PLZ HELP Read the excerpt from Esperanza Rising.

Mama reached up and stroked the back of her head. She seemed embarrassed. "I . . . I figured out that I can't wear a hat with my hair on top of my head. And this makes more sense, does it not? After all, I am going to work today, not to a fiesta."

What phrase does the author use to describe Mama’s feelings?

A. I can’t wear a hat with my hair on top of my head.
B. She seemed embarrassed.
C. Mama reached up and stroked the back of her head.
D. I am going to work today,

Laugh and be merry, remember, better the world with a song,    better the world with a blow in the teeth of a wrong.    laugh, for the time is brief, a thread the length of a span.    laugh and be proud to belong to the old proud pageant of man. (laugh and be merry/john masefield/public domain) which of these is the main idea of the poem?

Read the quotation from author fernando pessoa. literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life. –the book of disquiet, fernando pessoa which statement best explains fernando pessoa's viewpoint about literature? pessoa uses literature as inspiration for daily life. pessoa believes that books people live fuller lives. pessoa believes that literature can be used to escape the routine of life. pessoa thinks that books prevent people from living productive lives.

Select 4 statements which could be considered a "theme" of a story, play, poem, etc. a. sometimes the most profound ideas can come from unfamiliar places. b. my best friend jeffrey has many unusual interests. c. once a man gives his soul over to evil, he can never go back. d the three sheepdogs lay around the yard all day. e a priest's collar has an unusual effect upon people. f innocence is a powerful force in a world full of corruption. g king lear is a play shakespeare wrote later. evil often wears the disguise of innocence.