Jessica comes home from middle school one day and is upset. her mom asks her what is wrong and jessica responds, "all the kids at school make fun of me and say that i am chunky and big-boned. i just want to be thin like the rest of the girls! " jessica's mom retorts with, "honey, don't worry what the other kids say. you don't have to be very thin like some of those other girls, just make sure you are healthy. besides, we are all genetically preprogrammed to carry around a certain amount of body weight. that is just how we were made." jessica's mom is clearly referring to the

Apopulation is a group of individuals of a single species existing together in an area. a population’s range, the area it occupies, changes over time. populations, in turn, may form a network, or metapopulation, connected by individuals that move from one group to another. within a population, the distribution of individuals can be random, uniform, or clumped, and the distribution is determined in part by the availability of resources. how might the geographic range of a species change if populations could not exchange individuals with each other? how would your answer depend on what type of metapopulation existed?

Astudy that involves interviews of adults is eligible for expedited review. the researcher wants to add an adolescent population (aged 12 to 17) to the study and has designed a parental permission and assent process. no additional changes are planned. which of the following statements about review of the revised protocol is accurate? the research would only be eligible for expedited review if the adolescents are capable of understanding the same consent forms used for the adult population.the research would only be eligible for expedited review if the adolescents have been declared to be emancipated minors.the new research would need full review by a convened irb because children are a protected population.unless the nature of the questions would raise the level of risk to > minimal for adolescents, the research would still qualify for expedited review.

Explain what commentary austen is making about social conversation based on this excerpt. your answer should be at least 150 words.