https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51 Made in honor of Ralph Waldo Ellison en-us 2021-08-26 12:28:47 UTC 2025-11-03 20:31:14 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f913.png https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699170895 He starts the essay with an anecdote of a girl repeating her name.

]]> 2021-08-26 19:44:43 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699170895 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699174369 Kids asked what his name was as a kid

]]> 2021-08-26 19:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699174369 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699181018 There is an anecdote about a lense]]> 2021-08-26 19:51:28 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699181018 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699184822 Poe/Waldo college friend allusion

]]> 2021-08-26 19:54:32 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699184822 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699202713 Names, no matter how detested, ultimately make us unique ]]> 2021-08-26 20:09:45 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699202713 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699203770 Is how a persons name affects them positively and negatively throughout there life.]]> 2021-08-26 20:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699203770 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699203925 Our relationship with our name is one which we can't get rid of so we should try to accept that our name is unique and part of our identity. ]]> 2021-08-26 20:10:49 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699203925 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699203976 Names can positively or negatively influence our personalities and how other people perceive us. ]]> 2021-08-26 20:10:52 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699203976 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699204040 How our names become us as we grow into our names. ]]> 2021-08-26 20:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699204040 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699204151 The theme is that a person's name can create anxiety for that person, due to the history behind the name.]]> 2021-08-26 20:11:00 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699204151 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699204202 We have an obligation to our names, even if we might not all necessarily understand them.]]> 2021-08-26 20:11:03 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699204202 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699204626 Names are a part of our identity and realizing their potential help us be better versions of ourselves]]> 2021-08-26 20:11:28 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699204626 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699204925 How names can shape who we are and make our entire life experiences different.]]> 2021-08-26 20:11:42 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699204925 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699205029 The relationship with your name and how there are negative and positives but ultimately its your name.]]> 2021-08-26 20:11:46 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699205029 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699205071 The author expands on the relationship between a person and their name by explaining his thoughts about not appreciating his name and how he was able to understand the meaning behind it.]]> 2021-08-26 20:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699205071 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699205216 Names always have a special and unique connection to the bearer. It is up to the person to translate that connection into something they hate, live with, and/or love.]]> 2021-08-26 20:11:56 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699205216 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699206104 Ellison might what to share this with us, to let out the stress he has over his name. I might benefit from this writing by never naming my kid after a famous person. Texts offer insights and challenges because authors often write about what's causing them problems in their life.]]> 2021-08-26 20:12:44 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699206104 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699206123 Names are what shape our perception of us and others. ]]> 2021-08-26 20:12:46 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699206123 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699206183 he shared this with us to give us something to relate to, to show that this experience is a universal one. this benefits us by showing us that many people are uncomfortable with their names until they grow into them and "own" them. This shows that relating to our own name is a challenge when we do not fully know or are comfortable with who we are and what our names mean.]]> 2021-08-26 20:12:48 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699206183 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699206189 Ellison states that our name should be the thing that differentiates humans from one another and therefore is what makes each one of us unique]]> 2021-08-26 20:12:49 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699206189 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699206190 To get you to look at your own name and evaluate how it has affected your life from the time you could first speak until now]]> 2021-08-26 20:12:49 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699206190 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699206208 He probably wants to share it because he found his inquisition into his name as a source of profound reinvention that he wanted to spark in others. Texts offer insights and challenges as the author makes his own personal reflections on matters sparking the same inquisition in readers.
-Karthik Nemana]]> 2021-08-26 20:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699206208 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699206209 Although it can be difficult to accept your name and the influences it has on you, you cannot escape the meaning and legacy that is given to you.]]> 2021-08-26 20:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699206209 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699206357 Ellison seems to talk about how names can have its benefits and disadvantages, but the main thing to realize is the power and significance of the name because of how you make it to be.]]> 2021-08-26 20:12:58 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699206357 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699206924 Ellison is trying to convince his audience of the power of names. This way, we can understand how our names influence us and use it to our benefit in figuring out who we are as people.]]> 2021-08-26 20:13:28 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699206924 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699207526 He wanted to share this with us because he wanted us to learn from his experiences instead of experiencing the same things he did and going through the same mistakes as him, and thus, we benefit from the reading. Additionally, texts offer insights and challenges as they are basically one human giving knowledge to another human through a paper.]]> 2021-08-26 20:14:00 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699207526 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699207550 Ellison want's to show his story and allow others to open their minds to the possibility of appreciating their name. This benefits us because some of us might not fully understand our names, but with time we'll learn more about what it means and how it relates to our personal character.]]> 2021-08-26 20:14:01 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699207550 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699207861 Ellison might have wanted to share this with us firstly to reveal his personal story and point of view, but also to make readers reflect on their own names and their thoughts about them.]]> 2021-08-26 20:14:18 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699207861 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699207930 Someone else might also be going through a situation like he did and his advice and decisions can help out the reader.]]> 2021-08-26 20:14:22 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699207930 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699209065 Ellison might want to share his reflections about his struggles and relationship with his name, as well as tell us that we cannot escape our own. This could benefit me because it offers a perspective on how people think about their names.]]> 2021-08-26 20:15:18 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699209065 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699209077 I could benefit from Ellison's words by coming to terms with my own unique name, which I'm sometimes uncomfortable with because of the way it might be pronounced and the meaning associated with it.]]> 2021-08-26 20:15:19 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699209077 https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699210723 By writing this essay, Ellison is exploring his own name in his life, and although he dislikes his name in the beginning, he realizes its significance in his everyday life. Just like this Ellison would write this to share that people need to become confident with problems in their life and solve them in the most effective way possible.]]> 2021-08-26 20:16:40 UTC https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699210723 karenholloway https://padlet.com/karenholloway/nyienxq2319auw51/wish/1699210852 Jack Johnson, Colonel Charles Young, Admiral Dewey, or Booker T. Washington or Frederick Douglass 

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