Some people are lucky enough to be passed down a family name or a name of any significance, I am not one of those people. After interviewing family members and questioning how the idea of my name and how it came to be I found out that my mom wasn’t very creative, at all. Despite the lack of creativity from my mom creating my first name I found out more about the meaning of it along with the origins of my last name, the year 1999 was filled with important and memorable moments that have shaped the world into what it is today Being named after a singer and getting your name out of a baby book is a very cliche way of naming your first child and that's exactly how my mom did it. She had the perfect idea of naming me Harley which everyone hated
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Events such as MySpace and booming in the music industry were artist such as Cher, Shania Twain and The Goo-Goo Dolls, people were being introduced to new and exciting things (The Year 1999 From The People History). Despite the lack of technology skill, in 1999 the Blackberry and Bluetooth 1.0 was introduced changing the world, not just in the United States but worldwide. Stepping into adulthood always means buying a house or a car and paying for the gas, and having a salary. The average cost of a new house was $131,750 (The Year 1999 From The People History). Comparing it now to an average cost of $328,700. The cost of a new car was $21,050 and now it is $32,086. Gas was about $1.22 and now it jumps all around bringing the average to about $2.59. The average salary was $40,810 and is now $64,050 (The Year 1999 From The People History). Not only have things changed in the technology field but also the financial world. Describing how life has changed over the years, my mom stated that everything has become more competitive in every field of work. “The way I lived life after you were first born and how I live now are two completely different lifestyles. If I would've known you were going to be so expensive I never would have spoiled you as a kid.” (Ervin, Nicole
Events such as MySpace and booming in the music industry were artist such as Cher, Shania Twain and The Goo-Goo Dolls, people were being introduced to new and exciting things (The Year 1999 From The People History). Despite the lack of technology skill, in 1999 the Blackberry and Bluetooth 1.0 was introduced changing the world, not just in the United States but worldwide. Stepping into adulthood always means buying a house or a car and paying for the gas, and having a salary. The average cost of a new house was $131,750 (The Year 1999 From The People History). Comparing it now to an average cost of $328,700. The cost of a new car was $21,050 and now it is $32,086. Gas was about $1.22 and now it jumps all around bringing the average to about $2.59. The average salary was $40,810 and is now $64,050 (The Year 1999 From The People History). Not only have things changed in the technology field but also the financial world. Describing how life has changed over the years, my mom stated that everything has become more competitive in every field of work. “The way I lived life after you were first born and how I live now are two completely different lifestyles. If I would've known you were going to be so expensive I never would have spoiled you as a kid.” (Ervin, Nicole