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The Violence of Naming Review

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    Review of the blog post by Jena Barchas-Lichtenstein
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  • When was the text published?
    2017
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  • What's the author's first name?
    Jena
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  • Why was the author angry with the classmate in the anecdote at the beginning?
    He changed her name
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  • What is common for students of color and immigrants in classrooms, according to the article?
    To have their names mispronounced
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  • In what ways was the sketch we saw yesterday "violent"?
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  • How is the text "The Violence of Naming" linked to religious ideas?
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  • What is the difference between "nativization" and "anglicization"?
    Nativization: pronouncing the foreign words with the local accent - Anglicization: pronouncing the foreign words with an English accent
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  • What is hyper-anglicization?
    To make words sound as ENglish sounding as they can
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  • How is the text "The Violence of Naming" linked to patriarchal societies?
    Marriage and the woman taking the husband's name
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  • Mention two examples of taboo names
    Adolf, Jesus
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  • How can "silence" be violent?
    When governments overlook minorities
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  • For the author, is pronouncing names correctly important? Why?
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