Blog Post 2 - What's in a Name?
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As I googled "what does the name Christina mean," all I could find was that it meant that I was a follower of Christ. Although that is true, I wanted something more so I could analyze if a name is truly able to define someone. Many of my friends call me "Tina," which is short for Christina, so I thought I would give that a try. One website had a definition that really stuck out to me because there were many aspects that were very true to who I am. It suggested that I enjoy when things are done the way that I want them to be done. This is very accurate and I am also willing to take a leadership role to do so. Also, I see myself as someone who is affectionate towards others and very cooperative, as the definition stated. One aspect of this that really stuck out to me was that it suggested that I may be interested in the arts, and dance is my passion. However, one part of the definition did not match up to who I am. It said that social status was very important and that people named Tina would do anything to be at the top of the social ladder. This is not true as I do not care how popular I am or how high up in society I may be. The last idea that was true to who I am, as I stated earlier, was that people named Tina are generally Christian. Although this may be a generic assumption, my faith is a huge part of who I am. Overall, I believe that the name Tina does define me, but not all of who I am is in my name.
Everyone has different personalities depending on the group of people that they are hanging out with; no one acts the same around their grandparents as they would their best friend. This is just one example of people being "two." An example of me being "two" of me would be the difference in how I am at school versus how I am in dance classes outside of school. These two personalities are different in ways because of the situations that they put me in and the people who they surround me with. While I am at school, I am generally quite in class, I do all of my work as well as I possibly can, I try to not draw attention to myself, and I work by myself mostly due to a lack of group work. However, at dance there is no reason for me to hold back on anything. At dance I am very social, I am open to trying new things, I try to improve rather than to be perfect, I collaborate with my peers and teachers as much as possible, and I do not care what any of them think of me because they are like a second family to me. These two different Christina's appear on the same days, within hours of one another; like a switch was flipped. It is not my way of being "fake" or not being who I truly am in either situation, it is me being who I am comfortable being in certain situations.
This idea of being "two" based on the situations you are in is a tricky concept to fully understand. Why do we do it? Why is no one the same no matter who they are with and what they are doing? Part of the reason that we feel the need to do this is due to us being individuals versus being in a group setting. Going along with this idea that people change their personalities depending on who they are with in a situation, I am inferring that it is based on who and where they feel the most comfortable and that is where they are their true self. For me, this is at my dance studio where I feel as though I can be whoever I want to be. This goes along with the statement that I made earlier that this is about us being individuals or part of a group. This dilemma deals with people being who they believe will be best for themselves or for the sake of others. Why this happens is hard to wrap my head around but I believe that it is because people risk either holding back who they are and/or not acting in the proper way in a specific group, requiring a compromise and holding some back to act "correct" in situations. Although it is important to be who you truly are, sometimes compromises have to be made in order to appropriately be part of a larger whole.
I like how you looked into the name Tina as well because I think that provided a lot of insight in connecting your name to who you are as a person. I also liked how you noted the thing that didn't match your personality because some people will be like, yeah everything here is right and it really won't be. It's a type of syndrome people can get sometimes with horoscopes as well. I really liked the last paragraph, I think it is something extra that a lot of people didn't add but it also allows for a lot of insight into why people, in particular yourself make this change between different groups.
ReplyDeleteYour analysis of the way you act in your dance studio vs. how you act around others is really interesting! I think you inclusion of if this action makes you "fake" was very intriguing because I often hear people referred to as fake for acting one way around someone, but differently around others. I agree that behaving the way that makes you most successful in a situation is not a bad thing at all, but is necessary at times. I also think it was interesting that you looked into your real name and your nickname, with your nickname definition being more in-depth and being mostly accurate. I feel this is a good reflection of nicknames because they are given to you based on your personality, while your name is given to you at birth.
ReplyDeleteI liked how you were very personal with you analysis, but as you continued you became more understanding with the audience who may be reading this. For example, when you were talking about how people act different around different groups of people. I know I can definitely relate to doing that. I really enjoyed the last paragraph when you included the discussion of people's comfort zones and how this has to do with how you present yourself.
ReplyDeleteI loved your idea of describing that there can be a difference in how you act based off of who you are with and surrounded by!! I for one am the same way and I would never consider myself as being fake it is just about my comfort level. I think that including how it does not make you fake was a very important part to add in and I think it was done very nicely. I also like how you mentioned that people should find a compromise within theirselves.
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