Bernard Ebbers

Pygmalion: Meant to Be Separate There're many discussions about the open ending of the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. From a feminist perspective, Eliza Doolittle becomes a independent woman from a flower girl, and she seeks equality and respect in the play. However, Henry Higgins is indeed a typical sexist person, which means there're such differences between their values. This paper will analyzes these two main characters and discuss the purpose of Shaw setting a open ending in…

made a lady of me I’m not fit to sell anything else. I wish you’d left me where you found me,” said the smart-mouthed kerbstone flower girl Eliza Doolittle, who worked tirelessly to transform the negative perception society placed upon her. George Bernard Shaw’s play, Pygmalion and Gary Marshall ‘s film Pretty Woman both explore the themes of change and transformation in addition to the theme of social class and its impact upon the female protagonists. The social and cultural background and…

Parodies are commonly found in the literary world, poking fun at the original work or writing grossly exaggerated version of said original. Edith Hamilton’s “Pygmalion” has many parodies that stem from the roots of its story. It is evident that certain stories such as Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein are parodies of Edith Hamilton’s “Pygmalion.” Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a horrific parody of the original myth “Pygmalion.” Instead of the creator falling in…

aspiration and they motivated by their own achievement and power (Trevino & Brown, 2005, P. 77). According that definition of Bernard Ebbers described as Transactional leader. He concerned about his own achievement and his power only, as he cared about acquisitions of firms and built his impair relays on cost-cutting and discharging the Acquired company’s employees. Ebbers display destructive deviant behaviour as monopolized most of internet organizations, he loaned money to his top 50…

The fraud was perpetrated in two ways. First, reserve accounts were drawn down to boost earnings. However, when the reserve accounts eventually ran out of money, Scott Sullivan ordered the accounting staff to treat line costs, which should have been treated as expenses, as capital assets. This accounting treatment was against the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, which should have been used by WorldCom’s accounting department. By classifying the line costs as capital expenditures instead…

Accounting practices were previously less regulated than they are today. The main reason that we have the Sarbanes-Oxley act is due to series of accounting frauds committed by companies such as Enron, Worldcom, and Freddie Mac. These companies knowingly misstated earnings, overinflated assets, or hid debts and mislead stockholders. These practices were unethical because companies knowingly exploited Gray areas in legislation for profit. After the abuse of accounting frauds occurred the…

We have seen cases, such as Hollinger International’s Conrad Black, Worldcom's Bernard Ebbers and of course the infamous Kenneth Lay. In these examples, their multi-million dollar firms were destroyed by ethical implications. But what happens when ethics vary from one country to another? What happens when one country's government supports…