Dora the Explorer
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Animated series Dora the Explorer was created in answer to an industry demand for more ethnically diverse childrens entertainment. Available in both English and Spanish versions, the series featured a seven-year-old Latino girl named Dora, she has light brown skin, dark brown eyes, and a voice bounding with endless enthusiasm, who lived in a village with her pet monkey, Boots, her talking map, and her anthropomorphic backpack. In each episode, Dora and her compadres would embark upon an exciting adventure somewhere in Central or South America. Dora would invite the kids at home to participate in her journeys, encouraging them to properly identify the landmarks charted by the map, then asking them to help her choose her next course of action, Dora offer good exposure to language, culture, creativity and social skills.
Dora the Explorer is a positive role model that always helps out her friends. Dora is motivated, During the hour I was watching this cartoon I noticed that Doras always taking things from her and trying to deter her from her goals. Instead of rejecting her enemy ,actually she always helps him. She showed that people should be kind to everyone, even if others are not always kind to you .
Dora and her friends find some educational obstacle to overcome or puzzle to solve. Dora also uses several Spanish words during her show, and she meets Spanish speaking characters along the way. Also when dora and her friends finishing their goals ,they say WE DID IT and Dora thanks the viewer for helping and gives positive affirmation of a job well done.