Surnames

In the year nineteen ninety-nine, my mother had given birth to her fourth child. My name was undecided between my mother and father. Due to my father leaving the hospital shortly after he saw me, my mother was upset, so she decided on a name of her own. Her mother passed away the previous year so “Ludell” seemed like the perfect fit. I have been stuck with that name ever since. All my life people have struggled pronouncing my name; this made me dislike my name. Little did I know my name has…

In a time when it was not only discouraged but, in some states, illegal, there was one young African slave girl who learned how to read and write. This is not to say that she was the only person of African descent in America to learn these skills. Hers was, however, one of the most notable stories in that she went beyond just learning to read and write the English language, to become an internationally renowned poet. She wrote the first book to be published in America by an African American and…

Diabetes Disease Diabetes attacks people without distinction of gender or age is represented by a high level of blood glucose. Many of the foods we consume produce the same sugars that are used to produce energy. Glucose is transported by the insulin to the organism Diabetes attacks people without distinction of gender or age is represented by a high level of blood glucose. Many of the foods we consume produce the same sugars that are used to produce energy. Glucose is transported by the insulin…

Despite having the same surname, they separately migrated from the same village in Czechoslovakia, but were not related. They married and eventually purchased a small farm in Stratford, CT where they raised ten children. My great grandparents were extremely resourceful and carried…

Feminism is a way of looking at the world, where women are seen less equal to men. It is a way of classifying that there is male dominance, and it is a scheme that in the social and political context demises women (Osborne, 2001). Islamic feminism can be gathered through understanding the decree from Qur’an and hadith which defines the rights and justice for women and men. Islamic feminism is highly criticised and it is also acknowledged by a lot of people. Due to misinterpretation there is a…

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defined, girl might be named after a grandfather, and encourage to fulfill those roles (Goforth 2003). In Spain first name to specify the gender of the child traditionally source for inspirations of the names are catholic, also father surname and mother surnames are given to the child (Elsdon 2003). Specific roles are non-gender defined in Inuit, a girl could grow up to be a successful hunter while a boy could take roles that in western cultures would relate to women, such as housework…

When I began this assignment I thought I knew my family, however, that was not the case. I wished I knew more about my family and their origins, but being a military child we moved around a lot and never really had a close connection with our immediate family. I would say my family structure is the typical American nuclear family, where it was just my parents and my siblings growing up. However, this was not always the case within my family. My great grandfather on my fathers’ side came from…

Rowan cursed his ill luck. Not because of the rain as he sat in the back seat of the impressively expensive towncar. In fact the soft pattering of the rain upon the metal roof was the most comforting part of this entire situation. He had no surname, tradition dictating that he would have taken his father's, had he known who the bastard was. Or what was given to him by his owners had he been younger. But no, unless this family decided to give him one now, Rowan was all that he had to go by.…

Racism in the World “Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome.” ~ Rosa Parks In 1955 Rosa Parks made the decision to disobey bus conduct and refuse to give up her seat to a white person when the white section was filled up. Parks act of defiance sent her to court, but made her infamous as trying to stand up to racism. Sadly, racism is a part of our society in 2017. It is all throughout the world and this…