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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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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Someone Help! On a warm summer day‚ I decided to take my children out to eat‚ just us. We went to Long John Silvers for fish. We walked into the restaurant; I noticed how crowded it was. The children and I placed our order‚ got it and took it over next to the window‚ so we could look outside and watch the passer-byers. We said our blessings and started eating‚ laughing at each other’s jokes and just enjoying the day together. After 25-30 minutes I heard someone coughing and gagging
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Drew Carter Hensley English 11 Honors 2nd Period Hills Like White Elephants Summary The story begins in a valley in northern Spain near the Ebro river at a train station surrounded by hills‚ fields‚ and trees. An American man and his girlfriend‚ who he calls ?Jig?‚ are waiting for a train coming from Barcelona in forty minutes that would stop at the station and go to Madrid. While waiting in the shade at a table outside the building‚ the two discuss what they will have to drink. The man points out
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Egil M 18.12 1 How Many Moles in my Name? Purpose The purpose of this experiment is to see how many moles there are in my name when writing with a chalk stick. I will attempt to see how little of the chalk I can use and still see my name clearly. Research question How do we calculate moles? How might we manipulate the variables? Theory So if I am going to find out how many moles there are in my name I have to know how to work it out. The «Mole» is a unit of measurement‚ just like a dozen or
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Losing someone you love is a horrible experience in anyone’s life‚ especially if it is a parent. Losing both of your parents in a matter of four months is one of the worst things that can possibly happen. I was born in Arizona and lived in my hometown‚ Phoenix‚ until I was three years old. My dad went to jail so my mom‚ sister‚ two brothers and I moved to Chicago because that is where my mom’s side of the family lives. We lived there for four years until my dad got out of jail. My dad wanted
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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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In the excerpt‚ “My Name” from Sandra Cisneros’ novel‚ “The House on Mango Street”‚ she uses specific diction‚ syntax‚ and imagery to create tone. The best example of this is in paragraph 3 when Esperanza talks about her grandmother. Using imagery for example‚ Cisneros paints a picture by saying‚ “My great-grandmother. I would’ve liked to have known her‚ a wild horse of a woman‚ so wild she wouldn’t marry. Until my great-grandfather threw a sack over her head and carried her off. Just like that
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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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What if you loved someone so much but they didn’t know you existed? You could change so much that you lose yourself in the mix. In the short story‚ “Nobody Stole Jason Grayson” by Caroline Mackler‚ the theme of the story is that love can make you do strange things. The characters‚ Abby‚ Jason‚ Daytona‚ and Sloppy Joe all deal with someone that they have fallen for. They also have some reality checks along the way. Each character has an interaction that teaches them what love really is‚ or what love
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