English Composition I – Online
Dr. Vopal
Personal Response for Definition – “Revolution”
10/12/2012
“For Neda” Neda was a free spirited individual who was against, and even rebelled against the complete government control of Iran who unfortunately lost her life because of it. As the filmed mentioned a few times, she was a rebel. In my eyes she was not a rebel in a negative way, but a rebel in a way that she wanted to be able to show her individuality, her own personal style, and did not want to be under the complete control and dictatorship of the Iranian regime. She stood for independence, individuality, and a free-spirit lifestyle that we are so very fortunate of in this country. She unfortunately lost her life because of her desire for independence as a woman, in my opinion she was assassinated, it was not just a random act of violence that claimed her life but rather a cold blooded murder! I believe that she was targeted! As the film stated she was an extremely beautiful woman, and beautiful woman like Neda are …show more content…
One voice can only be heard so far, but thousands and even millions of voices are heard much louder and much further. A revolution is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time. The video clearly demonstrates a revolution in Iran with the citizens banding together to stand up for their independence and freedom. The For Neda movement, or in my eyes – revolution, occurred so quickly and spread not just through Iran, but all around the world within days and even hours. It just shows you how powerful and strong the human race really is, race, color and religion aside, we are all humans and are entitled to basic human rights. Sadly, that is not the case in far too many countries and regimes for this day in