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Toys in the 1960’s Define toy. Many people would say a toy is either a fun thing to play with, or an annoying thing to see. It’s more than just that. Even if you were to look in a dictionary, it’s still not correct. Toys are a form of entertainment that have been around since the dawn of time. Even though they didn’t have fancy machines all the way back then, they still found things to play with, such as rocks, for example. Now, let's go on a quick adventure. Close your eyes. Imagine you’re a…

Narrative Fiction RD I wonder what would have happened if I didn't see those little kids at the Bladium playing Lil’ kickers. Would have I ever played the wonderful sport of soccer? My older sister and I were going to a friend’s 7th birthday party and we bought her a Barbie doll with some pink tiny accessories. Her name was Hailey. I helped my mom wrap the box with pink sparkly Barbie wrapping paper because she loved Barbie dolls. One time when I went to her house after school, there was a huge…

Not many artists can create a song that has a great tune and catchy lyrics, while also being somewhat dark, but Melanie Martinez's Dollhouse is all of this and much more. Dollhouse was Melanie Martinez's debut song after competing in The Voice. It mostly has an AABB rhyme, with outlying lines that have no rhyme throughout the song. Dollhouse talks about a young girls dollhouse and its inhabitants, a perfect-seeming family with many issues. The song is narrated by the daughter in the family of…

The Barbie Bungee CRA was an assignment given by Bungee-R-Us. It had asked me to find a way to make a bungee cord for Barbie to enjoy from the library balcony without making her head hit the floor and without making the bungee cord too short that Barbie won’t enjoy it. It technically asked me to find a way for Barbie to jump off the library balcony and to go as low as possible without making her head hit the ground. They had also asked me to write an explanation that describes how I can predict…

Zulily’s target customer Zulily’s target customers are young mothers who would like to purchase items for their children or for themselves. The founders of Zulily, Daren Cavens and Mark Vadon, wanted to create a business targeting young mothers because there was a large market for new moms, which was untouched by other retailers. They discovered that 4.5 million kids are born in the U.S. every year, and the only discount retailers accommodating that demographic was T.J. Maxx (Gayomali, 2015).…

Do you know whether your hometown is the world’s capital of a special product? There are many cities across this great country, as well as the world, which are famously recognized for one specialty, or another. Cities are known as the capital of underwear, pink flamingos, zippers, toilet paper, or toothpicks, just to name a few. It is fascinating to learn what has allowed cities to claim superiority to a particular item and then sometimes their fall from that superiority status. Minneapolis…

Jillian Wain Mrs. Adams Composition 101 9 November 2015 Critical Conversation Think back to when you were a child, whether you are a boy or girl you more than likely owned a Barbie doll or a G.I Joe action figure. They were what society considered the perfect male and female physic with their unrealistic bodies. Now imagine you are walking down the street and see someone who looks like a walking, talking, life sized doll. It sounds crazy but not impossible because there is in fact a real life…

In the 1950s, toys were based on cars, allure, and the impermanence of that time. Some of the most popular toys from the 50s include decorated tin toy cars, restriction cars, diecast cars, trucks and farm machinery. For girls, plastic mannequin dolls for dressing eventually got famous enough for a major toy company to start making them. This doll was called Barbie and has been around ever since. In addition, other toys include Play-Doh, Silly Putty, Magic 8-balls, Frisbees, Slinkies, Pogo Sticks…

The Lego Star Wars Millenium Falcon, or the Lego Mindstorms NXT? I have never been good at making decisions, even when it comes to toys. There are always so many different options, each of them so amazingly amusing and unique, that I cannot stand getting them all. Because of this, I strongly believe that limiting someone like me, who is curious and adventurous, to be able to try only one thing is wrong. Struggling to pick a toy may seem frivolous, but when it comes to the question of what I want…

There are a lot of trampolines and trampoline manufacturers. Each one claims to be the best and provide the most safety features. They may say that they provide the most bang for your buck or will keep your child safer than all others. The truth is, there are only a few trampolines that have really earned their title of safest or best. If you are a parent who is considering a trampoline for your child, regardless of their age, you will want to make sure that you are purchasing a trampoline that…