Whitfield Logan English 102 Ighade 4-7-14 Cultural Acceptance in Persepolis Marjane Satrapi‘s graphic novel Persepolis is an autobiography that depicts her childhood up to her early adult years in Iran during and after the Islamic revolution. Throughout the novel Satrapi incorporates character development‚ religion‚ and the conflict of freedom vs. confinement in order to develop a greater appreciation between two opposing eastern and western cultures. When analyzing the current relationship
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Importance: Bridge between South Asia and South West Asia; Iran and Afghanistan are energy abundant while India and China are lacking of. China finds way to Indian ocean and Arabian Sea through Korakaram. China with its fastest economic growth rate of 9%; is developing its southern provinces because its own port is 4500 km away from Sinkiang but Gawader is 2500 km away. Pakistan offers to CARs the shortest route of 2600 km as compared to Iran (4500 km) or Turkey (5000 km). land locked Afganistan now
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The Stoning of Soraya M Iran has one of the richest art heritages in world history and encompasses many disciplines including architecture‚ painting‚ pottery‚ calligraphy‚ metalworking and stonemasonry. In the culture of Iran‚ religion has been a major source of power that has ruled the way that women have been able to live their lives. There is a common theme of subordination that comes from the fact that religion has placed strict rules on the actions of women in Iran. The Iranian political structure
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Iranian Revolution In the mid 20th century‚ the people of Iran were going through many changes. In 1953‚ a coup was organized and with Britain and America’s help‚ Muhammad Mossedeq was arrested and taken out of power. With Reza Shah as the main authority in the country‚ he acts as a puppet to Western influence. Shah reigned through fear and force with the help of the State Information and Security Organization (SAVAK). The Shah fled Iran to the United States because of the followers Ayotollah Khomeini
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friendly Iranians‚ she would never have gotten out of Iran alive. One man in particular is the owner of a men’s clothing store‚ who repeatedly lets her use his telephone to call her family back in the U.S. Betty‚ also‚ describes her husband “Moody” as a unstable man who got that way because he was raised in Iran‚ but received his higher education in England and the U.S. She felt he was highly conflicted and torn between the U.S. and Iran‚ and that his confusion was caused by his being easily
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western/foreign interference and influences‚ as evidenced in the Iranian Revolution‚ the establishment of Islamism‚ and the Organization of African Unity. In 1979‚ after several years of civil resistance‚ strikes‚ and demonstrations‚ the people of Iran overthrew their US-backed leader‚ Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi‚ because of his unjust rule and his ties to the States. Mohammad Reza Shah was put into power during the Iranian coup d’etat by the CIA‚ solidifying the US’s control over Iranian oil‚ which
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pretty minimal because it is very non-productive. f. Russia Russia has land uses such as woods and forests. 8. Which country is prone to flooding? It has borders with India‚ Afghanistan and Iran. Pakistan is a country that is prone to flooding that borders India‚ Afghanistan‚ and Iran. 9. What is the capital city of Brunei? The capital of Brunei is Bandar Seri Begawan. 10. Which country in Asia is both part of a peninsula and part of an island? Malaysia is a country in Asia
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In the graphic memoir‚ Persepolis‚ Marjane Satrapi introduces many different symbols to reveal different themes‚ such as confinement and identity loss. One specific symbol would be the veil. This was revealed in chapter one when the new regime in Iran made wearing the veil mandatory‚ “then came 1980: the year it became obligatory to wear the veil at school” (3). In general‚ a veil is used for covering‚ such as in weddings veils for used to cover the bride before she meets her husband. In this case
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as many as 3‚000 casualties. Afterwards a strict government‚ of Islamic fundamentalists‚ took control of Iran. This government enforced many strict laws against women‚ men‚ schools‚ and everyday life. Persepolis is a story of how a young girl and her family survived this horrific event. Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis presents how she grew up in Iran dealing with a revolution‚ the dangers in Iran‚ and her own religion. Marjane grew up during the 1970’s. Throughout this period there was a revolution;
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about her life growing up in California after her dad is moved there but is company form Iran. Being born in Iran she had not learned much English so when she moved to the United State she slowly learned and was the translator for her mother a lot of the time. In her younger years she moved around about every two years and eventually she settled in America after her dad retired from the oil refinery in Iran. Since she was light skinned and had dark hair she could pass for an America as long as she
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