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    Barbie World

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    black had to have her and wanted to be her. Barbie was the got to have doll in 1959 till this day worldwide. During my youth my sister and I wanted her too. For Christmas‚ birthdays and every time we saw a new commercial for her. While during some research about Barbie‚ I came across the first Barbie commercial. While watching the commercial I’ve notice a woman singing a song in the background. “Barbie you’re beautiful You make me feel My Barbie doll is really real Barbie’s small and so petite

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    Islam and Barbie

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    Putnam‚ Matt Williams‚ Xing Shen‚ Muhammad Alif Nizam 1. Why was Barbie popular in both France and Middle East? One of the reasons why Barbie was so popular in both France and Middle East is because most people living in those countries are able to afford such a high priced doll for their little kids. It also acts as a status symbol for a parent who could buy such an expensive doll for their kids. The representation of Barbie as a pretty little doll make every kids want to be like her and this

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    argumentative on barbie

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    It has been 55 years since the first Barbie was born. Almost every girl in the world has had at least one Barbie in their life. Statistics show that every second at least 2 Barbies are sold around the world! Yet how is this perfect doll impacting millions of teenage girls and women’s around the world? While researching this topic I stumbled upon a very disturbing picture‚ this teenage girl was holding a Barbie and was comparing the doll to her body. What kind of messages are we sending to young

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    It amuses me how girls feel flattered when someone calls them a Barbie doll. I was “stalking” someone on Facebook and came across her wedding album; her friend had commented “Mashallah‚ you look beautiful‚ like a Barbie doll”. She had replied “thank you dear”. Let’s get into the logic of this comment. A standard Barbie doll is 11.5 inches tall‚ giving a height of 5 feet 9 inches in human terms. Barbie’s vital statistics as a human would be visibly distorted. She would look deformed and her chest

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    Bill Russell I am writing about a famous African American professional basketball ball player named Bill Russell. Born in Monroe‚ Louisiana on February 12‚ 1934 as William Felton Russell. Mr.Russell was very educated‚ he attended the university of San Francisco. He was drafted in the NBA in 1956‚ by the St.Louis Hawks and was later trade to Boston Celtics. Bill Russell accomplished many things in his basket ball career and considerd the greatest defensive center to play In the NBA.

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    Cultural Icons Paper

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    of the material cultural icons that surround me in my environment include: churches‚ computers‚ cellular phones‚ automobiles‚ homes‚ fitness trackers‚ supermarkets‚ clothing‚ money‚ and jewelry. Each of these has a non-material connection to a cultural value or idea. Each of them can imply status or our ideas of self as well as how we perceive those around us. These are very functional‚ structural and widely disseminated throughout our society. The icons and their associations imply

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    Barbie-Q

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    MINH TRAN – DMA # 1 Barbie-Q By Sandra Cisneros Cisneros opens her tale with a possessive pronoun: “yours”‚ which confounds readers and draw their immediate attention. Without delay‚ they are then brought into the world of Barbie Dolls: “yours is the one with mean eyes and a ponytail” and “mine is the one with bubble hair”. Here‚ we are overwhelmed with details of the dolls’ costumes - “Red Flair”‚ “sophisticated A-line coatdress with a Jackie Kennedy pillbox hat”‚ “white gloves”‚ etc. - listed

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    Outline To inform the audience about Barbie Doll March 27‚ 2014 I. Introduction: A. She has had more than 80 careers in her lifetime‚ from a Rock Star to a paleontologist‚ to a Presidential candidate. Many of you in this room have probably either purchased or owned one…she is Barbie!! B. With her good looks‚ charm‚ and charisma‚ she won audiences over in record time. C. Preview of Main Points: 1. First‚ I will discuss the Origination of Barbie. 2. Second‚ I will discuss her growing

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    An Australian Icon An Australian Icon is defined as “an image or symbolic representation‚ which often holds great significance and importance to the Australian culture.” Every country has icons that represent their culture and values; Nelson Mandela is an example of a South African icon but also an icon of the world‚ who represented statesmanship‚ courage‚ freedom and equality against apartheid. Australia also has many significant icons such as the Sydney Opera House‚ Uluru‚ vegemite‚ Ned Kelly

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    Barbie Doll

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    What is the true inspiration behind “Barbie Doll”? The moment a reader puts down the intriguing poem “Barbie Doll” they are immediately fascinated by the thought that society can be so shallow. The question that rang in my mind however a rather simple question to ask but the answer was is far more complicated; what could have been the motivation behind Percy’s famous poem? For instance one must take into account the time period in which the author was writing; the early 1970s or as many refer

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