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    Captivity of Marine Mammals The concern that is being presented is that of whether we should allow marine parks to stay open has been extensively debated in our community of late. It is a significant issue due to the fact that it concerns deep-seated moral and economic questions about the utilization of our native wildlife. There have been an extensive range of different arguments being pushed to the forefront about this issue. In this essay‚ the arguments will be considered of that for having marine

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    Persepolis is a story of childhood through Marjane Satrapi’s childhood in Iran. Much of the graphic novel focusses on the author’s family during the Iran-Iraq War. The story is a personal memoir of Satrapi’s own life‚ which also leads into a larger event in history. Satrapi is the protagonist throughout the entire graphic novel. The character of Marji’s growth is shaped by her personal history and her community and demonstrates the theme of the inescapability of culture and family in determining

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    Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis Reflection Due to Marjane’s Satrapi’s unusual style of literature in the graphic novel Persepolis‚ I now have a more profound understanding about the Iranian culture‚ and now look at Iran with a different outlook. By portraying her childhood story in a black and white comic book style Satrapi‚ makes her novel easier to relate to. The reason she chose to make her autobiographical novel black and white is so that the person reading it would not judge the characters by

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    different things. The present essay aims to explore the works of Ira Belin and Lawrence Levine‚ who provide different points of view to look at the slavery and post-slavery societies and their consequences on the lives of black Americans. Generations of captivity: A history of African American Slaves explores slavery in a more profound way‚ describing it not only as a process of oppression and dehumanization to the African people‚ but also as a period in which it was possible to develop new ways of living

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    Wild animals should be kept in captivity and no animals should be used for scientific experiments. Do you agree? Wild animals are kept in captivity for a variety of reasons and in a range of environments‚ including zoos and circuses‚ scientific laboratories and also as pets at home. Caring for a captive animal takes time‚ money and knowledge to provide everything the animal needs‚ such as food‚ water and the correct environment‚ to prevent suffering and ensure good welfare‚ but many countries

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    Persepolis Song Assignment Kyle Andersen 5/23/13 If someone came into our country and started play music that denounced freedom‚ football‚ and Christianity would many Americans be offended? The answer to this question is also the answer to as why the ruling party in Iran in the 1980’s banned all music that went against the principles of Islam. The Muslim religion denounces drugs‚ adultery‚ alcohol‚ gambling‚ renouncing Islam‚ and the consumption of certain animals. During the 1980’s‚ American

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    Can a country’s government be run on religion alone? In the autobiography” The Complete Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi‚ the author demonstrated how the country of Iran is currently a theocratic nation. Were much of the governments legitimacy is derived from the Iranian government linking their laws and ruling to the country’s religion of Islam. The illustrated memoir‚ “the Complete Persepolis” written by Marjane Satrapi follows the story of the authors childhood and growing up with her family

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    Gender Roles In Persepolis

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    To this day‚ many novels‚ including Persepolis can include the advantages a man can have but not a woman. In the beginning of the graphic novel‚ men and women are shown with an equal comparison such as wearing similar clothing or going to the same school. It is until the Iranian government that creates a new law for women and men that limits their human rights all together. As the story develops‚ the audience can see how a change in the social structure in Iran can affect both genders‚ both male

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    “ISIS data indicates that 82 percent of new mammals are now born in captivity‚ along with 64 percent of birds and a majority of reptile species.” (ISIS). Animals in captivity is something that people have been around their whole lives. Animals in zoos for instance. Children take field trips to the zoo all the time. They walk around in groups looking at these animals in cages‚ taking pictures with them while they are behind bars. This is just something that humans have grown used to and are ok with

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    Persepolis Reflective Statement Having an interactive oral always improves my understanding of the cultural and contextual elements of the book‚ as it provides more aspects and points of view to consider and add to my own analysis of the book. Within this interactive oral‚ I feel as if I got more from the book‚ and had a better understanding of a lot of things. For example‚ one of my seminar questions were “How does religion define us as people and effect how we interact with others”. I expected

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