Do you know who you are? Everyone has a birth certificate; a birth certificate lists our personal identity that we were born with. Has anyone asked you what the meaning of your name is? Do you think your name will be your identity? A good name plays an important role in our life and career. Our names are the gift we have received since our birth. Names contain the hope and wishes of our parents or someone else. From that moment on they will follow us wherever we go. Basically we use names to identify a person; therefore, it is not necessary to call others to describe his character or appearance. Names like our clothes. Both tend to leave people with different impressions. Therefore, our names are important to help us conform to society, show our personal life attitudes, and the basic surrounding culture in general to identify ourselves. Having a common name helps people conform to society, especially when it comes to immigration. Firoozeh Dumas spoke about how this unusual foreign name caused problems in her life. Her children's school mom called her the "F Word" instead of calling her real name. If you have an unusual name, Americans don't really learn how to pronounce your name. Furthermore, after graduating from UCBerkeley, Dumas suffered several setbacks because he had an exotic name. Companies have realized that your name is unusual and foreign and sets you apart from other candidates. He had to put on an American name to change society to get a job. The name presented who we are in society. He decided to add an American name to his applications and resumes; decided to be part of this company. As Dumas writes, an exotic name is “a nuisance in the spice cabinet.” (Remix, 84)A name might show your personal choices... in the center of the paper... a name at school, you might think about changing your name. If people around you feel comfortable calling you your real name, you may not need to change it. I prefer to use my English name instead of my Chinese name, but when talking to Chinese people I prefer to say my Chinese name. We have four tones in each Chinese character; There are 3 Chinese characters in my name. If they don't know how to pronounce the tones of my name, there will be 81 ways to pronounce my name, so I use my English name to make it easier. A beautiful name could leave an attractive image of your personal identity, make someone feel an emotion and make a perfect first impression. Show your tastes. We shouldn't judge someone just by their name, but most people will be very willing to approach you if you have a good name, and then they will find out your inner qualities..