Baby Ruth

Baseball is a game of extreme statistics, especially in the MLB. Sabermetrics is becoming a very popular cultural term for average Americans. After the release of Moneyball a film that showed the importance of statistical analysis in baseball, the culture was hooked on Sabermetrics. This project will analyze earned run average (ERA) and some of the variables that play a pertinent role in determining a great ERA. ERA is the most popular metric used to decide whether a pitcher is deemed great,…

Mattel’s new line misinterprets a real-life woman’s body. Firstly, when you think of a Barbie you probably think, tall, skinny, nice make-up, and blonde hair, and that is exactly what original Barbie is. However, Mattel has come out with three new Barbie’s, curvy, petite, and tall, to join original Barbie. There is lots of controversy about whether or not curvy Barbie is realistic to a real woman’s body. To compare curvy Barbie to a real life body of a woman you can use the "play scale" a ratio…

Agreeing to disagree Randy Cohen wrote The Good, The Bad & the Difference, which has articles that were written and published in the New Your Times Magazine, explaining the moral rights and wrongs of everyday situation. One of the articles that a boy wrote about from Houston, Texas, is on page 199 and is called, Take Me Out To The Cheap Seats. Cohen’s responses are understandable and are ethical; however, this particular article needs the ethics and the morals challenged. In brief summary, the…

Barbie, an epitome of popular culture. With her debut in 1959, Barbie has evolved to become one of the most influential icons in our culture. A pop culture icon is someone who demonstrates the three main characteristics; longevity, attraction (how popular), and the impact left on society. Barbie deserves to be in the charter round of inductees for the Pop Culture Icon Museum because let’s face it, who else can compete with Barbie? The Bratz Dolls, Polly Pockets, and the American Girl Dolls have…

Gorgeous Vintage Barbie Original #3 or #4 Ponytail Blonde Barbie Solid body and all joints are tight, hair is original set slip knot ponytail. Nail polish is good, no toenail polish. No green ear or neck splits. Barbie is marked #5 on the left cheek and Barbie Pats Pend MCMIVIII By Mattel Inc on the right cheek. Marked Japan on her right foot. The Barbie does have very small pin holes on both her left and right breasts. Red lips light brown eyebrows, blue eyes and light blue eye shadow.…

Introduction The Mattel Toy Company began in 1945 by Elliot and Ruth Handler along with Harold Matson. The partnership Mattel Creations started off in Southern California in a garage workshop. They started with picture frames and dollhouse furniture. Now Mattel is the world’s largest toy company and creators of Barbie, Hot Wheels and various other toys and products. Mattel is now a global company and their mission statement reflects that. Mattel Inc.’s slogan is “The World’s Mattel.”…

Mickey Mantle The name greatest baseball player in history has been floating around for years. Although most readers will say either Mike Trout, Yadier Molina, or Clayton Kershaw. Players who are around today, but in my opinion the title goes to Mickey Mantle.Today's people don’t know about the greatest players of the past.Mickey Mantle is the greatest player in Major league baseball (MLB) history, because he holds many records, he won many awards, and many historians will agree to this. As a…

Anthropologist Franz Boas is well-known for promoting the concept of cultural relativism. Meaning, practices, beliefs, and ideas within a certain culture make sense within that culture. As an outsider, certain beliefs or practices of cultures that are different from our own can easily be misunderstood or interpreted incorrectly. Although cultural relativism promotes the idea of respecting and understanding the beliefs and practices of different cultures, when does a certain practice/belief…

thought may have been impossible. Dweck conducted several studies to provide valid proof of how people with a growth-mind set are more successful in her book Mindset the New Psychology of Success. An example Dweck (2010) provided is about good old Babe Ruth and how he was not a natural, but his determination and hard work is what made him legendary (p. 87). I want to encourage my students to have a growth mindset so they can do more things in their life successfully. In order to do so, I want…

Are the New York Yankees too old to be successful? Facts mostly say that they are not too old. It could just be that the players the Yankees have right now are just having bad seasons or seasons meaning they are underperforming. Then again it could be age, age is a big factor in sports the older you get the more prone to injuries and your physical skills start to decline but like I said facts say that they are not too old. When players play hurt when they are younger it does not really affect…