INTRODUCTION “At Build-A-Bear Workshop®‚ our mission is to bring the Teddy Bear to life. An American icon‚ the Teddy Bear brings to mind warm thoughts about our childhood‚ about friendship‚ about trust and comfort‚ and also about love. Build-A-Bear Workshop embodies those thoughts in how we run our business every day.” (Build-A-Bear Workshop - Our Company 2009) Build-A-Bear Workshops was started in 1997 by current CEO Maxine Clark‚ and there are now over four hundred Build-A-Bear Workshop stores
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Lombrozo 1 Claire Lombrozo Film and Media Studies 70 Diana Pozo‚ Wed. @ 3 11 March‚ 2013 Failed Attempts at Gender Neutrality and Acceptance in the Toy Industry In recent years‚ toy industries have made an effort to manufacture toys that are “gender neutral” and “accepting” of all types of children. Nowhere is this more evident than the actual toy aisles‚ which in previous years boasted pretty pink Mattel Barbies in the girls ’ aisle‚ the epitome of the “Cult of True Womanhood”‚ and action figures
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Toy manufacturers promote gender biased toys through their commercials and other types of media that children can easily access. Typically‚ in commercials for a toy that targets a certain gender of audience‚ you would see a child of the same gender that the marketers are trying to sell to. You don’t tend to see a boy in a doll commercial or an girl in a action figure advertisement. But nowadays‚ children of either gender want to buy toys that are marketed towards a certain gender. With the desire
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‘smart phone’. Scientists however are still‚ as of now‚ unable to produce a robot that is not only humanoid in appearance but is also completely sentient in a way that they would be able to feel and understand emotions. Bruce Aldiss’ short story‚ “Super Toys Last All Summer Long”‚ is based on this very concept of creating robots that can think and feel. Stanley Kubrick and Steven Spielberg take inspiration from Aldiss’ work and produce the film “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” which incorporates the story
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Can Sensory Toys Help Autism In Children? While toys are essential in helping to develop a child’s motor‚ social and creative skills‚ are they helpful for children who suffer from autism or other special needs? The answer to that is most definitely‚ yes! In fact‚ stimulation from toys for these children is probably even more important and should be engaged with and encouraged as much as possible. Sensory toys help autistic children to problem solve‚ which is something many struggle with on a daily
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Response2 Article: Toys ’R’ Us Grows in China‚ With ’Tiger Moms’ in Mind By LAURIE BURKITT in Beijing and ANN ZIMMERMAN in Dallas http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323622904578128840637201504.html The article is mainly about the basic fact in the global toy industry‚ the Chinese market expression of large toy companies and the future plan of toys ‘R’ Us in China. The Article stands out the importance of culture differences and cultural localization. Toy Industry Analysis—The
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prediction‚ as the height of the ramp increase‚ the speed of the toy car roll down on the ramp will increase because of the gravitational force pull the toy car down on the ramp‚ the higher height the toy car roll down on the ramp‚ the more gravitational forces involved‚ so the toy car will get a faster speed‚ but in the contrary‚ the lower height the toy car roll down on the ramp‚ there is less gravitational force‚ that’s mean the toy car will get a slower speed. The independent variables are the
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Chapter 1 Introduction 1. Background of the Study With the invention of technology‚ computers have played an increasingly important role in human life. The significant of computers have brought a new era where every home have their own PCs. Individuals and organizations both‚ have recognized the value of computer as a tool for managing data or information effectively and efficiently. The rapid growth of information technology and multimedia in Philippines has revealed the use of
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Chapter 2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES Introduction This chapter indicates the ideas‚ also the history‚ relevant to the experiment to provide information and further elaborate different standpoints that were the foundation of the proposed study‚ also on the background study of the different methods and concepts used by other researchers that applies to the present study. In order to develop new method and procedures‚ careful review of literature and studies must be done for the development
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blocks are blocks that are made of natural wooden blocks. The building blocks come in a set of 50 pieces that include a variety of shapes. Children build all sorts of different things with the blocks and play with them in infinite ways. This toy is intended to be played by children who are four years old but is recommended for children ages 3-6. The different shapes and sizes of the blocks make them developmentally appropriate. When using the wooden blocks the children are developing logical
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