[18] Mattel said that the waist of the Barbie doll was made small because the waistbands of her clothes‚ along with their seams‚ snaps‚ and zippers‚ added bulk to her figure.[19] In 1997‚ Barbie’s body mold was redesigned and given a wider waist‚ with Mattel saying that this would make the doll better suited to contemporary fashion designs.[20][21] "Colored Francie" made her debut in 1967‚ and she is sometimes described as the first African American Barbie doll. However‚ she was produced using the
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Barbie: The Bitch Has Everything? On eBay‚ a bidder can purchase a pink license plate frame that says‚ “I want to be Barbie. The bitch has everything.” Barbie appears to have the perfect body‚ Ken‚ her handsome boyfriend‚ a multitude of careers ranging from a teacher to an astronaut‚ and an endless wardrobe with all the accessories. But a close examination of Barbie may reveal that she does not have everything. Mattel’s Barbie doll has enjoyed a long and profitable history. Invented by
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Is Barbie the ideal woman? "For generations she has been the doll that little girls have aspired to be a party girl‚ career woman‚ and bathing beauty all wrapped into one" (Cain 1). In Marge Piercy’s poem "Barbie Doll‚" the title emphasizes the theme of the poem‚ which is that girls are ultimately captured by society’s narrow definitions of feminine behavior and beauty. By comparing the young woman in the poem to a Barbie doll‚ the author reveals the irony of the title. In the poem‚ the speaker is
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Why trade natural skin for plastic? Marge Piercy addresses this issue‚ though indirectly‚ in her poem "Barbie Doll". Piercy presents an innocent young girl‚ but conveys that she has fat legs and a big nose. Piercy explains that the child was a normal kid‚ not bad looking‚ not in bad shape‚ but simply does not meet the expectation of not having fat legs and a big nose. She is encouraged strongly to do this‚ and encouraged strongly to do that‚ but she can not fix herself up; The pressure is too
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Contents: • Introduction • Objective - Barbie evolution - Product development & Strategies - Success of Barbie - Barbie in the future • Key Issue o Changes in Barbie along with the American society o Barbie image against by feminist o Criticism against Barbie image by feminist • SWOT of Barbie • Option Analysis • Recommended option • Risk contingency • Conclusions • Bibliography Success story of Barbie The making of Barbie starts when a couple Ruth and Elliot Handler realize
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Mattel’s Barbie Industry Analysis Mandy Hope April 4‚ 2011 Every second 2.5 Barbie dolls are sold. This contributes to sales of more than $1.5 billion U.S. annually‚ making Mattel’s Barbie the most successful doll in history. By the year 2000‚ Barbie and all accessories had become more than half of Mattel’s toy sales. Despite several other companies promoting Barbie-like dolls‚ their management showed little fear. All believed that the American public was so engrained with the brand and
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Kear Mrs. Senac English 10H 19 August 2013 “A Grown Up Barbie”: well-written “A Grown Up Barbie” is one of the many essays included in a larger work‚ This I Believe. The unknown author grew up playing with Barbie and as an adult‚ she is living like one. “A Grown Up Barbie” is well-written because it includes easily understood content‚ relatable diction‚ and ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos. The vocabulary used in “A Grown Up Barbie” is easily understood‚ comprehendible by a wide range of readers
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SWOT analysis From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search A SWOT Analysis is a strategic planning tool used to evaluate the Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities‚ and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture or in any other situation of an organization or individual requiring a decision in pursuit of an objective. It involves monitoring the marketing environment internal and external to the organization or individual. The technique is credited to Albert Humphrey
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Barbie Purpose statement: The purpose of this speech is to inform the audience about Barbie. INTRODUCTION: I. Did you know in every second of everyday‚ two Barbie dolls are sold somewhere in the world? A. Barbie was invented in 1959 by Ruth Handler. B. She was introduced to the world at the American Toy Fair in New York City. II. Barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for fifty years. A. She has been the subject of numerous controversies and lawsuits
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In Sandra Cisneros’s "Barbie-Q"‚ a sudden abundance of flawed Barbie dolls makes the child narrator accepts her own identity and discards society’s ideals of women. The initial storyworld is that of materialism and perfection. What the narrator values in her dolls and what she plays with them could be seen as a reflection of her own self image‚ of what she thinks she should look like and what kind of life she should live. From the first few lines of the story it becomes clear that the narrator of
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