1.) I do not find very much meaning in my first name beyond the fact that it represents myself and my actions. But previous to what I have made of my name, I believe my parents simply liked the name. My last name holds much more significance past representing myself. It represents many of my family members, and is a commonality that we all share. In a sense it brings us together. On top of representing my family it connects me to where I am from. Steinke is a German name, where some of my family comes from. I also just found out that it stands for an occupation, in my last names case, a stone cutter. I now can guess that my family used to be masons of some sort, which I never knew before. I do not think my name defines me. People think of me when they here my name, so my actions define my name. I have not yet experienced any negative situations based on my name.
2.) Just as in Anna Quindlen's case I am "two" within my family. I often want to do something, such as going out with friends, but cant because I have responsibilities within my family. At the time I want to do something that is all I am thinking about, but later I usually realize that my role in my family is more important than the individual role I play. Another example of when I have been part of "two" is on any sports team. I feel like this is a problem with most athletes that play team sports. As a team mate you want, first and foremost, for your team to win. You also want other players on the team to succeed. All though you may want those things there is also an individual tendency to want to be the main part of the team and to have all the success, even if it comes at the cost of losing. This comes back to not being selfish and realizing that the group role is often times more important than the individual.
OMG. You totally are a curt person. This fits you perfectly- your first line says it all.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your comment on how your name does not define you, but your actions do. That really makes you think about how you want to perceive yourself and think before you do things. I feel the same way you do about my name. My first name was chosen because my mom had always liked that name, but my last name has a lot more meaning to me. DePollo, even though it was messed up, is an Italian name, and I know people always think of me when they hear it too.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the fact that a last name holds more importance than a first name. Like how you said that yours was from a German descent and then went into detail about how that correlates with the jobs of your ancestors, where they lived, etc. A last name can tell much more about a person than a first name can.
ReplyDeleteKurt, I thing this defines you perfectly. I liked what you said about participating in a team sport. I believe that team sports represent a challenge that cannot be seen in solo sports. You talked about the challenge in a very respectable way. My question to you is if you believe your actions have been honorable for your name?
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