Sesame Workshop

of life before. It’s not easy balancing all the struggles of finding your passions, juggling school, and dealing with family drama! One big struggle of growing up, and finding myself is work. For instance; I’m a sales associate at Build a Bear Workshop. When working with children it’s hard to maintain my sanity sometimes. I have to put their emotions first, and simplify the process so they can understand. Having to say the same process over again can get old quickly! So in order for me to…

Human Sized Teddy Bear: Ultimate Guide to Picking the Right Size Show your girlfriend or boyfriend you care with an awesome gift. Sure, you might be holding each other, but we also need something big and furry to hug every once in a while. What better gift could you get than a giant teddy bear? Your loved one will beam with joy and rush to embrace their new teddy bear - just don’t feel bad when they love that bear more than you. We have an adorable collection of unique, customizable teddy…

I had the privilege to spend a day with an important person, in whom I learned a lot from on November 5, 2016. I had the opportunity to spend the day with McKenzie Connor – “Kenzie” for short, an 18-year-old female who was born with an intellectual disability, where part of her brain never developed properly. Kenzie is a graduate from New Ulm Public High School and is currently employed at Enterprise in New Ulm, Minnesota. I took Kenzie to Mall of America for her first time, where we spent the…

Build-A-Bear Workshop is facing an obstacle trying to increase revenues in order to expand and sustain its competitive advantage. Revenues have been declining since 2008 mainly due to the declining of the economy, rise of competition, and sociocultural change. Many competitors have entered the interactive experience market and kids nowadays are more attracted to electronics instead of playing with toys. In order for Build-A-Bear to remain competitive and continue to dominate the interactive…

A toy. Whose brand is most commonly found at Toys R-US. However, this toy is different, this toy stands at around six inches tall. Its color, also not your typical blue or pink toy, it is purple, and its meaning describes many moments in my life. A purple what? A purple Care Bear. The Purple Care Bear, also known as the Surprise Bear, was last seen in “The Land Without Feelings” in 2012 according to wikipedia.org/List_Of_Care_Bear_Characters. The toy’s meaning most specifically illuminates a…

I remember one time when I was younger; I would get sick and need to take my dose of medicine, literally. Medicine time to me was something that made me cry from the thought of it, even till this. Like when I four years old and sick with a horrible fever. I would hide underneath my blankets (I know that’s a good idea and nobody would find me). While I was hiding, I was suddenly hit with the cold air and a surge of light beamed against me, before I knew it my mom dragged me out of my warm,…

Sylvia Plath’s “Morning Song” explores a mother’s complex emotions towards her newborn child after giving birth for the first time. Although motherhood is often regarded as a joyous event that gives a woman’s life purpose and meaning, “Morning Song” instead depicts motherhood as a complicated event fraught with uncertainty and fear, but also with love and affection. Rather than expressing overwhelming love and happiness, the mother in the poem feels distant from her child and gradually learns to…

The city of Iowa City has become legendary for their creative writing and literary works. The University of Iowa has contributed to this legacy and made it world renowned; their unrivaled approach to language, writing and literature has solidified it 's spot at the top among schools. Iowa City has always placed an emphasis on creative writing and literature. In fact, writinguniversity.org has gone so far as to say that, "For 80 years, Iowa City has been teaching the world to write." It is true,…

York, follows seven artists working for their dreams of stardom without becoming sellouts. Originating in 1996, Rent was composed by an almost unknown composer at the time, Jonathan Larson. From small beginnings in the Off-Broadway New York Theater Workshop, Rent made its way to Broadway, and became an American hit. This hit musical was written and composed by Jonathan Larson. Living from 1960-1996, dying the morning Rent was to be performed in its first preview performance. Larson was…

till this very day. The multiple-award-winning Sesame Street is a classic. Its to be said that Joan Ganz Cooney is one of the few that made America. Joan's work has shaped Americas society today because she’s created a show that kids of young ages could watch and learn from not just kids from America but worldwide. Joan even affected my life because Sesame Street was my favorite show growing up. Joan teaches a lot to young kids realizing it or not, Sesame Street teaches kids about diversity and…