authors have been using fake names on their books‚ stories‚ poems‚ and other pieces of literature. But why is that? Why don’t authors want to use their own name for such great works of art? They’re many reasons why authors choose to use fake names. Some authors want to hide who they really are to avoid bringing shame to them and their family. Other popular authors want to hide themselves because they have gotten too popular. Sometimes‚ especially in the past‚ women use pen names to avoid prejudice against
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The Importance of Last Names Today‚ we have grown to take last names for granted. They’re just always there‚ no one really questions them. But how did we reach this point? What was the original significance of our surnames? This question of importance also branches between The Scarlet Letter and The Great Gatsby‚ where we see the curious situations of two men‚ Roger Prynne and James Gatz‚ who changed their last names‚ causing us to question whether or not surnames could perhaps have some negative
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Julia Alvarez’s novel "In the Name of Salome" weaves together the life and spirit of Salome Urena‚ and her daughter‚ Salome Camila‚ through a journey of political turbulence in the Dominican Republic. Throughout her life‚ Salome describes the chaotic days of rebellions and the calmness of transitory peace between political powers. The book trails the history of the Dominican Republic through Salome‚ voiced through her daughter Camila‚ whose history weaves together her mother’s life and her country’s
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A little bit about the history of Irish place names. It may come as a surprise‚ but only a small portion of names comes directly from English language. The big majority of names here are anglicisations of Irish (Gaeilge) names and few names come from Old Norse. The name of Ireland itself comes from the Gaeilge name Éire‚ added to the Germanic word land. In mythology‚ Éire was an Irish goddess of the land and of sovereignty. My boyfriend´s surname is Doyle‚ the twelfth most common surname in Ireland
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Names A name is an important part of a person’s character. Some people are happy with their names and others wish to change them. I happen to love my name for many reasons. I was named after a very famous Armenian poet and writer‚ although growing up in La Crescenta that wasn’t well known. My elementary school teacher’s had particularly hard time pronouncing my name correctly. It was then that my nickname was born. After that day I would be called Sio by my peers‚ family and instructors. I
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Prisoner without a Name‚ Cell without a number “Argentina is God” Prisoner without a Name‚ Cell without a number is a melancholy novel that expresses Argentina’s terrorist state. Jacob Timerman‚ a well respected man of Argentina‚ an editor of a well know Argentinian paper‚ La Opinion‚ tells the audience his story of the terrorist state of Argentina from 1967-1978. His gripping novel both describes his personal experience being kidnapped by terrorist‚ while he tells us about the condition of
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There are many reasons why people use fake names when they are writing books and poems. One of the main reasons is that they wont get published under their real name so they have to use a fake one. So in this essay I will be telling you why and how people changed their real name into a fake name. One main reason why authors will change their name is because that’s the only way that they would get published. For example in the article What’s in a name it says “ When a local newspaper refused him
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Names are a very important thing that most people are given shortly after birth. A name is “the word or words that a person‚ thing or place is known by” (Cambridge Online Dictionary (2011)‚ Retrieved November 6th 2012). Names are given to identify an individual in replace of calling someone “it”‚ a term used to refer to something inanimate or without a name. A name shows that someone loves us enough to name us; to think about it with care and affection. Names surrounding the author have a great influence
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Native Names Response Every person has a finger print unlike any other. Because of this‚ a finger print is used to distinguish one person from another. A finger print is a qualitative way to identify a person; however‚ it does not express the uniqueness of a person’s personality. All people‚ throughout their life‚ form an understanding of themselves. All this identity one develops for themselves is grouped under the name of the person. Just like every person has a discrete proper name‚ indigenous
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