Sixteen-year-old esmerelda often drinks several glasses of beer and then drives herself home. when her parents express worry that her drinking and driving will lead to an accident, esmerelda responds, "that won't happen to me. it only happens to other people." esmerelda's thinking reflects:

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.