinical trials before a drug is approved are conducted offshore in poor third-world countries where stringent regulations protecting human subjects are lacking and the cost is low. Is it morally or economically justifiable for pharmaceutical companies to continue this practice to keep the drug cost down?
4. You frequently see this ad on college newspapers: “Exceptional women needed for confidential egg donation to an infertile couple”. The compensation is about $5000-$10000, plus all expenses paid. Should this be allowed and if so, what type of regulation, if any, should be imposed on this kind of transaction to protect the donor?
5. By genetic engineering, scientists have produced transgenic pigs rich in omega-3 fatty acids; the kind of good fat that benefits the heart and cardiovascular system. Given that cardiovascular diseases are the #1 killer in this country, should genetically modified (GM) foods such as this one be approved for public consumption by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration)?
6. South Dakota passed a law (it has since been repealed) that criminalized all abortions except when life of the mother is endangered. What were the arguments made to pass the law? What were the potential downsides had this law not been repealed?
7. The film “An Inconvenient Truth” documents the evidence of recent trends, potential consequences, and possible solutions of global warming. In your own words, describe the evidence for and against global warming trends, and then describe the environmental and biological impact, and what you individually should or should not do about this phenomenon.
8. A couple, who both have achondroplasia (drawfism), and inherited form of short stature, desire a child with short stature as well. They informed the genetic counselor that they would abort a fetus destined to grow to normal height. If you were the counselor, how would you advise the parents about the pros and cons so they will be fully informed before they reach their decision?
9. In 2006 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally allowed individuals 18 years or older to purchase the “emergency contraception” (or Plan B) without a physician’s prescription, but only in pharmacies. In 2009 girls 17 years or older were allowed to access the drug without a prescription and more recently, in 2013, the drug was made freely accessible over the counter to anyone. What were the reasons Plan B was made increasingly more available to younger women? What are some of the concerns about making this drug available to very young women? If you were the FDA administrator, would you allow even younger girls to access the drug without a prescription?
10. A new vaccine against cervical cancer, which is caused by a common sexually transmitter virus, human papilloma virus (HPV), has been made publicly available. This virus is estimated to kill about 288,000 women worldwide each year. The LA unified school district plans to make this vaccine available to middle and elementary school girls, yet some parents are not so sure this is a good idea. If you were the Mayor Garcetti, what would you do? What are the advantages of making the vaccine available? What are some of the concerns?