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    hundreds of pink boxes with the 11 and ¾ inch doll in them. I was instantly brought back to my childhood and the hours that I spent playing with this timeless toy. Amazement arose because the tradition of this toy has survived for so many years. Ruth Handler a co-founder of Mattel‚ invented Barbie in 1959‚ when she noticed her daughter playing with paper dolls imagining them to be different people who were working‚ swimming‚ and playing with friends. Barbie got her name from Handler’s daughter

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    which was popular at that time (Holloway‚ 2014). It is argued that she was not obese but actually pregnant‚ explaining her exaggerated figure (Kettlewell‚ n.d.). Barbie debuted in 1959. She was created by a woman named Ruth Handler. Since at the time only baby dolls existed‚ Ruth wanted an adult doll for her daughter Barbara to play with. She noticed her daughter pretending that her paper dolls were grown up‚ getting

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    notes What it means to be a Superman Born on September 25‚ 1952‚ native New Yorker Christopher Reeve has lead a life of stardom‚ coupled with a life of tragedy. Leading a very successful film career‚ Reeves was on top of the world‚ until the fifth day of May of nineteen ninety-five. On this day‚ Reeves life would change forever. However‚ no tragedy could stop a true Superman. Attending Princeton day academy Reeves was a success from the beginning. His natural talent and charisma made him a shoe-in

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    Andrew Schelb Video Reflection #1 After watching this video I feel very enlightened and that I have learned a lot about African American struggles through sports. I never realized the amount of discrimination and prejudice they faced‚ nor did I realize the diversity challenges they faced. From Jack Johnson all the way through to Hank Aaron the discrimination and threats that African American athletes faced was disheartening to say the least. Before watching this video I never realized that Jack

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    consumerism lead to an economic boom in the roaring twenties. Culture in the 1920’s changed immensely in response to the 20’s roar; these changes were in sports‚ fashion‚ and entertainment. In sports‚ baseball was the most popular summer sport. Babe Ruth‚ Fanny “Bobbie” Rosenfeld‚ and Lionel Conacher were big names in these times. The NHL was established and grew in the 1920’s‚ as in 1924‚ the Boston Bruins were the first American team. Hockey Night in Canada became popular and brought families’

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    Baseball: Then and Now "The game of baseball has now become beyond question the leading feature of the outdoor sports of the United States...It is a game which is peculiarly suited to the American temperament and disposition:... in short‚ the pastime suits the people‚ and the people suit the pastime"(Charles Peverelly‚ 1866). Although baseball is still America’s favorite pastime‚ the way it is played has changed greatly since it’s founding in the 1800’s. Baseball was originally created so there

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    individual is forced to put that same stress on them self. It is said that Barbie promotes a healthy and non-sexist image for young girls‚ with careers possibilities such as astronaut or even a UNICEF ambassador (Barbie). Creator of the Barbie doll‚ Ruth Handler‚ once said‚ “My whole philosophy on Barbie was that through the doll‚ the little girl could be anything she wanted to be. Barbie always represented the fact that a woman had choices.”(Barbie) But if women have so many choices why are so many

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    people studied. In this essay Ruth benedict’s patterns of culture is compared with primitive mind by Franz Boas. Both benedict and Boas are historical particularists. They perceive culture having an influence on behaviour of individuals although they hold different views on their theories. To conclude I will sum up all the important facts that the authors are trying to communicate. And also what I have done in the essay. Patterns of Culture is an ethnography by Ruth Benedict published in 1934

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    Erick Nieto Comm.30 The Sandlot Just a couple of friends playing a game they love with people they enjoy being around and a big demon dog trying to stop them‚ or so it seems. The Sandlot‚ a film about baseball released in the early 90’s‚ consisted of Benny Rodriguez‚ ‚ “Benny the Jet” ‚ Tommy Timmons as “repeat”‚ Scott as “smalls”‚ Hamilton as “ham”‚ Michael as “squints”‚ Alan as “yeah yeah”. Kenny Denunez‚ and Bertram Grover. Also “The Beast” which is the gargantuan dog. Throughout the movie

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    Yankees‚" said Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein‚ proud that he helped put together one that did. The way they’re playing‚ rolling to four straight wins with everyone clicking‚ they just might win the whole shebang for the first time since Babe Ruth was on their side back in 1918. All of us who wrote off the Red Sox after they lost the first three games‚ and seemed to have lost Curt Schilling to injury‚ were wrong. Crow pie is hereby served.  Now Yankee fans have a small idea of how Red Sox

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