George Herman Ruth Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed "The Bambino" and "The Sultan of Swat", he began his MLB career as a stellar left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, but achieved his greatest fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees. Ruth established many MLB batting (and some pitching) records, including career home runs (714), runs batted in (RBIs) (2,213), bases on balls (2,062), slugging percentage (.690), and on-base plus slugging (OPS) (1.164); the latter two still stand today.[1] Ruth is regarded as one of the greatest sports heroes in American culture and is considered
Ruth Handler “created the doll that became an American icon and a multibillion-dollar business.” Ruth Handler was born in 1916 in Colorado, into a family of Russian Jewish Immigrants. In 1938, she moved to California with her husband where she started a business making furniture. During World War II, they created the Mattel company along with another partner. Her husband made the furniture as Ruth sold it.
When thinking of the greatest players in the game of baseball, one of the first names that comes to mind is Babe Ruth. Most people recall his name because he was the best left-handed hitter of his time. He personally began a new era for baseball with his ability to hit the ball further and more consistent that any previous players. However, many of the choices he made and things he did ultimately hurt both his career and his life.
(Smithsonian)” Ruth was also a 7 time American League winner and a 4 time World Series winner.” (Smithsonian) Ruth was a multiple time homerun leader, and has the record for the highest all-time slugging
Ruth has been said to be one of the best baseball players of all time, earning a spot in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. “How to hit home runs: I swing as hard as I can, and I try to swing right through the ball... The harder you grip the bat, the more
Babe ruth, “The Great Bambino”, ate horribly, had sex all of the time, was so fat that he couldn’t run or steal bases, and, because of his health issues, he hit fewer homers. They both were pretty bad, which levels out the playing field. As they say, it's not over till the fat man
also known as Babe Ruth, was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball was a span of 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Ruth was the first left-handed pitcher to ever play. Ruth's fielding percentage in the outfield was . 968, which is just .002 higher than the league average. He averaged a solid 11.3 assists per year, with as many as 21 in the 1920 season and putting him in the top five in the league about seven times.
He was the first MLB player to hit the most home runs in a single season. Babe Ruth was a well-known athlete around the globe. The Great Bambino held the title for the most home runs in a single season. Babe Ruth was definitely a hero of his time.
In such a way that, Barbie has displayed multiple career paths, offered in various ethnicities but always displayed in the same way and with the use of Logos and Ethos. Although the whole idea behind the Barbie doll was to encourage young girls to be able to dress Barbie how they wanted to with the various wardrobes, it was not until quite recently that Barbie was able to hold more “leadership like” rolls in society. With advertisement of the Barbie doll, gender equity closely intertwined with the portrayal of the doll. “Consistent with other commercial advertising formats, males were found in the leadership and authority roles, while females were generally portrayed in more passive roles. When women were the only individuals in the advertisement, the ad copy usually reflected a biased message toward the abilities and function of the women in their roles as professionals.”
Many may say George “Babe” Ruth is the greatest American baseball player of all time, but do they really know what they are talking about. To start out, the era in which Ruth played in was in the time of segregation, depression and hostility. In his era outstanding players like Willie Hays, Hank Aaron, and Sandy Koufax were stuck in the Negro leagues because of racism. Adding to that, many talented baseball players were involved in World War I; Babe was not, so technically one may consider them the true American heroes. Babe Ruth is not a true All-American baseball hero because his stats do not compare to modern day baseball, he was an inappropriate and irresponsible “role model”, and in his era, Baseball had many advantages compared to today.
In the short story ''Barbie Q,'' Sandra Cisneros portrays that Barbie dolls can impact girl's lives as they grow up, and influence the way they act and perceive themselves. These girls grow up in a poor family environment considering that they acquired the rest of the dolls in a toys sale after a store burned down. In ‘‘Barbie Q,’’what is the thematic significance of the damaged dolls after the fire? The girl’s enthusiasm to get the new dolls -when they said that they prefer to receive new doll’s clothes- suggests that the meaning of these Barbie dolls is more than just a new toy.
Among his top are, most scoreless innings pitched in a World Series, most years leading the league in homeruns, most on bases in a season, highest slugging percentage, and most homeruns hit in a season. His undoubted best achievement is having a lifetime record of 714 homeruns hit! That stat is still being compared with to today’s top hitters. Those homeruns made the Yankees famous, and made 1,000,000 fans come to Yankee stadium in one year! After that, they built a new stadium and nicknamed it “The House that Ruth Built.”
Babe Ruth is one of the most famous baseball players of all time, and his impact on the sport is still felt today. According to a 2018 article in The New York Times, Ruth "transformed baseball from a game of strategy to one of power and spectacle. " Ruth's incredible hitting ability and his record-breaking career helped to popularize baseball and turn it into the national pastime that it is today. Ruth's career batting average of .342 and his 714 home runs are still considered some of the greatest achievements in baseball history (Kepner, 2018). Off the field, Ruth was also known for his larger-than-life personality and his love of food and drink.
More specifically she represents the embodiment of the mainstream beauty standard (Klein). She became a very significant role in gender socialization among young girls and woman. In the first Barbie commercial ever, if you carefully scrutinize the lyrics, it says “…someday I’m going to be exactly like you, until then I know just what I’ll do, Barbie beautiful Barbie I’ll make believe I am you” these lyrics informs us that Barbie represents a dream to every little girl, how their future should look like. Barbie was able to remain popular in the conservative times of the 50’s by captivating the attention of little girls, they all aspired to look just like her. Barbie was able to uphold some of the messages that dominated that era by represents the gender roles that belong to woman, in the first Barbie commercial, you can see Barbie wearing a wedding dress, symbolizing that every girl/woman desires to become a
But where did it all start and how did you get to this position? You’re five years old when you receive your first Barbie doll. Your innocent mind looks at the plastic figure as just a symbol of inspiration or a relatable toy used on the playground
