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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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    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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    Submit Form MANDATORY INFORMATION FORM COLLEGE NAME: ____________________________________ DATE: __________________ PERSONAL INFORMATION (All the fields are Mandatory. Incomplete Forms may be Rejected. Please use block letters) _________________________ Last Name: _________________________ Please paste your Passport Size Photograph here First Name: Father/Husband Name: ______________ Date of Birth (DD/MM/YY): _______________________ Gender: Male Female Present

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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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    5/21/2014  #26  In ‘Family Name” and “The Name is Mine by Anna Quindlen “ the author portray the  theme that everyone’s name is unique and should be cherished and protected. In Family Name  the actor “But a black mark on your name can never be erased “. This means that once you get a  bad reputation on your name it sticks with you . The author uses this to deliver the fact that we  must value and protect our name’s with formal behavior so that they can’t be labeled. In “The  Name is Mine “ Anna Quindlen says “I grew up with an ugly dog of a name 

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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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    Team Despite the lingering cultural and political dispute over the name Redskins‚ I personally do not think there is any negative implication in using it as the name of Washington’s professional football team. On the contrary‚ not only is Redskins a name that reflects the positive attributes of the American Indian‚ but it also represents the competitive spirit of the game of football. According to Redskins officials‚ the name refers to the American Indian practice of painting the faces and bodies

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    Can someone’s name influence the outcome of their life? The answer to how a name affects someone’s life lies within what the name represents. A name is a badge bearing information about one’s class‚ education level‚ socioeconomic status‚ and ethnic origins. Different names are popular among different social classes and ethnic groups‚ and these groups have different opportunities and goals. A name does not simply determine one’s destiny‚ however what a particular name reveals about its bearer has

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    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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    “A Roshanda by Any Other Name” A Distinct Black Name Equates a Worse Life Roland G. Fryer is a well known‚ black professor economist at Harvard University and faculty director of the Education Innovation Laboratory. Fryer is well-known for his straight-forward writings on race and devotion to the question concerning‚ “Why blacks perform low scores on the SAT’s and earn less money than whites.” (Levitt‚ J‚ S. D.‚ & Dubber‚ S. J.‚ 2005‚ pg.166) In addition‚ Fryer’s fascination with the occurring

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