4.25 (a) the six-month zero-coupon bond rate is calculated as follows: Rm=[m*(FV-PV)]/PV Rm=[2*(100-98)]/98=0.0482 Then this is converted into a continuously compounding rate: Rc=m*ln(1+Rm/m) Rc=2*ln(1+0.0482/2)=0.04763 The 1 year zero-coupon bond rate is calculated as follows: Rm=[1*(100-95)]/95=0.05263 Then this is converted into a continuously compounding rate: Rc=1*ln(1+0.05263/1)=0.05129 The 1.5 year zero-coupon bond rate is calculated as
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A few things that to help prevent School Shootings but failed would be the zero tolerance policy. The zero tolerance policy is preventing drugs and weapons being brought onto school property. But many students get away with it because they bring weapons to school hidden in their backpacks without anyone noticing‚ then they cause a tragedy‚ “Schools are not safer‚ or more educational because of zero tolerance policies.”(Nick Gillespie 4). This policy doesn’t change anything so why have this policy
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What do Argo and Zero Dark Thirty have in common‚ other than being Oscar nominees? They are both movies based on real life events and real life institutions‚ and they were both chosen as subjects of a case study designed to determine whether films have any influence on audience opinions about the government and the focal events. Participants in this study were undergraduates from a private Midwestern university who self-selected which of the two movies they would like to watch. They were then asked
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Zero- sum game and non-zero are terms used to refer to situations where there are gains and losses. Non-zero sum game is where one decision gain or loss doesn’t necessarily result in the others loss or gain. In this theory‚ the wins and loses‚ of all players do not add up to zero and everyone can win or lose. Commonly this is referred to as a “win-win situation” The common example given of this is the prisoner’s dilemma‚ a situation where two people are committed a crime are being interrogated separately
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two are an invasion” Ursula K. Le Guin. The two texts “Zero Hour” by Ray Bradbury and War of the Worlds by H.G Wells compare and contrasts characters reactions and the atrocious events. In Well’s War of the Worlds and Bradbury’s “Zero Hour” the characters during the invasions both felt worried and the events showed that life on Earth was under attack. To begin‚ both female characters from the two texts felt tense about the invasion. In “Zero Hour” Mink’s mother says “Heavens‚ Mink what’s going on
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Amy Lee Professor Yun English 201A 10 November 2014 The Benefits of Torture Over the decades‚ people have viewed torture has horrifying‚ inhumane‚ and excessive. In the movie‚ Zero Dark Thirty‚ directed by Kathryn Bigelow‚ it was mainly used for interrogations to obtain information from the detainees about certain people. In the film‚ there are many scenes that display the superficial layers of enhanced interrogation and gives the viewers an automatic response that torture is bad. While many viewers
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Learning Sector Level 4 Theory Assessment 4 Analyse the ways in which you would establish ground rules with your learners‚ and which underpin behaviour and respect for others. In this assignment I will define what ground rules are and why we set ground rules during the process of teaching/training learners. I will seek to analyse the different ways I would establish ground rules with learners and how these ground rules will help ensure inclusivity‚ effective group working and participation and promote
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Jamya Copeland Ms.Abdullah Oral/Written Composition Effects Of The Current Stand Your Ground Law Michael Brown was an 18 year old African American teenager‚ who was fatally shot by Darren Wilson a white ferguson police officer. Darren wasn’t charged because of the Stand Your Ground law. A Stand Your Ground law is a law that authorizes a person to protect and defend one’s life and limb against threat or perceived threat. This law states that an individual has no duty to retreat from any place
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Zero Fee Tour-Making an Ethical Decision? Generally‚ ethic is similar to moral value that regulates the behavior of people and we use ethic to justify what is right and wrong. Business Ethic is therefore the standard to justify what is good or bad in making a business decision or in running a business (Geer‚ 1994). Business ethic is relevant to both conducts of individuals and business organizations. Some of the enterprises just simple ignore the business ethics and run the business practically
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Rogerian Assignment Since this assignment was not posted until today‚ I’ve revised the due date of the rough draft to allow you a full week to compose it. The revised due date should still allow you enough time to review your group members’ papers. Rough Draft Due (needs to be in your peer group members’ inboxes): March 29 Peer Feedback Due for Peer Feedback Sessions: April 2 Final Draft Due: April 9 Write a four page paper in which you use Rogerian argumentation to address one of
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