Compare And Contrast Essay On Andy

“Andrew, Drew, or Andy?” I hear that question everywhere I go. At birth I was given the name Andrew Garby, but people call me a variety of names. Most people refer to me as “Andrew” or “Drew”, but I have some call me “Andy” because I find it funny when people fight over what I want to be called. Truthfully, I never really thought that a name could reflect who a person is; so which name or names really fit me the best: Andrew, Drew, or Andy?
According to babynames.com, the name “Andrew” means “manly”. Specifically, being tough and determined are characteristics of being “manly” that can be applied to me. A major point in my life where I exhibited these traits was last year in the state hockey playoffs. It was a Tuesday game and halfway through the first period, I tore a part of bone off my hip and could barely skate and walk for the rest of the week. The next game, on Saturday, I attempted to play but stopped after my first shift. My team made it to the semi-finals, and I was determined to play because I wanted to win badly. My coach wrapped up my hip and I played throughout the whole game through excruciating pain. Even though we ended up losing in the semi-finals, I proved to myself that the meaning of my name “Andrew”, does indeed fit me.
It is very difficult to admit that one is a jerk, but that can be true of me. When people see this, they may think that I am rude to people all the time; however, that is not true. I am mainly a jerk only when I attempt to be deadpan; I make fun of people when they say something that is dumb in a sarcastic way, and I know it comes off jerky. An example of this tendency is when my sister asks in the mornings if our parents are home, and my answer always is, “Have you seen them?” Using this definition, “Drew” is definitely a fitting name for