things that matter. In the second paragraph‚ the girls repeat society’s gender roles in their play: "Every time the same story. Your Barbie is roommates with my Barbie‚ my Barbie’s boyfriend comes over and your Barbie steals him‚ okay?" The invisible Ken doll could be seen as the author’s way of emphasising her point about society’s assuptions of young women’s interests. The author makes the scene strange enough to catch the reader’s attention. The flea market scene describes the mundane reality of
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Barbie: Cultural Icon‚ New Age Guru or Blonde Bimbo? She’s 56 years old‚ but hasn’t aged a day; her hair hasn’t turned gray; she hasn’t gained a pound; and she’s been number one nearly all her life. It’s Barbie‚ of course. Introduced in 1959 as a teenager‚ Barbie turned 40 in 1999. Throughout her life‚ she’s enraged feminists and mothers and warmed the hearts of millions of little girls. No matter how her revile her‚ she bounces back. Initially‚ just a blonde teenager‚ Barbie has moved
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SAT weekly assignment: What gives us more pleasure and satisfaction: the pursuit of our desires or the attainment of them? Plan your response‚ and then write your essay. Everyday we wake up with a new desire‚ new hope‚ and challenges we wish to overcome. The yearning gives us a reason to live and to strive for success. In life‚ we are encouraged to chase our desires. Usually the pursuit of our deepest desires is a lengthy one. We grow so accustomed to the chase‚ that we know nothing else. We feel
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Gazing into the mirror‚ I stood and gave myself my own seal of disapproval. In a way‚ I began to tattoo myself with seemingly permanent labels. It all sprouted very subtly‚ this disapproval. My six-year-old self did not realize striving to be as beautiful as my Barbie would bring such adversity. My Barbie possessed a captivating beauty. Everything about her was perfect. For some reason‚ of which I am still not aware‚ it was impossible for me to glance at my Barbie without having the urge to
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Coach Carter 1. Coach Carter shows many qualities of different styles of leader ship throughout the movie. At the start when Ken first sees the basketball team he takes an autocratic style of coaching them. An autocratic coaching is where the coach has complete power over the team. Team members have little opportunity to put forward ideas or make suggestions. The benefit of this approach of leadership by Coach Carter is that it was incredibly efficient and his decisions are made quickly and
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Ken Carter is a coach and on the other side he is also a father. As a coach‚ he is responsible for his team players so that they have a contract that even though they are players they still need to go to their respective classes because Coach Carter still gives prioritize for their study. At first some of them agree and few of them disagree with him. Yes‚ they won a lot of games but when Coach Carter recognizes that his players did not excel to their academics and having a lot of failing grades since
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Tom 2/4/10 Ms. Hill‚ LTL Period 4 Coach Carter Essay Movies not only serve as a source of entertainment‚ but they convey a message to its viewers. To convey these messages‚ movies relate to the viewers lives and touch on their emotions. In the movie Coach Carter‚ it is evident that this movie is able to communicate deep messages that influence its viewers. After watching an awful game of Richmond versus Saint Francis‚ Ken Carter‚ the protagonist‚ takes up the basketball coaching job
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observing her that Gillian was not sick in anyway‚ she was just a dancer. She later on attended a dance school‚ auditioned Ken Robinson 3 for the Royal
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KEN BURNS: JAZZ What is Jazz? Jazz is one of the few arts that will be considered truly American. Founded primarily in the south during the 1800’s‚ this form of music was the first significant African American contribution that would be heard all around the world. Its constantly changing nature and loose rules allow it to be flexible and therefore‚ viable to audiences of all ages. Why is it unique to the American experience? Jazz is one of the few arts that will be considered truly American.
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COACH CARTER Answer the following questions. 1. In the locker room after the St. Francis game‚ did the players of Richmond demonstrate responsibility? Why or why not? * NO‚ the fact that time they don’t know how to discipline themselves. They are trying to blame one another in there loss‚ telling each ones mistake and fighting one another. They do not know how to calm themselves and think how to make a good match next time. 2. What do you think motivates coach carter to take the
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