Plastic Perfection In 1956‚ Ruth Handler‚ an American businesswoman‚ was vacationing in Switzerland when she came across Bild Lilli‚ a doll that‚ unlike popular baby dolls at the time‚ had long‚ shapely legs and wore heavy makeup. Lilli‚ in fact‚ was based on a prostitute in a postwar German cartoon‚ but Handler was inspired. She bought three Lilli dolls‚ returned to California and in 1959 created the world ’s first Barbie doll (Lowen). Since her debut in 1959‚ over one billion Barbie
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To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate Submitted To: Ms. Koprianuk Due: Friday May 24th‚ 2013 Vaccinations have been the solution to many problems involving the sickness all human beings‚ from early childhood until adulthood. By taking a dosage‚ according to many studies done by scientists and doctors‚ it allows the human body to become immune to many illnesses and diseases. It makes us immune to such diseases such as Meningitis C‚ HIV-AIDS etc… By doing so‚ if these viruses
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Women writers of 1930s Chinese literature tackled issues on gender and family. Yuan Changying adapted her play over the famous Han dynasty folk ballad and love tragedy‚ Southeast Flies the Peacock. In the traditional ballad‚ the male protagonist‚ Zhong‚ was the son of the well off Jiao family’s widowed wife. He was matched with and married a common‚ but beautiful and talented lady named Lan. Although they loved each other‚ differences in status and family opposition forced the couple apart. There
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Medical Cannabis: The Legalization The use of marijuana in human civilization dates back to 6000 B.C. In this era‚ China found that cannabis seeds are edible and later discovered a greater use as textiles. From that time period‚ humanity has made significant advancement‚ and has discovered further uses for the marijuana plant. Today‚ marijuana can be used as medical cannabis to treat ailments that other medication cannot possibly treat. Although medical cannabis has some great benefits‚ in the
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Josh Pradia 1067 Words Informative Essay October 19‚ 2012 The Truth about Marijuana When people hear marijuana they hear all the negative trends set by the media. They hear drugs‚ prison and negative influences and the term gate-way drug. Marijuana is illegal in most states and frowned upon by many. Even though there is medical marijuana‚ which is more intense than street weed‚ medical marijuana is legal in seventeen states. These states include Alaska‚ California‚ Arizona‚ Colorado
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The United States government should not fund cloning because cloning would not be an asset for the country right now. It would take a substantial amount funding away in having to accommodate both cloning research and regular scientific research. Looking at it as a whole‚ cloning is also a matter that a majority of U.S. citizens have not come to terms with. On a global scale‚ cloning would also create unnecessary competition between the U.S. and other powerful countries. If the government were
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There are several reasons why I have the religious affiliation that I do. My membership‚ unlike that of so many‚ has very little to do with the choices my friends and family have made. My decision was based on reason and personal experiences. While some may say that these things are both easily influenced by parents and peers‚ in my case I have parents of different faith and therefore have less direct influence from them. When I was very young I was made aware of the need to research religion
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Immigration is a topic that is discussed in coffeehouses‚ at the break room water fountain‚ in the boardrooms‚ and at the highest level of government. Why‚ we ask is this‚ such a widely discussed topic? I believe the answer will vary from person to person. I believe the primary reason is centered on cost. There are those who argue‚ that the cost of supporting immigrants‚ is burdening our state budget. The cost of supporting their health care needs‚ public schooling‚ and public assistance needs‚ far
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COMMITTEE: HUMAN RIGHT COUNCIL ISSUE: The Human Cost of Austerity Policies In Greece COUNTRY: Azerbaijan Since 2009‚ Greece has been perplexed by debt crisis so far. The investors concerned Greece’s ability to repay the debt‚ and in 2010‚ the downgrading of Greek government debt to junk bond. This reform astonished the whole financial markets. Greece had the first bailout loan in 2010 and started the austerity policies. The large sum of bailout loan didn’t remain a long time‚ due to the fact that
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RUNNING HEAD: MEDICINAL MARIJUANA Medicinal Marijuana: Should We Have It Legalized? DeVry University Jeron Romney ENGL135 Professor Gould February 15‚ 2013 Abstract The issue of completely legalizing Medicinal Marijuana is on-going in the United States. Some people say Medicinal Marijuana causes health problems‚ is an addicting gateway drug and legalizing it is not the best economical decision. Others say that Medicinal Marijuana helps aid with many health issues‚ is not an
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