Names

Women have been taking the names of men that they have married for centuries. As stated in the question, this at first began as a “transfer of ownership”. From childhood up until marriage, a woman identified with the last name of her father, signifying that she belonged to the father, that she was his property. When married, a woman takes the name of her new husband. This changing of last names symbolized the transfer of ownership of the woman from the father to husband. This cycle would than…

take it “because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! [...] How can I live without my name? […] Leave me my name!” (Miller 133). I understand how important a name is. I believe they are important. Names give people an identity. It is almost like a form of comfort. In contemporary times, I believe dying for a name is idiotic. There are things someone can do to make his or her life better with a different name. Back then, it makes…

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…

A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami, the narrator is constantly questioning his surroundings. Through his questions he causes the reader to contemplate the origins of names. Murakami believes that names are based firstly on the emotional attachment, fixity, and then the purpose of the object. Murakami states that to have a name an animal must be able to move on it's own, have feelings and possess senses like sight and hearing (Murakami 152). After a child is conceived the parents now have ten…

Medicine Information: The truth about Brand-Name vs. Generic Medicine Lately, there has been a lot of debate regarding the use of generic medicines versus brand names. Are generics truly as effective as brand-name drugs? It pays to be educated since, as per the FDA, "practically 8 in 10 prescriptions filled in the United States are for generic medicines. The use of generic medicines is expected to increase over the next couple of years as various popular brand-name drugs fall off patent through…

And Alice Walker Recently I came across two readings that were strong-minded on conflicts that heavily affected the main characters path. These two readings I came across were " No Name Woman" By Maxine Hong Kingston and " Beauty: When The Other Dancer Is The Self" By Alice Walker. In " No Name Woman" By Maxine Hong Kingston the conflicts the main character faces is that when the Aunt of the writer broke a number of taboos in her Chinese Culture and which was the result of lack of…

and poetic elements in their songs to help develop the overall message. The use of figurative terms in a song leaves the interpretation of the song broad and allows the listener to have their own meaning of the song. The song “You Give Love A Bad Name” by Bon Jovi is about how manipulative and dangerous love can be by using figurative language to describe the feeling of heartbreak. The song has a literal meaning that is not hard to understand, but what makes it a complex song is the continuous…

like slavery ended and then fast forward to the mid-1900 and then there was segregation. The Pbs documentary “Slavery by Another name” takes you to the years after slavery was “abolished” and what African Americans had to endure for what was supposed to be their freedom. Even though they had gained their freedom, freedom was the last thing they felt. Slavery by Another name, illustrates what life was like for millions of African Americans in what can be considered a corrupted justice system.…

The article Fast Food: Four Big Names Lose is a textual analysis of different fast food restaurants and what consumers actually want from them. In the article thy describe the criteria customers used to judge some of the top fast food chains. Some of the criteria they used included service, value, and quality. The article goes on to use these criteria to compare restaurants like McDonalds, Wendy’s, Taco Bell, Chipotle, Subway, and Chick-fil-A. Consumer Reports, the author, shows in the article…

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…