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    It is not difficult to see why one barbie doll is sold every three seconds. Her perfect hair, stunning body and natural good looks, who wouldn’t want to play with her? Barbie first came out in 1959 and over the course of her fifty - six years, she has impacted the lives of children in many positive but also negative ways. There has been many discussions on Barbies perfected look and whether or not this brainwashes the youth of today. When Barbie came out in 1959 it was shocking to see such an…

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    Barn Burning Sarty

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    How can you find serenity in life? Searching for peace can be a difficult task when everything around you relates to violence. In Williams Faulkner’s short story “Barn Burning”, Sartoris Snopes is constantly overwhelmed by fear, agony, and despair because of his father’s practices of violence not only against his family but also the law when burning the barns. Peace is essential for human development; it gives a sense of tranquility and seclusion from oppression. Throughout the story Sarty deals…

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    Sandra Cisneros Barbie-Q

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    The short story, “Barbie-Q”, was written by Sandra Cisneros. This story is about two sisters growing up in a lower-class family. It is told in second person by one of the sisters. This provides the reader with undertones of naivety. We see in “Barbie-Q” that even the simplest of things can bring joy to an innocent child’s life. The story starts off with the narrator explaining her and her sister’s Barbie dolls. The author did not give any of the characters names, instead she uses “you” and…

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    Barbie Is Bad

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    Ever had a Barbie doll? I know everyone has! The first Barbie doll came out in 1959! Around 350,000 Barbie dolls were sold during the first year of production. So the question is Barbie dolls good or bad? Well in 1965 Mattel came out with a new “Slumber Party Barbie” that had a scale set to 110 pounds and a book entitled “How to Lose Weight.” Inside the book it had the advice specifically said “Don’t Eat.” After this doll came out Barbie’s sells drastically dropped! So Mattel came out and said…

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    First, let me say that there are a lot of styles of necklaces, at least if you describe a necklace as the whole combo –chain plus anything added to it. The types I describe as “push present necklaces” for the sake of this article are ones that are easily linked to the birthing occasion in some way OR styles that are considered classics, appropriate for any occasion. If you are leaning toward buying a necklace, by the end of this article you should be able to narrow your search to a particular…

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    Throughout our lives we are all bombarded by the hate of society telling us that we are not enough. We are told that we have to change ourselves in order to “fit in”. Through the media, advertising, and the people we see everyday we are pressured to conform and unfortunately, many of us feel that we need to. But when does this start to effect us? Many people believe that it starts at an early age and that things, such as the famous Barbie doll, are the gateways to low self esteem and the “real”…

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    The Book of Ruth is a refreshing story after the Book of Judges, as it ends with the 25th verse of 21st chapter: ”In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes”. But, the book of Ruth shows God’s perfect plan of redemption. The story has been set in a dark time of Israel’s history. The main characters are ‘Elimelech’ meaning ‘My God is King’, ‘Naomi’ which means ‘Pleasant’, ‘Mahlon’ which means ‘Sick’, ‘Unhealthy’. ‘Chilion’ means ‘puny’, ‘pining’,…

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    There is currently a great debate in our nation about the necessity of Voter ID laws and the impact they will have on our democracy. It is with clear distinction that the Voter ID laws recently passed in various states, noted by right wing support, are a clear infringement on the ideals of a collective and openly participatory democracy. Voter ID laws, which in their inception are supposedly to protect democratic thought, would be a noble effort if they were implemented without malicious…

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    G. Roberts Jr. (LIPTAK, A.). He basically said that its not and issue and it shouldn’t be an issue as long as congress remedy the problem. Two of the opponents were President Obama and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Obama had said that he was “deeply disappointed in the ruling” (LIPTAK, A.), and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had disagreed with the decision, “disserved by todays decision”, because she believes that it took away what Martin Luther King Jr. was fighting for which was equality among…

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    Facts: Petitioner Dennys Rodriguez was pulled over on March 27, 2012, for swerving onto the shoulder of the Nebraska State Highway 275. K-9 officer Struble, from the Valley Police Department approached the vehicle where he saw Dennys Rodriguez sitting on the driver seat and Scott Pollman on the passenger seat. Officer Struble proceeded with the traffic stop and verified Dennys’s license, registration, and proof of insurance. After everything checked out, officer Struble returned to the vehicle…

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