I got my American Girl Doll when I was in L.A. I was about 7 years old when I got the doll. My dad got it because he promised me he was going to get it for Christmas. My American Girl Doll had carmel color hair green eyes and it came with a cute skate girls outfit. Her hair was so soft it felt like real hair and her hair was nice, long, and thick. It did not really have any smell . It was 18in. Her name was Mia.It was a beautiful doll. I would play kitchen with her .I would get clay and make things for her. I would look on youtube and do hairstyles on her.I would also make the doll a bed and a doll house.I also got it a car. Then I found…
American. What does being American really mean? To my friend, Andriy from Ukraine, it means to be a little lazy. He told me how he sees American students complain about the amount of work they get, then half don’t even do that work. He told me that the students rather just spend time at home watching Netflix. Because that binge watching American Horror Story is more important than getting your PHD. Right? American. A student council camp I went to this summer theme is to have GUSTO! GUSTO, to…
Voodoo Dolls Introduction I. (Attention Getter) A specific dream or an urgent desire all fulfilled by a simple doll. Wouldn’t that be a wonderful doll to have? Although Voodoo Dolls can seem very dark demonic, magical, and superstitious, have you ever thought about voodoo dolls being created to fulfill an individual’s specific purpose of life? Created to fulfill romance, financial gain, or increase their luck. II. (Specific Purpose) Today I’m going to inform you about the voodoo doll. I will…
Cyn, Tucks’ little niece, was very fond of dolls, but ever since Tucks’ girlfriend, Lory, started coming over she has put them away. Cyn was only 12 years old, but she loved those dolls. Tuck and Lory were sitting on the bed in Tucks’ room. They were having a normal, yet deep conversation when something didn’t seem right to the both of them. All of a sudden the warm room was now icy cold. "Cyn?" Tuck called out. There was no answer from Cyn. Britt, Tucks ' cousin, came in the room. "I heard…
The girls’ toys are Barbie, Disney Frozen, princess, hello kitty, make your own jewelry kits, baby dolls, and easy bake ovens. Almost all of the children will use their imaginations and create stories about the character they are playing with at the time. Some of the kids have such vivid imagination that they will keep themselves occupied and entertained for hours. Most of the toys that the boys will play with all relate to either fighting or aggression (wrestlers, soldiers and guns), and most…
Toy stores are amazing to me. I love to see children run around and pick up this and that. For this assignment I visited a variety of stores. Two in particular stood out to me. Those two were Walmart and Walgreens. While you would not normally think Walgreens as a toy store it is. In this paper I came going to compare both Walmart and Walgreens and I am going to do that by answering each of the questions provided on the assignment sheet. The toys are mostly aimed for boys in Walgreens. The…
The Daruma, or Dharma, is seen as the father of Zen Buddhism, which is who is represented in the Daruma dolls. These dolls were first developed in in Japan during the Edo period, 1615-1868, and are colored primarily red. This color was chosen due to the folklore that the smallpox god enjoyed it. Red is now not only recognized as a smallpox protection but also functions as a general illness protection, specifically in relation to the Daruma doll itself. Another belief involving red is that those…
play with a baby doll? Society immediately says that he is gay because he is playing with dolls or that his parents didn’t raise him right. Children are falling into this socialization cycle…
Toy stores are fun for anyone to go into, so for this assignment I went to an actual toy store. For me a toy aisle wasn’t good enough. I wanted that childlike feeling of joy, wonder, and awe. The story is a little shop down on Massachusetts Avenue (Mass. Ave.) called “Mass. Ave. Toy Shop. It has been one of my favorite places to go since I was little and I thought it would be great for this assignment. The reason I did is because this store is a little different, not like your traditional toy…
Narrative Fiction RD I wonder what would have happened if I didn't see those little kids at the Bladium playing Lil’ kickers. Would have I ever played the wonderful sport of soccer? My older sister and I were going to a friend’s 7th birthday party and we bought her a Barbie doll with some pink tiny accessories. Her name was Hailey. I helped my mom wrap the box with pink sparkly Barbie wrapping paper because she loved Barbie dolls. One time when I went to her house after school, there was a huge…