The story is about Professor Henry Higgins‚ an arrogant teacher of elocution‚ wagering Colonel Hugh Pickering that he can train the flower seller‚ Eliza Doolittle‚ as a graceful‚ high-class lady. Also‚ Professor Higgins wants to make everyone believe that Eliza were from the high society. However‚ Eliza has such a thick accent that she has to practice for a very long time and have many lessons of pronunciation. Although Professor Higgins’ attitude is bad‚ he still teaches Eliza the correct pronunciation
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the other‚ love or jealousy? Can love really go so far as to cause someone agony just to save a life? Can jealousy go so far as to inflict murder? When looking at the story in more depth‚ I think the princess indeed directed the young man toward the lady because of the passionate love that she had toward him. Due to the strong emotion that she had for him‚ the princess would not have wanted him killed or even hurt by the tiger. Stockton writes “ she sat there‚ paler and whiter than any
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from our class movies I can think of Colonel Dax from the movie Paths of Glory as the most suitable character that fits perfect for the self-sacrificing behavior. In the movie General Mireau orders Colonel; Dax to take on a suicidal mission capturing Anthill. Colonel Dax knows that many soldiers’ lives are at risk in this operation‚ So he expresses his concerns .Mireau is a self-benefiting leader who is greedy for getting a promotion‚ he tries to manipulate Colonel Dax by saying that it is their duty
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My Fair Lady My Fair Lady is a 1964 musical film adaptation of the Lerner and Loewe stage musical‚ My Fair Lady‚ based on the film adaptation of the stage play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. The ending and the ballroom scene are from the 1938 film Pygmalion rather than Shaw’s original stage play. The film was directed by George Cukor and stars Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison. The film won eight Academy Awards‚ including Best Picture‚ Best Actor‚ and Best Director. Plot In Edwardian London
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My fair lady When I started watching this movie in the class‚ I thought it would be a little bit boring and it is just kind of classical old movie. But it was not true. ‘My fair lady’ was really interesting and a great enjoyment to me. As soon as the movie started‚ Eliza Doolittle’s voice brought me to attention to the movie. Her cracking voice and pronunciation which I never heard were good enough to pay attention to the movie. Also the atmosphere based on the early 1900s’ London captured me
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Lilly is a re-known and global leader in the production of pharmaceuticals. It came up in 1876 under the leadership of Colonel Lilly‚ who made the commitment to provide high-quality medicines that would be able to satisfy the real needs of people. The company faced a lot of ethical controversies from as early as the 1970’s‚ these controversies ranged from illegal marketing and failure to disclose all the dangerous side effects of some of its products. As a result‚ the company incurred a lot of expenses
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Hello everyone! Today‚ I want to talk about Murphy’s Law and how to surmount Murphy’s Law. At first‚ we need to know who discovered Murphy’s Law. Just as the name implies‚ the discoverer was Murphy‚ a US Air Force colonel. From 1948 to 1949‚ Murphy and Dr. Stapp headed a research project at Murco Army Air Field for the purpose of testing the human tolerance for g-forces during rapid deceleration. The tests used a rocket sled mounted on a railroad track with a series of hydraulic brakes
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The Beautifying First Lady It was addressed at a convention by Lady Bird Johnson that‚ “The job really requires thoughtful interrelation of the whole environment… and that‚ of course‚ only begins with trees and flowers and landscaping.” Claudia Alta Taylor‚ mostly known by her nickname Lady Bird‚ always had wonderful encounters with nature. As a little girl‚ she was very lonely in her time of play. Because she had no one to associate with‚ Lady Bird would often go into the forest to smell the aroma
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"The Daughters of the Late Colonel" by Katherine Mansfield is a subtle short story about two daughters of the late colonel who are left with the task of preparing his funeral and getting on with their lives after the tragic event of their father’s death. For these two women living without their father might be harder than expected because they had come to rely on him for their every need. This story is unlike any other that has been discussed thus far. Unlike characters‚ like Jane Eyre‚ who possess
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poor; growing up in the 30?s depression wasn?t easy. So imagine the chances of my mom‚ a single mother and I surviving the cold‚ the hunger and the hardship. After dad had died in the Great War‚ mom grew ill‚ and I was faced with terrible notion that if I didn?t take charge we would not make through Montreal?s winter. By chance I was hired to clean the aisles of a theatre; not a classy theatre but one where at least the orchestras came to play every Saturday night. The week?s pay was no more than enough
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