names

so also something many people talk about: what is in a name,,, lets contemplate what does our name mean is it based on someone or something else is it religious was it created out of thin air at birth does it mean something to your heritage if you think about it your name may offten time define what you are supposed to be, what kind of person you are or what you will become but this is not always  Read More »

A few weeks ago, I was reading a Times article in which one person wrote a letter to the editor about Hillary Clinton. The reader said that he was democratic, he agreed with all her views, and he liked her just in general as a person, but he refused to vote for her. I was initially confused as to why he would be so against the woman, but I soon stumbled upon it. He didn't like her last name.  Read More »

 (courtesy of About.com)

I am not asian, but I have noticed that many asians change their name, hoping to make it appear more "American."  Read More »

Here's an interesting article on MSNBC.

A scientist at Miami Ohio did a small test on whether people and their names have an effect on whether or not you have an easy time remembering them...  She found that it does have an effect.  If you don't look like your name, you are harder to remember.  Read More »