Nickname

According to MadisonWI.com The State Capital is Madison. There population is 243,344 (2013). This is the second largest city in Wisconsin,it started out as a very small city. Madison became the Capital of Wisconsin in 1837,named after the president James Madison this city was chosen because it was located halfway between two rapidly growing cities,Milwaukee in the east and prairie duchan in the west Landmarks: Wisconsin State Capital The Wisconsin State Capital was completed in 1917, the…

Most people have interesting and hilarious stories about how they were given their first and/middle names. Regrettably, I am not one of those people. Although I’m sure it would have been impressive to have a riotous tale. My Father did the most of the naming, as I’m told when asked about my name. He claimed that his Aunt did have a somewhat big influence into his choice. His Aunt’s full name is Laura Elizabeth Kennedy and liking the name Elizabeth, he abbreviated it and got Elise. My Father also…

Mary grows she states “I accepted the nickname, made a sort of joke of it, used it brazenly myself on the telephone, during vacations, calling up to ask a group of classmates to the movies: “This is Cye speaking.” Going from wanting friendship, to being alone the reader can now understand that Mary has grown to accept her nickname. The language in this quote demonstrates that Mary is now able to reach out to people. Making phone calls…

a well known General who led his men into the Battle of Stony Point. For his brave efforts he earned a victory, a new nickname, and a Congressional medal. During battle, Wayne armed his soldiers with bayonets, and led a silent night time surprise attack. Earlier this week, I met with Wayne to discuss the event. After our introductions, I began with addressing the new nickname that Wayne gained during battle: “Mad” Anthony Wayne. The General responded with saying that the new title was quite…

It’s “Jesslyn” not “Joslyn” With the pedal to the metal at the crack of dawn, my grandparents rushed to the hospital as fast as they could on the snowy morning of December 1, 1997. I was born shortly after they arrived and everybody present unanimously decided on what I was to be called… “Jesslyn Sue Nelson”. My mother told me that she named me Jesslyn simply because she liked the name. She said that when her sister was pregnant with my cousin she left a baby name book laying around and my…

Belle Boyd: Paving the Way for Women for Centuries to Come “Perhaps Miss Boyd wasn’t beautiful, or as beautiful, physically, as some other women, yet there was something beautiful about her… something a man never forgot,” (Snow 90). Maria Isabella Boyd, was one of the most prominent spies for the Confederates during the Civil War. Although Miss Boyd was very young when she started her spying career, she was nothing short of a reputable spy. Throughout Boyd’s life, living as a spy, she was…

A name is a title. It is the first thing seen when starting a new paper, starting a new opportunity. A name is what describes a person even when the person is unknown. A name is of such significance, because a name could simply be all a person has. Names are something that could never possibly be taken from someone. When thinking of the significance of names, John Proctor from the Crucible comes to mind. In his monologue he says, “I have given you my soul, leave me my name!” (Miller, Arthur). He…

and the reader. Thus, the latter feels integrated and on the same level as the rest of the characters. In the novel, there are three key aspects that show this imbalance of power and information linked to multiperspectivism: the symbolism of Kaz’s nickname,…

game play. During the time that DiMaggio played, America was on the brink of war and some argue that he helped change the view of Italian Americans. Joe DiMaggio played thirteen years with the New York Yankees partly during World War II, attained nicknames from players and fans, and has several great accomplishments. First and foremost, Joe DiMaggio is one of the few players to play in the major leagues with only one team. DiMaggio spent thirteen years with the New York Yankees. In fact,…

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). Founded in 1933, the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC. In contrast with their status as perennial also-rans in the pre-merger NFL, where they were the oldest team to never win a league championship, the Steelers of the post-merger (modern) era are one of…