Name Identities

For my revisions and reseeing piece I chose discussion board 2 “The F-Word” What’s in a name? The original assignment asked to answer the following questions: “Read the essay "The F Word" by Firoozeh Dumas and enjoy the story of how names can define and re-define us. To begin our class and get to know each other, share your own (short) story of what your name means to you. You could explain how you got your name or a funny experience you've had with your name (does it always get mispronounced or misspelled?) or what you think about your name. Do you like your name? Some people change their names or use nicknames or middle names as replacements. How does your name give you a sense of your identity? Be sure to refer to the reading, making a few connections with Dumas in your post.” Although I did decent on this assignment I thought I could have made edited it and made it a lot more interesting. This was one of my first discussion boards I had to do for my English class. I did not know what to expect and was very nervous while writing it. As the class is coming to an end it is interesting to read something I did such a long time ago. As for my strengths in this post I think that I did do a great job explaining my own story about my name. A small piece from my post, “My name is Danica it is pronounced DAN-i-kah. It is of Slavic and Latin origin. The meaning is "morning star”. Often people spell my name with a “K” so it looks like this Danika.” This sentence is an example of what my name means. It was easier for me to write about my name because it makes me who I am. My weaknesses in this post had more to do with making the connections with the story I read and how I can relate to Dumas. As I read my original post I noticed that I only use one quote from the reading. After revising this piece I added more quotes that supported the answers to the questions being asked. I also added page numbers at the end of each quote in order to site my source and where it was found. Editing this piece makes it more enjoyable to read.