Given name

When Waverly was born, Lindo wanted her to have an American name. So she named her Waverly. “We lived on Waverly Place” (90). From this quote you can conclude that she was named after the town she lived in. All Lindo wanted from the start was for her daughter to live a nice American life. But, when Waverly started…

and the name change game, most people have a solid opinion. Most have such a solid opinion, in fact, that they never question it. They don’t wonder if they’re going to take their spouse’s name or not when they get married. They already know their correct answer. They don’t wonder if they’re going to lose their spouse’s name or not if it comes to divorce. They already know their correct answer. Yet, even those who have never questioned what the “right” thing to do with their “married name” in the…

including the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) and Uzi Nissan having purchased the rights to the domain names in a timely manner and without hindrance at the time of purchase, the court’s rulings were generally fair. Because of the ACPA, Nissan Motor Company (NMC) had a valid case against Nissan Computer Corp. (NCC). Due to timely purchasing of domains reflecting a family name, Uzi Nissan deserved to win the case. However, I believe it was unfair to say that Mr. Nissan was…

In many instances throughout the short story “Wisdom of the New” readers could imagine Mrs. Spring Fragrance getting involved in the development of the story. For instance, Mrs. Spring Fragrance could be added to the story shortly after Pau Lin and Yen arrive in America. Pau Lin is frightened of her family’s future in this new country and is unsure how to act and respond to situations. If Mrs. Spring Fragrance were to talk to Pau Lin during this time, she would try to make her feel less…

All The Lights I clench my fist tightly. Twenty-one blinking faces stare me down. I look down at my paper, feeling tears rising from wherever tears come from to the corners of my eyes. I blink them back. “Dormant breathing, constant searching, I am alert…..” I stumble over the last words in my poem, the class courteously claps, and I shuffle to my seat in one sweeping motion. We had been assigned to write a poem on our perception of current events in the world. Writing the poem was fairly…

‘Two Kinds’ is portrayal of difficulties in mother-daughter relationships in San Francisco’s China-town. The focus of the story is the often troublesome but unavoidable “interval between mothers who were born in China before the communist revolution and thus have been cut off from their native culture for decades, and their American-born daughters who must find a way to work through the twin burdens of their Chinese ancestry and American expectations for success”. While the protagonist and…

Outline: Introduction Body: 1. Wong and Kingston wrote about two different situations in their past reflecting their own cultural background a- In “The struggle to be an all American girl”, Wong shows her disdain of being obliged to attend the Chinese school, and her desire to be an all American girl. b- In “Catfish in the bathtub”, Kingston is only interested in the traditional food of the Chinese culture. 2. The mentality of the author’s mothers are relatively the same a- Both mothers obliged…

In the first passage Jeremiah begins his lament by crying out to God for protection. Jeremiah knows that the words he speaks do not fall kindly on the people of Israel. Simply preaching in the name of the Lord could get Jeremiah killed. Jeremiah is the object of an assassination plot, so he prays to his God for protection. He shows that he has immense trust in the Lord and trusts God with his life. In the second passage, 15: 10-21, there is another plea to God. In both of these passages…

My name, Aidde Chavarria is a not a very known name. They named me as my mom's best friend who died in a car crash. However, it all started when my parents were making a cookout for a good bye stomach to my mom. They had invited all their friends and family. As soon as my mom made force to get up “pop” her water had broke. My dad had rush to get the car keys and came out running like a crazy person. As soon as they got there they took my mom inside to the delivery room,and have gave birth to me…

The name’s Hades. I’m sure you’ve all heard about the horrible Hades who nearly destroyed your tiny land by letting angry gods run rampage. No? I’m the one with the fiery blue hair, shark-like teeth, and some would say “sickly yellow eye.” I’m the villain in the movie Hercules. Yep, there ya go! That’s me. Look, I know people don’t think I’m the most charming of fellas. My patience has always run as thin as a strand of hair. I’ll hear people blabbing above me on the streets how awful it was…