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quarter, on the other hand, we carried over those skills and technique and incorporate them in our craft of both reading (MLK, A Modest Proposal, White book, Serving from Florida, etc) and writing (timed essays (analysis/argument/synthesis), research papers/tasks, rhetorical and style questions, reflections, multiple choice questions, lessons homework, etc). We’ve learned to use and recognized effective rhetorical strategies and techniques when composing for a variety of purposes. We achieved…

When I was around five or six years old, my sister and I were playing with Barbie dolls in my grandmother’s house. All of the dolls had pale white skin except for one that was black, which, at the time, did not matter to my sister or me. But at some point during our time, one of us mentioned the word “black” in reference to the doll. My mother, who was sitting in the dining room, maybe fifteen feet away, turned back, appalled, and told us to never say that. Neither of us really understood what…

Barbie is My Favorite Doll When I was a little girl, I thought nothing in the world could delight me more than a Barbie doll. She has often stayed with me in spirit and acted like a model for me to follow, when I have grown in my childhood. Indeed, Barbie doll is like a life-like figure, who stimulated my imagination, encouraged me to move on when I felt sad, enlightened me when I was in the dark. Interesting, Barbie doll was also my faithful friend, always lending its ear to listening to my…

was very enlightening due to the history of these two companies and how each of them posed a threat to one another. Also, threatening the complete future existence of Bratz©. To sum it up, a former employee of Mattel created an innovative line of dolls on his own with no association to Mattel to promote its own existence. Mattel tried to say that they owned the idea the former employee created because he was still employed…

years now, Barbies have been at the disposal of young girls across the nation. Countless numbers of these young girls have treasured Barbies, so much so that some even collected dolls, clothes, houses and other items pertaining to Barbie. However, more and more of those young girls are beginning to perceive the Barbie doll to be the definition of beauty; craving to be blonde, tall, and skinny as well. Instead of striving to mold themselves, children should be shown that there are several…

While researching popular toys, games and entertainment in the 1930’s I found that Monopoly is one of the most popular games during this time. Marry Hoyer Dolls weir the dolls of the century. Entertainment was a big time thing because of the Radio from Space and the Frankenstein Monster which was one the most popular films from the 1930’s. These historical events are still interpreted in today’s time. In the 1930’s the Parker Brothers was the first to permit the use of Monopoly. The Parker…

what is right and wrong has seemed to change drastically. A certain doll always comes to mind when the topic of body image is brought up, she is none other than the infamous Barbie doll. With Barbie's long blonde hair, blue eyes, long legs, unrealistic slim waist, pointed feet made only for the hottest stilettos, and a chest some may say was man made, any girl would be jealous. Many parents question the intentions of this doll, some believe that it’s just a toy only to be use for make believe,…

For instance, to create imagery they both refer to objects in a descriptive way to make the reader see more in depth what the illustration should look like. In “Barbie-Q,” Sandra Cisneros uses descriptive language about the Barbie dolls such as explaining the Barbies as water-soaked, or in nice clean boxes. Cisneros does this to construct the image of how different the two types of Barbies that this little girl has are. In “The Flowers,” Alice Walker brings out imagery by using descriptive…

This comparative commentary will discuss texts 1 and 2: ‘Gals and Dolls: The Moral Value of ‘Bad’ Toys’ and ‘Dolls Like Me’. Text 1 is an except from the essay ‘Gals and Dolls: The Moral Value of ‘Bad’ Toys’ written by Marni Jackson in 1991. Text B also discusses the theme of dolls as toys for kids. Text 2 is an advertisement from a toy retailer. The advertisement was published on www.dollslikeme.com in 2010. Both texts discuss dolls as toys for young children. This comparative will analyze the…

“Barbie Doll” with perfect body, hair, etc. This poem is about a girl who struggles with having a perfect body figure just like everybody else surrounding her, but unfortunately can not fulfill that. The little…