A Holiday for You
I
disagree with the idea that names can influence our fates. Not simply because a
guy named Success actually ended up with a more miserable life than his brother
named Failure, but because names are just labels that tells nothing about who
we truly are. But I know myself that I will be grappling with the exact problem
when I have a daughter or a son. Why? Because I do think that different names can
give different first impressions to others. Especially when it comes to English
names, names are worthy thinking about. Until recently, I’ve never known that
are ‘black’ names and ‘white’ names. It seems specific names slightly indicate
your ethnicity, region, or even income level.
However,
I don’t want my name to be an expression of my personal information. I think
that choosing names based on information like specific race underlies an
implicit discrimination. Rather, I just want others to be filled with mild
happiness and relaxation when they call out my name.
Holiday.
That’s how I want to be called. The only person that I know with this name is
Jrue Holiday, a fabulous NBA star. But besides him, I’ve never encountered a
man with this name. Typing in a name like “Roger” gives you a lot of people as
well as various meanings and origins. But typing in “Holiday” barely gives you
any information other than the facts that it has British origin and a famous
American jazz singer and songwriter was named Billie Holiday. It also says that
Holiday is actually a female name, but I disagree, especially since Jrue
Holiday is a man, making the ratio 50-50 as far as I know, with Billie Holiday
on the female side. Besides, what
So
instead of copying origins and meanings about my name from the internet, I want
to talk about what this name means for me. Holiday brings delight by the name
itself. It is a time of celebration, unity, and most importantly, relaxation. A
break is what humans most need in the 21st century. The phenomenal
concept of ‘healing’ illustrates how much humans suffer from stress and mental breakdowns.
Especially for students in KMLA, our daily lives are crammed with so many
assignments, tests, and official school events that we sometimes forget to look
for joy. In this sense, I want to give a small reminder that happiness and rest
matter a lot, to both myself and others who call out my name.
I
also chose this name as a promise to myself that I will become a holiday for
people around me. Everytime someone calls out my name, I will remind myself
that I will give warmth, rest, and festivity. A Holiday for you~
So you are choosing this as a first or last name? As a last name, it isn't entirely uncommon (as you show), but last names are never gender specific. So the question of whether it is a girl or boy's name only applies if it is used as a first name, and all the examples you explore are as last names. So you need to be a bit clearer on how you plan to adopt this name (which is very very rarely used as a first name).
답글삭제Paragraph three has an unfinished sentence at the end. Make sure you pay attention to this kind of thing, because the general impression it leaves a teacher with is "typed quickly and posted immediately without rereading or revision," which lowers your score no matter how good the content otherwise might be (and you do have some good content - though inconsistent).
I really like your intro. No students, thus far, have mentioned the documentary, or nameology, which I would like more of.
Also a bit short at 452 words.
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