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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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    Corporate Veil

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    means that member’s liability is limited to unpaid amount on the shares taken up by them‚ it stated in section 18(3) CA 1965. From the whole assignment‚ we need to identify whether corporate veil can be lifted in the particular situation. So‚ we need to obtain an understanding what is corporate veil. Corporate veil it can define as separates company from its members‚ or we can say that legal person (company) separate from its members. Since company is a separate entity with its members‚ the company has

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    Black Veil

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    Study Guide “The Minister’s Black Veil” p. 239-247 1. Define symbolism. How is symbolism used in this story? 2. Define parable. How is this story a parable? 3. What is the mood in Milford? How do the villagers feel about going to service? Does that mood change later in the story? 4. How does the veil affect the congregation’s view of Mr. Hooper? How does it affect his view of the world? 5. How does Mr. Hooper define “secret sin”? Why does the congregation

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    Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel‚ Persepolis‚ is an autobiography about her life during the Iranian Revolution and war. The film version of Persepolis is quite similar‚ however‚ the intention of the film is slightly different than the book. The book has many detailed panels that tell more of a dramatic story of Marjane’s life‚ while the film is less dramatic and detailed. The graphic narrative Persepolis uses black and white comics to tell the story of Marjane’s life. The drawings in the pictures

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    The Veil and the West

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    The Veil and The West When it comes to Women in Islam much has been written about their dress‚ hijab‚ veils and burqas. Katherine Bullock and Asma Barlas are examples of such examiners; these two women investigated the veil and western politics of the body. Katherine Bullock observes veiling in her book “Rethinking Muslim women and the veil” by critically examining western media’s representation and perceptions of the veil. She also takes it one step further by interviewing sixteen Muslim women

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    the novel there is a lot of captivity and freedom explored in the novel of Persepolis in which it has an effect on us readers enhancing our understanding of the culture as well as the theme of Persepolis . Persepolis displays the freedom that is in the novel then it shows captivity and it is brought right back to Freedom. As the audience continues to read more about the captivity and freedom that is demonstrated in Persepolis the audience would comprehend better about the theme and culture . To continue

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    Meaning of the Veils

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    EXPLANATION OF EACH VEIL AL-AMIRA- A classic style‚ easily and comfortably worn. A two-piece set‚ the Al-Amira hijab comes with an underscarf complemented by a matching elasticated fabric hijab that fits snugly over the head. SHAYLA- are classic‚ versatile and timeless. A rectangular scarf that is easy to wear in a variety of styles‚ it is also known as a Pashmina‚ shawl or wrap. NIQAB- are an elegant face veils‚ allow you to move through society with the extra degree of modesty you want‚ without

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    Topic: Character Analysis of Marji in Persepolis Audience: Teacher Purpose: To Persuade You Are Who You Are Dean Acheson once gave the timeless advice of “always remember that the future comes one day at a time”. This quote highlights how truly important each and every day is and the significance of the time you use or waste. The way that you choose to use that time‚ the decisions you make‚ and the things that surround you change who you are and greatly affect your future. These are all aspects

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    veil of ignorance

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    (1971) in his ‘veil of ignorance’ method within the idea of ‘justice as fairness’. The veil has two factors that contribute to its’ success. Firstly‚ that a party/person has no knowledge of themselves including (but not limited to) class‚ wealth‚ race‚ gender‚ age and intelligence. Second‚ that knowledge is enough so you are able to form a standard of justice in which free and rational people accept a position of equality to defend the association. A criticism to Rawls’ theory on the veil of ignorance

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    Fire In Persepolis

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    Persepolis is a graphic novel written by Marjane Satrapi‚ who was growing up during the Iranian Revolution in the late 1970’s. The novel displays her experience during the Revolution and shows how it impacted her as a child and the environment she lived. Almost all of the pictures she draws in the graphic novel have a lot more thought put into them than the average reader might think. For example the image to the right (Persepolis‚ page 44‚ far-right center) shows many different things when looked

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