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    No Name Woman

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    Depending on the era and society one is within has a huge influence and determines lifestyle outcome. In the "No Name Woman" short story the ideal that the narrator is under deep internal pressure merges, scapegoating, and the entwined contradicting Chinese community. Deeply rooted to have solitary life. In the Chinese culture majority members of the community are related by bloodline or marriage. Chinese families take honor and pride in their lifestyle and find strength in family ties. The…

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    Name At Birth

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    As humans, we give a name at birth. What lies behind the significance of this name? One's name symbolizes individualization, importance, and love. For instance, when a mother and father find out they are expecting the birth of a child the begin to brainstorm for suitable names. Sometimes the name is selected using, searching through books, which define the name's meaning or choosing a generational name. Often parents want their child's name long before the mom gives birth. As for my parents,…

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    Names In The Crucible

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    A name is a title. It is the first thing seen when starting a new paper, starting a new opportunity. A name is what describes a person even when the person is unknown. A name is of such significance, because a name could simply be all a person has. Names are something that could never possibly be taken from someone. When thinking of the significance of names, John Proctor from the Crucible comes to mind. In his monologue he says, “I have given you my soul, leave me my name!” (Miller, Arthur). He…

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    Name Calling

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    Look, name calling, though seemingly benign, leads to a pattern of dehumanization. Over time and when utilized on the mass platforms of social media and nationally televised rallies, it creates sort of a normalization effect. People become accustomed to the behavior and even begin to feel as if they are part of the “in” crowd by cheering it on. It also gives people the false idea that they are disconnected from the ones they are belittling. Yep, the purpose of name calling is to belittle a…

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    meaning of your entire name,” requested Mrs. Beddingfield. I could not comprehend how I would balance my hectic schedule and write an essay on a topic as bleak as my name. Prior to my research, my name honestly did not have any sentimental meaning to me. As embarrassing as it is to admit, I honestly did not know the first thing about my first, middle, or last name. In the process of reading in the library and searching the Internet, I became restless in the pursuit of what my name meant to me,…

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    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…

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    Nt1330 Unit 1 Final Paper

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    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…

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    Everyone is given a name at birth that is unique and special to each individual. This title travels with them wherever they may go and whatever they may do. Malia Hi’ilani Mae Kema was the verbal gift given to me the day I was born. It is a name that I hold dear to my heart because it carries the love of my ancestors. My Hawaiian heritage is the first thing someone sees when they look at me and the first thing that is spoken when they utter my name. My father has taught me to be proud of my…

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    The males are treated this way because they are then expected to stay with the family to take care of the elders later in life. Males are also wanted more than females because they are to carry on the family name. A female will typically marry another man which means that female’s last name will get changed and less of a chance to carry on the female’s…

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    Kevin Kwok Meaning

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    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…

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