Holden a name that has always been a weird one. My name means to hold‚and I have always hated that‚ because people would always say ’’ what are you holding Holden’’. My name has been used for many things such as a: a car‚ out door gear‚ a character in a soap opera‚ and a restaurant. I wish my name could have been something like Chad or something‚ so what kind of name is Holden. I guess since my name was not a common name I would be more outlandish to more people. Holden is one of those names that
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with many things like drugs and depression. The film adaptation of The Namesake starts with Ashima and Ashoke getting marry and adpadting to the American culture. Later on‚ they would have two kids named Sonia and Gogol. Gogol the main protagonist of the film doesn’t understand why his father gave him the name Gogol. Throughout the film‚ Gogol struggle to find his identify and he started to change throughout the movie. First‚ Gogol was immature in early if the film because he was really young. He didn’t
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Most of us have one name‚ given at birth‚ which we keep for life. Bethany (Beth-a-nee) is a Biblical name meaning “house of figs” and also was used in honor of Mary standing for selfless and devoted service. It is of the Hebrew‚ Aramaic and English origin. Therefore I feel as if I was meant to be named Bethany by only God himself. Micah 7:1 and Songs of Solomon 2:13 say that Jesus saw the fig tree with no figs and cursed it which makes me feel very loved by God because He loved figs! In the
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defines you? The one thing that defines me is‚ my name. My name to me is special‚ unique‚ different‚ and the person I am and will forever be. How many people do you actually know with the name Sopriya? Not many im sure. Considering there are 316‚719‚944 people in the United States of America and there are very few people with my name. You will probably never meet anyone else with my name‚ and if you do then that’s pretty unique its self. My name has become a big part of me‚ even though not many
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we age‚ we become our parents; live long enough and we see faces repeat in time” something that Neil Gaiman‚ wrote in The Ocean at the End of the Lan. Jhumpa Lahiri in his great novel The Namesake agrees with this‚ but the relationship between parents and children in the novel "Namesake" is curious because as Gogol grows up and mature he was able to understand the teaching of his parents about life. In this novel‚ the relationship between parents and children is the main idea that determines the destiny
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texts are “The Namesake” and “Bend it like Beckham”. Our prescribed text‚ Jhumpa Lahiris “The Namesake” explores the link to belonging in detail. The emphasis is on Gogol Ganguli. Gogol struggles with a sense of belonging to his family and his Bengali culture and heritage throughout his life in the course of the novel. Born and raised in the U.S.‚ while his parents spent their entire life in India following Bengali culture and practices and moved on to America as young adults. Gogol must try to find
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The book The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri is a classic novel that does an impeccable job of describing the problems of being wedged between his native culture and American culture along with various religious and ideological differences. The novel comprises of various characters‚ but the book revolves around Gogol/ Nikhil‚ the protagonist of the story. Gogol is an American Indian‚ who lives with his family in Boston. He moves on to several other places as he grows up. Gogol is a perfect example of reinvention
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Names are sometimes significant in reflecting a person’s identity; whether it’s a first name or last name they can indicate a person’s nationality and culture. Names can also state what family someone belongs to. However‚ names cannot represent your personalities and interests which also make up your identity. A person’s first name or last name can show their nationality and culture. A name such as ‘Sunil’ can show a person’s background and beliefs. From this people can assume their language‚
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My name‚ Sydney ‚ has little story behind it but does have meaning to my family and I. my first name was chosen on October 8th‚ 1995‚ my birthday. With names flying in the hospital room‚ I can’t imagine how someone could have thought of such a perfect name! And out of all the chaos‚ came a BEAUTIFUL NAME‚ Sydney. My grandpa had chosen it because of the energy of the name‚ and the beauty. Immediately‚ the family agreed. My name would be Sydney. My middle name‚ ******‚ was brought down and taken
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acting career where he earned a pool of fans and promising pay. But asides of getting these‚ he devoted himself into a new working field that is rarely engaged by other celebrities - environmental conservation. He pays much attention over climate change‚ and conservation works were done by Leo in terms of individual‚ national and global during the past years. Individually‚ Leo uses solar panels in his house‚ drives hybrid car rather than the gasoline one. Moreover‚ unlike celebrities like Donald
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