came to be. Second‚ I will discuss the types of Barbie Dolls‚ and how they’ve changed over the years. Third‚ I will mention some of the controversies she has created due to her popularity. Finally‚ I will discuss how you can make a profit by buying and/or selling Barbie on ebay or other websites‚ or by attending Barbie Doll Conventions. Body I. The history of Barbie‚ and how she came to be. II. The different types of Barbie Dolls‚ and how they’ve changed over the years. III.Controversies
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The advertisement I picked for my essay is the front cover of a Time magazine showing a Barbie doll in a black dress and wearing black boots. The Barbie doll is in a walking pose with her head a little tilted down‚ and arms behind her back. Her hair is long‚ blonde‚ and straight. Her body is different than from the traditional BARBIE doll‚ it’s not like the rest of the dolls‚ this one is different. The front cover of the magazine also include words such as “Now can we stop talking about my body
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name is Barbie. I will be speaking about the History‚ popularity‚ and controversies of the Barbie doll. The Barbie doll was invented by a woman named Ruth Handler in 1959. Ruth had a daughter named Barbra and noticed that she would make paper dolls and enjoyed giving them adult roles. During that time there were not many dolls that were adult like. Most represented infants known as the baby doll. Ruth shared her idea with her husband who was the co founder of the Mattel Toy Company. Initially he
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The Effects of Gendered Toys Professor Claire Renzetti and filmmaker Daniel Curran examined a study from 1985 by Dr. Roberta Steinbacher and F.D. Gilroy‚ in which they asked many expectant couples whether they preferred a sex for their unborn children. The vast majority replied they did not care if their unborn child was male or female. Despite this Professor Renzetti and Mr. Curran begin to look at various studies on how the different sexes are raised in families. Professor Renzetti and Daniel
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Life in plastic. It’s fantastic.’ (Aqua) Barbie was born in 1959 but she has never aged because she is a doll. To date over 1 billion Barbies have been sold by the US company that own her - Mattel Corporation. Ruth Handler‚ who founded the company along with her husband‚ Elliot‚ modelled the doll on an 11½ inch plastic German toy called Lilli sold to adult men. She named the adapted doll after her daughter‚ Barbara. It is estimated that the average girl aged between three and 11 in the US owns
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Overview: Have you ever been pumped to start a creative project only to have your brain turn into a dead dial tone whenever you look up instructions to your projects? DIY AS EASY AS PIE is a whimsical instructional book that offers an array of projects with thorough instructions and alternative methods of creation that will appeal to both beginners and advanced crafters alike. This book will have a focus on upcycling common object easily found and will include vibrant full color pictures displaying
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the film industry stereotyped what “beautiful” was long before Barbie was even hitting shelves in 1959; insert Marilyn Monroe here. No‚ they want to make an 11 inch doll the scapegoat to one of the biggest problems this generation has‚ the negative female body image. What about boy’s toys? Are they not as influential on boys as dolls are on girls? Young boys and girls are influenced by their respectable toys in a manner of ways. While girl’s toys promote an unrealistic version of
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Leslie Thammavong Dr. Van Ham English 101 revision Who is Barbie? What does she stand for? Do all younger girls envy her? Emily Prager is a columnist for the New York Times and a fiction writer who has written many books. She reads an article in the New York Times about a man’s death‚ Jack Ryan. He was an inventor and designer‚ a man with many accomplishments. As Prager reads on‚ to her astonishment‚ she discovers that one of Ryan’s accomplishments was designing Barbie. “Of course‚” she thought
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become a career woman‚ a sportsman‚ an international sensation and an American icon—a true piece of American culture. From incarnation‚ Barbie has been the center of controversy. Recognizing that mothers wouldn’t like this Teutonic sex doll‚ the famous motivational researcher‚ Dr. Ernest Dichter suggested that Barbie be introduced as a “teenage model” to encourage concern with proper appearance. Thus‚ from the start‚ Barbie’s function was to teach young girls to be concerned with their
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Sam Crisci 9/19/12 English 122 With constant pressure placed upon the shoulders of fashion designers‚ the competition and strive to create new trends will never fade. The media is a popular source that displays the most up to date trends‚ catching many people’s attention. It is a way of influencing each individual to create their own unique style based off the current trend. Depending upon the season‚ each trend is fit to camouflage into the colors and ideal appearance for that specific type
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