Pseudonyms‚ or fictitious names‚ have been used by authors for many years‚ and they have become a commonplace occurrence. In fact‚ many iconic books such as “Animal Farm” and the Harry Potter series have been written by authors using pen names. Pen names have been used to help writers get their work published‚ whether they’ve been needed to overcome bias or sell more books to a certain demographic. They allow writers to hide their identities which oftentimes have many advantages. Authors may opt
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Nicknames People are named when they are born‚ but are they happy with their name? Many people stay happy and just like their name. Others decide that they will live with it. However‚ some people are really angry with their parents‚ or the name they are given. On the other side‚ why do parents name their child a bad name? Sometimes‚ parents name their kids pretty names‚ but the child thinks it’s ugly. So really‚ it depends on the personality of the person and how the person will react to different
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Alfred George Gardiner (1865–1946)‚ a British journalist and author‚ is highly regarded in the literary arena. From 1915 he contributed to The Star under the pseudonym (pen name) Alpha of the Plough. At the time‚ The Star had several anonymous essayists whose pseudonyms were the names of stars. Invited to choose the name of a star as a pseudonym he chose the name of the brightest (alpha) star in the constellation ‘the Plough’. His essays are uniformly elegant‚ graceful and humorous. His uniqueness
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Taylor ENG 1 August 2013 What’s in a Name? The topic in general from the America Now textbook is asking us what do we know about our names‚ what they mean. Our names can suggest family origins‚ religious‚ racial‚ an ethnic identity and social status. What’s in a Name? encompassed many things that many people didn’t actually know about their names and what they mean to have that name or nickname. Like giving a favorite object a name. Most times many people have trouble coming up with appropriate
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Christian N. Comandante BSA I-15 Study and Thinking skills in English ENGL 1013 Implied Topic Sentence In some paragraphs‚ the topic sentences are not stated but implied. In the succeeding paragraph the central idea implied is the miracle of the machine age. At times a writer wants to avoid a direct statement that seems forced or artificial. In such situations the topic sentence is implied. What is implied
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My name comes from a small tribe in Nigeria. It means alert is the language. My father was born in Africa where the name is heard more frequently. My mother travelled out there with my dad and picked a name for their child. There were many names to choose from‚ so they picked the one that everyone will mispronounce when they get back into the states. Over the years I acquired many different nicknames one of which I am still using. Some of my favorites have to be Vesh or V. There are many that
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Have you ever thought about changing your name? Or how about have you ever thought of having to change your name because ether you have to or you’re basically being forced to? Well some of the authors in these passages had to do so. In the article “What’s in a Name‚” there is an author named “Eric Blair” that wrote a book called “ animal farm “. In the passage it says that he had adopted a fake name “George Orwell” because he had feared that his early work would embarrass his family. This explains
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People often assign others with nicknames to signify a sense of familiarity or a connection. We do not refer to our professors or our bosses with nicknames because we share a more formal and professional relationship with them. With loved ones however‚ shortened names represent a mutual fondness. Nonetheless‚ the reverse can be applied in this situation also. For instance‚ in Hemingway’s short story “Hills Like White Elephants”‚ the male protagonist refers to the female as “Jig”. This nickname does
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Attentiveness of the Enlightened Pseudonym Everything that transpires in existence consistently originates from an inspiration. This also includes our chain of thought‚ resulting in people being more inspired than others. When this happens the more inspired people perform acts to relay messages that bring ones awareness to the more important issues that take place in life and help them to progress further down their own path. Though there are many methods of spreading these divine messages‚ a highly
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Demographic Data: Mr. Foran (Pseudonym) is a 53 year old male who is suffering from depression and Generalised Anxiety Disorder. Depression: Mr. Foran received a diagnosis of depression secondary to prolonged physical illness‚ which is a common occurrence in individuals with chronic conditions‚ as research evidence suggests that such individuals are three times more likely to experience depression than the general population (Guthrie et al.‚ 2016). According to the DSM-IV-TR‚ the criteria that
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