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Based on our articles and videos this week, list/identify and summarize what you believe are the two strongest arguments in favor of internet sleuthing/“crowdsourcing justice,” and the two strongest arguments against it.   Considering both sets of arguments, what is your overall view of this phenomenon? Why? *** Remember, submitting any part of this Learning Evaluation created using generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, etc., or AI-enhanced writing/translation platforms like Grammarly, QuillBot, DeepL, and Google Translate violates my Academic Integrity policy (see Syllabus). Like other forms of plagiarism, it is academic misrepresentation/fraud because you are submitting work created by someone or something else as your own.

Which of the following chromosome aberrations are considered to be stable aberrations, meaning that they can persist for generations because they are not lethal to the cell?

Bonus Question (0.5 points) Which of the following best describes the order in which electrons pass through and the resulting x-rays travel through the head of a linear accelerator? 1. Bending magnet, target, primary collimator, scattering foil, dual ion chamber, 2. Bending magnet, primary collimator, target, flattening filter, dual ion chamber 3. Bending magnet, target, primary collimator, flattening filter, dual ion chamber 4. Bending magnet, primary collimator, scattering foil, dual ion chamber

Use a traditional clock face to determine the next three terms in the following sequence. 3​ , 8​ , 1​ , 6​ , 11​ , . . . [1]  [2]  [3]

Given:   

EXTRA CREDIT    (4 POINTS) Write the sum of five consecutive odd numbers if the 4th one is  3n .  Simplify completely.  

Given the following arithmetic sequence: 9 , 16 , 23 , 30 ,  . . . a.  Find the nth term:     an = [1]      simplify completely b.  Find the 289th term  [2]

Examine the following sequence of ball pyramids: How  many red balls will be needed to make the 173rd pyramid?

For the practice exam, students do not need to submit their scrap work.  However, on the real exam, students will need to complete the following instructions immediately after they submit their real exam:   REQUIRED SCRAP WORK: All students are REQUIRED to submit their scrap work. Students must do the following: Students must submit scrap work in their own handwriting for the exam. Students who do not submit scrap work showing how they solved the problems will receive a grade of zero (0) on the exam.  Submit their scrap work within 10 minutes after they have submitted their exam on Canvas. Scrap work submitted after 10 minutes after exam submission will not be accepted. Submit their scrap work as a PDF file or JPEG or JPG image files to the separate Canvas assignment called “EXAM 1 SCRAP WORK: All Students are REQUIRED to submit their exam work HERE”. Scrap work not submitted as either a PDF file or JPEG or JPG image files will not be accepted. If you have done scrap work by hand on paper, then after the exam you will need to quickly take images and submit images as JPEG or JPG image files or a PDF file.

For your second essay, Please select a second (and DIFFERENT) question (do not answer the same question twice!) and write your response in the text box below. Please indicate which essay (providing the number is fine) you are answering. No citations are required in your answers as you are not allowed to access materials.  One question should be answered in question 41 textbox and one question should be answered in question 42 textbox.  Compare and contrast the traditional or “helicopter” model of research to a community-based participatory research (CPBR) approach. What are the benefits and drawbacks of each method? Name at least 2 benefits and 2 drawbacks for each approach.  Given all that you have learned in module 10 on health disparities, underlying causes of health disparities, the risk & protective factors model, high risk populations, and racism as a public health issue, select a health condition for which there are known health disparities. First, identify the health condition you have selected and identify a population at high risk for this health condition. Then, discuss why this condition constitutes a health disparity. Finally, discuss two risk factors that contribute to this health disparity (please note, these can fall at any level of the social ecological model). You have been given transcripts from recent focus groups. Your supervisor wants to know the main aspects discussed. Explain, using qualitative data analysis methods, how you would complete this task, using the terms: codes, categories, and themes, and describe at least two important records to keep throughout the process.