Keeping History In the Past I can feel my palms sweating as I make my way to municipal office‚ I hope that it does not make the matches in my hand too damp. I start to second guess myself‚ but I remember that the government needs to be stopped because it is very corrupt. Once I reach the office‚ I take the gasoline jug and pour it on myself. After I take a breath‚ I light the match.––When Mohammed Bouazizi set himself on fire outside of the municipal office in Tunisia‚ there was a wave of revolutionary
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The movement of people across borders is a common feature of today’s increasingly global society. However‚ when there is a forceful movement of people to a new religion‚ this migration results in a diaspora where the group is removed from their country of origin. An example of this is visible in Persepolis‚ a film adapted from Marjane Satrapi’s novel. The story shows the life of Marjane as she flees the Iran following the Shah’s overthrow in 1979. It shows the struggles of assimilating into a new
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Form Purpose Audience Language How to use the text Reflective expository essay To explore the ideas of the prompt and consider different ways of looking at conflict. General adult audience‚ teacher‚ peers Sophisticated‚ formal with some personal reflection‚ switching between 1st and 3rd person. Descriptive anecdotes. Experiences of particular characters or events can be contrasted with other real life events or personal experiences. Feature Article on the effect of war on women for a weekend
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A revolution usually starts with a group of people who support a cause. The definition of a revolution is a significant change that usually occurs in a short period of time. The original goal of the revolution was to end the repressive dictatorship of the shah‚ who was seen corrupt. This lead to revolutionary supporters wanting to hurt the people who helped. This happened in the book “The Septembers of Shiraz”‚ the book takes place during the iranian revolution and the revolutionary guards were getting
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In the Iran-Contra affair‚ the exchange of hostages for arm significantly changed many citizens views of the U.S. officials. The political scandal demonstrated what the government could do without suffering the consequences the encounter between the U.S‚ Iran‚ and Nicaragua led to the exploration of new relationships in the exchange of hostages for arms. The Iran-Contra Affairs in the 1980s emanated from the Reagan Administration’s foreign policies. The Administration believed that changes to Nicaragua
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In early November 1979‚ a group of radical Iranian students stormed the United States embassy in Tehran‚ Iran. 66 American citizens and diplomats were taken hostage‚ although fourteen hostages were released‚ leaving fifty-two American citizens held hostage for 444 days. Iranian propaganda explained that the hostages were treated like guests‚ but they were actually punished and beaten. Constant American media coverage played its part in the 1980 presidential election‚ negatively affecting President
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The Islamic Revolution and second Iran and Iraq war occurred in 1979 and changed many lives. During this time‚ families and communities were torn apart. Their lives were never the same again. Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis tells readers her childhood through comics. She demonstrates to readers how the revolution and war dramatically changed the lives of her friends‚ family and herself. Even though the Islamic Revolution was to defend and free their country‚ the consequences of the war destroyed the
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The 1980s was a period of when the scandal‚ in which what was known as the Iran Contra Affair‚ had occurred. The situation of the Iran Contra Affair took place during President Ronald Reagan’s second term of administration. In addition‚ the Iran Contra Affair besides the US‚ involved two other countries: Iran and Nicaragua. (Infoplease.com). Over in Iran‚ there were "seven American hostages being held in Lebanon"(Wikipedia.com). Meanwhile‚ there was also a war going on between Iraq and Iran in
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In the book‚ Persepolis‚ by Marjane Satrapi‚ the main character is the author as a young girl growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution of 1979. She starts off as an incredibly positive child with enormous faith in herself and her relationship with G-d. Through her experiences‚ especially when she was in her crucial‚ early teenage years‚ she completely loses her faith in G-d and also rebels against her environment. The author wants to show the Western world that there are many people in
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In the book Persepolis‚ the pictures represent a devastating time in Iranian history. The fourth panel on page twenty nine is a picture that gives a good representation of Iran’s history. The bottom left corner presents Marjane’s father taking pictures of demonstrations and fighting between the people and the government. To the right of Marjane’s father are nine pictures unaligned‚ all of whom are taken during the demonstration. The pictures were mainly of the military controlling the demonstrators
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