What’s in a Name? By Delaney Hoke P6 My mother was at an ultrasound for me‚ and was reading a Reader’s Digest when she spotted a name of an author. And although Delaney was their last name‚ she loved it as a first name for me. She asked my dad about the name Delaney‚ and instantly loved it because his favorite musician‚ Jimmy Buffett‚ has a song called “Delaney Talks to Statues”. My parents had already agreed on the name even before they knew if I was a boy or a girl. My middle name Nadine‚ comes
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Elia Rios English II Pre-DP Ms. Tami Davis December 6‚ 2012 “No Name Woman” Commentary Essay In this passage from “No Name Woman‚” Maxine Hong Kingston imagines what old world China was like‚ and paints a picture of a repressive‚ strictly ordered society in which people were essentially unable to have private lives. Everything had to be done for the sake of the family’s or village’s well-being. In such a world‚ Kingston’s aunt represents the worst kind of transgressor‚ one whose private lusts
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My Element: Gold Origin of name: From the Old English word geolo (yellow) Symbol: Au Atomic Number: 79 Atomic Mass: 196.96655 amu Group/section: Gold is element number 79 found in group 11 period 6 Electron configuration: [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s1 Valence electrons: 1 Physical or chemical properties: Color: gold Crystal Structure: Cubic Density at 293 K: 19.32 g/cm3 Melting Point: 1064.43 °C (1337.5801 K‚ 1947.9741 °F) Boiling Point: 2807.0 °C (3080.15 K‚ 5084.6 °F) Number of Neutrons: 118
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The importance of a good name[c] In the bible verse Proverbs 10:7 it states that “The memory of the righteous is a blessing‚ but the name of the wicked will rot.” In Arthur Miller ’s The Crucible having a good name and reputation is very important‚ especially when you live in a christian society. Throughout The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller lets his audience see how important it is to the characters to keep a good name. When the story first begins in Salem‚ Arthur Miller jumps straight into the importance
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I didn’t really like my name growing up. It didnt mean anything to me. No one had the same name‚ other than people in older generations. My name made me feel like an old lady. People would also assume that i went by Kathy‚ and i hated being called Kathy more than anything else. Kathleen is my dad’s cousin’s name. I didn’t really know her‚ and still don’t. If i knew her better‚ i feel like i would’ve been more comfortable with my name knowing who it came from. It also really irritated me because
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A short literary analysis of Maxine Kingston’s classic “No Name Woman” As part of the first generation of Chinese-Americans‚ Maxine Hong Kingston writes about her struggle to distinguish her cultural identity through an impartial analysis of her aunt’s denied existence. In “No Name Woman‚” a chapter in her written memoirs‚ Kingston analyzes the possible reasons behind her disavowed aunt’s dishonorable pregnancy and her village’s subsequent raid upon her household. And with a bold statement
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In “The Names”‚ Billy Collins uses repetitions of names to designate the astronomical quantity of 9/11 victims‚ and to share his desires of the victims to not be forgotten as time passes by. Billy Collins goes on to present that these names are still pertinent and are almost everywhere around us‚ however he is unsure that these names are pertinent in future time. As time vanishes‚ people incline to forget events that have occurred‚ and this is something Billy Collins desires not to transpire for
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In my opinion I think that Black applicants who had a White-sounding name were called for interviews only to discover they were Blacks were not higher and possible harass and discriminate in the same process. These situations continue to happen today in the business world every day. I can speak with from experience when I was in the workforce before jointing the Army. I am a Black male with White name and Hispanic last name‚ I used to applied for jobs and got interviews‚ many times they would spend
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Meaningless Names The following stories‚ “I Stand Here Ironing” by Tillie Olsen‚ a story about a mother who goes back and forth through her life with her daughter Emily. Emily’s mother is shown as heartless when sending her daughter away‚ or not replying to her night terrors‚ dehumanizing her within the text‚ her name isn’t mentioned in a way to represent this further. In the story “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing‚ a story about a boy (Jerry) becoming a man‚ and having to forget what others
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In his poem “The X in My Name‚” Alarcon brings life to an action that was once thought of as common. The poem discusses the action of signing an “x” in place of one’s name. This took place more commonly when education was not something that was mandatory in the United States. In order to understand the poem as a whole‚ one must look to the society and time period that it takes place. By looking at Alarcon’s “The X in My Name” in a sociological perspective let’s discuss the important pieces of the
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