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On striking passage I found was on page 293. On page 293 Jackie's mother said " Everything happens for a reason. The stands out it me because I know if your not having a good day God planned that for a reason because you can learn from your mistakes. I think mother is saying that because when daddy died mother said everything happens everything happens for a reason . I think she is being strong because she knows that her daddy is in a better place and God has a plan for everyone.

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One striking passage that I saw was on page 293. For some reason the fist sentence on this page that said, " Everything happens for a reason." In my mind, I connected this back to when Grandpa died and it seemed like he died as an unbeliever. Just looking back at the whole book this one sentence  stood out to me because if you think about it, almost everything that happened has happened for a reason. For example they moved from Ohio to Greenville for a reason. They were exposed to the world around them down south which would get them ready for later on in life.

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One striking passage was on page 293. I think this because when the mom said everything happens for a reason. I think this helped Jackie understand because Jackies grandfather recently died. In the book her mom usually say this when they fold laundry.

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A striking passage I found is in the poem What if? on pages 295-296. In this poem Jacqueline was talking with Maria about what if this never happened it wouldn't lead to this, and they said a few examples. And I think Jacqueline was starting to realize that certain events lead up to other events. For example: if Jacqueline stayed and Greenville and never moved to New York, the chances are that she would have never met Maria. And the last sentence on page 296 says "Nope I say. Neither can I.
This last sentence was my striking passage because you could feel by the wording that she was starting to realize.

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I saw a striking passage on page 293. This stood out to me because Jackie's mom states "everything happens for a reason," and I believe it. God always does things for a purpose even if it means getting hurt.

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On page 293, I saw a striking passage. Mother says, "Everything happens for a reason" , I believe this is true. I don't understand when bad things happen to me or my family ,but everything happens for a reason. When grandpa and aunt Kay died, Jackies mom was explaining to Jackie that God's plan and it happens for a reason.

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One Striking Passage I saw in the book Brown Girl Dreaming through pages 290-303 was on page 293. This passage is talking about when Jackie's mother is saying everything that happens in life has a reason to it. Jackie's mother was explaining to Jackie that Kay believed in fate and destiny, that everything that ever happened or was going to happen couldn't be avoided. This is also trying to explain that in all hard times in life there will always be a good turn out from that time. Whenever people get scared in life, remember that everything that happens in life comes out for the better at the end.

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One striking passage I found throughout pages 290-303 is on page 293. This passage is when Jackie's mother is telling her everything happens for a reason. She tells Jackie how Kay believed that everything will happen and you can't avoid it. Jackie's mother explains how everything is part of Gods plan. This stands out to me because I believe this too. Everything is part of Gods plan and that's what we have to remember when something bad happens or we're scared about something.

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one striking passage from pages 290-303 is on page 293. Jackies mother says that everything that happens for a purpose and Jackies mother tells Jackie stories about how Kay believed in fate, destiny, and everything that happened and was going to happen couldn't ever be avoided. This is a striking passage because it tells how Jackie is folding laundry with her mom when this happens and it is interesting.

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One striking passage I found from 290-303 was one page 300. I like this passage because it talks about that when their uncle gets out of jail , he is not their uncle anymore. He is Robert the Muslim. He tells his family stories about a man named Muhammad. He prays on a small rug, praying about Mecca and the Promise Land. He bowed his head saying, " You'll know when you get there."

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One striking passage from the book was "the promise land" on page 300-301. It says " Look with your heart and your head,he tells me his own head bowed. It's out there in front of you. You'll know when you get there." I feel like this passage has a deeper meaning then just looking for your promise land.

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On page 290 and 291, Jacqueline writes about how her teacher tells her to write about a story that happened over summer. The author talks about how her family went to Long Island and they went fishing. "Even though no one in my family has ever been to Long Island or fished or likes the ocean- too deep, too scary. Still each autumn, I write a story," Jacqueline Woodson stated. Jacqueline felt the need to make up a story about her summer.I think that Jacqueline was nervous or afraid to write about what really happened over the summer.

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On page 293 the book states everything happens for a reason.
I always think this when something bad happens, it happened for a reason. It is really hard to think about bad things happen for a reason. I always go to God when bad things happen and so it is hard to understand why God would put you through hard times, even when he loves you so much. On 293 the text says the plan belonged to God. I think this too in hard times I just keep thinking God is going to get me through this and this was his plan for me. Also I think God isn't just going to put me in bad times but also put me in good times.

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On page 295-296, I highlighted the beginning of each paragraph because it says what if, what if, what if. She made so many what ifs that she basically made a whole world that's opposite from the real world. She made what ifs on where she lived, her friend, Maria, the park, and her family. She did all this with Maria, who said she couldn't even imagine any of it.

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On Page 293 it says "everything happens for a reason" and "it was just a part of a longer, bigger plan, that maybe belonged to God". I starred this passage because it is comforting to the family. Even though what they're going through (segregation) is terrible, and so hard, the mom is telling the kids what their aunt Kay believed. Everything happenes for a reason. This part of history is part of God's bigger plan.