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    Discussion 1 How have you best used the Net/Web in doing school and work related activities? I have used the Internet for several years to help increase my knowledge about many different subjects. In school, I used it to research information covering subjects from geography to music, psychology, teaching, and more. The information on the Internet has helped me obtain greater insight about the world in which we live. Further, it has been a source for helping me to save money in acquiring all…

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    ending will find one. Besides the narrative, change is also reflected in the names of certain characters. The dispositions of certain characters-- particularly Sofia, Shug Avery, and Fonso-- and the changes other characters experience as their circumstances evolve-- particularly those of Mr. _____/ Albert, Pa/ Daddy, Squeak/ Mary Agnes, and Reverend _____/ Samuel-- are reflected through their names. Sofia, Shug, and Fonso’s names all give insight into who they are as characters, which in turn…

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    Family Heritage

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    Literary Analysis Paper In today's society it has become a much sought after fad to gain knowledge of ones heritage. There are several info-commercials encouraging the benefits of searching out heritage. Gaining Knowledge of the history of ones family can provide a recollection of family history (genealogy), personal history, life advice, medical history and past career paths of ones ancestors. Heritage is valued by many cultures. To recognize and honor the past traditions of our…

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    great example of this when it comes to using many literary elements that explain the author 's theme. Anything the author writes in literature has a purpose and it should be accounted for no matter what. The author of the book is a Chinese woman whose name is Maxine Hong Kingston and her book is a memoir. This book is essentially about the author’s life in America and she uses elements of literature throughout her book to explain events that occurred. Kingston uses many literary elements such as…

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    For this paper, I will analyze the essay ‘No Name Woman’ written by Maxine Hong Kingston. This was a roller-coaster of a story with high emotions and dark secrets reveled throughout the essay. Kingston’s culture is known as family oriented and strict, through her essay she shares her family story and how this culture affected her family personally. Being Chinese decent, she was raised in a very strict, superstitious, tradition holding household. She goes on to explain to us, how her mother…

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    The various names in Romeo and Juliet signify many different things that are being portrayed throughout the book. Although names have the very literal meaning of being something somebody is known by, in Romeo and Juliet names also define people and connect them with certain families or things, showing that they mean much more than just something you are known by. Throughout Romeo and Juliet , the main characters both try to distance themselves from their names, while also trying hard to use…

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    “Hi my name is Coco, how may I help you?” Said the lady at the door. I told her my whole story about my mom passing and the note she left me. She asked for my mom's name and an estimate date when my sister was adopted. I told her Cary Lee and around 1980 was when she was adopted. She told me to give her about three days and I will call you…

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    Claudia Monologue

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    Claudia, that was the name that I was gifted with at birth. I wasn't one to give much thought to my own name, it wasn't that I wasn't interested in my name, it wasn't something that I would question or think of. I just saw my name as a title for people to use as a form or reaching out to me when they needed me for a certain task, yet there were moments where I thought to myself... "Why out of all the names would my parents pick Claudia?", it's not that I specifically dislike the name or have…

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    English Compositio Wayne

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    The Meaning of a Name The Story of My Search What is in a name? People say that a picture is worth a thousand words. I say that a name is worth a thousand words. My question, though, is what are those words? This was my quest, my search. A search that took me farther down the rabbit hole than I had ever intended it to. My search took me through the etymology and mythology of my name. Through the pages of a book, to the deep reaches of the Internet, and all the way to my mother’s spoken…

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    What My Name Means To Me

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    what my name means to me, why I have that name, of I would change my name, also I would tell you experiences with my name how some people misspell my name. My name comes From Ioseph, the Latin form of Greek Ιωσηφ (Ioseph), which was from the Hebrew name יוֹסֵף (Yosef) meaning "he will add". This name comes from my father and his from his father, to me this names means powerful, strong, fortified, heavy. It means all this thing because jose sounds like to strong with power. I got that name,…

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