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    Sex Toys

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    Sex Toys 101: the Good‚ the Bad‚ and the Ugly Kaira Klingler University of Alabama Abstract “Although few people speak about them‚ sex toys are incredibly common in the United States. Recent studies show that in the United States nearly half of all men and over half of heterosexual women have previously used a vibrator” says Emily Stabile‚ the author of “Getting the Government in Bed” (2013). Also‚ many American citizens tend to not have a clue about the types of sex toys‚ what they are made of

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    Toy Story

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    Toy Story’s plot revolves around the little boy named Andy and his toys that magically come to life when he’s not around. The leader of the toys‚ Woody‚ is an old cowboy doll with a pull-string in his back. He keeps all the other toys in line. This position of authority also places him in the position of leadership over all the other toys. Woody’s position as Top Toy is threatened with the arrival of Andy’s birthday‚ which brings with it a bright‚ shiny newcomer: a flashy‚ hi-tech action figure named

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    Ruta Malsky 11-26-11 Pd 6 The Positive and Negative effects of Mongol Practice and Belief The Mongol empire was the world’s largest empire. The Mongol’s practices and beliefs had both positive and negative effects. The large Mongolian empire promoted communication and diversity; however‚ despite this positive effect‚ the Mongolian empire housed the deaths of many innocent people. In addition to this‚ the Mongol empire fostered various religions‚ but enforced the same practices on everyone‚

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    broke and unable to find a job‚ Girl Guitar founder and local singer-songwriter Mandy Rowden saw an opportunity to capitalize on a market that has very much been left untapped: female-only music lessons. She had previously taught at the Austin School of Music‚ and while there‚ she “noticed there’s a hole there – no one’s teaching a class just for women.” So‚ Rowden did what any musician in 2007 would do – she created a Myspace profile. She called her page “Girl Guitar” – a name that people at

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    Sylvia Plath

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    and disappointment. Her poems reveal a perspective and a language use that are utterly unique’. Sylvia Plath poetry is unique because of her use of language and the perspective and themes she explores‚ creating powerful images and original metaphorical ideas to evoke a strong climax of feelings which express the struggles she experienced in her own personal life. Her poems ‘Lady Lazarus’ and ‘Daddy’ are confessional poems that use contemporary form and respectively a childlike and mocking tone

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    “The Use of Force” and “Girl” although very different in many ways both portray the same main idea. The idea is that sometimes you have to hurt the ones you love in order to save them from future pain. However‚ in doing this‚ an unexpected feeling of enjoyment seems to captivate whoever is causing the pain. This tactic of “Tough love” as an educational technique was very prevalent in the time periods these stories took place. Although in modern society “tough love” is seldom seen due to instructional

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    Throughout the 1920s and ‘30s Urban populations augmented greatly in Cities (rather than living on farms)‚ affecting jobs‚ transportation‚ housing which have many positives effects during this time‚ but also many negative effects changing life during this time period. During the 1920s urbanization was becoming about impacting lives of many citizens and noncitizens living in America. For the first time more people were living in cities than farms‚ especially immigrants. When immigrants were coming

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    story about toys. When I was a child‚ I didn’t have many toys‚ so I envy Andy‚ because it appears that he has many toys. He and other children characters seem to like doll toys. But I preferred stuffed toy animal. I have thought they come alive at midnight and play all sorts of pranks. In this movie‚ toys come alive when there is no one around. But they are very funny. If I watched it earlier‚ I might also have liked dolls. Woody is the Andy’s favorite toy‚ and the leader of his toys. His character

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    Gender Roles In Toys

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    infancy‚ for example girls wear pink and play with dolls. Boys wear blue and are tough. For this socialization experiment‚ I have picked two different children’s toys; one clearly aimed towards girls and the other aimed towards boys. For the toy aimed towards girls‚ I have chosen the Barbie STEM kit. For the toy aimed towards boys I have chosen the DC Justice League action figure set. The purpose of this experiment is to analyze and discuss the possible implications these toys can have on a child’s

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    Toys for Tots

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    Toys For Tots Take a seat‚ and think back to the very first Christmas morning you recall. How much it meant to receive that special toy you’ve been waiting for all year. Every child deserves to have that same tingly feeling of joy and excitement‚ but not every kid gets to. The Toys for Tots Foundation is an organization that aims to fix that‚ but they cannot do it alone. They can always use all the support they can. It is run by the United States Marine Core and they work to be the change. I

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