A name is something personal that you connect with every day. It’s something you are alert to when someone else calls for you. From a parent’s view‚ the name was probably given from something that they want their child to represent or have. It might have been a role model that they looked up to. Either way‚ a name is something unique and it separates you from everyone else. My English name is Weiss. It was given to me on September 26‚ 2003‚ the day I was born in Wisconsin. My parents wanted my name
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American identity is a topic written about by innumerable writers‚ such as novelists and poets. Two examples of the topic American identity in excerpts include "Response to Executive Order 9066" written by Dwight Okita‚ and "Mericans" by Sandra Cisneros. Both Okita and Cisneros have establish a common theme about the topic American identity in their works. Many people view American identity as something that is defined by someone’s physical appearance or their cultural background‚ but that is not necessarily
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My dad tells me that someone approached him in a dream and told him what the names of his four kids would be. Madison‚ Sam‚ Lucy‚ and Will. No one knows why it was these particular names‚ my mom didn’t even have a say in what we would be called. From the morning of April 13‚ 2000‚ I would forever be called Lucy Foley; all because of a stranger. Throughout all my years in school‚ there has never been another girl or named Lucy. Several Ben’s and Sydney’s would require a last named to be called so
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Sandra Cisneros has spent a lifetime trying to discover her own literary voice‚ only to be drowned out by the mostly white and mostly white voices that she imitated but never identified with. The only daughter in a family with six sons‚ Cisneros was often the "odd-woman-out-forever" early on in life. It was not until she was enrolled in the Iowa Writers Workshop that she finally discovered that her experience as a woman and a Chicana in a male dominated world was the voice that was uniquely hers
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A. What makes these documentaries effective (or not effective)? What did you like and not like about the documentaries? Explain in detail? In the film “My name is Lisa” I like the documentary it show what people deal with everyday that there relative have Alzheimer’s disease. The film made me tear up knowing that the young girl has to grow up dealing with that. Also‚ the actors play their parts real good. This is a film was about people who have to look after their family members suffering from
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My Hero . My hero’s real Name is Marcos Archer‚ but he goes by his Rapper Name Phora. The reason why he is my hero varies‚ but mainly it was because he helped go through several situations. These situations were involved in my family and out in the streets‚ which was hard to get out of but eventually he helped me to learn how to understand a lot of things and to make the best out of it and do better. It meant a lot at the time because not one single person in my family couldn’t
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My Name Is Khan tells the life story of Rizwan Khan‚ a Muslim man with Asperger’s disorder who embarks on a journey to meet the president of the United States. He’s motive behind meeting the president is to tell him that “My name is Khan‚ and I am not a terrorist.” During his childhood‚ his mother showed him a lesson in mankind and that became his belief‚ there are two kinds of people living in this world: good people who do good deeds and bad people who do bad deeds; this qualification is more vital
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My name is Alicia Nancy Wade. I don’t like my name so I go by “Lee-Lee”. I was born November 30th 1974 in Los Angeles‚ California. I am 37 years old. I have no biological children. I am attending Los Angeles City College to obtain a Small Business Management Certificate and an A.A. Degree in Human Services-Generalist. I am enrolled in Psychology 1 because it is a required class to obtain my degree. My favorite things to do are making money and spending time with my niece and nephew. I really don’t
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My name is AnnTrelleasha Toniece Smith. My mom told me she put all the great people that helped create me into my name which made me great‚ and I believe her because I am a great person. I love to write. I write poetry and I write short stories‚ but as much as I love to write‚ I love to read. I read everything. There is not a genre I don’t like. I also love music. I play piano and guitar and I’m learning to play the viola‚ and so far I like the viola better. The way you can move/sway as you move
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Sandra Fluke is the perfect example for the War on Women and Liberal Feminism. As she fights for women’s rights and contraception‚ the “hot reds” were attacking her left and right (Feminist Wire). As a third year Georgetown Law student‚ Republicans denied Sandra’s ability to testify at the House Committee hearing on religious contraception coverage and women’s health. Why was Sandra silenced? She wasn’t a healthcare professional‚ not a member of a clergy‚ and according to records; her name was not
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