My Name Is

“My Name Is Asher Lev” Asher Lev is the main character in the book “My Name Is Asher Lev”. Asher Lev considers himself an “observant Jew”, and he is known for creating the Brooklyn Crucifixion. He is a curious young man, and loves to paint his memories and what he thinks of the world. His…

Potok as part of his writing style included language and descriptions of things the community frowned upon. Potok took how he felt surrounded by people who didn't agree with his lifestyle and turned it into a book, My Name is Asher Lev, to show how he felt on a day to day basis. My Name is Asher Lev describes how a young boy named Asher goes through life struggling with his passion…

Fiona Cai Ms. Dunitz Freshman Composition 2 11/16/15 My Name is Annie John Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid tells the story of an evolving teenage girl as she comes to terms with her changing feelings about herself and her mother. Throughout the novel, the main character, Annie John observes the world around her in a subjective perspective as she yearns for freedom and self-awareness. Annie’s prominent sense of claustrophobia in growing up leaves her feeling utterly stifled by her parents, her…

and others not so much. Some towns needed the different race to prove that they were just as good for them to be accepted, and in a small town in southern Louisiana a winning football season would be the only thing that could do that. Call Me By My Name by John Ed Bradley told in Rodney’s point of view is a book about three friends Tater, who was an , Rodney and Angie, that despite of the towns opinion became the best of friends in a time when the town was not willing to accept different races…

using their names for reasons you wont believe. In Article 1, it explains that many authors use different names to publish different genres of books without the pressure of their previous book’s fame. As stated in the article, “Hilton herself appreciates having the alter ego of a teenage boy, She believes that it helps her separate her writer self from her true self, and it creates a persona as rich as a character in her novels”, What this means is that authors change pen names to…

The Story of My Search As I began planning for the name research paper my English teacher gave me, I was not exactly sure what I would get out of it. The topic of the essay didn’t exactly speak to me because I already knew how I got my name and the meanings of it, so I did not know if I would learn something new. But as I began to research the meanings of my names, I realized that there is a lot more to a person’s name. In the first week of our research, we went to the library, and I used…

story behind my first name, Gavin, is a relatively simple. The name Gavin has been a popular name for some time now. In the year 2000, it became one of the top one hundred most popular names for babies. It kept climbing in popularity after that, becoming the sixty-first most common name when I was born (2002), eventually becoming the thirtieth most popular first name. My parents picked the name out for me in that manner; they saw and liked the name in a baby names book. However, the name also…

My confirmation name is St. Catherine of Siena. I chose St. Catherine of Siena to be my confirmation name because I look up to her for accomplishing many things in life. For instance, she established a monastery for women in 1377 outside of Siena. She also is credited with composing over 400 letters, her Dialogue, which is her definitive work, and her prayers. Not only did I choose St. Catherine of Siena to be my confirmation name for her achievements but I also chose her because I thought she…

judged. Is it cause my name is Muhammad? You look at my complexion and think otherwise of who I really am. Making you believe the painful and hurtful lies. Lies that demolish the community that we inhabit. Making others turn against each other. Why do you hate us? Is it cause my name is Muhammad? We come here to make a better life for ourselves and then we have to bear this dreaded hatred upon us. We wouldn't even hurt an ant, but you still despise us. Is it cause my name is Muhammad? We are…

self definition or identity. In “My Name,” Esperanza says her great grandmother was a “wild horse of a woman” who didn’t want to marry but was forced into it (Cisneros ). She then goes on to comparing her name with the number nine as if the number is unlucky. This proves that she doesn’t want to end up like her great grandmother, but she does know that one day, no matter how strong she is, the same thing will happen to her too. She surely doesn’t like her name and she think it’s…