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Artifact Barbie is a brand of dolls that were first produced by the toy company Mattel in 1959, and has since become one of the most popular titles within the female toy market (History, 2009). Mattel released the first Barbie doll in New York city in 1959 (History, 2009). The creator of Barbie and co founder of Mattel, designed the Barbie as an eleven inch tall, white woman with flowing blonde hair (History, 2009). Since 1959, Barbie has sold over 800 million dolls world wide, ultimately…

I will be comparing the poem Marks by Linda Pastan and Barbie Doll by Marge Piercy. First, to start off both of the poems titles have to do something with body image, and how everyone views us. The setting of each poems are not made very clear, I see them from a mid 20s woman married in Marks by Linda Pastan and a younger girl going through middle school or high school with Barbie Doll by Marge Piercy. I think each poem is narrated by women for two reasons, one it was written by a woman and two…

A Doll’s Consciousness “A Doll House” by Henrik Ibsen surrounds the enigma of social struggle that people in the nineteenth century experienced. The action revolves around the marriage of Torvald and Nora how these two people that lack awareness of what they are and also views things differently. Nora is described as a woman who is struggling to achieve her own self and how she confront the submissive force by Torvald using lies and deception, and the life that Nora had symbolizes that she is…

“Barbie Doll”, by Marge Piercy was published in 1971. The date is significant to many women. The American Feminist Movement began in the 1960’s but was still going on in the 1970’s. “Women were finally beginning to stand up for what they believe in” (Piatek). This is important because Marge decided to stand up for what she believes in with the use of a powerful poem. The poem contains both historical and societal context. This poem gives a women’s perspective on how they are treated because of…

Marge Piercy’s “Barbie Doll”, is a poem that delves around the controversial themes that are put on to focus about the popular toy called “Barbie”, becoming very popular in the 1950’s, this doll has been a spark of controversy on body image, something this poem delves into for its central theme. The poem shows this through irony and symbolism in delivering its theme to the reader, the speaker goes through the experience, and the author creates a didactic poem that angrily shows the reader the…

mirror, they are told to equate happiness with what is perceived as the value of a woman in society, the image of a superficial, unrealistic Barbie Doll. Even today, one must feel that society still tries to force sexual stereotypical insecurities within women to have a disease like obsession with how a woman should appear in society comparable to a doll and ignore the image in the mirror of which can eventually lead to their own self demise. For decades society has always had a firm grip over…

within my field placement. Considering the feedback from the students and professor, I choose to use the Feelings Buddies dolls instead of my initial plan to use the characters from the Disney movie Inside Out. I was concerned with the children’s ability to relate or notice the emotional facial cues highlighted in the stuffed dolls from Inside Out. The Feelings Buddies dolls are very plain looking with very little distractibility allowing for the facial features to stand out. The instructor…

A Look at “A Doll House” The famous drama “A Doll House” by Henrik Ibsen begins with Nora and Torvald Helmer that are happily married with children. When Torvald is sick and needs to recover in Italy, Nora secretly bought a huge loan to pay for the trip. After Torvald is well, he gets a new job at a bank that pays well. Nora is ecstatic. As the story continues, Nora and Torvald’s marriage relationship begins to drop. Ibsen shows various symbols throughout the play, but the most important…

Parker Moran Carole Ezell ENC 1102 5/1/2016 The Doll House Research Paper The play “The Doll House” by Henrik Ibsen was written in the late 1800’s in Europe. This drama tells a story of one woman’s struggle in society when trying to help her family. Throughout the play there were many different aspects of the dilemma of social status and serious decision making, but with these choices comes unforeseeable consequences. In this play we see how society has altered the decisions that Nora, Torvald…

) is another study of how children reacts and behave from what adult did. That reminded me of what happened a few days ago when my under 18 daughter was not allowed to watch “LOGAN” movie which is rated Under 18 SX. The findings from The BoBo dolls experiment probably has positively proven the adult actions does influence the mind and thought of young children. It make senses now why rating is done. There are still a few interesting psychologies studies like the one from Erik Erikson on theory…