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Discussion 1

Question 1

• Watch the video on Heat and Temperature under Instructor Insights. Discuss which has more Thermal Energy, the oven at 350F or the water boiling at 212F. Which one is more dangerous and why?

• When you swab rubbing alcohol on your skin it feels cold for a few minutes- even though the alcohol has been sitting at room temperature. Explain the process that cools your skin in this case.

Question 2

• You are cooking soup on the stove with a metal spoon. You leave the spoon in the soup for a moment and when you try to pick it up, it is too hot to touch. Explain the process that made this happen. Come up with a solution that will allow you to stir your soup and explain it in terms of heat transfer and heat insulation as appropriate.

• You place a pot of water on the stove and bring it to a boil, the water begins to churn faster as the pot gets hotter. What kinds of heat transfer are taking place here? Describe all heat transfer methods that apply. Take into account the burner, the pot, and the water.

Discussion 2

This week, we'll be examining how our legal system protects persons who are injured by the purposeful act of another. These types of injuries are called intentional torts. The legal claims of assault, battery, false imprisonment, invasion of privacy and defamation are examples of intentional torts.

For this discussion, choose one of the scenarios listed below and determine the intentional tort that you think applies. Make sure to explain your answer, including the elements of the claim, why you think those elements are or are not present, and what other information you would need to make this determination.

• A group of people protesting a company's employment practices in the lobby of a building is surrounded by private security guards hired by the company.

• A teenager sends a joking message to his best friend telling him that there is a bomb in his basement.

• You accidently leave your personal journal at the local coffee shop. Another customer finds it and shares your innermost secrets on his blog, but never identifies you as being the writer of the journal.

• At a family reunion at your parents' home, you see Dave, a second cousin, place a very expensive bottle of wine in a duffle bag and quickly walk out of the backdoor. You quickly go to your father and tell him that Dave stole wine from the family wine cellar and your father calls the police. In reality, your mother told Dave to pick any bottle of wine as a belated birthday present.