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How does Langdon Winner think about technology and society? How does Winner feel about the theory of technological determinism? Provide an example and description of a technology that, over time and through social processes, favors certain social interests.

According to the Brenda Allen reading, what is gender? What is intersectionality? (See Kimberle Crenshaw video). Tell how and why some of the authors (e.g., Hess, Campbell, and/or Vogt and Goldman) listed in day 26 and day 27 talk about what it’s like to be a woman and a woman from a diverse background online.

Describe how YouTube pioneered the technology of “streaming video.” How did YouTube change over time? What is vertical integration and horizontal integration? Does YouTube reflect one of those structures? If so, how and why?

Describe the transition from the ownership to the access economy and how the money economy versus the time economy work in the music industry. What activities are involved in each of these for artists? How has the consumer access to the music and to the artist changed? Explain.

During this test, I follow the Proctorio test requirements and camera setup that I have acknowledged (Answer Yes, or No).

Write a command that inserts the elements of y into x after its last element. x = [3, 4] y = [5, 6] #### Your command goes here. Your command should NOT contain any numbers nor spaces. print(x) # [3, 4, 5, 6] should be printed on the screen.

The following code gave an error when executing it. Find the line that has the error and rewrite it down entirely after correcting it. Use the least number of spaces possible. a = 2if a>1    print(“number is larger than 1: a =”, “a”)

Fama and MacBeth (1973) [Risk, Return, and Equilibrium: Empirical Tests, Journal of Political Economy 91, 607-636] is one of the “standard” references on testing the CAPM.   Using first- and second-pass equations with clearly defined terms, describe the cross-sectional testing procedure employed by Fama and MacBeth. [8] What are four hypotheses and implications of the second-pass model of Fama and MacBeth? [6] What are the methodological issues faced by Fama and MacBeth and how do they address them? [8] The significance of their estimates was determined using an approach that is now called the “Fama-MacBeth t-statistics” and is commonly used in Corporate Finance. How is this computed? [3]

You want a plant population of 21,000 plants/acre. The seed label says germination is 91%. You’ll be planting on 30-inch rows. What gear ratio should you start with when calibrating your planter?  Answer: Driver gear is [gear1]. Driven gear is [gear2].

Chapter 16 Vocabulary Fill in the blank with the correct word from following list:  cantante, contador, maestro, diseñador, carpintero.   Diseñar ropa:  _______________