Names/Nombres by Mrs. Miller https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres Show me what you know en-us 2019-01-31 12:19:10 UTC 2019-02-05 03:43:22 UTC hello@padlet.com Shocked and Dismayed https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326234260 2019-01-31 12:38:22 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326234260 8560547 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326306348 She reacted with calm and silent judgment on the outside, though on internally she felt disrespected and corrected everyone out of spite.]]> 2019-01-31 15:20:49 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326306348 She doesn't like the mispronunciation at first then towards the middle and end of the passage she learns to like it. She doesn't care what name people call her and embraces the names. 8566305 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326306504 2019-01-31 15:21:04 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326306504 12388235 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326306559 The author felt perturbed and ]]> 2019-01-31 15:21:11 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326306559 At First she was very angry about this and took this was an insult to her and her family. But over the years she realized that her family name and her name can be pronounced many different way depending on the person and took this as a compliment 8397100 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326306782 2019-01-31 15:21:36 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326306782 8693119 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326306903 In the beginning of the story, the author gets upset and frustrated when people mispronounce her name. She doesn't understand why people don't want to take the time to get it right. As the story goes on, she becomes more and more indifferent to the mispronunciations because she just wants to be normal and fit in. ]]> 2019-01-31 15:21:48 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326306903 At the beginning, the author was clearly uppset about the mispronunciations of her name because they give her the impression that they didn't care, but throughout high school she has gotten used to the mispronunciation because this time they give her the impression that shepopular 4825647995 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326306907 2019-01-31 15:21:49 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326306907 8584311 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326306917 The author's reaction to people mispronouncing her name was that she was annoyed in the beginning and wanted to correct them but then she didn't "really care anymore."]]> 2019-01-31 15:21:50 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326306917 8411831 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326306949 Julia feels Shocked.]]> 2019-01-31 15:21:53 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326306949 mispronunciations 8411942 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307033 As seen in paragraph one she resented the immigration officer for pronouncing her family name wrong though she didn't say it out loud. Later in the story as seen many different times she accepted what people called her and became okay with is as time went on.]]> 2019-01-31 15:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307033 In the beginning she wonders how no one can get her name right because she feels it is easy , She is upset about it . Then going on in the story she starts to have mixed emotions about it. 8554971 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307042 2019-01-31 15:22:04 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307042 8565213 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307052 The author's reactions to the many mispronunciations of her name were very distressed and unsettled. She says, "How could anyone get Elbures out of that orchestra of a sound?" when someone says her last name correctly showing she is troubled by this. ]]> 2019-01-31 15:22:05 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307052 The author's reaction was she was upset and felt like she didn't belong. 8406826 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307107 2019-01-31 15:22:10 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307107 8544019 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307192 It doesn't matter what name you have or that people give you, it's only important if you know who you are.]]> 2019-01-31 15:22:20 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307192 The author feels a sense of inner shame, because she feels like an outsider compared to everyone else. 8397674 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307256 2019-01-31 15:22:28 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307256 When Julia was young she had an urge to correct her name, but when she got older she accepted her many nicknames. 12098832 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307259 2019-01-31 15:22:29 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307259 8593204 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307333 She feels apprehensive about them at first. But when she goes into high school, she embraces the nicknames in order to fit in with the crowd.]]> 2019-01-31 15:22:35 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307333 8413115 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307354 the authors reaction was that she cared at first but then as the story went on she learned not to care and like her nicknames.

]]> 2019-01-31 15:22:37 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307354 The author is confused as to how people could mispronounce her name at the very beginning of the story, but she seems to get more used to it as time goes on. All of these mispronunciations frustrate her and make her wish she had a more simple, American name. 8575969 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307414 2019-01-31 15:22:44 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307414 She was upset 8411765 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307435 2019-01-31 15:22:45 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307435 8580988 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307595 i think that as a young girl she was confused, because at her home her parents said it different then all her other friends and authority figures and she was just trying to figure out her own name. but as she got older she realized that it was just always going to happen to her so she should get used to it. ]]> 2019-01-31 15:22:53 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307595 8583307 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307636 At first, the author didn't appreciate being called the wrong name, but, eventually, she got used to people mispronouncing her name and preferred being called a name that fit with society.]]> 2019-01-31 15:22:55 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307636 To the author's reaction at first she cared a lot about how they would pronounce her name but by the end she didn't care much 8410595 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307686 2019-01-31 15:22:57 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307686 frankkg https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307794 Julia's mother quoted Shakespeare because she wanted her to understand that the way that people pronounce her name doesn't matter. The way she acts & her personality will be what people use to shape their opinions on her. Julia also likes writing stories and poetry.]]> 2019-01-31 15:23:03 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307794 She tries to ignore it because she knows that it will just keep hapenning with every new person she meets. 1524153 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307882 2019-01-31 15:23:06 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307882 8580771 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307893 The author's reactions to the many mispronunciations of her name is that at first she didn't like it, but learned to accept it.]]> 2019-01-31 15:23:06 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326307893 12388235 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326308146 The author was perturbed and unsure in regards to the mispronunciations of her name.

]]> 2019-01-31 15:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326308146 8560266 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326308335 At the beginning, when the author was young, she couldn't understand how someone could possibly mispronounce her name. However, when she was older and many people had mispronounced her name, she was okay with it. At that point, she actually wanted her friends to call her by her Americanized name.]]> 2019-01-31 15:23:26 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326308335 8409518 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326308370 Julia's mother meant that it doesn't matter what you are called, what matters is on the inside.]]> 2019-01-31 15:23:28 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326308370 3115277199 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326308372 She didn't like the fact that people mispronounced her name but she didn't really react in an angry way she just kept calm and started to get use to it and then kinda just goes with it.]]> 2019-01-31 15:23:28 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326308372 8560547 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326308412 In the beginning she was slightly bothered because she was proud of her spanish originating name, but nearing the end she was more at ease because she liked to blend in and it bothered he more to stand out.]]> 2019-01-31 15:23:32 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326308412 the author reacts to the many mispronunciations of her name at first be being silently frustrated and almost taken as insult, but towards the end she embraces her names and get used to it 8646876 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326308418 2019-01-31 15:23:32 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326308418 Julia's mother quoted Shakespeare to make Julia feel that she is still a sweet and amazing girl no matter what people call her 8406826 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326308552 2019-01-31 15:23:48 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326308552 At first the author was very insecure about her name being mispronounced and was 12137188 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326308663 2019-01-31 15:23:57 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326308663 At first she didn't like it but then she grew to appreciate it 8411765 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326308772 2019-01-31 15:24:09 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326308772 8546263 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326308995 At first she wondered if she should correct them or not but then she got use to it and her mother said it did not matter.]]> 2019-01-31 15:24:32 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326308995 The author feels like she's actually popular, now that she can "fit in." 8397674 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326310233 2019-01-31 15:25:33 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326310233 8413115 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326310321 The author likes her american nicknames because it makes her feel like shes fitting in. ]]> 2019-01-31 15:25:41 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326310321 She didn't like it at first 8411765 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326310412 2019-01-31 15:25:49 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326310412 At first she felt insecure and didn't know if she should correct them. Then she get use to the names they call her. After she feels embarrassed of how people want to know her real name. 8411831 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326310434 2019-01-31 15:25:52 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326310434 The author is happy to be accepted into a social group, she wants normalcy and her american names give her that. 12388235 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326310491 2019-01-31 15:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326310491 8566305 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326310501 She said this quote to make Julia to feel better. She didn't like people mispronouncing her name. I think that this quote means no matter what you are called if you are yourself it doesn't matter. If you are who you are it doesn't matter what people call you. ]]> 2019-01-31 15:25:57 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326310501 1524153 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326310518 She isn't fond of her nicknames at first, but then realizes it is just a way for her to fit in with the high school crowd.]]> 2019-01-31 15:25:59 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326310518 12098832 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326310548 She liked those nicknames when she was in high school because she was now popular and she was fitting in. ]]> 2019-01-31 15:26:03 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326310548 Because Julia was a poet 8411765 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326310567 2019-01-31 15:26:05 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326310567 She feels admired by her friends and feels like she finally belong. She takes those names as compliments. 8397100 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326310631 2019-01-31 15:26:10 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326310631 8413115 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326310793 Julia's mother quoted Shakespeare because Julia loved to write poems and stories in English class]]> 2019-01-31 15:26:28 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326310793 8411942 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326310908 She takes a liking to them as time goes on she used to resent them but just wants to be called that name later so she doesn't stand out as seen in paragraph 3 of page 3]]> 2019-01-31 15:26:38 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326310908 The author likes her American nicknames because to her she's fitting in. 8410595 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311150 2019-01-31 15:27:03 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311150 she likes her names and she feels like she is starting to fit in and she is a "popular kid" now . 8554971 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311165 she ]]> 2019-01-31 15:27:04 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311165 The author was already interested in reading and poetry and her mother used a prominent writer to show that she has self worth. 12388235 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311202 2019-01-31 15:27:07 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311202 1524153 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311228 She incorporates her passion of Shakespeare and writing in general by explaining that it doesn't matter what name she goes by, she is still the same person.]]> 2019-01-31 15:27:09 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311228 8580771 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311260 The author embraces her new names and learns to fit in.]]> 2019-01-31 15:27:13 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311260 8693119 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311422 She enjoys getting called nicknames because it makes her feel like she belongs with her friends, and that she is no different than them. In her mind, the names are endearing. ]]> 2019-01-31 15:27:28 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311422 She feels like an outsider and as if she didn't belong at first but by the end she appreciates being called all those names. 8406826 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311424 2019-01-31 15:27:28 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311424 The authors reaction evolves as she grows. At first she is disappointed that people do not pronounce her name correctly. She is upset that her name is not american enough for people to say correctly. But as time passes she becomes accustomed to the names shes been given by her classmates and actually becomes fond of them. 1902759 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311433 2019-01-31 15:27:29 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311433 8409518 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311445 At first when she arrived in america, the man missed pronounced their last name and she was upset and wanted to correct him but after a while she got used to her new names and embraced them.]]> 2019-01-31 15:27:30 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311445 8565213 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311559 The author likes her American names she is given. She states, "I was a popular kid, and it showed in my name." This shows she is fond of her new names because they make her feel accepted and more like her other friends rather than the "foreigner."]]> 2019-01-31 15:27:41 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311559 8560547 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311578 She quoted Shakespeare because she knew Julia liked literature, and she also knew about her discomfort with the mispronunciation of her name and wanted to comfort her]]> 2019-01-31 15:27:43 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311578 8546263 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311767 I mean at first she isn't so happy with it but then she realizes the names makes her a popular kid and it is a way to fit in.]]> 2019-01-31 15:27:57 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311767 8583307 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311810 The author started out not really liking being called by American names, but she learns to like them because they allow her to fit in more.]]> 2019-01-31 15:28:02 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311810 8580771 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311902 She said that to explain the importance of calling something whatever you want but it will always stay the same]]> 2019-01-31 15:28:12 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311902 This implies that regardless of what your name is, you're still the same. 8397674 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311909 2019-01-31 15:28:13 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311909 she apperciates and likes her american names because they help her easily fit with other common american names which help her fit in high school and her friend group 8646876 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311933 2019-01-31 15:28:15 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311933 Julia's mother quotes Shakespeare because Julia was really into poetry and she wanted Julia to know it didn't matter what she was called. 8410595 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311990 2019-01-31 15:28:20 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326311990 8560266 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326312049 The author likes her American names, because she didn't want to be different from the other girls in her class. She just wanted to be American. She also felt that because she had so many nicknames, she was popular.]]> 2019-01-31 15:28:25 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326312049 8554971 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326312069 because Julia was a poet and she liked Shakespeare and also she wanted her to understand that it's not such a bad thing that people call her different names because it doesn't change who she is ]]> 2019-01-31 15:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326312069 8413115 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326312097 When the author said this she meant that her and her sisters names make them sound the most foreign even though they were both born in America.]]> 2019-01-31 15:28:29 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326312097 Alvarez was a first generation immigrant, she was the first to grow up in a new land. This made her the most American. 12388235 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326312188 2019-01-31 15:28:40 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326312188 8584311 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326312259 Since she was popular in high school she felt comfortable at the names her friends gave her. ]]> 2019-01-31 15:28:47 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326312259 She felt like the person who was called those names was a desperate person, she had no connection to those characters thought up for her by her friends. At the same time, she enjoys being a popular kid who has friends that she is close enough with that they call her nicknames. 8575969 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326312356 2019-01-31 15:28:56 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326312356 8584311 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326312665 Julia's mom quoted Shakespeare because Julia likes poetry and is a writer and she wanted to tell Julia that it doesn't matter how other people pronounce your name. At least the people that you love/care knows how to say it and you know how to pronounce it.]]> 2019-01-31 15:29:25 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326312665 8546263 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326312705 She quoted this because she is basically saying that your name doesn't define who you are as long as you know who you are its okay.]]> 2019-01-31 15:29:29 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326312705 12137188 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326312730 At first she was proud of her Spanish origin and didn't want to deviate from her original name, but towards the end of the story she wanted to fit in as she got more popular so it didn't bother her as much.]]> 2019-01-31 15:29:32 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326312730 8593204 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326312764 She is enraged beyond belief that anyone would dare to pronounce Julia wrong. But then she gets over it in high school.

]]> 2019-01-31 15:29:35 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326312764 8566305 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326312782 The mispronunciation of "Mauricia" after she pronounced it for them shows they don't care. She slowly pronounced the name for them and they just said what they thought was right. They didn't care how they said her name.
Her friends saying "Portoriko" shows they are ignorant and condescending. They are saying it again how they think it sounds.]]> 2019-01-31 15:29:37 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326312782 8544019 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326312843 At first it shows she was kind of annoyed by it but then going into high school she felt popular because of the nicknames and she didn't mind it.]]> 2019-01-31 15:29:44 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326312843 8560266 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326312904 Julia's mother quoted Shakespeare because Julia liked to write poetry like Shakespeare. She also may have used that quote, in particular because that was one of Juliet's lines in Romeo and Juliet, and once Julia got called Juliet by her English teacher.]]> 2019-01-31 15:29:50 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326312904 8565213 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326312952 Julia's mother quoted Shakespeare saying, "a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" because she is trying to lighten Julia's spirits. She is trying to tell her in a meaningful way that your name doesn't define you]]> 2019-01-31 15:29:55 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326312952 8406826 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313010 The authors means that they have very foreign names but they were both born in the US, in New York City. ]]> 2019-01-31 15:29:59 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313010 8580771 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313062 This showed how her family was making fun of her for attempting to adapt to the American culture.]]> 2019-01-31 15:30:05 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313062 8693119 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313078 Julia's mom quotes Shakespeare to explain that she shouldn't be bothered when her peers mispronounce her name or call her something different, because no matter what she's called, she will always be the same person.]]> 2019-01-31 15:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313078 frankkg https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313123 She used to be upset that people didn't pronounce her name right but as time went on she learned to get used to it & stopped caring as much. ]]> 2019-01-31 15:30:10 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313123 8411942 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313128 She quoted Shakespear alluding to him after her teacher called her Juliet but the quote is also relevant in the sense that it means if u call a rose a red planty thing that wont take away from its beauty referring to Julia]]> 2019-01-31 15:30:11 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313128 The author grows fond of her names and actually accepts them. She likes them because they help her fit in her american school. She thinks its fun that people give her nicknames, such as, Alcatraz. 1902759 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313164 2019-01-31 15:30:14 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313164 3115277199 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313240 These name that people called her made her feel popular. Overall she had no problem with them.]]> 2019-01-31 15:30:22 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313240 8397674 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313314 I believe she is stating how they're the most adapted to American culture, even though they still retain their foreign names.]]> 2019-01-31 15:30:30 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313314 8546263 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313394 she said that because her and her sister were born in New York City ]]> 2019-01-31 15:30:38 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313394 8413115 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313484 The spelling of these names helps characterize the mothers and Julia's friend as white people that are not naming a effort to correctly pronounce their ethnic names. ]]> 2019-01-31 15:30:48 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313484 8409518 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313599 She embraced them because her american names helped her fit in and she realized its not that big of a deal.]]> 2019-01-31 15:30:59 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313599 8580771 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313735 This characterized them of being selfish and not caring about how to actually pronounce the name correctly.]]> 2019-01-31 15:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313735 At first she's insecure but after she embraces her nicknames 8411831 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313803 2019-01-31 15:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313803 Her friends are not willing to expand their cultural understanding to understand her better. 12388235 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313816 2019-01-31 15:31:19 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313816 8583307 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313822 Julia's mother quoted Shakespeare to show Julia that your name doesn't define you and that no matter what you are called, you should stay true to yourself. She used Shakespeare because she wanted to connect with something Julia was interested in, and Julia liked writing and poetry at the time.]]> 2019-01-31 15:31:20 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313822 frankkg https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313844 She liked the American names that people gave her because it made her fit in more and she believed that it showed that she was popular. ]]> 2019-01-31 15:31:21 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313844 8560547 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313855 She meant that both her and her sister had been born in america, therefor assuming the title of american. She could also be referring to both of them blending in more easily to american culture]]> 2019-01-31 15:31:23 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313855 8406826 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313975 The mispronunciation shows that the mothers and Julia's friend don't really care about what they are trying to say and just said the way they wanted to pronounce it.]]> 2019-01-31 15:31:33 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326313975 The mispronunciation of Mauricia and Puerto Rico helped characterize the mothers and Julia's friends because they sounded ignorant 8410595 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326314131 2019-01-31 15:31:50 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326314131 Her mother uses this particular quote to show Julia that what other people thought of her name and how they pronounced it wasn't important. She and the people who care about her know what her name is and what it means. 8575969 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326314175 2019-01-31 15:31:53 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326314175 8560266 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326314258 Julia and her older sister were the ones who conformed most to American society, even though her sisters name was the one the sounded the least American]]> 2019-01-31 15:32:01 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326314258 Her mother quotes Shakespeare in the hopes of teaching Julia that changing the name of a thing does not change its essence. 1902759 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326314346 2019-01-31 15:32:10 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326314346 She is american but has a foreign name 8411765 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326314443 2019-01-31 15:32:20 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326314443 8593204 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326314501 Names matter about as much as the power you give them. Personality is pretty cool though.]]> 2019-01-31 15:32:25 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326314501 In the sixties there was a push for proper pronunciations of third world names so her name was pronounced correctly. 12388235 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326314544 2019-01-31 15:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326314544 8411942 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326314633 The author meant that even though they were still foreign they already assimilated into the American life and became more adapted.]]> 2019-01-31 15:32:38 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326314633 8580771 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326314651 It changed from the original way to the American way to back to the original way.]]> 2019-01-31 15:32:40 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326314651 8413115 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326314806 The pronunciation of Ana's name changed over time because at first it was pronounced the ethnic way but over time her name started to be pronounced the american way.]]> 2019-01-31 15:32:52 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326314806 Julia’s mother quote's Shakespeare to help make sure that julia understands everyone is going to have their opnions but what truly matters is on the inside and that what they see from your personality is what matters . 8646876 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326314982 2019-01-31 15:33:11 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326314982 8546263 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326315062 Well the mispronunciation of ''Mauricia'' was okay to the mother I guess because she didn't correct them when they said moor-ee-sha. When Julia's friends said ''Portorkio'' I would say she was kind of mad because she felt as if her friends signed her out as a ''foreigner'', a rare, ecotic friend]]> 2019-01-31 15:33:20 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326315062 8560547 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326315387 It helps by acknowledging their lack of knowledge on foreign topics and cultures. I inferred/assumed that their friends were America.]]> 2019-01-31 15:33:51 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326315387 8411942 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326315402 It characterizes the mothers and the friends as ignorant they just dont care especially the mothers even after they heard the name they still choose to mispronounce it the friends aren't any better it honestly baffles me on how people actually acted like this.]]> 2019-01-31 15:33:53 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326315402 8584311 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326315429 The author meant that since she and her sister have complicated names to pronounce that sounds foreign. They were the ones who were born in America. ]]> 2019-01-31 15:33:54 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326315429 because both her and her sister were born in America but her sister has a more american name and it is easier to pronounce than her's 8554971 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326315493 2019-01-31 15:34:01 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326315493 8580771 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326315500 This meant that nobody was accepting the fact that immigrants were moving in.]]> 2019-01-31 15:34:01 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326315500 8544019 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326315579 Julia's mother used the quote to make Julia understand that the names don't matter and it only matters if you know who you are. ]]> 2019-01-31 15:34:08 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326315579 8397674 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326315595 Julia's friends come off as condescending as well as patronizing, due to them seeming to care very little about correct pronunciations.]]> 2019-01-31 15:34:09 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326315595 8560266 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326315727 These things tell us that, in Julia's eyes, the mothers and her friends were blissfully ignorant and didn't really care to try and pronounce things correctly.]]> 2019-01-31 15:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326315727 Alvarez refers to the fact that many people have assumptions about her and her sisters, given that their names are very Hispanic as well as their physical features. Many Americans would assume they are not actually American. Also she and her sisters are the first generation in their family to have been born in the USA, which makes them the, "Americans in the family." 1902759 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326315749 2019-01-31 15:34:22 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326315749 8565213 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326315783 When Alvarez states “Ironically, although she had the most foreign sounding name, she and I were the Americans in the family," she means that it is funny that even though Mauricia and her have the most Hispanic names, they are also the only ones born in America.  ]]> 2019-01-31 15:34:25 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326315783 i think that she feels like she was being included in the american culture and she really liked being able to fit in with all her new friends 8580988 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326315795 2019-01-31 15:34:26 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326315795 Because no matter what they call her she will always be the same person. 8411831 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326315883 2019-01-31 15:34:34 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326315883 It was not considered normal or popular to be Hispanic at that time 12388235 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326316075 2019-01-31 15:34:52 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326316075 8566305 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326316112 The author said this to show how much they have changed to become an american. They were the ones that were born in America but there names where very foreign.]]> 2019-01-31 15:34:55 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326316112 8413115 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326316320 What Alvarez means by this is at this time period people were not making sure that they were correctly pronouncing ethnic names .]]> 2019-01-31 15:35:11 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326316320 Despite the care her family shows her she still avoids associating with them 12388235 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326316595 2019-01-31 15:35:39 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326316595 8580771 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326316604 She became detached from them because she felt like an American now.]]> 2019-01-31 15:35:40 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326316604 The pronunciation of Ana's name changed over time because they started saying it the "american way" 8410595 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326316742 2019-01-31 15:35:52 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326316742 8406826 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326316787 The pronunciation of her name chnaged over time by at first it was pronounced the ethnic way and by the end it was pronounced the American way. ]]> 2019-01-31 15:35:56 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326316787 8560266 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326316923 Ana's name started off being pronounced by most people the American way, but later, when America seemed to be progressing, people started to pronounce it the way that Julia and her family pronounced it.]]> 2019-01-31 15:36:08 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326316923 8544019 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326316946 At first Julia tried to keep quiet because people couldn't pronounce her name right but as time went by she didn't mind and actually like the names she got.]]> 2019-01-31 15:36:10 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326316946 The author might have been talking about the girls' appearences. 1524153 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326317106 2019-01-31 15:36:25 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326317106 8413115 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326317111 This reveals her need to fit in because she is so embarrassed of her family and does not want to introduce them to her friends because they are not like her friends stereotypical white families.]]> 2019-01-31 15:36:25 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326317111 8580771 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326317116 I think the theme is that a name is as important as anything else in your life.]]> 2019-01-31 15:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326317116 3115277199 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326317125 These pronunciations characterize them by showin]]> 2019-01-31 15:36:27 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326317125 Your personality and beliefs are more important than the vanity of acceptance. 12388235 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326317203 2019-01-31 15:36:36 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326317203 8693119 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326317260 The author is referring to the fact that she and her sister were born soon after her parents immigrated to New York and were "Living the American" dream. In other words, her parents moved to start a better life and provide a good environment for their future children to thrive in, which could be considered what the U.S is all about. ]]> 2019-01-31 15:36:42 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326317260 8565213 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326317280 The mispronunciation of "Mauricia" and the author's spelling of "Portoriko" helps the reader characterize the mothers and Julia's friends by showing they are blissfully ignorant to the Hispanic culture. They are still not worldly even if they are trying.]]> 2019-01-31 15:36:44 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326317280 8593204 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326317310 She said that quote because she wanted Julia to get over her problems by making her invest more in her personality.]]> 2019-01-31 15:36:46 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326317310 8411942 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326317404 As time went on people started actually trying to pronounce foreign names correctly as seen in paragraph 2 page 2.]]> 2019-01-31 15:36:55 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326317404 8409518 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326317582 The author is trying to show that the Americans are blissfully ignorant because they don't know that they are saying things wrong .]]> 2019-01-31 15:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326317582 it shows that they really care enough to even try to pronounce it right and also that they are very ignorant 8554971 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326317783 2019-01-31 15:37:32 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326317783 8406826 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326317831 It wasn't a very known thing in America yet. ]]> 2019-01-31 15:37:38 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326317831 Julia and her sister were born in America, and they lived there for a long time. This is ironic because based on her name you wouldn't think she was American. 8575969 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326317897 2019-01-31 15:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326317897 12137188 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326318180 She quoted Shakespeare to teach Julia that no matter what something is called, it still has the same value. In Julia's case it doesn't matter what her name is because she is the same person.]]> 2019-01-31 15:38:14 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326318180 1524153 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326318296 It emphasizes the fact that they can't pronounce their names and it also emphasizes how American their friend is.]]> 2019-01-31 15:38:27 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326318296 Alvarez by saying "ethnicity was not yet in" meant that people still were being ignorant and using the "american way" 8410595 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326318352  ]]> 2019-01-31 15:38:33 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326318352 8413115 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326318433 The theme of name/nombres is you should not be embarrassed of your culture and pretend to be something your not to fit in.]]> 2019-01-31 15:38:40 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326318433 8566305 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326318488 She likes these names now. She is one of the popular kids and it showed in the names. She embraces the names she has gotten and she uses those names for herself.]]> 2019-01-31 15:38:47 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326318488 8397674 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326318521 Originally, the pronunciation of the name Ana started out the American way, however, people would eventually start to pronounce it the correct way.]]> 2019-01-31 15:38:51 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326318521 8565213 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326318572 The pronunciation of Ana's name over time changes by it going from regular American sounding "ANNa" to a more Hispanic sounding "ON-nah" which shows people are beginning to recognize different cultures and trying to give respect.]]> 2019-01-31 15:38:56 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326318572 8411942 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326318575 Americans weren't used to foreigners in the country and having to change the way they say things most chose to be ignorant though.]]> 2019-01-31 15:38:57 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326318575 12098832 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326318600 How you are represented may be important to you, but what really matters is your attitude.]]> 2019-01-31 15:38:59 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326318600 8546263 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326318961 Well her extended family was very loud ]]> 2019-01-31 15:39:35 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326318961 8560547 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326319271 First everyone was left to assume the pronunciation, but it also state states that]]> 2019-01-31 15:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326319271 frankkg https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326319405 She thought it was ironic that although she was born in the united states her & her sister had the most foreign sounding names. ]]> 2019-01-31 15:40:17 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326319405 show people the real you , and don't let someone else define who you are 8554971 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326319550 2019-01-31 15:40:29 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326319550 8411942 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326319683 She compared her family to the American families in a condescending way sort of bashing her family wishing they were more American and not "weird"]]> 2019-01-31 15:40:43 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326319683 1524153 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326319736 Soon enough there was a push in America for pronouncing foreign names right, which also meant that Mauricia wouldn't have the same problems as before.]]> 2019-01-31 15:40:47 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326319736 8544019 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326319759 The author meant that even thought they had the most foreign names out of their family they weren't born in a foreign country.]]> 2019-01-31 15:40:49 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326319759 because she knows deep down it doesn't matter what people call her as long as she is always true to herself that is all she should care about. 8580988 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326329099 2019-01-31 15:58:32 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326329099 8580988 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326331544 she means that her and her sisters were born in the sates but were still raised by people who were not from her who still had their culture and family morals. 


]]> 2019-01-31 16:03:00 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326331544 they really don't care if they get it right and or they are kind of being rude in the way that they go out of their way to make sure to pronounce the names with efficacious over the wrong part of the word 8580988 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326357500 2019-01-31 16:47:27 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326357500 i first thought that it was ana like in frozen but later found out it was ana like anna. it changed because they all started to care and see what her name really was. 8580988 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326358697 2019-01-31 16:49:29 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326358697 in the time in which they grew up it was not as common to see different cultures coming to the USA and it took any people by surprise and they didn't like it all that much so they would not learn to properly accept the culture until later on. 8580988 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326360701 2019-01-31 16:53:18 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326360701 she really didn't like that they were i guess, so proud to represent the culture because she had always been trying to hide her culture from everyone in America. 8580988 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326364779 2019-01-31 17:00:49 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326364779 the theme is that you should not try to put something aside that is so important to the base of who you are just to fit in.and to always know your self worth. 8580988 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326366196 2019-01-31 17:03:12 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326366196 8565213 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326392055 Alvarez means by "ethnicity was not yet "in'" that people hadn't begun recognizing it as an important characteristic in getting to know another individual. People would have rather stay ignorant than learn about the lives of foreigners.]]> 2019-01-31 17:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326392055 8565213 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326394375 the description of Julia's extended family further reveals her need to fit in because she is ashamed that her family is different from the typical "American" family. She describes her family as "noisy" and "foreign looking." She is embarrassed by them and wishes they would blend in because she only sees their flaws.]]> 2019-01-31 17:55:50 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326394375 8565213 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326396533 The theme of "Names/Nombres" is that you cannot let your name define you no matter if that is your real physical name or a category you are placed in.]]> 2019-01-31 18:00:21 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326396533 8544019 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326413642 Foreign people or names weren't a thing during that time so it was difficult for people to get accustomed to new cultures.]]> 2019-01-31 18:31:00 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326413642 8544019 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326415827 It shows that people weren't used to pronouncing foreign names or places so it was difficult for them. ]]> 2019-01-31 18:35:08 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326415827 8544019 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326417090 Julia said it was a plain name but it had two different ways of saying it but later it was said that people were to pronounce correctly which was An-Nah.]]> 2019-01-31 18:37:17 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326417090 8544019 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326420329 She feels ashamed of her family and she wants to feel normal but her family isn't.]]> 2019-01-31 18:43:01 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326420329 8406826 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326458687 Julia compared her large family to the American families who are just "mom and dad" and she felt like she didn't fit in because it wasn't just her "mom and dad", it was her massive family. ]]> 2019-01-31 19:55:31 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326458687 8406826 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326459379 The theme of Names/Nombres is that you shouldn't let your culture, name, and where you came from hold you back from being yourself and fitting in with others.]]> 2019-01-31 19:57:08 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326459379 8566305 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326475975 The pronunciation of Ana changed many times in this passage. Her sister said it the ethnic way but her college friends pronounced it the American way. They said it like An-Nah.



]]> 2019-01-31 20:40:35 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326475975 8566305 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326476237 What Alvarez means by this statement is people only used the American ways to say things. No one would say their names the ethic name and nobody really cared to, they just said it how they wanted to.]]> 2019-01-31 20:41:22 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326476237 8566305 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326476380 This shows how much she wants to fit in because when you are ready she seems embarrassed. She says "introducing my friends was a further trial" and she talks about their clothing in a bad way. She would rather not introduce her friends because they are very ethnic and look like it. She has tried to become American and them coming just shows that she really isn't. She also said "mom and Dad" she just wants to have a family like her American friends


]]> 2019-01-31 20:41:46 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326476380 8566305 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326476544 The theme of this passage is you shouldn't be ashamed of where you come from or the color of your skin or your name, and you shouldn't try to change those things just so you can fit in.

]]> 2019-01-31 20:42:13 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326476544 8693119 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326512242 The mispronunciation as it's incorrectly written in the text, adds emphasis to the fact that Julia and her mom's friends don't really care about pronouncing their names right. It characterizes their friends as being ignorant and insulting.]]> 2019-01-31 22:40:39 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326512242 A 8546263 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326513140 Alvarez means that it was not usual or common to see foreigners and did not care enough to know about them in order to be able to pronounce her name right ]]> 2019-01-31 22:45:20 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326513140 8546263 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326513761 Julia seems to really have make her self known when she is around that family because she said they are loud and she does not seem to be like a very loud person she also called them fat which wasn't very nice ]]> 2019-01-31 22:48:38 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326513761 8693119 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326514006 Overtime, Ana's name changes from "Anna" to "An-nah". Specifically, this occurs in the 60's when people were trying to pronounce third world names correctly instead of saying them the "American way".]]> 2019-01-31 22:49:48 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326514006 8546263 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326514187 Name's do not define who you are! Character and what's inside your heart defines who you are ]]> 2019-01-31 22:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326514187 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326515565 This implication means that at the time, it was rather uncommon to be a foreigner living in the US.]]> 2019-01-31 22:58:36 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326515565 8397674 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326516616 Even though Julia's extended family attended graduation to support her, she feels almost ashamed because they are too different from everyone else.]]> 2019-01-31 23:04:53 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326516616 8397674 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326517444 The theme of this story is to fully embrace and accept who you really are, regardless of what others may think of you.]]> 2019-01-31 23:08:47 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326517444 The mispronunciation of "Mauricia" shows that the mothers are ignorant and don't care enough to try to pronounce it correctly. The spelling of "Portoriko" shows how Julia's friend mispronounced it which further adds to the ignorant and almost condescending attitude this character exhibits. 8575969 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326520205 2019-01-31 23:26:17 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326520205 At first, people pronounced Ana's name in a more American accent, but this changed as America progressed. 8575969 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326520843 2019-01-31 23:30:25 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326520843 Being a non-white person in America wasn't desirable nor was it common at the time. 8575969 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326521558 2019-01-31 23:35:39 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326521558 Julia describes them as sticking out in a negative way and being too loud, too many people, and altogether too much compared to the other families at her school. She feels this way despite the fact that she knows her family cares and tries to be there for her. 8575969 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326522056 2019-01-31 23:38:59 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326522056 The theme of this story is that your name is a part of who you are from the day you are born, but you do not have to let it define you. 8575969 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326522748 2019-01-31 23:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326522748 8593204 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326530941 She has become so detatched from her hispanic roots that she views them as the outsiders now.]]> 2019-02-01 00:38:22 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326530941 8593204 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326531411 During this time in America, people were not always accepting of other races seven though that acceptance would come later.]]> 2019-02-01 00:41:43 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326531411 8593204 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326532067 Her name went from being pronounced correctly by her family to being pronounced incorrectly in elementary school and finally being called slightly desirable nick names in high school.

]]> 2019-02-01 00:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326532067 8593204 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326534017 It helps because it shows how ignorant the characters are about other cultures and how they can only comprehend things as it relates to them.]]> 2019-02-01 00:48:23 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326534017 8593204 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326535757 They were starting to assimilate to American culture and therefore were becoming farther from their family.]]> 2019-02-01 00:58:35 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326535757 8693119 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326544430 The author is referring to a time earlier in her life when she and her family were viewed even more like aliens who didn't fit in. Back then, very few people tried to pronounce her name correctly and the author writes, "My initial desire to be known by my correct Dominican name faded". ]]> 2019-02-01 01:50:15 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326544430 8693119 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326545514 The author describes her extended family as tacky and "convoluted". Her detailed descriptions of their appearance and mannerisms clearly show her embarrassment of them. Later on she has to introduce them which she claims is a "further trial" because she doesn't want to ruin the less ethnic identity she has created for herself.]]> 2019-02-01 01:58:22 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326545514 8583307 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326546659 The theme of “Names/Nombres” is that your name, language, and culture don’t define who you are as a person, but your personality and character do.]]> 2019-02-01 02:04:55 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326546659 8693119 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326547294 The theme of "Names/Nombres" is that fitting in and being popular may seem glamorous, but what really matters are those unique characteristics, such as heritage, that make you different from everyone else. ]]> 2019-02-01 02:08:36 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326547294 8583307 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326547761 Julia describes her extended family in very negative ways, which shows how she believes that being different from society is a bad thing, and you need to blend in. She describes them using words such as “noisy foreign looking lot” and is embarrassed by how different they are from the typical American family.]]> 2019-02-01 02:12:03 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326547761 8583307 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326548565 By saying “ethnicity was not yet “in””, Alvarez means that people hadn’t started accepting people’s different ethnicities yet and would rather look at everything from a basic American point of view. Americans didn’t try hard to learn and accept different ethnicities and it was unusual to see someone embracing their ethnicity. ]]> 2019-02-01 02:18:09 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326548565 8583307 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326549005 Ana’s name started out being pronounced the “American way” because that fit in with society, but as society started making more of an effort to embrace ethnicity, Ana’s name started being pronounced the Hispanic way.]]> 2019-02-01 02:21:18 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326549005 8583307 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326549820 The mispronunciation of “Mauricia” and the spelling of “Portoriko” helps the reader characterize the mothers and Julia’s friends because it shows how they are ignorant to other ethnicities but don’t want to bother trying to pronounce their words right.]]> 2019-02-01 02:26:54 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326549820 8583307 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326550323 In this statement, Alvarez is referring to the fact that, even though her sister and her were the only two in her family born in America and grew up with the American culture, they were the two who had the most Hispanic names. ]]> 2019-02-01 02:30:14 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326550323 She quoted Shakespeare because she know she would understand it because she makes poems. This quote means that whatever you name something it will never lose its value. 8397100 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326647881 2019-02-01 12:15:27 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326647881 The author meant that they were the the people who were the most assimilated to the american culture and therefore they are considered Americans. 8397100 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326654952 2019-02-01 12:44:35 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326654952 The mispronunciation means that they don't care about the original name but they want to say it in a way that makes them feel like they know spanish but they can't prenuciate it well. 8397100 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326659358 2019-02-01 13:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326659358 It changed in the way that many people called her AnnnA to Ana and she was fine with it. 8397100 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326661099 2019-02-01 13:07:39 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326661099 It changed to 🤬 changed to the point where thIt changed to Ana all the way to Anna which is long. 8397100 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326662003 2019-02-01 13:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326662003 Alvarez means that new ethnicity were just being introduced to america and Americans were adapted to this. https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326889185 2019-02-01 21:42:21 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326889185 Alvarez is saying that the immigration of new ethnicity's were just being introduce to Americans and they weren't yet adapted to it. 8397100 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326889788 2019-02-01 21:45:01 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326889788 She describes her family as something, he desire to fit in shows that she doesnt want to be 8397100 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326890457 2019-02-01 21:48:16 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326890457 The theme for Names/Nombres is family is always gonna know you better. 8397100 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326890705 2019-02-01 21:49:47 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326890705 12098832 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326953481 Julia’s mother is essentially saying that it doesn’t matter what she is called since it all means the same thing. As long as she’s herself, everything should fine.]]> 2019-02-02 13:45:46 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326953481 12098832 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326955008 Their mispronunciation shows that they don’t really care. This point is emphasized after the mothers say how pretty a name Mauricia is and then just mispronounce it like nothing. Moreover when the friend says “Portoriko” and being oblivious to Julia’s feelings.  ]]> 2019-02-02 14:07:42 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326955008 12098832 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326955793 Since people in America were desiring to be more culturally appropriate, Ana’s name was being said like “An-nah”, which is proper. ]]> 2019-02-02 14:18:59 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326955793 12098832 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326957884 People weren’t all down with the fact that many immigrants were arriving in large numbers. Moreover, being American at the time meant essentially being an assimilated Caucasian. ]]> 2019-02-02 14:43:57 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326957884 12098832 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326959136 Julia is feeling both more American and less proud of some of her original cultural aspects, like her large family. ]]> 2019-02-02 14:59:19 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/326959136 frankkg https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/327148425 The mispronunciation of Mauricia and the authors spelling of "Portoriko" helps the reader characterize the mothers and Julia's friends by showing how little they care about putting effort into pronouncing things that are difficult to them. ]]> 2019-02-04 02:47:22 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/327148425 frankkg https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/327150273 It went from being pronounced two different ways to being pronounced the way it was intended to be when there was a push for pronouncing foreign name correctly. ]]> 2019-02-04 03:06:03 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/327150273 frankkg https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/327150561 Alvarez meant that it was still odd for foreigners to be living in the US. ]]> 2019-02-04 03:08:29 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/327150561 frankkg https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/327150780 It shows that she wasn't proud of where she came from and was embarrassed of her family and would much rather fit in to avoid negative attention.]]> 2019-02-04 03:10:44 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/327150780 frankkg https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/327151875 The theme is that your name only has as much significance as you]]> 2019-02-04 03:18:37 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/327151875 The mispronunciation of these names helps the reader understand the ignorance and the closed mind of the characters mispronouncing the names. 1902759 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/327249836 2019-02-04 12:14:20 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/327249836 Ana's name changes through the years. At her house her name is pronounced the "Hispanic" way, whereas in public (school) they called her Ana with the American pronunciation. In college, a campaign was started to pronounce Third World country names correctly, so she went back to being " Ah-nah" 1902759 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/327254177 2019-02-04 12:30:14 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/327254177 Alvarez refers to the fact that the concept of diversity and tolerance wasn't practiced by people. It was weird to see people of other ethnicity and races. 1902759 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/327268079 2019-02-04 13:09:12 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/327268079 Julia's desire of fitting into the American society leads her to become a little distant from her family. She still loves them deeply but wishes they could be different and not so "out of place" 1902759 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/327269369 2019-02-04 13:12:21 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/327269369 The theme of Names/Nombres is that your name becomes a major part of your identity that can later on define you in life. 1902759 https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/327271243 2019-02-04 13:17:12 UTC https://padlet.com/laurae_noto/NamesNombres/wish/327271243