True/False 7. Advertisements simply mirror, rather than shape, consumer preferences and values.
8. "Helps," "fights," and "up to" are common weasel words.
9. Ads that play on our fears and insecurities are known as anxiety ads.
10. Feel-good ads are used to appeal to certain images people have of themselves (as competent or responsible, for example).
11. The news media tend to extract information from the wider context, leaving us with some facts but little knowledge.

All of the following statements point out negative aspects of the gilded age except: a. politicians gave government jobs to political supporters. b. political bosses cheated large cities out of millions of dollars. c. industrialists bribed members of congress to ensure favorable votes. d. in 1903, wisconsin became the first state to hold primary elections.

In ancient egypt, the pharaoh collected from the peasant farmers. a. oil b. gold c. lumber d. taxes

Using your time line, your analysis of images from the library of congress’s website, and your textbook, write a letter of 3-5 paragraphs for a time capsule to be opened in 200 years that describes the characteristics of texas from the time of the civil war to the late 1800s. be sure to include information on texas’s government, economy, and people. be sure to use specific evidence to support your writing. cite your textbook using specific page numbers, as well as any images you describe. edit your work for proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling before submitting. hurry im short on time