Read the paragraph from "Why We Buy What We Buy." Twitchell, in the Wal-Mart, peers at a barrel displaying kitchen floor mats. "Two for five dollars!" he says, reading a sign. It is clearly tempting. But he pulls himself away to note that people are starting to use the things they buy to advertise themselves. Suppose, for instance, that all brands of scooter are pretty much the same. But advertisements suggest that only really cool people use a certain brand of scooter. You insist on buying that cool brand: you want people to think you must be cool because you have the cool scooter.

How does this paragraph contribute to the overall idea that advertisers know how to appeal to buyers' emotions?

It reinforces the idea that people are happiest when they buy products at bargain prices.

It proves that people make decisions about what to buy based on the need to be like everyone else.

It explains advertisements make people believe that what they buy represents who they are.

It shows advertisers spend time researching how people make decisions about what to buy.

What is the significance of the novel's title? what is the "sweet hereafter"? a). a place you go after a tragedy takes your life b). a beautiful place the dead go, like heaven c). into the sunset, an ending that is not defined d). a dark sad place the dead go before rebirth

In large cities such as new york city, a majority of citizens often take public transportation and leave their cars at home what is wrong with this text and visual aid

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.