"Pieces of Me"
The Memoir Project was one of the first projects we did at HTHI. In this project, we all had to create many different poems and journals about different parts of our lives. We were given prompts such as, What is your family story? or What in the world makes you truly happy? This project required more writing than I have ever done before and has particularly difficult for me because writing (Especially poems) are probably my weakest subjects in school and this project really challenged me and helped me in that subject. It still may not be my favorite subject, but I am now much more confident in that area because of this project.
The Definition of You
“Ian; The Scottish form of John.” It is a Jewish tradition to be named after a passed relative. I was going to be named after my uncle Irving but instead my parents decided to use a name that starts with “I”. My brother told me that he suggested the name Ian because he knew someone with that name and thought it would make a great name for me. My last name was not my families original last name. It was originally Rosenthal but my grandfather changed it to Ross. The reason? Well my grandfather was in the entertainment business but was worried about certain prejudices that might interfere. At about the same time, his partner had changed his last name from Goldstien to Gold. I’ve always liked my name and never have a problem with it. I love having a short name because it comes in handy when I’m entering an initial in an arcade game with uses three letters so I can just put Ian. It is also convenient with my signature. When I do a John Hancock signature,it’s as easy and small as someone's initial one. I can’t think of if my name defines me because I see it the other way around. You define your name. Whatever your name is, whenever someone you know says your name they think of who you are not everyone with that name. I’m don’t know what I would change my name to because, like I said before, I couldn’t think of another name that could define me unless I had that name from birth. In the end, I think my name, and anyones name, is defined by who they are, not any stereotype or something you read on urban dictionary. Much like the character shield, you define yourself with, “If my name was...” And I think that means something.
“Ian; The Scottish form of John.” It is a Jewish tradition to be named after a passed relative. I was going to be named after my uncle Irving but instead my parents decided to use a name that starts with “I”. My brother told me that he suggested the name Ian because he knew someone with that name and thought it would make a great name for me. My last name was not my families original last name. It was originally Rosenthal but my grandfather changed it to Ross. The reason? Well my grandfather was in the entertainment business but was worried about certain prejudices that might interfere. At about the same time, his partner had changed his last name from Goldstien to Gold. I’ve always liked my name and never have a problem with it. I love having a short name because it comes in handy when I’m entering an initial in an arcade game with uses three letters so I can just put Ian. It is also convenient with my signature. When I do a John Hancock signature,it’s as easy and small as someone's initial one. I can’t think of if my name defines me because I see it the other way around. You define your name. Whatever your name is, whenever someone you know says your name they think of who you are not everyone with that name. I’m don’t know what I would change my name to because, like I said before, I couldn’t think of another name that could define me unless I had that name from birth. In the end, I think my name, and anyones name, is defined by who they are, not any stereotype or something you read on urban dictionary. Much like the character shield, you define yourself with, “If my name was...” And I think that means something.