Given name

meaning of your entire name,” requested Mrs. Beddingfield. I could not comprehend how I would balance my hectic schedule and write an essay on a topic as bleak as my name. Prior to my research, my name honestly did not have any sentimental meaning to me. As embarrassing as it is to admit, I honestly did not know the first thing about my first, middle, or last name. In the process of reading in the library and searching the Internet, I became restless in the pursuit of what my name meant to me, that is until I interviewed my mother. I began researching my name in my school’s library. My teacher set out books written specifically on the etymology and meanings of names. Sadly, I could not find any information pertaining to my last name, and the book in which I discovered my first name, “Hunter,” scarcely provided any quality material worth including. The Internet would prove to be a more promising resource.…

Meaning of a Name The Story of My Search What is in a name? People say that a picture is worth a thousand words. I say that a name is worth a thousand words. My question, though, is what are those words? This was my quest, my search. A search that took me farther down the rabbit hole than I had ever intended it to. My search took me through the etymology and mythology of my name. Through the pages of a book, to the deep reaches of the Internet, and all the way to my mother’s spoken…

intimidated by the white folks and has a goal of leaving her embarrassing home and only returning to visit. She plans on experiencing a whole new life with a goal of obtaining a higher class of living Although mama was not educated, she struggled to send Dee to college. While attending college Dee is educated as to the value of her African culture history. It is expressed in the story that Dee begins to construct her own heritage and rejects her born given roots and traditions. She is not…

I shed was at a final roll call for Sergeant Hero. A roll call consists of the soldiers first and last name being called, who then respond with, here First Sergeant. The third soldier called is the soldier who is no longer with us. They first call his rank and last name, they then call his rank, first, and last name. Finally, on the third attempt, they call his rank, first name, middle name and last name. After he does not respond there is a 21 gun salute and taps is played. Taps is a bugle call…

feeling and the lantern gourds give off a festive tranquil tone. He creates an atmosphere of a peaceful paradise where deep thought and contemplation might take place, not at all like the neon glow of the red light district of a big city. This direct contradiction to the reader’s expectation is the first warning that the reader should eradicate all prior prejudices of prostitutes and prostitution. The names given to the primary prostitute bear a large significance to her character as well as…

On a fundamental level, Jon is unaccustomed to making his own choices, 3 especially if they result in leaving the institution and his given identity. He has no experience and the potential divergence from his packaged life that would result from leaving the facility is another source of doubt for Jon that Carolyn seems to, instead, welcome. Especially in an adolescent stage, education is tasked with providing valuable experiences, including the encounter with the ideal of free choice. As a…

“What is in a name? That we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Everyone is given a name at birth and it is usually their name for the rest of their life. A name is how people are identified. A name is someone’s label; so many opinions come up when you hear a name. I never knew anything about my name rather than it is Alec Hayden Plunkett. It is all I had ever known and I was curious about the meaning of my name, where my family comes from, and any other information I could…

There is a huge emphasis in the country on the spoken word if promises are made make sure they can be kept because if not your creditability will be lost. It is common to give a gift at the end of the meeting or during a meal with your business associates. The gifts that should be given should be small and are not too expensive. Typical gifts that are given usually relate to your company or something tradition from your country. But, where seniority is important to the Vietnamese you should…

“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” -Michael Jordan. That quote describes what I felt like after being in Chicago.Last February I was given the opportunity to attend the LEAD conference for Student Council. The LEAD conference is national Student Council leadership convention. The opportunity to go was an experience that I will never forget and an experience that changed my life. Going into this event, I thought it would just be some seminars…

Standard English Assessment Task 1: Discovery The prescribed text ‘Away’ by the composer ‘Michael Gow’ is a play that showcases personal discovery. The related visual text ‘On Loan’ by ‘Geoff Bennett ‘ and Jeannie Baker’s picture book “The Hidden Forest” are also demonstrating added personal discovery. “Away” is set in 1967-68 during the middle of the Vietnam War in Australia. It is based on three family’s lives in northern Australia: unexpected events see the families rendezvousing together…