My Name: A Love - Hate Relationship

Hank C. Sanders

9/20/13

My Name: A Love - Hate Relationship

By Henry Charles Sanders

Part I: Loving My Name

Fun Fact!! ‘Hank’ in the Golden Ages meant A “Relatively strong person!”

Henry Charles Sanders is my name. King Henry, King Charles, King Sanders. Tell me my name isn’t royal. If I were a King, I would fit right in. You could call me by any of my three names and it would still sound legit. Prince Harry’s name is “Henry Charles Albert David.” I have the Henry and the Charles. Sanders, I think we can all agree, is better than Albert.

My friends call me Hank (a common nickname for Henry). My relatives call me Henry (a common nickname for Henry). And my immediate family, they call me “Hen” (a very uncommon nickname for Henry). Lets get this straight. I am not the kinda guy who cares what his name is like or even what anyone calls him by. But you have to admit, My name is pretty darn versatile. I likes this about my name. I can call myself Harry, Hal, Hanky Spanky, Hank the Tank, Big H, H town… Ok. I don't like all of my possible nicknames. But that’s beside the point.

When I hear my name (Hank) being spoken, I find that it sounds hollow, deep, bold, and even blunt. The kind of sound that can be heard if a giant came to knock down your house.

My middle name - Charles - is taken from my Mom’s dad, Charley. For this reason, I feel that I have a special bond with my grandfather. A kind of bond that I may not otherwise have if my name was “Joe” or something like that. My grandfather have a lot else in common. For starters, we are both avid Sports fans. In the year 2005, when the Chicago White Sox won the world series, Grandpa Charlie held large parties at his house. His bedroom is filled with picture of the current and past rosters of the WS. He prays at the altar of Paul Kenorko.

Sanders is my last name. Actually, thats not true. My great grandfather “Izzy” changed the family name from Senderovich to Sanders. Izzadore Senderovich, a Russian Jew, came to the U.S from His homeland in the year “1911. A Russian jew, Izzy is a great example of perseverance and strength. I am lucky to have such great family history.

So, in summary, my name is Royal, versatile, has a lot of great family history, and is very close to my heart. For these reasons, I really love my name and will never change it.

Part II: Hating My Name

Un Fun Fact: The word “hank” in the 60’s and 70’s: “Slang for heroin”

Henry Charles Sanders. My name is as old as my grandfather, the man that gave me my middle name. I really ever meet a man named Henry. I have met a few people in my life named Hank, but no one my age. Why is this the case? The reason for is simple: People don't give their children names like Hank or even Henry anymore. I have an old timers name. My middle name Charles is even more prehistoric. (Thanks Grandpa.)

On top of the fact that my namesakes are pretty much dinosaurs, my name is hollow, yet at the same time heavy. This combination makes an oxymoron that is hard on the ears, and even harder on the soul.

My name has bad history, is old, and sounds hollow and dense. So you decide what I think.

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Since our job was to write about our names, I felt that I wanted to show the best and worst of my name. But facts are facts, and the fact of the matter is I wrote 366 words about why I love my name, and only 135 words on why I don’t. This tells me that overall, I like my name more than I dont. But, like everything in the world, it has its pluses and minuses.

Yours proudly, Henry Charles Sanders

P.S. Thanks for the name, Mom.

Backyard Ecosystem

When I look out my window, I see something that most people don't get to see. I look out on a twelve acre forest with lush trees surrounded by green grass and filled with all types of critters. I love living out in the country because it is quite. Well, actually thats not true. The sounds I hear are the chirping of birds, the buzzing of bees and the howling of wind.

We bought our house in G***** Ore. in the year 2004. My parents goal in mind was to have a place where my brother and I could roam around and play on our own. This goal was made true instantly and is still being made true, for there is almost nothing I love more than playing in the fur tree just behind my house.

World Mapper: Total Children

When I went to click on the WorldMapper website, I chose number number five under the heading 'Categories'. This one was labeled "Total Children." This is what the map looked like:

The map that we looked at in class on 9/18/13 was a Robinson map. It looked something like this:

Please notice the fact that Antarctica isn't even a part of the first map, whereas it takes up a pretty good majority of the second. The reason for this must be that it is rare for kids to be born in Antarctica. I would also like you to notice how distinct China and India are in the first map. This (of course) must meant that many children are born in these two places. The reason why places like Japan and Spain are very small on the first map has to do with the fact that these to countries have a very small minority of children (only 14% of total). This, I might add is becoming an increasing problem for these markets because not only is the population aging, but the workforce is, too.

Last, but not least:

 If I were from the country of Australia, I would like to tell myself that the first map is false, simply because I am probably very arrogant, and my country is almost non existence. I would try my best to get the first map banned form the internet immediately,

Hopes and Dreams

Hi. My name is Hank. For the past eight years of my life, I have been learning things at home. Thats right.  Catlin Gabel is my first 'regular' school. Although I am loving the change, homeschooling taught me many things about how to work by myself, teach myself, and above all learn as much as I possibly can - by myself. Although I am in a very different learning environment, there are many things that I can bring away from what I learned while being homeschooled.

Always Set your own goals:

• Math - go from the knowledge that I currently know and become a master. This means that I not only will be able to solve the problems in front of me, but also solve a life problem - one that isn't laid out for me - using algebra.
• English - "Master the english language" Churchill said. My goal is to improve my grammar, and be able to write coherent essays and papers.
• Cultures - Learn deeply about other countries and other economies big and small.

• Overall:

My goal for the rest of the year is to learn deeply and become a master in my subjects. I want to improve my strengths and overcome my weaknesses.