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Because of {cause}, {effect} happened.
If {cause}, then {effect}.
The correct answer among the choices provided is the second option. The rules of syntax have been broken in the given sentence. The correct sentence should be "For the first time in my life, the image of my mother made me believe that I could change the way things were." Syntax sets the standard of rules in a language especially word order.
The answer is A.history of