CCOT IRAN/PERSIA 1800 – PRESENT The country of Iran/Persia has gone through many changes in the past 200 years (1800-present)‚ mainly the rapid change in leadership‚ the intrusion of foreign powers‚ Pan-Arabism movement‚ revolution‚ and the Iran-Iraq war. Although much has changed‚ a few factors have stayed relatively consistent: religion‚ religious extremism‚ oil‚ and the opposing forces of old and new ideals. Continuities within the period of 1800-present in Iran/Persia include religion‚ religious
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Rebellion Annotated Bibliography “Middle East | Iran Student Protests: Five Years On.” BBC News‚ BBC‚ 9 July 2004‚ news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle east/3879535.stm. The author of the source is an organization which is BBC News is an online website for a news station. The information does relate to my topic because it talks about the effects on what happen after the protests was over. The information is polished and professional because they have interviews with witness of the protests and the paragraphs
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One of the mechanisms by which these ideologies are perpetuated is the Sorting and the Sorting Hat. At the beginning of a student’s journey at Hogwarts‚ the Sorting Hat sorts and depicts each student into a house. Before beginning the Sortings‚ the hat sings a song to acquaint those being sorted with what to expect. "There’s nothing hidden in your head’ it sings in Sorcerer’s Stone‚ "The Sorting Hat can’t see‚ / So try me on and I will tell you / Where you ought to be." (117-118). This song‚ creates
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to advise me to do if they overrun out embassy and take our people hostage?” (CRISIS The Last Year) The decision was purely humanitarian and not political. One American later noted‚ it was like throwing “a burning branch into a bucket of kerosene.” (Iran Hostage Crisis) As soon as the plane carrying the Shah landed in New York on November fourth‚ the Embassy in Tehran was attacked. The hostages that were taken mainly consisted of world diplomats and embassy employees. More than sixty Americans were
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starting a war‚ which could have been avoided in other ways. It is to say‚ however‚ that we keep a close watch on Iran and its nuclear development‚ and not take anything lightly. We must do everything we can to support Israel and persuade those who are more reluctant to do the same. If we are not to support Israel‚ and we turn a blind eye‚ the consequences are catastrophic. If Iran bombs Israel‚ immediately all allies will get drawn into the war. This is because the Middle East is such a central
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The Impact of the Iran Hostage Crisis Your Name Your University Introduction to Humanities Instructor: Professor’s Name Date of Submission: The Impact of the Iran Hostage Crisis Genesis of the Crisis Before one examines the impact of the Iran hostage‚ it is prudent that one understands the genesis of the conflict. Iran had always viewed America has an ally; as Britain and German had colonized countries. America thus seemed neutral in the eyes of Iranians. The conflict
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Iran Hostage Crisis In the early morning of November 4‚ 1979 an angry mob of Islamic revolutionaries overran the US Embassy in Tehran‚ “the group called themselves the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam’s Line” (History‚ Unknown). The Iran Hostage Crisis was also known as “Conquest of the American Spy Den” which is the literal translation from Persian to English (Lee). From November 4‚ 1979 to January 20‚ 1981 52 Americans were held hostage for 444 days in various locations around Iran to make
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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 1985. How it came to be that the US
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The shaping of the national agenda and the organizing of the 1980 presidential campaign was drastically altered. At the same time the United States economy was in a recession by a doubling of oil prices‚ which was closely associated with the crisis. Iran supplied about 65 percent of the world’s exported oil in 1979‚ if this oil was to stop or prices were dramatically raised it would result in a collapse economically in the West. The year it took to get the hostages released resulted in the failure
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young American girls is represented well in the 2011 documentary “Miss Representation‚” directed and produced by Jennifer Siebel. But this isn’t the only place‚ nor is this the first time women have been suppressed on this earth. In the country of Iran‚ 7‚000 miles away from the United States‚ women are also being influenced and restricted by their media and government. The laws and restrictions were much worse during the time of the Iranian Revolution (1978-1979). In the graphic novel‚ Persepolis
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