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    are fanatics of their religion‚ especially since the 80’s‚ after the Iranian Revolution and the establishment of the Islamic Republic. At that time‚ Iranians weren’t happy under the reign of Emperor Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi because of the allegiance to the west during Cold war and the political reforms‚ which include women’s right to vote. Most

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    attempt to depict the story of freed these hostages from Iran. Argo was more Iranophobic rather than Islamophobic. It was the story of American Hostages in Iran who were saved by Ben Affleck- the Star and also the director of the movie. Scenes of the Iranians‚ as the presenter of a Muslim society with women wearing Hijab‚ rush into the American Embassy‚ they insult their women and hit them Americans. Also‚ we see the other scene of aggression when the hostages are flying to America. The guards at the

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    Bruce Laingen‚ during the Iran hostage crisis had an experience in which‚ “after he had spent more than a year as a hostage‚ one of his captors visited him in his solitary cell. Laingen exploded in rage‚ shouting at his jailer that this hostage-taking was immoral‚ illegal and "totally wrong." The jailer waited for him to finish‚ then replied without sympathy."You have nothing to complain about‚" he told Laingen. "The United States took our whole country hostage in 1953."” Many years after the coup

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    we must do what we can to smother the flame of communism‚ but I believe that deception‚ abuse of power and bloodshed is no way to go about it. To fully understand Iran-Contra‚ you must know the history behind it. Draper explains to us that the Iranian Revolution of 1978-1979 brought the fall of the tyrant Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and gave rise to Ayatollah Khomeini. Khomeini led the Shiite clerics‚ whose goal was to establish an Islamic state. In July 1979‚ the Nicaraguan Revolution overthrew

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    Jimmy Carter was not the best president for a while he was known as one of the worst president but had later rehabilitated his reputation with humanitarian efforts. James Earl Carter Jr. was born on October 1‚ 1924‚ in Plains‚ Georgia. Grew up on a peanut farm that is father owned as well as a warehouse and store. James Carter became the first person from his father’s side of the family to graduate from high school. He then studied engineering at Georgia Southwestern Junior College before joining

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    countries was to explain their beliefs and different government and political stances. During this time the Iranian people had wanted the United Stated to send the Shaw back to Iran‚ because he had cancer the United States brought him to receive treatments. The Shaw was accused of taking billions of dollars away from its citizens and selling lots of oil to other countries. When observing the Iranian protestor in the beginning of the film they are mad at the Americans. The poster were held outside of the

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    up until the end. Paul Hood is the main character; he is the head of Op-Center‚ the United States division that deals with information sharing with Allis countries to stop terrorism. He is going through a divorce‚ and his daughter was just held hostage in an U.S. embassy (I think this happened in the book before the one I read). He had resigned from Op-Center because of all the things happening in his life‚ but he went back because he couldn’t live without it. Paul Hood would be classified as

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    Movie Title: Argo Summary Argo was a film released in 2012 that talks about the invasion of the American embassy in Tehran‚ Iran‚ during the Iranian revolutionaries in 1979. During the invasion of the embassy‚ six Americans managed to escape while the others were held hostages. The six Americans managed to seek shelter under the official residence of the Canadian Ambassador. Together with the Canadian government and the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)‚ a plan was discussed to save the six Americans

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    worsened due to the United Nations Security Council having added additional sanctions to Iran. Content will include: o History of the US and Iran domestic and business relations. o Iran’s OPEC affiliation and history along with current Iranian decisions which are affecting its approach to business relations with the United Nations and the rest of the world. o United States affiliation with the United Nations and how our latest decision towards Iran is affecting the UN and its approach

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    Ronald Reagan‚ conceived on February 6‚ 1911‚ in Tampico‚ Illinois‚ appreciated previous president‚ Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ all the more of his "New Deal for the American individuals" which made employments accessible for those like his dad and brother for the period of the Depression. Without losing his awe for Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ Reagan turned into an energetic conservative and changed to Republican. Reagan’s political and ideological development was the result of different components. Reagan

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