younger I loved dolls; I loved playing pretend with them‚ dressing them up‚ and pretending that they were real. For my younger self to hear of a doll that not only could talk but could move her eyes on mouth on her own was mind blowing. I saw a lot of cheery commercials on television for a doll called Amazing Amanda. It was so cool; the doll even had the same name as me! When I ripped through the colorful Barbie wrapping paper Christmas day and saw that it was the Amazing Amanda doll I jumped around
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Insubordination or Unclear Loyalties?* Abstract Ellen‚ the program director of Omega House‚ a hospice‚ was wondering how to deal with the new development officer‚ George. He reported to her and was also part of a cross program task force on fundraising within the Social Action Consortium (SAC)‚ the umbrella organization for a variety of service agencies located in the Midwest. Ellen was accustomed to working in a team and found George’s communicative approach disconcerting. She was puzzled
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Playing with it can be dangerous‚ and at times can also prove fatal to those unfortunate enough to find themselves in its path. Our next-door neighbours were lucky in that nobody was injured‚ but the same thing cannot be said about their beloved house. Although it’s been ten years now‚ I can still remember the whole thing as if it were yesterday‚ and each time‚ the thought of that terrifying episode makes my blood run cold. It was a hot stuffy summer night when it all took place. Back then air-conditioners
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“Barbie Doll” The poem “Barbie Doll” is a powerful poem written by Marge Piercy. The title carries a lot of meaning because a Barbie Doll has been an icon in society. Society has a hold on individual’s lives‚ especially on women. Since 1960‚ it started to be an issue on women to fit in and become what others want them to be. Women‚ who adapt to society’s dictate‚ have to stop being themselves and become somebody else in order to please everyone else. Society tells us how to dress and acting order
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In Doll Bones‚ there are three 12 year old friends named Zach‚ Poppy‚ and Alice. The day they became friends they’ve been playing a continuous ever-changing game -a game that takes place in a world populated with pirates and thieves‚ mermaids‚ and warriors. Ruling over them all is the Great Queen‚ a bone – china doll imprisoned in a cabinet‚ cursing those who displease her. But then one day Zach’s father threw away his action figures. Zach quits the game and lies about the reason. Their friendship
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contact with this white beauty stereotypes since a very young age: It had begun with Christmas and the gift of dolls. The big‚ the special‚ the loving gift was always a big‚ blue-eyed Baby Doll. From the clucking sounds of adults I knew that the doll represented what hey thought was my fondest wish. (14) Litlle black girls receive white blue-eyed dolls as a gift for christmas and these dolls look nothing like them‚ so as a consequence of this they may think that there is something wrong with them and
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A Doll House by Henrik Ibsen Norwegian nineteenth century playwright Henrik Isben was stirring the waters in many ways with his seminal work A Doll House. He fills his play with a realism never seen before and thus many people didn’t know how to react to a topic that everyone can relate to‚ such as the role of a women in the home. The women of A Doll House have a responsibility and personal power that was not seen any where in the 1800s. Nora‚ Mrs. Linde‚ and the nurse Anne-Marie all show an
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A Vine on the House Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Bierce has a special talent of keeping readers alert on their toes and holding their breaths till the very last word. I believe Mr. Bierce wanted to allow others to understand that circumstances and events are not always what they appear to be. The words Mr. Harding expressed and the reality of the situation were two complete opposites. He kept a secret of his wife’s “disappearance” and also picked up everything and left‚ leaving no signs behind
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Cultural context In this essay I will be discussing the architectural qualities of the ‘Farnsworth House’ by ‘Mies Van Der Rohe’. Mies Van Der Rohe was born in Germany in 1886 and died in USA in 1969. He managed to complete projects such as ‘Commonwealth Plaza’‚ ‘860-880 Lake Shore Drive apartments’‚ Crown hall’ and ‘Seagram Building’ in which the structure for all was out of steel and glass. (Franz SCHULZE 2004:294) It could be said that architectural qualities can be the set of qualities
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House Symbolism Essay In Kate Chopin’s The Awakening‚ the use of houses symbolizes the level of freedom Edna feels. From the house in the Grand Isle to the house in New Orleans‚ and finally the Pigeon house‚ Edna’ Moods and feelings are expressed to the readers. Edna Pontellier is a woman who lives through many houses in the awakening. Each house represents certain levels and expectations that Edna must face. The first house that Edna lives through is the house in New Orleans. While in
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