Fair dealing

Though many scholars may harshly criticize My Fair Lady for not adhering to Bernard Shaw’s intentions for Pygmalion, it is my conviction that the musical’s additions to his play should be celebrated, not castigated. The costumes, scenery, actions, and especially the songs significantly develop the characters, greatly enhance its comedic aspects, and fine tune many of Shaw’s themes; they are indispensable in gaining a full appreciation of Pygmalion. Songs play a vital role in developing Shaw’s…

get to witness the extraordinary story of Eliza Doolittle as she transforms herself into an upper class women. Even though both novel and film have similarities, they also share some major differences. One of the major differences was that My Fair Lady was a musical, while the novel by George Bernard Shaw was a written play. In the movie, several songs were sang by the characters. These songs were very good and really changed the whole aspect of the movie. While the characters were…

Fair market value is a standard typically used for real estate valuation, certain tax issues, and employee stock ownership plans. Fair value in a legal context is a standard typically used for business interest valuation for estate tax and business litigation. Fair value in a financial reporting context is appropriate for the preparation of financial statements. The terms fair market value and fair value are typically used in business-owner buy-sell agreements without proper consideration of the…

Pygmalion is a play written by George Bernard Shaw, based on the Greek mythology of the same name. It features a poor, uneducated girl, Eliza Doolittle, who is taken on a journey to become a duchess, to open up a flower shop. She is mentored by a professor, named Henry Higgins. By the end of the play, it is unknown if Liza ever marries Higgins, or a young man named Freddy Eynsford-Hill. As mentioned, as the story comes to a close, it leaves the reader something to think about. Does Eliza…

“The difference between a lady and a flower girl is not how she behaves, but how she is treated”(page 120). In the book Pygmalion written by George Bernard Shaw, the main character Eliza Doolittle started off as a flower girl in the gutter, soon after a man named Henry Higgins a phonetic instructor brought her in and taught her how to speak like a duchess. However, Eliza has changed her outer appearance immensely, she remains the same woman internally. Eliza Doolittle has a very strong…

child in that same factory; imagine witnessing the aches and pains your child is experiencing while dealing with your own struggles that come from working long hours in extremely harsh conditions. On pay day you receive your check which may only be three to five dollars for a well over 40 hour work week. This is an example of how life most likely was for some workers prior to the enactment of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA). Adults and kids worked barbarically long hours only to be…

America looking for domestic work. The women are unequally treated with low pay and harsh working conditions because of their gender, race, and culture differences. America deems itself a land of freedom and equality, but why does that stop when dealing with foreign newcomers? Immigrant domestic workers who face inequality and abuse are in need of help in America. As a nation that founded itself on equality and freedom, those findings need to be practiced and exercised for everyone, including…

the chronic demotivation is the introduction of the 3D printers. When the machine came, the older employees felt threatened by its speed and efficiency. Given its ability to make parts and assemble them into complete toys, those in the departments dealing with these felt threatened and were thus demotivated. Those doing assembly and packaging are the highest in number in this company. But if a single machine now does work to be done by nearly a hundred people then where do the others go to? In…

Assignment Choice #1: Workforce Planning Successful organizations must break free from the cookie cutter workforce and create a culture unique to the company while accomplishing the mission. Attracting personnel to fit the unique culture is not always easy or cheap, but the payoffs can be exponential. Workforce planning is the roadmap to attracting, recruiting, and hiring personnel who are the right fit for the organization. When human resource management (HRM) fails to map out a plan, the…

Have you ever wondered how a credit card transaction works? What is the process flow after swiping the small credit card through that little black box? These questions bothered me for some time and finding the answers lead to a diligent job search. Consequently, the search ended when I found employment at Vantiv, a Merchant Credit Card processing company in Houston, Texas. The year was 1998; the company offered me a customer service position in their call center. Eagerly I accepted the job;…