Which of the following is not an example of how media can distort our views of happiness and success?

a. creating “ideal” lifestyles
b. showing instances of violence
c. crafting “happily ever after” endings
d. displaying material status symbols

The answer is B: showing instances of violence.

The media can influence and even distort our views or perspective on life and reality. Certainly, all of the above options can distort our sense of happiness and success, except for the option that would show instances of violence. This is because, semantically and hermeneutically, images of violence would not impinge on our sense of happiness and success; rather, it would impact on other aspects of reality and how it is perceived, such as our sense of security, of justice, or even of inequality, which are, again, semantically different to our sense of happiness and success.  

1. list two reasons why fossil fuels should continue to be used as a source of energy in america.

maybe i could if you provided more information, such as a image of the text? (;