Smiley’s first Barbie doll came into her home when her now twenty-four year old daughter was three. The author describes how both of her daughters would only wear pink and purple as they went through the “Barbie phase.” Jane Smiley says, “Both of them (her daughters) learned how to put on makeup before kindergarten” (376). What Smiley means by this is that her daughters were advanced in age mentally. Smiley’s daughters were doing things at age five that most girls would only start doing at the beginning of their teenage years. Now that’s growing up without a childhood.
Reegan Martell English 1110 Dr. Adams 12/08/2011 Argument Analysis: “Our Barbies, Ourselves” Since its debut in 1959, a molded plastic doll named Barbie has become an icon. Barbie became the icon that functioned as both an outlet for girls' dreams and an ever-changing reflection of American society. Emily Prager is one of the many young girls that grew up as having Barbie as one of their favorite toys. Emily Prager is a columnist with the New York Times and in her spare time she has published many books such as World War ll Resistance Stories; A Book of Humor, “Official I hate Videogames Handbook”, and many others. In this article Prager questions how Barbie had an effect on her life as a child growing up and how she viewed Barbie as well.
Ironically, the dimensions that Barbie would not even be anatomically possible on humans. A women with her dimensions of 36-18-38 would not be able to live. The perfection Barbie portrays has influenced many women attain Barbie's body by having operations to make themselves "look like" Barbie. Cindy Jackson, founder of the Cosmetic Surgery Network, is a famous Barbie Doll human. She had more than twenty operations and dispensed more then $55,000 in her attempts to look like Barbie.
At age 17, Winfrey won the Miss Black Tennessee beauty pageant. She also attracted the attention of the local black radio station, WVOL, which hired her to do the news part-time. She worked there during her senior year of high school, and again while in her first two years of college. Winfrey's career choice in media would not have surprised her grandmother, who once said that ever since Winfrey could talk, she was on stage. As a child she played games interviewing her corncob doll and the crows on the fence of her family's property.
Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lopez was born on July 24, 1969, in the Castle Hill section of the Bronx.Her Father was a computer technician.Her mother was a Kindergarden teacher.Jennifer was the middle child of three sisters.All of jennifers sisters are musically talented. Although Jennifers mother was scared by her decission to pursue a Musical career,Jennifer still went after her dream. After high school she moved out and began on her quest to become a star. She got her start on " In Living Color" After two years on living color she went to dance for Janet Jackson. Just when you think her career is doing amazing as it is it takes off more, Jennifer Lopez then stars in her first major film called "My Family ".
Critically examine the argument that Barbie represents middle-class, white ‘emphatic’ femininity. Blonde hair, blue-eyed 11.5 inches tall and the easily the most popular doll for sale in the world. Debuted in 1959 Barbie turns 50 this year and still continues to dominate the toy doll market. ‘According to the manufacturer, every three seconds a Barbie doll is purchased. Barbie has been said to touch every girl's life’ (Rogers, 1999).
The abuse ended when she was fourteen years old; Oprah credits her father for saving her from the abuse. Oprah had a son when she was 14 years old who died as an infant.Because of her teen pregnancy, she often had suicidal thoughts. As a teen, she learned 20 new vocabulary words a week and she was crowned Miss Black Tennessee in 1972. In highschool, Oprah was elected President of Student Council and she was also selected “most popular” in high school as a senior. She graduated from Nicolet High School
International Business Chapter 14 Oxford University Press Prof. Rakesh Mohan Joshi Case Study BARBIE FACES ISLAMIC DOLLS Barbie, so named by ideator Ruth Handler after daughter Barbara s nickname, became the world s most popular fashion doll. Handler found that young girls enjoyed playing out their dreams in adult roles when she saw her daughter Barbara playing with a paper doll and imagining it as a grown up. Most children s dolls available at that time represented infants. This gave rise to an idea of a teenage doll, Barbie. Handler co-founded Mattel, a Southern California toy company with her husband Elliot Handler, and spearheaded the introduction of the doll.
Hello Kitty was soon on her way to become a celebrity. “Although, Hello Kitty was originally conceived as a character that would only appeal to pre-teen girls. She is no longer regarded as for children only. Along with the likes of Coke and Nike, she has become a brand of recognition.” (Walker) Not only was she popular among the young girls, she is now loved by everyone of all shape, size, and color. “The sales of Hello Kitty merchandise now account for half of Sanrio’s billion dollar empire with her face adorning over 50,000 products, and being sold in more than 60 countries.”(Walker) Simple products such as coin purses, jewelry, and skateboard decks have became popular in sales.
Lisa’s mother, a teacher in DISD, divorced the father four years ago and intentionally moved to Highland Park for the quality of the school district. Lisa is four foot, four inches and weighs seventy-five pounds. Lisa’s mother believes her daughter is about to go through a growth spurt as her stomach area appears to still have some “belly fat” and her trunk has yet to elongate. Lisa’s room was decorated in pink and held a wide assortment of toys, dolls, movies, and electronic equipment such as a television, DVD player, game system, and a laptop. She is a fourth grade student at John S. Armstrong Elementary School in Highland Park and was eager to show us her homework assignments and various worksheets she had recently completed at school.