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    The written task is based on Pygmalion written by George Bernard Shaw. The aim of this task was to introduce their changes in life which is based on two appealing characters: Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle. The reason of I chose new article was because it was a common and formal type of media which describes a phenomenon or an occasion that is appropriate to describe the changes around these two characters. Eliza Doolittle came across as being much more instrumental than fundamental, Her change

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    I want many things in life but the thing I want the most is to be a doctor. I want to be useful to this world. I want to make god happy for creating me. I want to be a doctor because there are many people who are in desperate need of medical attention, but either can’t afford it or there is no medical services near. I want to travel to poor countries with poor medical attention and offer free medical services. I also want to major in surgery and therapy because the there are many diseases that require

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    Part 1: The Shaw festival and the show itself. History of Shaw festival and Doherty and Rand Shaw’s works were only sporadically performed before 1962. This changed when lawyer Brian Doherty offered up the idea of having a theatre company attributed to Shaw the way Stratford was to Shakespeare. The company was created as “A salute to shaw” to help give the town a financial boost. In the year of 1962 Doherty was named both artistic director and producer bring the shows ‘Don Juan in Hell’ and ‘Candida’

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    As Eliza Doolittle admits in the fifth and final act of Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, she began her journey with Mr. Higgins for romantic, rather than practical reasons. Liza takes a liking to the elder man and therefore impulsively pursues him in hopes that their tutor-student relationship will develop into something greater. However, not only does Higgins view the relationship as a strictly platonic one, but he also considers himself a God and Liza his creation. Liza’s efforts to impress and

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    Essay On Pygmalion

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    George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) the versatile dramatist used contemporary social, political and religious problems as subjects for his plays. Pygmalion, perhaps the only one of his many plays in which he points out to his audience and his readers that he has used an ancient classical myth to explore a problem that is not merely contemporary but one that has lasted through time. This myth is the story of Pygmalion – Galatea which has been told and retold by several later writers in differing forms

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    The Circle Essay

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    According to George Bernard Shaw, the single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. The novel The Circle by Dave Eggers tells us a story about the main character, Mae Holland, and her journey through the company Circle. The company Circle have the most futuristic-like advancements in technology. Mae Holland’s dream is to work at the Circle because she dreaded her previous job at a run-down utility company. Holland is introverted and before working at the Circle

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    Theme Of Pygmalion

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    This play is one which has been adapted many times since its first performance in Vienna in 1913. From a musical version, to countless interpretations of the plot in movies and television shows, the story is one which is almost universally recognizable, if not necessarily in its original context. The aim of this production will be to stay true to the original play, while transferring it into a modern setting. This will highlight the many ways in which it is still thoroughly relevant to modern audiences

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    Anger In A Doll's House

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    Anger is perhaps not well understood because it is omnipresent; anger is so familiar that we assume we know what it is. Anger may be partly physiological, cognitive and psychological, yet it is also deeply ideological. Anger can be manifested in art or literature as a communal sensation towards social, political or economical conditions. (Sue J. 6) “It is wise to direct your anger towards problems — not people; to focus your energies on answers — not excuses,” said William Arthur Ward (Ward 24)

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    Pygmalion Research Paper

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    In the book Pygmalion a young flower girl had to sell flowers on the street in order to provide for herself this book was put into visual in the musical “My Fair Lady”. Both Pygmalion and My Fair Lady are very similar but they also show many differences. The story Pygmalion is about a young woman by the name of Eliza Doolittle who is poor and uneducated so her speech is very bad but with the help of Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering becomes a well-spoken and well-mannered woman. Pygmalion is the

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    different plays. Taming of the Shrew is a play written by William Shakespeare. In this play a high-class noble man, Petruchio, finds a woman, Katherine, he would like the marry but, makes the decision to tame her as well. Pygmalion is a play written by Bernard Shaw. A low-class flower girl, Eliza, is taken in by a man who is willing to change Eliza into a proper lady. Petruchio and Higgins are basically the same characters. Some people may not think these two characters are the same because Higgins and

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