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    they do? A doll that a child can actually call “friend” and play with it as if it actually has life? Barbie dolls can either be given for a birthday present or a christmas present. In American Culture‚ A barbie doll is a doll made out of plastic who has different hobbies‚ different fashion apparel‚ different skin colors‚ different hairstyles and comes with her own transportation and housing. Barbie has many many hobbies that she is good at. She has been an astronaut‚ veterinarian‚ doctor‚ cheerleader

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    Barbie®: Mattel Corporation ‘I’m a blonde bimbo girl‚ in a fantasy world.....Life in plastic. It’s fantastic.’ (Aqua) Barbie was born in 1959 but she has never aged because she is a doll. To date over 1 billion Barbies have been sold by the US company that own her - Mattel Corporation. Ruth Handler‚ who founded the company along with her husband‚ Elliot‚ modelled the doll on an 11½ inch plastic German toy called Lilli sold to adult men. She named the adapted doll after her daughter‚ Barbara

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    Barbie: The Bitch Has Everything? On eBay‚ a bidder can purchase a pink license plate frame that says‚ “I want to be Barbie. The bitch has everything.” Barbie appears to have the perfect body‚ Ken‚ her handsome boyfriend‚ a multitude of careers ranging from a teacher to an astronaut‚ and an endless wardrobe with all the accessories. But a close examination of Barbie may reveal that she does not have everything. Mattel’s Barbie doll has enjoyed a long and profitable history. Invented by

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    com/od/bstartinventions/a/The-History-Of-Barbie-Dolls.htm 1.Barbie’s "real" measurements are 5 inches (bust)‚ 3 ¼ inches (waist)‚ 5 3/16 inches (hips) 2.Her weight is 7 ¼ ounces‚ and her height is 11.5 inches tall. 3.The Barbie doll was invented in 1959 by Ruth Handler (co-founder of Mattel)‚ whose own daughter was called Barbara. 4.Barbie was introduced to the world at the American Toy Fair in New York City. 5.The Ken doll was named after Ruth’s son and was introduced two years after Barbie in 1961. http://xroads

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    revision Who is Barbie? What does she stand for? Do all younger girls envy her? Emily Prager is a columnist for the New York Times and a fiction writer who has written many books. She reads an article in the New York Times about a man’s death‚ Jack Ryan. He was an inventor and designer‚ a man with many accomplishments. As Prager reads on‚ to her astonishment‚ she discovers that one of Ryan’s accomplishments was designing Barbie. “Of course‚” she thought. Why would a woman make Barbie with a “39 inch

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    [18] Mattel said that the waist of the Barbie doll was made small because the waistbands of her clothes‚ along with their seams‚ snaps‚ and zippers‚ added bulk to her figure.[19] In 1997‚ Barbie’s body mold was redesigned and given a wider waist‚ with Mattel saying that this would make the doll better suited to contemporary fashion designs.[20][21] "Colored Francie" made her debut in 1967‚ and she is sometimes described as the first African American Barbie doll. However‚ she was produced using the

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    As we all know Walt Disney is an American icon‚ and has been since the 1930s (Ferrell‚ Hirt‚ & Ferrell). With the popularity of the company in American‚ that made the company want to expand to other countries. The two Walt Disney parks were started first in California and second in Florida (Ferrell‚ Hirt‚ & Ferrell). Walt Disney seen how well they were doing‚ and decided to spread the business to Paris and France 10 years later. There was also a Disney that opened in Hong Kong in 2005 (Ferrell‚ Hirt

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    Barbie: The American Girl Goes Global 1. Describe Mattel’s global marketing strategy for Barbie and assess its success. Mattel pushed Barbie in to Global market by adapting fashion and culture trends to it product. Difficulties for Mattel to enter global market are culture‚ barriers and competitors. Mattel faced problem in the Middle East about religious and social grounds. Parents and religious leaders think Barbie is odd with their culture value and Arab girl’s reality is different from Barbie

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    What toy has everything anyone could ever ask for? (Pause for 2 seconds) If you are thinking of Barbie‚ then you are correct. Barbie was my favorite toy as a child and it still is for many little girls today. Today‚ I am going to talk about how Barbie was designed‚ how she has changed over the years‚ and how Barbie affects American culture. Here is Barbie’s story. In 1930‚ a young girl fell in love with a boy. The girl had high hopes of going off to college to become a success woman with a

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    Mackenzie Hyde First Person America Spring 2012 Professor Cowden Paper 3: Media Analysis Mickey Mouse as an American Icon Mickey Mouse has been a significant part of the history of American culture since the ‘20s because of the historical significance‚ versatility in looks seen in the photo‚ weight of the icon upon generations of children‚ and the overall ability to adapt to modern day times. This front for one of the world’s largest companies‚ Disney‚ has become more popular than its

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