Image: Cultures Idolizing the Female Form A Comparison and Contrast of the Barbie Doll and Venus de Willendorf Image: Cultures Idolizing the Female Form A Comparison and Contrast of the Barbie Doll and Venus de Willendorf The fact that cultures have idolized the female form in our modern era is not a new concept. Beauty in modern times has been held to the highest standard, but where and why did we get our ideal of beauty? Culture plays a large in role in how beauty is defined, and this
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Mattel and Toy Safety BUS250 Corporate and Social Responsibility Mattel and Toy Safety In 2007 the Mattel Corporation had to recall several of their toys due to the presence of lead within the paint and magnet problems with the products it had distributed. Mattel was accountable for distributing numerous toys from their Chinese manufactures. This was one of the largest recalls in American history. The Mattel Corporation started in 1945. In 1960 it became a publically traded company
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Mattel’s China Experience: A Crisis in Toyland In 2007, Mattel a California based toy company shockingly recalled 19 million toys that had been manufactured in China. Mattel was founded in 1944, and has produced iconic toys such as Barbie and Hot Wheels. The company had a long established trust with their consumers that had been forged from decades of reliability. However, when the company recalled 19 million toys due to health and safety violations, consumer confusion and outrage soared. The public
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important part is the raw materials of the toys. Using the better quality of the materials in order to improve the quality of the toys. A better supplier is also necessary for enhancing product quality. Although the costs at beginning may be high, Mattel can gain the long-term profits and build the brand awareness. The company
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Calling all fashion lovers! Calling all shopaholics! Calling all readers of What They’re Wearing! The perfect career for you all has been found: wardrobe styling. A wardrobe stylist's job entails of endless shopping throughout the day. One spends eight hours of non-stop going in and out of stores, spending three to ten thousand dollars of someone else’s money, and in the end, getting paid for all that! Stylists provide personalized outfits and fashion advice to everyone from politicians to
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Imagine this: A world where mental health isn’t a roadblock, where parents aren’t filled with the I-wish-I could’ve-done-something-to-save-them feeling, where teens aren’t mourning the death of their friends, and a world where suicide isn’t an option. Over the years, I have had many dolls that I’ve spent long hours playing with, but none have been as great as yours. Your company and the dolls that you sell are unlike any in the market today. I myself have two American Girl dolls, own several of the
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Industry Analysis The wooden toy industry is comprised of small businesses that predominantly sell on Etsy. The 2016 toy trends show that both educational and wooded toys are up and the trend is expected to continue. Consumers want toys to not only be a distraction for kids but we educational as well. Competitor Analysis Mama May I has been open longer than competitors in the industry and they also lead with 5-star customer reviews in comparison to competitors on Etsy. Some competitors have even
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financial cases that involve what can be best described as foreign or international elements. In such cases, court must decide whether it has the jurisdiction under the Family Law Act 1975 to make a decision on such cases. In the event that it is determined that the court is invested with the jurisdiction to determine the case, the court has to consider whether there is a system of law in foreign country that also has the jurisdiction to handle the case. As it was addressed in the case Attorney General
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Adapted from Bernhardt & Kinnear (1988). Cases in marketing management, pp. 6-16. Plano, TX: Business Publications, Inc. Pay careful attention to the following points. They are often used by instructors to evaluate either a written or oral analysis. 1. Be complete. Each area of the situation analysis must be discussed, problems and opportunities identified, alternative presented and evaluated using the situation analysis and relevant financial analysis, and a decision must be made. An analysis
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involved in investigating cold cases. How We Got Started Mark had, for several years, been consulting with our Coroner’s Division as a forensic anthropologist. During this time he came to learn that there were numerous coroners’ cases in which the identity of the decedent was unknown. These cases were kept in three-ring binders on a shelf in the Sergeant’s office. Over the years, in the course of this forensic work, we would discuss these cases and the progress that was being
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