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    Is Barbie the ideal woman? For generations she’s been the doll that little girls have aspired to be–a party girl‚ career woman and bathing beauty all wrapped into one . In Marge Piercy’s poem entitled "Barbie Doll‚" the title underscores the theme of the poem‚ which is that girls are ultimately and fatally entrapped by society’s narrow definitions of feminine behavior and beauty. By comparing the young lady in the poem to a Barbie doll‚ the author reveals the irony of the title. In the poem‚ the

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    The Barbie Doll: Perfect in an Imperfect World Imagine long blonde hair‚ perfect tan skin‚ a tall slender body with perfect measurements and outfits that only accentuate the perfect features. It might be hard‚ or impossible‚ to bring to mind a human being who could fit these characteristics. If I were to say‚ long blonde hair‚ perfect tan skin‚ a tall‚ slender body with perfect measurements and outfits that only accentuate her plastic body‚ what comes to mind now? Young children have received Barbie

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    The Barbie Doll Effect Society’s idea to be attractive is to be nothing less than ideal. To lack perfection is not acceptable in society. Also society tells people how to dress and act‚ having people be and look a certain way to be accepted. The desire to be accepted can destroy ones’ self-esteem and many lose sight of their own true beauty. Many will do whatever it takes to not be‚ say‚ or do what society thinks is disturbing. Marge Piercy’s poem “Barbie Doll‚” written in 1973‚ is a powerful

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    Margie Pearcy’s "Barbie Doll" Margie Pearcy’s "Barbie Doll" details the image that society projects upon and expects from its young female population. From an early age these young women struggle to conform to the standards that society has defined for them. The results often are disastrous‚ leading to emotional conflicts that are often difficult if not impossible to resolve. Beautiful‚ flawless dolls such as Barbie are frequently the first source of association that little girls have with

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    Have you ever met somebody extremely perfect at everything they do? A doll that a child can actually call “friend” and play with it as if it actually has life? Barbie dolls can either be given for a birthday present or a christmas present. In American Culture‚ A barbie doll is a doll made out of plastic who has different hobbies‚ different fashion apparel‚ different skin colors‚ different hairstyles and comes with her own transportation and housing. Barbie has many many hobbies that she is good

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    Barbie Topic: Barbie General Function: To inform Specific purpose: To inform my audience of the history of the Barbie Doll. Organization Design: Topical Introduction Attention-Arousing and Orienting Material: When you think long hair‚ perfect skin‚ trendy clothes‚ and a rockin’ body‚ what comes to every little girls mind? Barbie of course! Credibility: As a child I had

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    In this essay‚ I will be talking about a horrid poem called Barbie Doll. The poem Barbie Doll was written by Marge Piercy‚ who is known as an American writer. This poem was written in 1971 during the second-wave feminism. Marge was born in Detroit‚ Michigan‚ in 1936 and the first to attend college in her family. Barbie Doll is about a young girl who grew up like any other American girl‚ with the all-American Barbie doll. The older the young girl got‚ a class mate noticed the little girls’ flaws.

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    We all know her‚ She’s a successful businesswoman‚ a member of a rock band‚ the first women in the moon and a Women’s World Cup Soccer player. Who is this superstar? It’s none other than Barbie doll; the doll who is only 50 years old and still looks like a teenager. This story takes place in the 30’s. It’s a story that’s starts out sounding like one we’ve all heard before. A young girl meets a boy and they fall in love‚ the girl graduates from high school. She has visions of a great career success

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    What is the true inspiration behind “Barbie Doll”? The moment a reader puts down the intriguing poem “Barbie Doll” they are immediately fascinated by the thought that society can be so shallow. The question that rang in my mind however a rather simple question to ask but the answer was is far more complicated; what could have been the motivation behind Percy’s famous poem? For instance one must take into account the time period in which the author was writing; the early 1970s or as many refer

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    It amuses me how girls feel flattered when someone calls them a Barbie doll. I was “stalking” someone on Facebook and came across her wedding album; her friend had commented “Mashallah‚ you look beautiful‚ like a Barbie doll”. She had replied “thank you dear”. Let’s get into the logic of this comment. A standard Barbie doll is 11.5 inches tall‚ giving a height of 5 feet 9 inches in human terms. Barbie’s vital statistics as a human would be visibly distorted. She would look deformed and her chest

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