What's in a Name?
What's in a Name? On the first day of 2nd grade, our entire class was subjugated to one of those embarrassingly anti-social icebreakers. Despite having nearly no memories of 2nd grade, this one still distinctly sticks out in my head from how terribly dry this icebreaker was. The gimmick of this one was to put an adjective that started with the same letter as your first name before your name. This was difficult for me in particular, because how many good adjectives are there that start with R? I think I eventually decided on " ๋ ࣭ ࣪ ˖ ❇ ๋ ࣭ ࣪˖ ⊹ ࣪Radical Ryan ๋ ࣭ ࣪ ˖ ❇ ๋ ࣭ ࣪ ˖ ⊹ ࣪" or something, but the adjective itself isn't what's really important. What always bothered me about this icebreaker, even at the mental capacity of a 2nd grader, was that it indirectly implied my name didn't carry its own meaning. Does the name "Ryan...