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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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    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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    uniqueness in names

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    English 118-1884 Name essay 4/25 Uniqueness In Names Names are the single most important things in a person’s life. They can dictate your whole life‚ from the relationships you develop to the opportunities in life that you are offered. A person with a unique/different name may not make friends as easily and may not be as social because of the shame of having a different name. The drama that comes with unique names is a lot to handle

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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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    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 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 namesmy 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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    102 September 3‚ 2013 Response to Cisneros’ “Pilón” In Sandra Cisneros’ short story‚ “Pilón‚” she uses vivid details to make it feel like as if the reader is actually in Mexico‚ standing on Cinco de Mayo Street‚ and having the same thoughts as she was. She states specific places such as Café la Blanca to give the reader a visual of where she was. Also‚ stating that an organ playing “Farolito” seems to make one feel as if they were actually there. When Cisneros mentions how the music stirred something

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    my name is alicia n. wade

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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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    and “ Only Daughter” both prove that being an Mexican- American women is a struggle. As Cisneros shows her first hand experience‚ and as well shows it through story telling. Yet without telling a biography and going straight to the point she shows emotion by using literary elements. Sandra Cisneros Chose to use metaphors and imagery to express the hard ships of being a Mexican- American women. If Sandra Cisneros did not use literary elements to show the lifestyle of a Mexican-American women‚ the points

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