This blonde "bombshell" may actually be just that, according to writer Emily Prager in THIS article.
What is "Our Barbies, Ourselves?"
100
It's the number of people who saw, heard, or otherwise witnessed the brutal murder of Kitty Genovese...but did nothing about it.
What is 38?
100
The unidentifiable lump in this doll's groin really bothered Emily Prager.
Who is Ken?
100
Jack Ryan helped develop Barbie, but he built these first.
What are weapons/missiles?
100
Specifically, it's where you should find the thesis statement in your essay.
What is the last sentence of the introduction?
200
She's the famous talk show host Dave Barry laments brought supermodel Cindy Crawford on to teach middle aged women to use their fingertips to apply makeup.
Who is Oprah?
200
It's a way of saying so much by saying nothing at all...or at least by using words that make it sound better.
What is doublespeak?
200
In his article "College Pressures," writer William Zinsser insists this is the person who has the power to break the cycle of college pressure.
Who is the student?
200
It's the number of "deadly sins" author Thomas H. Benton said students commit.
What is seven?
200
Tell me a story. Cite a statistic. Share a great quote. Do any of these, but certainly do something to do this to your reader at the start of your essay.
What is hook?
300
Please, please, PLEASE stop this advertising song Kalle Lasn says fills his thoughts, replacing the sounds of Mozart he used to hear.
What is the Oscar Mayer Weiner song?
300
He told us love is, in fact, all we need, so long as "we keep the gators fed."
Who is Stephen King?
300
Playing off a common fast food phrase, Morgan Spurlock asked us this question as the title of his article about American overconsumption.
What is "Do You Want Lies With That?"
300
It's why a young Langston Hughes "...cried, in bed alone, and couldn't stop."
What is he lied about seeing Jesus and no longer believed?
300
They're the three components of a proper three-point thesis statement.
What are the main idea, the position/opinion, and the three "becauses?"
400
He's the rounder's son who got saved at the same revival service as Langston Hughes...maybe.
Who is Westley?
400
It's what the jailers did after a prisoner was hanged in Orwell's "A Hanging," which seemed quite an odd thing to do.
What is laughed?
400
It's the country where "A Hanging" takes place.
What is in a prison in Burma?
400
It's the city where Kitty Genovese was murdered.
What is Queens, New York?
400
It's how many examples--at least--the reader should find in each body paragraph.
What is three?
500
It's the type of lie author Judith Viorst says is told to avoid an argument.
What is a peace-keeping lie?
500
It's the name of Kitty Genovese's killer who died in prison only recently.
Who is Winston Mosely?
500
3,000 or 8,000 or 12,000...it's one of the numbers listed here that represents how many marketing messages writer Kalle Lasn says are poured into our individual minds each day.
What is 3,000?
500
Some like horror movies and others don't, but, ultimately, writer Stephen King says we're all this.
What is mentally ill?
500
Surprisingly, he or she is the most important person in the writing process.