The book that I have chosen to write on is “Persepolis”‚ by Marjane Satrapi. I’m going to explain how the first few pages in the book perfectly describes the four points which are nationality‚ race‚ gender‚ and sexuality. This book is a story about a childhood of a little girl. In 1979‚ the Islamic revolution took place. Then in 1980‚ it was mandatory for kids to wear veils to school. They didn’t really like wearing the veils because they did not understand why they had to. This was a very big change
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Persepolis is a graphic autobiography by Marjane Satrapi that characterize her childhood up to her early adult years in Iran during and after the Islamic Revolution. The title is a reference to the ancient capital of the Persian Empire‚ Persepolis. During the 1980s when this book is set‚ Iran was having the largest revolution in the country’s history. We are going to see Marg’s evolution threw out five major themes: religion‚ family‚ friends‚ society and authority. We are going to peruse the pros
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I. Rumpelstiltskin II. Brothers Grimm III. Characters Rumpelstiltskin - a dwarf who saves the life of a king’s bride by spinning flax into gold in exchange for her first child: he agrees to free her from the bargain if she can guess his name Esmeralda - daughter of the miller who promised something without realizing the implications of her promised‚ just to save herself. King - greedy ruler‚ who only wants Esmeralda to bring him riches and to
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[pic] [pic] NAME: WAN NUR HIDAYAH BT WAN MOHD NOOR [pic] BY JEANNIE KIRBY [pic] VERSE 1 ➢ It is a bright day and the child is outdoors.The child looks around and sees grass and also feels the wind.The child then questions why grass is green and why wind is only felt but not seen by the human eye. Verse 2 ➢ Still outoors‚the child sees trees and bird’s nest. The
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Christina G. Tarango Professor John ENGL 2342 April 21‚ 2013 Conform or Defy Gender roles in the society of the human race have always been that the women bare the children and take care of the home while the man is out working and bringing home the money to support his family. In certain societies this is still true and women do not have a say in what they do. The role and identity of women in certain societies has been shaped and it is up to the woman under this conformity to conform or
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Grant Heisinger Period 1 8/5/13 My History Hello my name is Grant Heisinger and I am 17 years old. I live with my mom Rita Heisinger and Kriss Heisinger. My older brother Garrett Heisinger attends San Francisco State University. We moved to California in 1999. We built a house out in the country part of elk grove‚ but when my dads business started sinking we then moved into a gated community just five minutes away from the old house. My father’s side of the family is German‚ and my mom’s
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30 Takes thiry | Communications Plan | | 30 Takes Thirty Background 30 Elephants Ltd. is a Toronto based organization that believes in the importance of teaching the youth of today different cultures. They support and promote diversity; learning that the word “different” is not a bad word. Organizing small groups and taking them to various cities and countries they explore the language‚ customs‚ foods‚ clothing‚ and people of these countries and/or cities‚ as well as national landmarks
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In the graphic autobiography Persepolis‚ by Marjane Satrapi‚ the protagonist‚ Marjane Satrapi‚ begins as a confused and strong-willed child and develops into an empathetic and expressive young woman. At the start of the novel‚ ten year old Marjane‚ or Marji‚ lives with her well-off parents in Tehran‚ Iran at the height of the Iranian Revolution. Marji’s parents raise her in a very modern household with progressive values. On the other hand‚ Islamic Fundamentalists segregate the schools ‚ instill
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Persepolis (Marjanne Satrapi‚ Vincent Paronnaud‚ 2007) Persepolis chronicles the life of Marjane Satrapi growing up in Iran. Growing up‚ she is surrounded by her loving family and relatives‚ and like most teenagers anywhere‚ she has a penchant for pop music‚ fashion‚ and rebelliousness. Soon‚ Marjane finds herself confronting the injustices of the Iranian regime. She sees her uncle die after his window-washer-turned-government employee refused to give him permission to seek medical treatment
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Filmfestival AROUND THE WORLD IN 14 FILMS that will take place from November 25th to December 3rd 2011 at the cinema Babylon Mitte. The Babylon Mitte is one of the oldest still active cinemas of Berlin and the only one surviving that was a premiere theatre during the silent film era. During the nazi period it served as a hiding place for enemies of the regime. The Filmfestival AROUND THE WORLD IN 14 FILMS will bring together 14 extraordinary independent films from 14 regions around the world
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