“Barbie, Spring Break” – A Reflective Report Throughout this semester the analytical exploration of discourse, genre and multimodality has enabled us to engage with various academic works, which ultimately enhanced the overall understanding of this course. With this knowledge, we were given the task of creating our own radio projects, exemplifying through a specific radio genre, a particular discourse. This project was very fulfilling, specifically after the conclusion of our group’s experimental
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Barbie Isn’t Real Television, magazines, and movies all have the same requirement, are you attractive enough? For many years, the media has been indulging society with the images and videos of what everyone is supposed to be, by their norms. Although more and more teens are texting, and not only could that result in ignorance of English proficiency, but also the loss of lives due to texting and driving; the media is creating these images we are supposed to live up to and therefore influencing
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interpretations lead to beauty that a mere handful could witness. In modern society, perceptions are frequently biased. Sylvia Plath’s “Mirror” forces an objective outlook upon the reader to hint at an inward struggle with beauty. Likewise, Marge Piercy’s “Barbie Doll” depicts the life of a woman who sold her life in the pursuit of elegance. Most women are brought up to unrealistic standards that “guarantee” beauty if one plays along. Like a carnival game without winners, pursuing positive self-image could
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Alleged drug lord, from Texas "La Barbie" Valdez was extradited to the United States from Mexico, U.S. on Wednesday. Valdez, who got his nickname due to his fair complexion, was one of 13 defendants wanted for violent crimes and drug trafficking-related offenses to be handed over to U.S. Marshals. He headed the Beltran Leyva cartel until being arrested in August 2010. The 13 defendants were wanted on an many charges, including the murders of a U.S. Consulate employee, other violent crimes and drug-trafficking
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Deaf and Hearing Loss Most students with hearing loss experience delayed performance in academic achievement. The earlier hearing loss occurs in a student’s life, the more serious the effects are on the student’s development. Different types of hearing loss affect students’ ability to hear in various ways. The first type is Conductive, which affects the loudness of sounds heard. This type can be reduced or eliminated through medical treatment and special education is not always necessary
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Beginning with Bratz Dolls vs. Barbie. In 2008 a case was settled where the makers of Barbie called Mattel and the makers of Bratz Dolls called MGA Entertainment Inc. were in a dispute. Mattel sued MGA claiming that they stole their company’s concept and their name Bratz from them. Carter Bryant, a designer for Bratz was an employee for Barbie at the same time. He was working as a consultant for Bratz when the doll was designed. Barbie sued for copyright infringement. Since Mr. Bryant
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stereotypes in particular. Marge Piercy, a poet and a feminist, considers these stereotypes a serious issue, which is inevitably reflected in her creativity, particularly the four poems under analysis – “Barbie Doll”, “What Are Big Girls Made Of?”, “Rape Poem” and “The Friend”. The poems “Barbie Doll” and “What Are Big Girls Made Of?” concentrate on the topic of sexualization of women and young girls. The issue that worries the author most is the way the society treats females: they are perceived
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The Flaw in Using One Event for Comparison Michael A. Messner develops his own research while considering an event which occurred at his son’s soccer league in his article, Barbie Girls Versus Sea Monsters. Messner states that his recollection of the event between the two soccer teams--the Sea Monsters and the Barbie Girls--is purely to provide a moment in which sociological ideas may be derived; however, Messner defies his own words by providing his own research about the context of the event
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causes this hatred of their own body? In the articles, “Our Barbie, Ourselves” by Emily Prager and “Celebrity Bodies” by Daniel Harris, both authors agree that media is the source of unrealistic body image views, but they differ on who is at fault: those viewing the media or those in the media. Both articles agree that the spread of pictures and advertisements through media is the source for body image problems in females. For instance, Barbie, commonly advertised in commercials and
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of the poems are open to many different interpretations, but I concluded that they all focus on this theme in one way or another. The poems in this anthology are “The Frying Pan” by Conrad Hillberry, “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Lawrence Dunbar, and “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy. “The Frying Pan” is about a girl that seems like an average girl with no real unique qualities. Society holds these expectations of people like her, so that is how she viewed in the eyes of others. She is just another pretty
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