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    Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis resonates with themes of resistance throughout her literary composition. From repudiation of the veil‚ to mockery‚ lying‚ demonstrations‚ smoking‚ consumption of alcohol‚ and subversion‚ her work incorporated each mode in various forms creating tensions that spanned her childhood through her teenage years. In a period in which her country suffered constant upheavals‚ the conditions spawned a fertile breeding ground for the types of resistance that proliferated. As a young

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    Wiesehofer states that archaeological evidence such as Fortification Tablets provide a comprehensive view of the wages and rights of common workers as well as the equity of man and woman. Discovered in the ancient cities of Pasargadae and Persepolis‚ the tablets were written in the form of brief administrative notes‚ which concerned the payments to workers or the supply‚ transfer‚ and distribution of the natural produce in

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    Persepolis Writing Assignment The book Persepolis expresses a theme that not only occurs throughout this book‚ but also in life. I believe that death is the key to reality. Two events that happened in my life when I was very young can back up my theme. From my uncle being executed‚ to my friend who lived right next door to me‚ these events have helped me open my eyes to see what was really going on around me. When my uncle Anoosh was released from prison‚ he stayed with me and my family. He would

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    In the book: Persepolis Marji and others are surrounded by oppression set upon them and they have to live their lives under the control of the Regime‚ The Shah‚ and being in the mix of a war between Iran and Iraq. Persepolis reflects on what happened during the Iranian Revolution‚ the way of life for people in Iran‚ and how the conflictual and corrupt state of Iran effected & changed the lives of many. Marji shows and tells us throughout the book her experiences she faces in being surrounded by oppression

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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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    Persepolis (Old Persian: ’Parseh’‚ New Persian: تخت جمشید/پارسه‚ ’Takht-e Jamshid’) was an ancient ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire. The largest and most complex building in Persepolis was the audience hall‚ or Apadana with 72 columns. Persepolis is situated some 70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars Province of Iran (Persia). In contemporary Persian language the site is known as Takht-e Jamshid (Throne of Jamshid) and Parseh. To the ancient Persians‚ the city was known

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    Persepolis Reflective Statement Having an interactive oral always improves my understanding of the cultural and contextual elements of the book‚ as it provides more aspects and points of view to consider and add to my own analysis of the book. Within this interactive oral‚ I feel as if I got more from the book‚ and had a better understanding of a lot of things. For example‚ one of my seminar questions were “How does religion define us as people and effect how we interact with others”. I expected

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    When someone says rebellion‚ what comes to mind? Do a book or an Arthur comes to mind? We will use resources and techniques we can find to figure out this. Using the resources “Cairo: my city‚ my revolution”‚ “Reading Lolita in Tehran”‚ and “Persepolis 2”. I’m going to inform you on how the authors explain. First‚ how the idea of the rebellion was treated by the Arthur? “the river is a still‚ steely grey‚ a dull pewter” stated in the text from Cairo: my city‚ my revolution. We can draw breath

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    PERSEPOLIS PERSEPOLIS Ancient Persia was a large region that was ruled by the Persian kings‚ until they were defeated by Alexander the Great. Ancient Persia comprised of south-west Asia (present day Iran). ABOUT PERSEPOLIS Persepolis is an Ancient Persian city‚ northeast of modern Shiraz in Iran. It was one of the capitals of Darius I and his successors. Its ruins include the palaces of Darius I and Xerxes I and a citadel that contained the treasury looted by Alexander the Great. Persepolis

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    Jackie showed strength and courage when facing the ups and downs of her childhood and young adult years. When she was eleven years old her parents got a divorce. Jackie was left struggling to have independence as her parents fought over the custody of her and her sister (Heymann 50). Jackie’s father was an extravagant man and showed great love to his daughters‚ particularly Jackie who was his favorite. He feared however‚ that the girls’ stepfather’s much larger wealth would steal away his daughters

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