seemingly permanent labels. It all sprouted very subtly‚ this disapproval. My six-year-old self did not realize striving to be as beautiful as my Barbie would bring such adversity. My Barbie possessed a captivating beauty. Everything about her was perfect. For some reason‚ of which I am still not aware‚ it was impossible for me to glance at my Barbie without having the urge to compare myself to her. It was not enough for me to simply admire her shining golden locks that gently cascaded down her
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I entered the girls section first and the first color that seemed to stand out to me was the pink. The first toy that seems to stand out to me is Barbie. The Barbie toys had different things to it. It had the Barbie dolls and then it had the accessories such as clothes and brushes for the Barbie’s. They even had houses and cars for the Barbie dolls. Then I continued to look around in the girls section. Usually the age groups are listed on the boxes. I also looked at the pictures on the boxes
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Chain Management This case talks focuses on the event in the year of 2007 when Mattel – the leading global toymaker – voluntarily recalled its toys from worldwide stores. Mattel’s name is synonymous worldwide for its most famous product – the Barbie Doll. The recall was initially for 83 toys which had excessive lead paint and soon after 6 more products we recalled which had a design problem of small magnets coming off the toys in addition to the use of lead paints. The lead that was used could potentially
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manufactured in China contained lead paint The following month had seen a series of recalls‚ rising political tensions between the United States and Chinese governments‚ and a suicide But no company had been in China longer than Mattel; the original Barbie had been created there in 1959 Mattel had a depth of experience and a longevity of relationships which should have prevented it. In the end it was those relationships and that longevity which may have contributed to the product safety failures.
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Short Composition Analysis of the poem Barbie Doll’ written by Marge Piercy (1973). This girlchild was born as usual And presented dolls that did pee-pee And miniature GE stoves and irons And wee lipsticks the color of cherry candy. Then in the magic of puberty‚ a classmate said: You have a great big nose and fat legs. She was healthy‚ tested intelligent‚ Possessed strong arms and back‚ Abundant sexual drive and manual dexterity. She went to and fro apologizing. Everyone saw a fat nose on thick
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How have the composers of the poems you will be discussing constructed their representations of women? Compare and contrast the themes and values represented in your two chosen poems. The representation of women have changed throughout the course of history. The Ruined Maid composed by Thomas Hardy and I Am Man-made by Susan Wicks both incorporate similar values of the submissive nature of women‚ yet do not fail to integrate two very different values of female sexuality and male dominance‚ respectively
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(author‚ year‚ page #). The absolute first thing that stood out at me is the Barbie isle. It was huge and there were so many different kinds available. There was a special line out of career Barbie’s‚ and the one that stood out to me‚ was the Barbie President. So that seemed like a positive toy because it encouraged young girls to dream about being the first female president one day. Then I see the line of baby dolls and kits to help the baby. At first I thought that’s adorable‚ then I realized
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Parents’ smoking‚ drinking influence children The study included 120 children‚ ages 2 to 6. An adult researcher led a standardized play activity in which each child‚ acting as a Barbie or Ken doll‚ shopped for a visiting friend. A store stocked with133 miniature items gave the children choices — including meat‚ fruit‚ vegetables‚ snacks‚ nonalcoholic drinks‚ cigarettes‚ beer and wine. The children could “buy” anything they wanted by filling a small grocery cart and taking it to a small checkout
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of them being me in the bath losing track of time. When I was in there I had created a world of my very own. With all my Barbie dolls and little accessories to go along what I could do was endless. I can remember the bath having a ledge and in my mind the ledge was a beach and the water was the ocean. My imagination took me to places I could only wish to visit now. Then my dolls too me were my best of friends‚ they couldn’t ever hurt me they kept me safe. Growing up in a dysfunctional house hold‚
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Jozefina Melaj Mr. Del Monte ENG 3U1 7 March 2012 Time Thief What is the meaning of “best friends forever”? Is the bond of a friendship one that lasts eternally? A day? A month? Or a year? Needless to say‚ everyone needs a best friend. Everyone wishes they had one‚ and almost everyone can be one. Best friends are always there for you; when you are down or having problems‚ they stick up for you no matter what‚ always having your back‚ through thick or thin. Nothing can sabotage the strong
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