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9.  A customer was shopping at a large retail mall. She slipped and broke her hip on a patch of clear oily residue. The patch had accumulated over a two-day period in front of a massage kiosk, and spread several feet onto the main walking area for customers. There was a small sign as a part of the massage kiosk display on the front counter that said, “Beware of slippery floors.” When the customer had broken her hip, she had been looking ahead while walking, yet her feet slid wildly off of the floor to the extent that she partially somersaulted into the air and fell down hard onto the concrete. After learning that she would be disabled permanently, the customer sued the mall and the massage kiosk company. Will she likely prevail in her negligence claim against the mall?

26. Pilar won second place in a debate tournament. When she got home, she proudly placed her four-foot-high trophy on her front porch for everyone in the neighborhood to see. Dina, consumed with jealousy, taunted Pilar from the sidewalk and shot a rubber band at the trophy, intending to hit the trophy.  The rubber band hit the golden winged figure at the top, doing no damage, but bounced onto the porch.Note the following options for this question: I. Trespass to land II. Trespass to chattels III. Conversion Which answer below identifies each cause of action that lies on these facts?

10.  The personnel director of an investment company told a job applicant during an interview that the company was worth millions of dollars and that the company’s portfolio would triple in the next several months. The applicant was very excited about the company’s prospects and accepted an offer to work for the company. Two days later, the applicant read in the newspaper that the investment company had filed for bankruptcy reorganization. As a result of reading this news, the applicant suffered severe emotional distress, but he immediately found another comparable position.Is the applicant likely to prevail in an action for negligent misrepresentation?

In one sentence, define what a covalent bond is (in terms of electrons).

In your own words and in 60 seconds or less, look at your camera and answer the following question: “Many students treat the CRAAP test like a simple checklist, but the criteria are actually more complex and depend on the situation. Choose one CRAAP test criterion (like Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, or Purpose) and explain why it’s more complicated than it might seem at first.” In the submission box below, simply type “submitted.

In your own words and in 60 seconds or less, look at your camera and answer the following question: “Choose two standards of thought. Which standard of thought do you personally find the hardest to apply—and why? Which one do you find easiest and why?” In the submission box below, simply type “submitted.

In your own words and in 60 seconds or less, look at your camera and answer the following question: “The CRAAP test uses relevance to help judge how useful a source is. Evaluating a source’s purpose also helps determine if a source is trustworthy. These two criteria are related because both deal with goals, but they focus on different ones. What’s the difference between evaluating a source’s relevance and evaluating its purpose? Give an example to show your reasoning.” In the submission box below, simply type “submitted.

In your own words and in 60 seconds or less, look at your camera and answer the following question: “Why is it important to use more than one standard of thought when evaluating a source, argument, or idea?” In the submission box below, simply type “submitted.  

In your own words and in 60 seconds or less, look at your camera and answer the following question: “Pick two tools from the Baloney Detection Kit and explain how they could help you spot misleading or false information.” In the submission box below, simply type “submitted.

Find the length of the indicated side to 1 decimal place.