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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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    we receive our own names. Names are chosen not by themselves‚ but by their family member’s. That is the first gift the baby owns and of course‚ it is free‚ but not everybody takes the free gift if they don’t like it. Just like me and the girl I had read about in the article‚ “My Name‚" by Sandra Cisneros. We both don’t like our names because our names are not English names; indeed‚ it’s the different culture name. In “My Name‚” Esperanza is the girl‚ who has a meaningful name in English but still

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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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    From birth‚ a name is a powerful piece of who a person is. The name that is given to a person is what helps identifies one from another. My name‚ Daneisha Chanel Rayford‚ is what describes me as a person‚ and I could never picture myself with another one. I would like to consider my first name Daneisha to be unique. It is one of those names that most people fail to spell right. However‚ I can honestly say there are not many Daneisha’s in this world. In my opinion‚ how I was given the name Daneisha is

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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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    ‘Of Mice & Men by John Steinbeck’ As seen in the book Of Mice and Men‚ author John Steinbeck uses a range of different names for his character‚ but as it seems‚ it is not just a coincidence that they are named this way. Steinbeck uses these specific names to match personality of a character and to show the significance of these characters to the society. Many characters names begin with a C for example Candy‚ Crooks‚ Curley‚ to create a direct reference to ‘Cain’ a nomad from the bible; who was

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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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    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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    of Betty Friedan’s The Problem that has No Name through the lens of the Patriarchal culture of the post-war society Feminism has been‚ as a social movement‚ one of the most significant historical events of human history. The publication of Betty Friedan ’s book “The Feminine Mystique” makes reflections on the identity of women‚ as defined and identified by the functions they perform (housewife‚ mother‚ etc). Its first chapter The Problem That has no Name serves as a starting point for a comprehensive

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