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Cp: Structures and energies look fine.  Why is 2 kinetically preferred?   What structural features contribute to the greater bend energy in 3? 

NAD:  Basic explanation re: stereocontrol OK.  It's not right to expect that the higher energy conformation of 5 will be "preferred"...except in the sense that it fits your mechanistic explanation! 

Taxol: "Up" isomer 9 looks good.  For "down" isomer 10, you've accidentally added a Me group to the alkene!   I don't understand how you conclude that 9 is "locked into" the (higher energy) twist boat form.   Why (in terms of structural features) is the alkene unreactive?

Carbene: Mostly OK but C-Cl frequencies look odd.  

No project???   Pity, since you made a good attempt at the earlier parts!