Comparative Study Essay (Pretty Woman/Pygmalion) The comparative study of Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw and Pretty Woman by Gary Marshall has enhanced my perception of the shared concerns of the two texts. The representation however‚ is altered by the differing political‚ historical and social context of the time period of production. Both composers have illuminated the central concerns of the transformations of their female protagonists; Eliza and Vivian from rags to riches while also exploring and
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the overall themes of the works should be the same and the movie should remain true to mid-weighted aspects of the original source. George Cukor’s My Fair Lady shares a practically identical plot with its source material‚ George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion. This being said‚ certain aspects of the overall story are brought to the forefront or hidden through My Fair Lady’s use of song and dance. When the audience examines the small but important differences in the scripts of both works‚ it is evident
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Pygmalion in Management: Reaction Most managers have a common sense about the impact of expectation. They understand higher expectations motivate subordinates to perform better. But when it comes to applying the theory in daily life‚ only a few managers hold the magic power in hands and could change other people’s destinies. There must be something ordinary people cannot overcome. What is it? In the article Pygmalion in Management‚ J. Sterling Livingston (1969) was spearheading the point: to be
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1.0 Guest Speaker One: Peter Higgins ‘NHS’. 1.1 Leadership Journey Higgins’ career has largely revolved around the NHS‚ spanning more than 30 years. As a first class graduate‚ Higgins pursued a Phd in Radiation Chemistry before ultimately deciding not to continue with this study for fear of being branded as an ‘academic.’ Higgins spoke fervently about ceasing opportunity‚ which perhaps explains how he acquired his first job(s) as a special duties officer and planning manager for the NHS‚ having
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The history of Eliza Wharton by Hannah Webb Foster‚ is a book that tells the story of Eliza Wharton though the point of view of letters. The letters start off with you learning of a woman named Eliza Wharton‚ who is writing to her friend Lucy Freeman. During those letters‚ Eliza describes much of the events happening in her life. When we first meet Eliza she is in mourning for the death of her husband. Eliza describes how she wish she could learn something from his behavior‚ and how she now resides
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observation that early trials in an experiment can be a cause of self-fulfilling prophecies and Rice’s (1929) classic study of how researcher’s beliefs influenced interview responses about the causes of poverty. The Pygmalion Project A landmark experiment‚ called the Pygmalion Effect‚ performed by Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobson in 1968 describes this impact. This theory is also known now as the self-fulfilling prophecy. Rosenthal (1968) noted that the classic experiment will speak to
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Based on what you read in the poem‚ describe the relationship between the speaker and the “you” in the poem. How important was the relationship to the speaker? Support your response by referencing directly to the poem. In her poem “Since You” the poet Dionne Brand‚ has expressed a very profound romantic relationship between her speaker and the “you” in the poem. She has also revealed that the relationship was the most important thing in her speaker’s life. Dionne Brand makes these views to be
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What relationship exists between Wilde’s ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ and Will Self’s recent adaptation‚ and to what extent is Self’s transformation of the original a response to the new social context within which he is writing? The introduction will outline how Wilde’s original version could be read as a story with a moral‚ drawing on the myth of Narcissus and Goethe’s Faust‚ and that on a basic level‚ Self’s text operates in the same way. Referencing Houston A. Baker Junior’s essay “A tragedy
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effectively with each of these groups help you to build positive relationship with them? Write your answer on a separate piece of paper. Colleagues Working with other colleague involves team work‚ and it’s essential that you can work well together whilst maintaining a strong professional relationship. If there is bad relationship between colleges it’s likely to affect the service we provide as practitioners. If I have a good relationship I would feel at ease to discuss issues‚ working arrangements
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The Case of John Higgins – A synopsis In today’s world which is shrinking rapidly‚ people from various parts of the world move to other countries in lieu of their job or profession. Very often projects taken them across seas and they continue living in a foreign land for an extended period of time. While these kind of cross cultural migrations are healthy for any organisation they bring in tow their share of issues as well. One of it is the syndrome of “Going Native” as discussed in this case
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