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A football coach threatens to kick a player off the team unless the player works harder. What kind of power is the football coach wielding?

A 32-year-old woman is rollerblading with her daughter when she trips on a crack in the pavement. She falls on her outstretched arm. She goes to an urgent care center due to the pain in her wrist at the base of the thumb. When she tries to grip anything, her pain worsens. On physical examination, she is found to have snuffbox tenderness. The doctor notices that there is moderate swelling to her wrist. X-rays of her hand and wrist are taken. The doctor tells her that there is a fracture in her wrist and that the bone pieces are separated. He says that the normal anatomic shape of the bone is disrupted.  Which of the following bones was most likely broken?

Whom are given credit for adopting and spreading the alphabet which became the basis for, among other languages, English. 

A local candy maker wants to monitor the weight of its best-selling product: Italian lemoncello almonds. Each hour, one bag is selected at random and weighed. Which SPC chart should be used to monitor bag weight? [which]

How did Durkheim characterize solidarity in The Division of Labor in Society?

What is the last day you can withdraw from this class?  Write your answer in month/day format.

Feminist theory has contributed to our understanding of gender by supporting the claim that

Match the following words and phrases with the most appropriate definition

Henrik is addicted to smoking cigarettes and would smoke all day long at work if it were allowed. However, he knows that if he broke the rule against smoking in his office he would get in serious trouble and may even be fired, so he only smokes outside of work. A sociologist would describe this type of conformity as

What is the justification for harsh sentencing guidelines like California’s controversial “three strikes” law?