Sulak1 Nick Sulak Lynn M.

Raymond English 1102 January 22, 2014 The Middle Name lan Names in my !amily do no" hold a #a""ern or "here is no" one name "ha" has $een in my !amily !or genera"ions. %e ha&e !amily names "ha" are #assed do'n !rom genera"ion "o genera"ion $ased on likes or grea" !igures in "ha" #erson(s li!e. %e as a !amily on ei"her side o! my #aren"(s !amilies do no" ha&e cul"ural #rac"ices $u" !ollo' our o'n "radi"ions. )o'e&er, "ha" does no" mean "here are no" any !amily names. My !amilies are all a$ou" "he middle names, in my !amily, a" leas" on my mom(s side "he !irs" names are normally #assed do'n !rom genera"ion "o genera"ion in"o "he middle name. *n my !a"her(s side i" is similar ho'e&er, "here are a !e' cases 'here "ha" does no" a##ly and "he !irs" name is #assed do'n. My mo"her(s side is +erman and one hundred #ercen" +erman. ,n my !amily, my grand!a"her(s middle name 'as my grea" grand!a"her(s !irs" name. My grand!a"her 'as !irs" genera"ion $orn here in "he -ni"ed S"a"es. So "y#ically, 'here my grand!a"her gre' u#, +erman(s #assed "heir !a"hers name do'n "o "heir son as his middle name. .e", my grand!a"her ne&er had a son, he had !i&e girls so "ha" "radi"ion 'as ne&er con"inued. )o'e&er, , #ersonally 'an" "o s"ar" i" $ack u# so 'hen , ha&e a son, his middle name 'ill $e my grand!a"her(s !irs" name. *n my !a"her(s side "he same a##lies e/ce#" !or my uncle and my grand!a"her. My grand#aren"(s on my !a"her(s side decided "o gi&e my uncle my grand!a"her(s name. .e", my !a"her recei&ed his middle name !rom his grand!a"her(s !irs" name.

Sulak2 My middle name ho'e&er, does a##ly "o "he "radi"ions in a 'ay. The reason is , go" my middle name no" !rom my mom(s side $u" !rom my dad(s. )o'e&er, , did no" recei&e my grand!a"her(s !irs" name or my !a"her(s !irs" name, $u" , recei&ed my grea" uncle(s !irs" name, harles. The reason 'as my !a"her had a s"rong rela"ionshi# 'i"h his uncle a side !rom his dad0 as a resul" , recei&ed his !irs" name. ,n summa"ion, my !amily has a se1uence "ha" 'e #ass do'n !rom genera"ion "o genera"ion, 'hich is grea" men(s names, "he ne/" genera"ion ge" "heir name as "heir middle name. )o'e&er, "ha" is no" a "radi"ion "ha" is kno'n !or "he cul"ures my !amilies gre' u# in. ,n addi"ion, i" is no" a #a""ern ei"her $ecause on $o"h sides o! "he !amily "here 'as a case "ha" "he #a""ern did no" re#ea".

Sulak3 %orks i"ed 2ra!", 3oro"hea. 4ersonal in"er&ie'. 14 Jan. 2014. Sulak, 5rancine. 4ersonal in"er&ie'. 21 Jan. 2014. Sulak, Ronald. 4ersonal in"er&ie'. 21 Jan. 2014.