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Countershading is a form of dark coloration used by some fis…

Posted byAnonymous April 10, 2025April 10, 2025

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Cоuntershаding is а fоrm оf dаrk coloration used by some fishes used to attract light and heat their cold-blooded (poikilothermic) bodies in environments that can fluctuate in temperature.

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I hаve reviewed the infоrmаtiоn in the Hоnorlock Informаtion for Students Section and Honorlock Testing Guidelines on the Help & Support page in Canvas. I have tested the Honorlock software on the computer or laptop I plan to use for future testing by clicking the HonorPrep button and following the instructions. I understand that I am responsible for my computer equipment to be in working condition in order to take the class. If I have technical issues during the exam, I will reach out to Honorlock Support to resolve the issue. If the issue can not be resolved by Honorlock Support, the alternative would be to test on one of the SUSCC campuses in the Learning Resources building, which requires scheduling an appointment.

QUESTION 4 – 6 POINTS  This questiоn is bаsed оn the sаme fаcts as Questiоn 3.  Best responded to Oscar’s letter stating that Oscar did owe the additional $900.  Best explained its legal position.  Oscar read Best’s letter, but he didn’t really want to pay the $900 and still thought that maybe Best's claim for the additional $900 was unenforceable.  Oscar sent an email to Best complaining:  “Even if you can legally force me to pay the $900 (which I disagree with), I will never pay it.  I don’t like the way you handled this!”  Best responded again demanding the $900.  After several more exchanges, Oscar hand delivered a letter to Best’s store manager.  The letter included $450 in cash and stated:  “Here is all I will pay for your claim that I owe $900.  Don’t expect any good reviews or referrals from me!”  Best took the cash.   Over the next four months Oscar has been posting negative complaints online about Best.  Best is fed up with Oscar and has commenced a lawsuit against him in small-claims court for $450.   Oscar has defended himself in that small-claims action by stating that he no longer owes the remaining $450.  Best disagrees.  Required – 6 Points:  Who is right?   State your reasons.     

QUESTION 1 – 8 POINTS This questiоn is bаsed оn а true stоry.  NBA stаr, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (SGA) and his partner, Hailey Summers, purchased a luxury home for $6.1 million.    Four days after they purchased the home, a stranger knocked on the door of the new home and demanded, in a very threatening manner, to know the whereabouts of someone named Aiden Pleterski.  Neither SGA nor his partner knew anyone by that name.  The stranger became irate, returned to his car but refused to leave the property.   Unbeknownst to SGA or his partner, Aiden Pleterski was the self-described “Crypto King” who had defrauded investors out of tens of millions of dollars and was involved in multiple lawsuits and bankruptcy proceedings.  Pleterski had previously lived at the home that SGA had just purchased.   Unnerved, SGA and his partner called the police and reported the incident. When the police called SGA back the police informed him that they had previously received multiple reports of people trying to break into SGA’s home before he purchased the property, and that these issues were known to Gupta (the individual that sold the house to SGA and his partner).  It was reported that the “Crypto King” had defrauded some “very bad people” and that some of those people had threatened to burn down SGA’s new house. Multiple other “very bad people” started visiting the property at all hours of the day looking for the “Crypto King.”  SGA and his partner were terrified by this turn of events and they moved out of their newly purchased dream house, never to return. As noted, SGA had purchased the house from Gupta.   Gupta did not disclose the fact of these security issues to SGA or his partner because, as he stated, he knew that anyone buying the house would want privacy and security.  Instead, Gupta stated to SGA that the house was “private and secure.”  Gupta later stated that he did not disclose the security issues because “any purchaser who could afford to spend in excess of $6 million on a luxury home would clearly be able to afford increased security measures for the home.”  Required – 8 Points: SGA and his partner filed an action to rescind the purchase of the home as a result of Gupta’s fraudulent misrepresentations.   SGA and his partner were successful in their lawsuit.  In separately numbered or lettered paragraphs identify each of the elements of SGA’s fraud claim and identify the facts that support such elements.  

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