My Name Is

After divulging into “Cheyenne Again” and “When My Name was Keoko” the books and characters provoked thoughts of reflection upon my own culture, both my Chinese heritage, and my adopted mixed Lithuanian-American culture, but above all how much courage I have within myself and to what extent would I be willing to risk for a cause that I and so many others feel deeply passionate about, ourselves. It is simply human nature to develop beliefs, values, and traditions throughout the course of our…

What’s my name? Women are usually underestimated and seem inferior to men, especially back in the 1920s. For instance, in the novel Of Mice and Men, Curley's wife is called offensive names and rumors spread about her all the time. Not only that, but her husband, Curley, treats her like she is his property. She is not supposed to leave the house, or talk to the men on the ranch. The men in that ranch do not treat her like a regular human being either. They do not treat her with respect and, the…

In the vignette “My Name” by Sandra Cisneros, one can clearly see that the main character, Esperanza, is an intelligent, independent, determined young woman. To begin, Esperanza spends much of the vignette “My Name” reflecting on the life of her grandmother, whose name she inherited, a seemingly odd choice of topic. However, in discussing her grandmother, Esperanza better defines her own personality. One aspect of Esperanza’s personality, her intelligence, can be seen in the passage in which…

knew my brother’s reality was different from mine. As I got older I listened to people tell stories of events I was there for and I realized they just remembered them differently. My best friend’s nickname is Noodle. She got it the day we first met, but no one quite remembers how she got that nickname. My friend Brianna insists that she gave it to her. I am fairly sure my friend gave it to herself, because she has a common name and three other people in our group at camp had the same name. My…

became reluctant. Whites in the south were use to traditional times, they weren’t too fond of these social changes with African Americans. In Blood Done Sign My Name southerners, especially whites, had negative thoughts in the Civil Rights Movement. They were new to these social changes, therefore didn’t agree in them. Blood Done Sign My Name was is a true story about the 1970 murder of Henry Marrow, a black veteran, and the impact of his death on the town of Oxford, North Carolina. Tim Tyson,…

Written Memoir Not Even My Name by Thea Halo tells the story of a girl whose life was torn apart by war and conflict. The story illustrates the struggles and experiences of Sano Halo (her real name is Themia), who was robbed of a childhood as a result of the genocide of Greeks, Assyrians, and Armenians living in Turkey. This genocide, which was not well known and even denied, occurred during or after World War I. The story is littered with parallels to the Holocaust, most notably—the…

My names Victoria Rios, I’m a very outgoing person and friendly. I find it easy to talk to people and get along with others weather they're very different from me. I feel more mature for my age, so dealing with older people is better for me then a bunch of kids. My senior year and all throughout high school, I tried taking classes that were health science related. I based my electives around health science going through school because I know I wanted to get into the medical field. My number one…

Blood Done Sign My Name Fifty-Three years it’s been since the Civil rights Act passed and just forty-seven since a man named Henry Marrow was murdered. People often think how did racial equality raise from segregated Southern towns? Timothy Tyson tells the story of murder that occurred in Oxford, North Carolina. Tyson shows the transformation of a town with a cruel death of a black man, Henry Marrow. Timothy Tyson’s, Blood Done Sign My Name, discussed racial conflict in North Carolina, as a…

how they think they could succeed in life. Some people think they need to force opportunities to come their way, while others think they should let the opportunities come on their own. Some are optimistic, and some are pessimistic. In the stories “My Name Is Asher Lev” by Aaron Posner and “The Sculptor” by Scott McCloud, we can see how that is true. Asher Lev and David Smith both succeed in their art goals, but Asher’s views on accomplishing them are more optimistic than David’s in terms of his…

My full name is Veronica Lee Fuentes. However, most people call me either Cinnamon, Ronnie, or Rupee. Some things I like to do are reading, running, writing, listen to music and seeing my friends. My favorite out of all of them is spending time with my friends. My friends mean a lot to me. They are like a second family and I value each friendship I have with them. Reading is a big part of my life. When I was younger my mom use to read to me all the time. Reading is like my private escape.…