Given names

learned from stories about my name. Before I came here, I got in touch with my roommate and told her that she can call me my English name if she considered it hard to articulate my Chinese name. But she told me she really wanted to learn how to read it and call me using my real name. Later I asked another friend whether she thought pronouncing my Chinese name to be a little inconvenient, but she answered without hesitation that she was willing to call me my real name—everyone could practice to…

It produces a location address of server name which will be a duplicate of the SQL SERVER Management studio, SQL Server 2008R2 to be exact to be to connect with the SQL Azure Database in the cloud. After this, we can finish whatever details remain and test connection and when successful with our…

Fire Wolf Keegan Margaret Rudy. Middle names are overrated. Mine sounds like someone coughing up potato chips. I’ve thought about dropping it someday, but I know I can’t. Because it’s not quite mine. It's my grandma’s. The only thing she gave me. My first name means flame in Irish. But in the Rudy’s it means great-grandma who bakes. It means someone I never met, but am forced to care about. Too me it means Mr. Keegan Rudy, oh sorry, Mrs. It means Oh, wow, you're exactly how I expected you to be.…

to separate the two of you, (name) - chan. Didn 't you realize that? Apparently Haru didn 't. He crossed the line so he paid the price. I couldn 't take it anymore, (name) - chan. I couldn 't just sit there and watch while he tries to get your heart, when your heart only belongs to me." Saying all those with his bloodied clothes, face, and body only strikes fear to you. The way he says '-chan ' sends shiver down your spine. "Now no one can get in our way. Right, (name) -chan?" You couldn 't…

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The Significance of Surnames Today, we have grown to take last names for granted. They’re just always there, no one really questions them. But how did humankind reach this point? What was the original significance behind surnames? This question of importance also branches between The Scarlet Letter and The Great Gatsby, where we see the curious tales of two fascinating fellows, Roger Prynne and James Gatz, who revised their last names, causing scholars to inquire as to whether or not surnames…

Conformity in Chinese and American Society Woman Warrior, written by Maxine Hong Kingston, focuses on the topic of conformity. Throughout the novel, Kingston is forced to conform to both Chinese traditions and American society. Her mother, Brave Orchid, pressures Kingston to conform to Chinese tradition, which is believed to keep her safe and make her a strong Chinese woman. However, Kingston, who is growing up in American society, is confronted with the new American beliefs, offering more…

In the book, Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, in the chapter “Double Face” Lindo realizes how impossible it is to be both Chinese and American through a flashback. She hopes that through her story, Waverly will realize what Lindo is just beginning to understand herself. As the chapter “Double Face” begins, Lindo and her daughter Waverly find themselves in a beauty parlor preparing for Waverly’s second wedding. As they are both looking at each other in the mirror comparing themselves, Lindo slips into…

Pushing Hands (1992), Wedding Banquet (1993), and Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) are Ang Lee’s award-winning trilogy that established his unprecedented success in both film critic and global market. In Ma’s article, he defined Ang Lee’s trilogy as domestic tragicomedy, the word “domestic” refers to not only family, but also nation and Chinese culture; and “tragicomedy” indicates the elaborated melancholic immigrant culture in both Chinese and Chinese diaspora with a light-hearted tone (193). Indeed,…

a more customary American first name instead of a more traditional Chinese first name, and what is so special about my first name Kevin. When I was younger, many of friends were too young to understand that my parents were trying to assimilate me into American society by giving me an American name. At the time, I wasn’t quite sure why my parents named me Kevin Kwok or the meaning behind it. I would change the subject every time someone would ask me about my name. As I grew older, I realized…