How Names Affect People's Perceptions

In her article “Be Specific,” Natalie Goldberg mentions the importance of being specific and giving things their proper name. By doing so we are able to connect with the world on a much deeper level,thus allowing us to become conscious of our surroundings and recognize the uniqueness these objects bring to this world. A name is a unique way of distinguishing people from one another. It is an important aspect of our individuality and who we are as people. It reveals who we are and where we come from.

One of the first ways in which Melville begins the dehumanization of the workers is through the narrator’s use of condescending nicknames for his employees: Turkey, Ginger Nut and Nippers. The reader does not know their actual names and never learns them. Their nicknames are what becomes the important commodity to the novella. When one thinks of turkey, we tend to think of an animal and not the name of a person, “Nippers” sounds like the name you would give a dog while Ginger Nut is the name of a type of cake. Why

The view of metonymy reflected in standard definitions tend to describe metonymy as ‘a figure of speech’ that consists in using the name of one thing for that of something else with which it is associated. The cognitive view of metonymy makes different

In summary, this reading passage talks about the relationship between one's name and his or her personal and cultural identities. Richard Crasta, the author of reading, introduces the relations between name and three types of personal and cultural identities: The cultural background, the wishes of parents, and the impressions even biases on personality. From my personal experiences, most of Crasta's contentions are plausible, yet some are subjective and obsolete.

This journal speaks on how names are seen as some form of “talent” as it is bestowed upon us on birth. This also has religious implications as some feel as their name is a gift talent given from god. Everyone's name within “their eyes were watching god mean something. An example of this would be Tea Cake. “John Callahan says that Tea Cake "revivifies" names” . The names also have a slightly overshadowed sense of racism, as in a way most of the names given to black people have a sort of dumbed down approach to them. Going back to the complete disregard of the “Afro-American” culture by the

A name is given to every human child at birth. It is used mostly by those around an individual as a way to identify them. Without names people would have a difficult time communicating things to other people. Names in fiction represent a character in his or her entirety. Usually having deeper meaning like explaining a character's origin, names are given to characters with a purpose. Authors might hide a plot twist or hidden meaning in a name like Darth Vader, Vader meaning father in Dutch and also in German.

Names, being a primary method of identity, have always had a bearing on the interactions among individuals. In most societies the choice of a name is a choice laden with thoughtful consideration. Varying ethnic groups more often than not have distinctively identifiable names. There has been a raging debate on whether these ethnic names adversely affect the social and economic prospects of those who bear them. This paper will, through an evaluation of opinions and studies by three different authors, investigate the demerits of having an ethnic name, and also by extension give reasons why the use of ethnic names should be toned down.

Everyday people say the names of objects and others and never think about the meaning behind the name. Names have a sense of power to them, however, the meaning the behind the name gives information to an object or character. Character names in novels especially can give information without stating many clues about the person. In Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book, he uses Nobody Owens, Scarlett Amber, and Jack Frost and the Jacks of all Trade names to provide essential information to the novel.

Name. A word or set of words by which a person animal, place, or thing is known, addressed, or referred too. Long, short, hard to pronounce, or even thirteen syllables, still serving the same purpose. Some people love theirs, others remind their parents how much they hate it every day. Still, there are a few who really don’t care. That is where Anish Reddy Yennam falls. I have never had a problem with what I was named but I’ve never exactly loved my name.

the name can confuse people and cause them to have wrong ideas about what is meant, some

“You want me to do what?”, “Are you freaking kidding me?”, “I am not doing it.” My mom was furious with the doctors at the time of my birth. As she claims, I should have been a C-section, however the doctors said it would be easier the other way. Due to my abnormally large head at the time, it was not going to be easy. The doctors then suggested my mother to stand up and hold a bar. That was not happening. Not even ten minutes later the doctors tried using a clamp to get me. That worked, but the problem was they messed up. They missed my eye by a centimeter and cut my eyebrow. Finally,at eight o’clock p.m in Riverview Hospital, New Jersey, I was born. Picking my name was the hardest part my parents said. This is because they wanted to name

People like to attach a name to something, because name is the thing that binds the fundamental shape of objects. If it cannot be named in this world by us, it may be considered that it does not exist. My name, “Reina” as an example, I am also a same human being with others, but I am named as “Reina” and others are named with other names. Then, does that mean, without name, I don’t exist in the world? Not it is not. I do exist, but “Reina” does not. For more example, people give name to invisible objects. We call two people loving each other “love”, but we would still love others even if love is not named as “love.” How about nature? We separate parts of nature and call them tree, flower, animal like how we call living organisms that do photosynthesis

Why is naming things so hard for humans to do? Why does it matter? What difference does a name make? These are all questions raised in Don DeLillo’s White Noise. This novel teaches how to deal with these uncertainties in many different ways. This postmodern take on the human race and their reality of the world discusses why the naming of things has such a high impact. DeLillo suggests this matters because it all comes back to simulacrum, perspective, and questions the reality of these things due to all the different perspectives. The truth is reality does not change, reality stays the same; it is simply perspective. Ultimately White Noise allows readers to ponder on the problem of naming and evaluate solutions to the world of uncertainty. DeLillo uses this postmodern setting to argue that the problem is not the name of something, it is how the name effects people’s perspective and reminds them that despite the name there is no access to the absolute truth.

    Names are a terrible way to understand someone’s identity because names are regularly replicated. In my sixth grade class, there were three Mollys. We all had different backgrounds, different religious affiliations, and different personalities. If our names displayed who we are, wouldn’t our identities all be the same? Instead of staring at names and trying to understand their meaning, one should focus on a person’s personality, for personality depicts our identity. In fact, I have learned from experience to not infer one’s identity based on their name. For instance, in middle school, I was mutual friends with a girl named Kassidy. One Tuesday afternoon, my friend, Katy told me that Kassidy was going to sit with us at lunch that day. I shrugged my shoulders and replied with a casual “okay”. Before Kassidy walked in, I had a whole image of her in my mind: blonde hair, cute pastel colored clothes, and religious, all stereotypes that I thought a person with an innocent name like Kassidy

He relates this concept of a name being composed of smaller things making up a whole to the art of painting when he says, “It’s just the same as it is with painters.” This is a parallel that is easy to