instructions: write your opinion on this topic no more or no less then 100-150 words!!!!!!

Discuss the accomplishments of global justice (Tribunals, ICC) in relationship to human rights. Is this a significant achievement, a goal of global governance – to punish those responsible – or simply a means to an end? And what would that end be? What issues does global justice resolve, and what does it leave open and/or fail to address?

What is the one thing, for Aristotle, which the human being seeks most for its own sake than for the sake of anything else? Why cannot money, pleasurable goods, or fame be the highest goods? What, in fact, is a virtuous person, for Aristotle? That is, what are some of the elements that go into a virtuous life? How does he characterize a person who has practical wisdom?

A person's lower leg is 1 meter long and has a mass of 9.5kg. It is allowed to swing freely. If the leg is treated as a simple pendulum with a length equal to the length of the leg, using T = 2pi square root of L/g root of 2/3

Then, estimate the typical human walking speed based on your result, making clear any assumptions/estimates you make.

1.a) South Africa is ranked lower than Peru in terms of its Human Development Index, but it has a higher GDP/capita than the latter. Comment and explain briefly.

b) Provide a real-world example of a coordination failure leading to an inferior outcome in development.

c) GDP understates the welfare of nations in developing countries than in more advanced countries. Comment.

In considering the four ideological bases for global health work that are discussed in this week's material (human rights; social justice; charity; securitization), which  do you feel is most valuable in justifying global health interventions? Does this ideology align with your values? Would it matter for you that your organization shared your values if you chose to work in global health?

Mark the following as True/False

The nuclease Cas9 is encoded by the human genome

Proto-oncogenes are more commonly found in individuals with cancer than in those without cancer

The bacterial genome contains viral RNA that protects it from future viral infections

Embryonic stem cells express high levels of the “Yamanaka factors”.

Beta-amyloid plaques in neurons are associated with Alzheimer’s Disease.

Identify pharmacologic agents for diuresis to reduce preload. Identify positive inotropes.   Identify phosphodiesterase inhibitors. Describe the mechanism of action of ACE inhibitors. Describe the mechanism of action of Human B-type natriuretic peptide. Describe the mechanism of action of Angiotensin II-receptor blockers.   Which of these agents is the most commonly used for left sided heart failure? Right sided heart failure?

Normal fertilization requires changes in the membrane organization of both sperm and oocyte and penetration of the oocyte by a single spermatozoon.

a. What physical, cellular and biochemical molecular processes are necessary for the succesful passage of a spem from the outermost portion of the cumulus oophorus to the oocyte membrane?

b. How does the human sperm nucleus move in the cytoplasm and why does it facilitate the juxtaposition of the material and paternal pronuclei?

Urban Growth

1. Source of Economic Growth: Explain why you feel that Increases in Human Capital is important to the overall economic health of an urban area in Chicago?

2. Public Policy: Explain why you feel public policy is important to the overall economic health of an urban area in Chicago. And how its policy has attracted location decisions of companies.

Anthropologists believe that, several million years ago, our ancestors colonized an ecological niche different from the one occupied by the other African apes. Label the lettered parts of your answer. A. What is the unique hominin niche? B. What aspects of the hominin niche have fostered large brains? C. What is altriciality and what might have favored it in the human lineage?