Tuador Personal Statement

Dumb or You Might Get Upset or Something.’” Dumas is also using humour here to allow the reader to laugh along with her name, but also let the audience know how she is feeling when someone doesn’t want to try and pronounce her name. Knowing this she wants to change her name and she asks for suggestions from her dad and he says, “Fifi.”

My first name Nathan ranks thirty-eighth in the United States and thirteenth in Canada, but that is low in relation to crowning my first name to be the most popular in France (Campbell). I would have certainly not known my name to be so popular in a different country. Since I was born, I have been alien to knowledge of how I came to have my name, how popular it was, and what it meant because of accepting it without any thought. I never thought about how much my name represents who I am and how much it affects me. I wanted to figure out where my name came from; therefore, I found primary research useful by interviewing my mother about family surname history.

My last name, Moreno, comes from the Latin word “mora” which means blackberry. In Spanish, the word Moreno is typically used to describe someone with a dark complexion. The name Martha is a family name that has been given to most girls from my mom’s side of the family. I think my personality in a way fits my first name since I enjoy helping others. I think students are still required to take

Just those things alone have made them into very inspirational people to some. In fact, they may be the greatest inspiration of all time, a true definition of child looking up to his parents. Right away, both of my parents had high expectations for me. At a young age college was instilled in me as the only possible route I could take; which was okay because as an adolescent I held great pride that both my parents went to college.

Baseball is what many call “America’s Pastime”. It is the game that never fails to bring me from the highest highs to the lowest lows. The second that you think you are the best, the game will humble you. When you are at a loss for confidence, you will do something amazing that will turn your game around. Nothing beats the smell of the spring air, the dirty pants, the laughs with teammates and the glory of winning.

The new American hero (Just a quick look) Can you see the handsome young man sitting by my side, driving through the forest, behind the wheel of his decadent truck? Yes. I would trust him with my life (sip of vodka).

I can honestly relate with you on societies pressure to change your name to something they can pronounce. What do you hope your children will take and learn and gain from your writings about

What 's in a name? According to the authour of the name therapist a whole lot. To be honest I never had any issues with my name growing up, it 's rarely misspelled and almost never mispronounced. In fact I couldn 't imagine having any other name. My parents, who were immigrants picked it because of how easy it was plus it easily translated from English back to Vietnamese.

Her mother gave her the name and in Persian it means “Turquoise” , but in America Firoozeh means “Unpronounceable” (63). Most kids at her school called her “Ferocious” and mispronounced her name. Because of this Firoozeh, at the age of twelve, decided to add a basic name (Julie) to ease her burdens at the time. By adding a

Although strongly defining in a sentimental sense, the name William Reiss connected me to my family yet didn’t represent my personality. No parents actually give their child a name

It is because of them that I aspire to be a college graduate, ready to head out into the world and help others while making my parents

Names/Nombres written by Julia Alvarez is a short story regarding a little girl, Hooleetah, moving with her family from the Dominican Republic to New York City in the 1960s. It is extremely clear within the beginning of the story that the girl absolutely despises it when people pronounce her, or her family's’ names wrong, this is proven when she corrects the customs officer under her breath when he mispronounces her family’s last name. “At Immigration, the officer asked my father, Mister Elbures, if he had anything to declare... but I said our name to myself, opening my mouth wide for the organ blast of trilling my tongue for the drumroll of the r, All-vab- rrr-es (Alvarez 1). As the story continues each member of her family is assigned with many different American names, as people found it hard to pronounce their actual names.

Firoozeh Dumas writes her article with the intention of getting her point across without an aggressive approach. Being humorous, she begins her article with examples of distasteful names that are used to replace foreigner’s hard to pronounce names. Dumas states, “My cousin’s name, Farbod, means “Greatness”. When he moved to America, all the kids called him ‘Farthead’” (Dumas 605).

To start off with, naming and identity is one of the several impacts of language. Names carry a lot of importance and tells others about us. Studies have even shown people with unusual names or spellings have a correlation with experiencing various hardships throughout life. Uncommon names can also be associated with a sense of distinction, depending on your viewpoint. I have experienced the weight that people place on names.

My family is very inspiring to me. I am very thankful that my parents brought me into this world. Growing up my parents always showed me how exactly things work in life. One of the hardest things that I had to accept was that I could not have everything I wanted. There were times when my parents spoiled me