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One striking passage was on page 302. Jacqueline wants to grow up and join a wanted organization. This tells me that she wants to fight for what she believes in.

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One striking passage that was striking to me was on p.293 . The passage was "My mother tells me this as we fold laundry, white towels separated from colored ones." This was striking to me because I usually fold my clothes and towels. This was something I relate to which sometimes happens in the book, but folding clothes is something that I like doing, and seeing that Jacqueline also folds clothes this got my attention.

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One striking passage I found was on page 300. In the poem, The Promised Land, Jacqueline's uncle Robert returns from being in jail. He has changed though. He is now a Muslim and wears a kufi on his head. Even though Jacqueline and her family are witnesses, she pesponds thoughtfully and kindly. I know I would have responded in frustration and wonder why my uncle converted to the Muslim culture. Jacqueline had sympathy for Robert. I wonder if Jacqueline is worried that now her uncle may not go to heaven and get to be with Robert eternally. This could affect the story and even change Jacqueline's religious perspectives. Uncle Robert might influence Jacqueline to become a Muslim.

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The poem fate, faith, and reason stood out to me. Because the mother said every thing happens for a reason. That stood out to me because when the parents got divorced it happens for a reason. Then the mother said no accidents. That made me think that they are very lucky on page 293 and 294

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On pg 301 the poem the promised land stood out to me because I thought it was a clever and wise poem that talked about when Robert got out of jail. Robert came back as a Muslim and wanted to pray. Robert told Jacqueline stories about his religion. Robert said "look with your heart and your head, he tells me his own head bowed. It's out there right in front of you. You will know when you get there". I really liked this poem because it was wise and thoughtful. 1;

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The striking passage on page 293 that stood out to me was the first paragraph of the chapter faith & fate & reasons. I like this because her mom tells Jackie everything happens for a reason. I think that is true because God had a plan from the beginning and he knows what will happen if it is good or bad. I also like how she relates folding laundry to how gray Brooklyn is. She is talking about how mixing the towel as together might make all the towels gray just like how she thinks Brooklyn is.

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On page 295 a striking passage is,"What if no one ever walked the grassy fields that are now Madison street and said, Let's put some houses here." This shows ho sovereign God is and how he can make anything happen. There are an infinite amount of possibilities, and God had a perfect plan for us. This passage really lets you think about everything else that might have happened. That's why I chose my striking passage.
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One striking passage I read was on pg 300 where Uncle Robert was released from jail and is converted into a Muslim. To me this is a striking passage because Jackie's only male influence in her life other than her brother is out of jail. But after he was out of jail he converted to a Muslim. This is part of this striking passage because there will be a conflict between them as Jackie's family are Jehovah's Witnesses and her uncle is a Muslim there should be lots of conflict about acting in a special way or there religion will call them to serve in a different way. This is why I think that this passage on pg 300 is a striking passage.

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On page 300 when their uncle Robert gets out of jail he becomes a Muslim. Then and wears a small black kufi on his head. It struck me because he is a new person by wearing new clothing on his head. Then now he believes in a new religion just by coming out of jail. He has changed a lot since they have seen him before he went to jail.

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On page 300, something that was striking to me was when the first stanza said, "When my uncle gets out of jail he isn't my uncle any more, he is Robert the Muslim and wears a small black kufi on his head." That was striking to me because I didn't think that after his time in prison that he would change his religion completely. I am also surprised that Mama would let Jackie listen to Robert the Muslim's religion. When Jackie kneeled beside him, I was wondering why she wanted to see this "holy place" of Mecca. I know that everyone has their own religion but to change that quickly between totally different religions stunned me. How did Robert the Muslim even learn about Islam? Did he have a jail mate that was Islamic? There are so many things on this page that I am wondering about...

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On page 294 the author states, "No accidents, my mother says. Just fate and faith and reasons." This was a striking passage because it makes me think that there are never any accidents or mistakes. Everything has a purpose. Every mistake is planned and is perfect. And everything is part of Gods plan for everyone.

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From the reading last night  the stricking passage that stood out to me was on pg. 300. This page explains how when Jackie said, " When my uncle gets out of jail he is not my uncle anymore, he is Robert the Muslim." This clearly says how Jackie feels about her uncle. All that Jackie knows is to keep having faith in her uncle. This is one of many stricking passages that I found in these pages.

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On page 295 the title is, What if...? On this page it says, "Maria's mother never left bayamón, Pureto Rico, and my mother never left Greenville. What if no one had ever walked grassy fields that are now Madison street and said let's put some houses here.what if people in Maria's building didn't sell 1279 to Maria's parents and our landlord told my mom that he couldn't rent 1283 to someone who already had four children, what if the park with the swings wasn't right across knickerbocker Avenue? What if Maria hadn't walked out of her building one day and said, my name is Maria but my mom calls me googol, what if I had laughed instead of saying, your lucky I swish I had a nickname too, you want to go to the park sometime?"all of this stood out to me because this is page where Jaqueline is looking back on her past and wondering about how her life would be if all things hadn't happened. Jaqueline on these pages is wishing some of these goth games had never even happened. Jaqueline is curious about why all these things have happened. This really stood out to me because Jaqueline is asking all these questions about her life, and her past and what she thinks her life would be if all of these things hadn't happend. She is probably wondering if her life would alot  difffernwt if all these thingshad  happened in her life, and if she would still be where she is if these things hadn't happened. This passage has really stood out to me and this is why it stood out to me.

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On page 293 I found a striking passage. The passage was stating "Everything happens for a reason." I could relate to this with God. From past experiences like when my moms uncle died she said it happened for a reason. Or when Jesus died on the cross, he died because he was going to save our sins. Jacqulines mother says, "Everything happens for a reason." On the page it is talking about fate and faith. This is why I did this passage as a striking passage in BGD.

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On page 290, the 3rd passage, It says," But after my grandmother moves to New York, we only go down to the south once, for my aunt Lucinda's funeral. After that my grandmother says she's done with the south says it makes her too sad." This was a striking passage because earlier in the book she says she's pleading to go to the south. But now, she doesn't want to think of the south. After the 2 family members deaths that included Grandpa Gunner and aunt Lucinda.

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One striking passage was on page 302 when Angela Davis is fighting for her skin color on TV. I believe that it is completely unfair that people are treated just because off their race. They say a revolution has started that black and white people that it is unfair that they don't get to do all the things white people get to do. This is why I thought this passage was striking.

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On pg. 300 one striking passage I identified was when Uncle Robert was released from jail in the poem "the promise land". This was a striking passage to me because Jacqueline described Robert as Robert the Muslim. She also gave him the description of a guy who wears black kufi on his head. When Robert returns to the family he tells stories of a man by the name of Muhammad. He also speaks to family of the holy place called Mecca,  and the power and strength of a black man. When Uncle Robert pulled out the mat to pray on was also something grabbed my attention. Because, from my reading of how Uncle Robert was before, he didn't do all of these rituals before his time in jail. I think his jail made him think about how his life was at this point, so he submitted to a religion that is made up to make people live a certain way.

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One striking passage I saw was on page 297-298. In the poem 'bushwick history lesson' Jaqueline thinks to herself, "I didn't just appear one day. I didn't just wake up one day and know how to write my name." I think this is significant because it shows readers how far Jaqueline has come. I think it's funny how near the beginning of the book, Jackie was really struggling to right one letter, and know here she is, writing amazing poems.

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The poem "power to the people" stood out to me because I liked what Angela Davis fought for. What annoyed me the most is when the FBI she is one of Americas most wanted. This annoyed me because I thought that the FBI only said that because of Angela Davis's skin color. This poem also stood out to me because I thought it was cool how she wasn't afraid to die for what she believes in. I also liked that Jackie and Maria walked and yelled what Angela Davis would say on TV all around town.

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One striking passage I found was on pages 300-301, called The Promise Land. It was special to me because her uncle had changed religion, and Jaqueline wants to know about his religion, even though she is Jehovah's Wittness. She tries to understand how and why her uncle is so calm being Muslim. "When he pulls out a small rug to pray on I kneel beside him, wanting to see his Mecca, wanting to know the place he calls the Promise Land." This passage shows how she wants to have empathy with him.