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    and Ruth     Almost every little girl wants a Barbie.  She has the “perfect” body‚ with her hourglass shape and gorgeous hair.  Ruth Handler is Barbie’s creator. Although Ruth is not the face of Barbie‚ she is the foundation of this doll that took the world by surprise.          Ruth Handler was born in Denver‚ Colorado on November 4‚ 1916.  Ruth later got married to Elliot Handler.  Elliot was a chief toy designer for many years and had created many toys before Ruth came up with Barbie.  Ruth and

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    Inventor Ruth Handler fostered a major shift in the toy industry. In 1945‚ she had already founded the company‚ Mattel Creations (now Mattel Inc.‚ one of the largest toy manufacturing competitors in the world). It wasn’t until 1959‚ however‚ that Handler introduced the world to a new kind of doll‚ inspired by her daughter‚ Barbara. According to the book‚ The Barbie Chronicles: A Living Doll Turns Forty‚ Handler’s game-changing idea sparked when she and her children encountered a similar three-dimensional

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    The creation of a worldwide icon is bound to be a controversial issue. Ruth Handler created the Barbie Doll in 1959 for her daughter‚ Barbara‚ to play with‚ and it spun into huge proportions. Handler’s action of creating Barbie has influenced the way girl’s play and children’s perceptions of womanhood and femininity. However‚ some groups believe that these perceptions have been altered for the worse‚ and have retaliated. There have been consequences such as gender role stereotyping‚ "Barbie Backlash"

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    Chelsea Joy Handler

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    Chelsea Joy Handler Author: Tonya Wells Everest University-Composition I-57 Instructor Kemp 8/22/2013 Chelsea Joy Handler is one of the most influential women in the world today who has taken her wits‚ sarcasm‚ accomplishments‚ and failures‚ and has built an empire of success‚ lifelong friends‚ and wealth. From her television shows to her own writings and views‚ Chelsea Handler is a force to be reckoned with. Handler was born in Livingston‚ NJ but relocated to Los Angeles at the age of 19

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    RUTH

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    to Moab‚ which was a town that was polytheistic and did not serve the same God that Naomi’s family served. One day‚ Naomi’s husband died and she was left with only her 2 sons. Well Naomi’s 2 sons eventually married 2 women of Moab named Orpah and Ruth and they lived there for about 10 years until Naomi’s 2 sons died. So Naomi fled her native country to flee certain death due to famine and ended up losing her husband and her 2 sons. Back in that time‚ the man was the security for the woman.

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    First‚ I will introduce the lovely inventor‚ Ruth Handler.] II. Body A. Ruth Handler‚ the inventor of Barbie doll a. Ruth was born in Denver‚ Colorado to two Polish-Jewish immigrants. b. She married her high school sweetheart Elliot Handler. c. They moved to Los Angeles‚ where Ruth pursued a business position in her husband’s furniture business. This is where her career took off and she became a successful businesswoman. [Transition: With that‚ Ruth took her amazing business abilities and applied

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    Ruth, the Bible

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    The Book Ruth by Ingunn Merete Børresen   Ruth has 4 chapters.  The first: Ruth remains loyal to Naomi. The second: Ruth gleans in Boaz’s field. The third: Ruth follow Naomi’s plan. The fourth: Ruth and Boaz are married.  The book of Ruth is the Narrative of a love story‚ yet also has some important Genealogy. The timeline of this book is intertwined during the period of the Judges. The author was anonymous but some believe it was perhaps written by Samuel the prophet; however‚ it is unlikely

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    Ruth Brown

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    Name: __________________________ Class: __________________________ Ruth Brown Questions 1. What singers inspired Ruth Brown? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Why did she run away from home in 1945? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What was the first record label that signed

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    Barbie Since March 9th‚ 1959 the United States has had a very influential piece of plastic‚ called the Barbie. Barbie was created by Ruth Handler‚ of Mattel Inc. after discovering a doll in Germany named Bild Lilli. The Barbie doll was named after Ruth Handler’s daughter‚ Barbara. The Barbie was introduced to the United Sates at a time when the word “teenager” was becoming a popular trend on television and in movies. A teenager is the time between childhood and adult life. Mattel took the opportunity

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    Barbie a Good Role Model?

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    blonde‚ and later produced as a pornographic doll famous to bachelors in postwar Germany. On a trip to Europe‚ Ruth Handler had seen her daughter play with paper dolls by giving them adult roles. The toy companies at the time lacked adult figures. So‚ she and her husband Elliot (co founder of Mattel) thought it would be a great idea to create a doll. This is how they discovered Lilli. Ruth supposed that the prototypical doll would facilitate girls in the vein of her daughter‚ Barbie; to picture

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