1. List nine (9) laws, or as many as possible if less than nine, concerning clergy that you have found by searching your nearest municipality laws. By municipality, we mean on the village or town level. If there are none, then tell us how you found that out.

1. Describe and compare the image of kingship in two cultures, paying special attention to the consecration of a king. (100 words for each culture)

1.      Describe several of the factors that define a culture as Indo-European and how those defining factors are useful in understanding that culture. (minimum 300 words)

The overall characteristic of all IE cultures is that they all share a common root language.  Since language comes from people, it also comes with customs, values, myths, social structure, etc of that people.  As a result, the IE cultures share similar social structures and myths along with related languages.

1. Compare and contrast the language you have chosen to study and your native language (and any other languages you have studied, if you like). Consider each languages' syntax and grammar, as well as vocabulary matters, such as cognates, derivatives or borrowed words. (minimum 300 words)

The language I have decided to study is modern Icelandic.  While studying Icelandic, I have found that the overall syntax is familiar to me as a speaker of English.  There are differences though.

Standard Set 1: Basic Myths

1)Define Paleopaganism, Mesopaganism, and Neopaganism, giving examples of each. (minimum 100 words for each)

a)Paleopaganism

1. Indo-European Culture: Discuss in general terms the bardic arts prevalent within a single (preferably ancient) Indo-European culture; explain how those bardic arts fit into that culture and religion. (300-600 words)

1. Provide an appropriate definition, discuss your understanding, and provide an illustrative example for the term "ethical dilemma" (minimum 100 words, excluding the definition)

If any agent is in any moral dilemma, then that agent ought to adopt each of two alternatives but cannot adopt both.(Sinnott-Armstrong)

1. Find and provide an appropriate definition, discuss your understanding, and provide illustrative examples for each of the following seven terms: morals, values, personal bias, professional boundaries, confidentiality, right and wrong (100 words each minimum, not including definitions):

Morals:

1. of, pertaining to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical.

1. Describe the geographical and temporal distribution of your chosen symbol set. If the symbol set was used cross-culturally, describe how each culture used your chosen symbol set. (min. 200 words)