Dolls. We are surrounded by dolls. G. I. Joe‚ Barbie‚ Polly Pocket‚ and WWF action figures. Prior to our plasticene friends we had paper dolls‚ marionettes‚ and delicately featured porcelain dolls. We are strangely fascinated by these cold‚ lifeless objects that look so much like ourselves. Children clutch them and create elaborate scenes‚ while adults are content to simply collect‚ allowing them to sit‚ motionless on a shelf‚ staring coolly back at their live counterparts. Which brings us to and
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We didn’t arrive at our destination until 5 o’clock the next afternoon‚ when the river deposited us on the nearby shore. It was now February 16th‚ and we had 2 days left in our journey. When we recovered from our river highway‚ we realized we were in the middle of a big city. We stood up and looked around to determine our location. We were in Baton Rouge‚ the capital of Louisiana. (Shook). I told Viviane that I wanted to spend the night here because we may not have another chance to get any sleep
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A toy can convey both positive and negative messages. This is relevant in Barbie and her character. Barbie intends to serve as a role model for young girls around the world. Conversely‚ her excessively strong obsession with beauty and wealth has reverse effects on youth. Briefly‚ Barbie can be viewed in different ways‚ as she represents positive ideas‚ yet certain aspects of her appearance and character suggest otherwise. Barbie’s sole purpose is to inspire young girls to aspire to become anything
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The Barbie Effect Barbie has it all. Every career imaginable and what women perceive to be the perfect body. In real life this could transfer into bankruptcy‚ low self-esteem and materialistic behavior. There is much controversy surrounding Barbie and whether she has an effect on young girls’ self esteem. There have been studies on both sides of the issue with no clear definitive answer. Barbie was a sensation almost from the moment she hit the shelves‚ promoting and quickly spreading the idea
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Marketing Barbie In order to put your product into to the market you have to develop a marketing strategy. A Market strategy is selecting a target market and maintaining a market mix that consists of product‚ price‚ promotion‚ and distribution. By doing this a company such as Mattel ensures that it is giving consumers what they want and they are creating a strategy for their product. One of Mattel ’s biggest products is Barbie. Barbie was introduced by Mattel in 1959 and
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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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The Barbie Doll Effect Society’s idea to be attractive is to be nothing less than ideal. To lack perfection is not acceptable in society. Also society tells people how to dress and act‚ having people be and look a certain way to be accepted. The desire to be accepted can destroy ones’ self-esteem and many lose sight of their own true beauty. Many will do whatever it takes to not be‚ say‚ or do what society thinks is disturbing. Marge Piercy’s poem “Barbie Doll‚” written in 1973‚ is a powerful
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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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Executive Summary Barbie has become one of the best selling toy brands in the world helping Mattel become one of the largest toy makers. Mattel has had much success with it popular Barbie dolls for over fifty years. However it seems every product has a life cycle and in recent years Barbie has begun to decline in popularity due to recent technological trends and stiff competition. Today young girls have become more interested in mp3 players and ipods rather than playing with dolls. At home and
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Lost in a Sea of Pink Every day a person may take five minutes to hours deciding what colors to wear and what their outfits should look like and decide whether or not their outfit is presentable to the people who may be seeing them. Social events and our social lives can and may affect our wardrobes and what we choose to wear a specific day‚ but why do some people choose to wear specific shades of certain colors with one another? Elisabeth Camp presents in her “The Socio-Aesthetics of Pink” the
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