These films are unique because they seem to have a documentary perspective‚ helping the viewer analyze different societies and showcasing how different the culture is in that respective country. From watching these two films‚ I have learned a lot about Iran and Brazil and how different these societies are from America. Firstly‚ in Panahi’s “Offside”‚ the title is fitting because the women who dress up as men and sneak into the football game are literally “off-sides”. In Iranian society‚ it is deemed
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Iranian Social Classes In Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis‚ it is explained that life before the Iranian Revolution was not perfect‚ social classes did still exist. These social classes affect Iranian citizens lives in many different ways. Iran’s leader‚ the Shah‚ comes into power and changes the country’s policies. This affects the Iranian people’s lives in many different ways. Throughout the graphic novel‚ Persepolis‚ Satrapi tells her story of how she and her family are affected by these new rules
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The Impacts of the Arab Revolution: The 2011 Arab revolutions are best described as uprisings for democracy and dignity. They are democratic in the sense that they are driven by a deep-rooted hunger for political empowerment on a mass level‚ specifically the replacement of elite rule with popular sovereignty. They are also about dignity in that the protesters are rejecting the humiliation and degradation that has accompanied decades of authoritarian rule. The indignity brought on by massive corruption
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parents were actively present in the Islamic revolution. Marjane grew up in a world she did not quite well understand as a child yet she was ready to make strong political statements. Her father was a photographer‚ photographing the political unrest in Iran‚ which is very risky job. He was against the Shah. He found it absurd when Marjane says "I love the king. He was chosen by God. … That’s what it says on the first page of our schoolbook." (3.6‚ 3.10). This quotes states that young Marjane was innocent
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The memoir Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is about Marjane’s childhood in Iran written from her younger self’s perspective. It is taken place during the 1980’s during the time the Islamic Revolution is unfolding. Due to this‚ her childhood is intertwined with the collateral damage of war. Through the comic strip images‚ Satrapi reveals the ongoing oppression the country faces and the challenges she faces. Not only is her home place being invaded but her childhood is too. Satrapi is forced to grow
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their air security. -Saudi Arabia -> concerned about oil out of control. Could hurt badly. Instability is there in general. Iran and Saudi Arabia= enemies . Nuclear weapons. -Persian Gulf-> -Iran sponsors terrorism‚ better than Alkada. Doesn’t believe in the state of Israel and they pursue nuclear weapons. Iranian Sheia endure pain Conflict with Iran and Israel -Afghanistan & Pakistan-> both governments are weak in not providing services -weak economy‚ and the floods
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enemy is my friend." When Bush said that the two were working together‚ he was not completely wrong. They were both working to undermine the Iranian government and to weaken it. They were both doing that for themselves‚ but they both didn’t like Iran. "Iran has historically been an enemy of the Taliban. In early August 1998‚ after attacking the city of Mazar‚ Taliban forces killed several thousand civilians and 10 Iranian diplomats and intelligence officers in the Iranian consulate. Alleged radio intercepts
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The failed rescue mission‚ known as Operation Eagle Claw‚ was devised as the result of a climactic point of tension in Iran-US relations. Since reading All the Shah’s Men‚ I have gained an interest in Iranian history and our diplomatic relations with them. Researching Operation Eagle Claw has given me another taste of what this rich history has to offer. In the late 1970s‚ Iran was experiencing severe domestic discontent. According to http://www.airpower.au.af.mil/apjinternational/apj-s/2006/3tri=06/kampseng
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summary. Pink: explanation. Through her textual and visual evidence‚ Satrapi highlights how Marji’s informal education helps her see the inequalities that exist within the social classes in Iran. The books she reads educate her so that she wants to fight the Shah’s regime and help the people in Iran gain some type of power. At home‚ Marji’s parents give her many books about people in other countries that in the past have tried to rebel against their own government. Satrapi includes
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guard their modesty...that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty...” Sūrah 24:31 The autobiographical novel “Persepolis” depicts the early stages of its author‚ Marjane Satrapi’s life. It shows her growing up in Iran‚ to her studies in Vienna‚ and her return. In an interview in 2008‚ she stated that she composed it in the style of a graphic novel instead of a regular autobiography because “...it needed to be understandable to everybody” [(c) 2008]. This is also
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