Zana Doll Research Paper

Rachel Aouli Kalama Utagawa was six when the book Moloka’i by Alan Brennert began. She wanted to travel the world like her father did. Every time he went to a new place he brought Rachel a cultural doll. The most recent addition to her collection was a Russian nesting doll. Like her newest doll, Rachel was still showing her outermost shell. She was an innocent girl who saw the good in the entire world around her. As she explored and discovered the layers of herself, the world around her unfolded. This sweet doll had layers of innocence, sorrow, hate, joy, and fulfillment.

As my 4 year old self laid upon the Kazak carpet that coated my entire living room, I seamlessly attempted to assemble my Matryoshka doll back into its original state. While my fingers lightly stroked the wooden components of the doll, I realized how captivating the complexity of it was. While I was a child, I invariably portrayed the doll as merely a “toy” with an interesting concept behind it; however, as I emerged into my adolescent years, I understood that the Matryoshka symbolized my process of growth and adaptation as an American immigrant.

1. I grew up seeing my family members also dance in a folkloric group. The doll triggers memories of traveling all over California whenever they had a performance and seeing them dance in front of dozens of people.

As I was on the hunt for the perfect gift for an 8 year old’s birthday, I discovered the doll market is quite different than my coming of age. Undoubtedly, Barbie is still problematic, but now she has competitors, including Bratz, and Monster High dolls, who are noticeably thinner than barbie and dressed up to look like grown women getting ready for a night of clubbing than a game of tennis. As I pick up the first doll box, I find a doll chained up in a slither of clothing with a blank expression on her face, a prominent thigh gap, with the tagline “GREAT for girls ages 5 and up!” By all means, I never imagined in my life that I would miss Barbie. For that reason, I begin to sit myself down in the toy aisle to start googling everything I could about these dolls on my

Ava is my buddy, she crawls under my blanket when I am reading or watching television. I like it best when she gets into my sleeping bag. She keeps my toes warm during the night while we are out camping.

She had her first acting job other than a reality show. She guest starred on Nickelodeon’s Nicky, Ricky, Dicky, and Dawn (ziegler-girls.com). In September, Mackenzie announced her new clothing line that she started with her friend Gabi, called Tee4Too was then available (ziegler-girls.com). In November of 2016, the Maddie and Mackenzie dolls were available for purchase at select Walmart stores and on Amazon (ziegler-girls.com). Mackenzie was also the cover of the November 2016 issue of Posh Kids magazine (ziegler-girls.com).

Kids feel very special about seeing or having a doll that looks like them or looks like their friend. They will feel like they will fit in and will tell their friends that he or she has a doll that looks like them. It also gives children knowledge about other religions like maybe a muslim has a hijab, so kids say what is that and others start teaching them about other religions. Also a women said that even if there is a purple guy walking down the street they will think it is a normal person just like them. “It will be a kind and generous generation,” a women had

Your child’s favorite furry red friend is back! Elmo is one of the adorable characters from the iconic Sesame Street show. Tickle Time Elmo is designed to make everyone smile. Your child can press his furry feet or squeeze his tummy to make him laugh and say funny phrases. This Elmo Sesame Street toy starts to shake even harder the faster he's tickled. It will give your child hours of hilarious fun. This Elmo toy is made for young kids over 18 months up to 4 years. The cute Tickle Time Elmo requires two AA batteries for operation. It's 13” tall and also great to cuddle with. This Elmo toy isn’t going to be the only one who's laughing once it's given to your child.

A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen, portrays a young married woman, Nora, who plays a dramatic role of deception and self-indulgence. The author creates a good understanding of a woman’s role by assuming Nora is an average housewife who does not work; her only job is to maintain the house and raise the children like a stereotypical woman that cannot work or help society. In reality, she is not an average housewife in that she has a hired maid who deals with the house and children. Although Ibsen focuses on these “housewife” attributes, Nora’s character is ambitious, naive, and somewhat cunning. She hides a dark secret from her husband that not only includes borrowing money, but also forgery. Nora’s choices were irrational; she handled the

innovation could increase the girls’ pride with the doll because of the shared features and participation

Since the beginning of time, toys have often been an indicator of the way a society behaves, and how they interact with their children. For example, in ancient Greece, artifacts recovered there testify that children were simply not given toys to play with as in the modern world. The cruel ritual of leaving a sick child on a hillside for dead, seems to indicate a lack of attention to the young (Lord 16). The same is true of today’s society. As you can see with the number of toy stores in our society, we find toys of great value to our lives and enjoy giving them to children as gifts. Ask just about any young girl what she wants for Christmas and you’ll undoubtedly get the same answer: “A Barbie.” But what exactly has caused

Barbie, at the age of 41, is one of the longest living toys in America. Analyzing her early history can give a person a look into the societal trends and culture of the late 1950's and early 1960's. There is evidence of fashion innovations in Barbie's wardrobe. Also, one can see the perception of females by society, such as what they should look like, how they should act and dress, as well as what their future goals could be. The following essay follows Barbie's history from 1959 to 1963, covering her development, her appeal to children, and her existence as a cultural artifact of the time period.

This story reveals the little girl’s happiness by showing her excitement about Barbie dolls when they were in the flea market.

doll because she is seen as no more than a decorative, bewitching plaything. Her father treated

Moto felt offended when Crowell didn’t appreciate his gift and said that his daughters would like them. Crowell didn’t realize that the dolls were not for playing but bore another, much more important meaning. He didn’t know that they were souvenirs and should be treated gently and accepted with respect and gratitude.