Names In Amanda's Short Film Smooth Talk

Yet, as more people are being born, more people things you have in common with them. What’s that you might ask? Well it’s simple, and kind of obvious. We all have a name. But here’s what’s kind of special about it. You probably share your name with someone else in the world, or if you are one of those people whose parents just blatantly made up your name, well this doesn’t do anything for you. But, when you share a name with other people, it won’t mean the same. See, look at it this way. Names are like poetry, in a sense. It really could have a meaning to it, but whatever lies inside your heart, is it’s definition. A deep thought, huh? Really makes you

In the Bengali culture names are chosen before birth and the parents have to write letters to the grandparents asking to choose the name. Each name cannot be chosen twice, therefore you cannot name someone after someone else. In America you must have a name before you leave a hospital. Gogol thinks that “‘There's no such thing as a perfect name. I think that human beings should be allowed to name themselves when they turn eighteen,’ he adds. ‘Until then, pronouns.’”(Lahiri 113). If someone tells you that you have the perfect name that means you uphold all the expectations that come with that name. With each name comes different expectations, in America there are many people with the same name. So you may have met someone with the name John who was rude and left a bitter memory in your life. Then if you meet another person named John you will have that memory that the other John left you and automatically you will not give that person a

On the news, there are cases of people who have lost his or her memory. With the loss of memory, those people lose who they are in a sense. They have no clue of who they are. Just from the single fact of a name could have someone feeling like themselves in no time. Everyone has a story behind how his or her name began. A person’s name could say a lot about them. For instance, if there was a boy named Bill, could someone think it was short for Billy Osborne, the former keyboardist of L.T.D,Love Togetherness and Devotion(SoulTracks)? Maybe he could be the next president who gets elected twice like Bill Clinton back in 1993(Bio). There are so many possibilities that pop in one’s head. There is never a chance to know the truth unless asked about it or even if it is looked up.

My parents knew at that moment that the name had not suited me well. Whenever I asked them about it, they simply said it was not for me. They thought of me as a Brianna, an individual who was strong. By the time my name had been chosen, my fate had been sealed. I would forever be known by my name. It would make an impression on how I lived my life, what

Though she admits that there has been a change in the society in the recent past where individuals are now more willing to learn and accept the ethnic names of others, there is still major social problems which affect people who use ethnic names. That other children had corrupted her name to something else may be indicative of a form of bullying, which has been proved to have disastrous effects on its victims in the long run. Rather than be a victim of social awkwardness, it would be easier to adopt a name which is not

People subconsciously make judgement about others based on their names. As a result, it is very difficult to pinpoint exactly why one name is viewed as preferable to another. One theory is that the likeability of a name is directly correlated with how assimilated it is within a society. According to Adam Alter of New York University and co-author of a Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, this is due to the human brain’s tendency to favor information that is easily interpreted. Consequently, if a person has to go outside his or her comfort zone to try and pronounce a name, that person may be construed as less likeable than.

A person's name is something very special. A name is something that every person identifies with, and whiles the individual has no say in their name, names often correspond to a person's being or personality. Names are tell a story and everyone's story is completely their own.

A name is a label for people to identify other people and other things. A name is nothing more than a mere label and the certain stigmas and superstitions that are thought by many to be associated with various names is completely false. Names do not have power and have absolutely no resemblance to magic spells. People truly do not care about names after they meet them and these stigmas and superstitions are only fueled by self-grown insecurities. A good example of where a person’s name truly did not mean anything is the novel “Bridge To Terabithia”. In the novel, Jess is at first appalled by Leslie with very little and not adequate reasoning. But, one of his problems was her name. He felt she had a name that could be a man or a woman which

Plenty of research suggests that name chosen has impact on the child’s life in the future. “For instance, donning your newborn boy with a girly sounding name could mean behavioral problems later in life. And unique baby names that only your child will have can be a hardship too.” (Jeanna Bryner) Twenge's recent research suggests parents are, in fact, choosing more unusual baby names than decades ago. Names have meaning like any other word. A child’s name could be a common or an unusual one. Names of children vary from simple to complex, which can possibly determine some of the outcomes of his life in the future. Names have a bearing on the child’s academic performance, behaviour, and profession. “A child’s name influenced how he or she was

Someone's name can have a big impact on how people perceive them. When you spend a lot of time with someone you tend to adapt

There are so many people changing their names, whether it’s because they just don’t like it or because they’re becoming a new person. Associations play a huge part in whether or not someone likes not only their name but someone else’s. For example, if someone were to associate themselves with being transgender it’s important for the people around them to respect their pronoun and their name change. Someone could have had a rough childhood involving their dad. So when they can they legally change their last name because they don’t even want to be reminded of the tremendous amount of pain they endured as a child that in a way is important to them. Furthermore, it’s important to call someone by their name and not something else that could be considered offensive or derogatory. Whenever you hear a certain name you associate it with someone you know who has that name, you think of how that person has treated you and how you stand with that person. Where you stand with someone causes you to either like their name or want to make a disgusted face when you hear

I agree with Esparanza’s opinion of a person’s name. Her opinion is that a person’s name is not everything but something to connect a person to whom they are. I also think a name is something to tell the story of a person. A name that will be remembered for something they did.

Everyday there is a new baby born. Everyday the same baby is given a name that they will use throughout their lifetime, creating a meaning for. Everyday an individual is changing. Consequently, everyday an individual transforms the meaning of their name to suit their constantly changing self. That being said, no matter the name, everyone develops a different interpretation of what their name means to them.

Due to sound symbolism, among other factors, a person’s name could potentially affect his or her personality. This is because outside perceptions of one can influence one’s self-perception (Deluzain). In his book about psychology, Alter mentions “every name is associated with demographic baggage” (Drunk Tank Pink 9). Different names can indicate a person’s age or ethnicity; coupled with the idea that children tend to follow expectations set for them (Bryner), this provides a reason why names can affect a person’s personality. When children are met repetitively by a certain expectation, they start to believe what is said about them, that others’ perception of them is correct, and follow this expectation. Adults too, when in the outside world and met with different biases due to their names, may act the ways others believe them to act, and not how they might naturally act. Names also have different connotations, influencing a person to act a certain way. For example, children with names that are closer to the opposite gender version of the name are influenced to act differently

    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