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    Barbie dolls were born in the Wisconsin state of American 50 years ago. They are no longer simple dolls‚ but a symbol of American women‚ American culture and an ideal embodiment of global female. The following essay will firstly discuss Barbie dolls’ historical and cultural background of the era when they appeared. This part includes three aspects‚ which are the consumer society of America at that time‚ the prevailing of hedonism in the consumer society and the enhancement of self-awareness among

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    Doll House Essay

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    Nick Markel 9/25/06 Irony Mr. Evans A Doll House contains many examples of irony‚ in many different forms. The main characters‚ Nora and Torvald‚ are mostly involved in this. Many of the examples of irony in this play‚ but not all‚ are types of dramatic irony. Dramatic irony usually refers to a situation in a play in which a character’s knowledge is limited‚ and he or she comes upon something of greater significance than he or she knows. During the

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    A Doll House written by Henrik Ibsen is a realist play written in the 19th century. The use of symbolism‚ metaphors and dramatic irony were used by Ibsen to portray the expected role of the 19th century wife. The choice of Ibsen’s material and its presentation show that the author expected some contribution from women toward the solution of the cultural and social problems. ( Nesarimus 33) The use of these literary terms allowed the reader to see how Nora‚ in a sense‚ rebelled against what was

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    Tenaflyviper History

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    in 1959 Tumblr user Tenaflyviper collected headshots of Barbies from every year since 1959 Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy-company Mattel‚ Inc. For 56 years‚ Barbie dolls have been part of many girls’ life; as a toy‚ an idol‚ a part of a collection. But did anyone notice how much Barbie has changed over the years? To show a clear picture of how the iconic doll evolved‚ a Tumblr user collected headshots of Barbies from every year since 1959. Photo credit: Tenaflyviper Photo

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    The Bobo Doll Studies

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    the behaviour of a model performing aggressive acts on a Bobo doll. The children were exposed to four experimental conditions‚ real life female model‚ real life male model‚ filmed female model‚ filmed male model and a control condition (no model) to measure how much of the aggression they would copy. The findings showed that overall boys performed more aggressive acts (imitative and non-imitative) than girls towards the Bobo doll. The highest average (48.6) was by boys with exposure to the real

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    A DOLL S HOUSE

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    A DOLL’S HOUSE As Modern Tragedy BY Henrick Ibsen _ Henrick Ibsen Father of Modern Drama _This play was written in 1879 in Italy. _The original language is Norwegian. _The setting is around the 1870s. _The themes are the sacrificial role of women‚ the unreliability of appearances‚ and parental and family obligations. _The symbols are New Year’s and Aristotle: According to Aristotle‚ a tragedy always centers around a high-ranking person‚ such as a noble or king. During the course of the play

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    Ruby Doll Symbolism

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    Visual symbols- 7/11/13 One group focused on symbolizing Ray’s grief through the use of the Ruby Doll. Ray was cradling the doll like a baby‚ trying to keep it safe from ’The Lord’ in the scene with Dulcie and Ray. "What sort of God would take an innocent little girl" Dulcie makes the sign of the cross‚ after putting down the birdcage and the doll on the seat‚ which conveys a religious symbol. The way their relationship has become perverted The way they play games to construct meaning

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    everyone else and look their best. There has been many controversial issues about the impact of the Barbie doll. In 1945‚ Barbie was founded by Ruth and Elliot Handler of Mattel Creations. The idea of Barbie was inspired by Ruth’s daughter who grew up playing with paper dolls. After many years of trial and error‚ on the making of the perfect Barbie‚ Ruth finally introduced the first‚ ever made Barbie doll. Barbie had a thin waist‚ big bust‚ pretty hair‚ and often wore a lot of makeup. Some parents may not

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    Barbie

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    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. It is estimated that the average girl aged between three and 11 in the US owns

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    and a shimmery white tiara (Wong 246) with a unfamiliar‚ black-haired "friend" of Barbie as a gift for Christmas (Wong 246). Wong originally found her dull compared to Barbie (Wong 247). As the essay continues‚ Wong realizes that this black-haired doll she disliked actually looked like her‚ while the more "prettier"‚ blond Barbie looked like Wong’s best friend‚ Sarah. This is the point of comparing. (Wong 248). In the end‚ I think the message this essay was trying to give was that what you can be

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