Green: context. Yellow: remember to include the author in your argument since you’re arguing what she is doing. Blue: analysis of picture that goes beyond 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
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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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The Ugandan Tanzanian war of 1978 until 1979 was the war to be credited with the overthrow of dictator Idi Amin. Since seizing power in 1971‚ through a military coup‚ Amin’s regime became greatly disliked by Tanzania. As a result of jealousy and rivalry between leaders‚ an unjust war was had. Under Amin’s power‚ Uganda never had a healthy relationship with Tanzania‚ creating tension that eventually overflew forcing the two countries into war. By the end of the fight‚ Amin’s regime was ousted from
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The Iranian Hostage Crisis The Iranian Hostage Crisis was a horrific event in which many American were captured and held hostage in the Iranian American embassy. In America‚ this was met with shock; spurring newfound hatred of Iranians. In the book Funny in Farsi‚ the author and her family‚ Iranian immigrants living in Southern California‚ are subjected to the scrutiny and prejudice of the people around them for that reason. At the end of the 1970’s‚ a new wave ushered America into a new
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In the Iran-Contra affair‚ the exchange of hostages for arm significantly changed many citizens views of the U.S. officials. The political scandal demonstrated what the government could do without suffering the consequences the encounter between the U.S‚ Iran‚ and Nicaragua led to the exploration of new relationships in the exchange of hostages for arms. The Iran-Contra Affairs in the 1980s emanated from the Reagan Administration’s foreign policies. The Administration believed that changes to Nicaragua
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The Islamic Revolution and second Iran and Iraq war occurred in 1979 and changed many lives. During this time‚ families and communities were torn apart. Their lives were never the same again. Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis tells readers her childhood through comics. She demonstrates to readers how the revolution and war dramatically changed the lives of her friends‚ family and herself. Even though the Islamic Revolution was to defend and free their country‚ the consequences of the war destroyed the
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The 1980s was a period of when the scandal‚ in which what was known as the Iran Contra Affair‚ had occurred. The situation of the Iran Contra Affair took place during President Ronald Reagan’s second term of administration. In addition‚ the Iran Contra Affair besides the US‚ involved two other countries: Iran and Nicaragua. (Infoplease.com). Over in Iran‚ there were "seven American hostages being held in Lebanon"(Wikipedia.com). Meanwhile‚ there was also a war going on between Iraq and Iran in
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In the book Persepolis‚ the pictures represent a devastating time in Iranian history. The fourth panel on page twenty nine is a picture that gives a good representation of Iran’s history. The bottom left corner presents Marjane’s father taking pictures of demonstrations and fighting between the people and the government. To the right of Marjane’s father are nine pictures unaligned‚ all of whom are taken during the demonstration. The pictures were mainly of the military controlling the demonstrators
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When western people talk about Iran‚ they are usually thinking about Islamic fundamentalism‚ disastrous war between Iran and Iraq‚ nuclear weapons tests… However‚ they don’t know what it is like to grow up and live in Iran. Graphic novelist‚ Marjane Satrapi‚ in her autobiographical comic book Persepolis that was published in French‚ recounts her childhood life in Iran during and after the Islamic revolution. Satrapi’s purpose is to show French people what it is like to live in Iran at that particular
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HISTORY NOTES YEAR 2 2011 @ DHS Pre 1819 Singapore (Myths‚ Legends‚ Singapura) Traditional views on Pre 1819 Singapore History * Small fishing village * Raffles came‚ Singapore was inhabited by a few hundred Malays and Orang Laut * Before 1819‚ Singapore History was non-existent and unimportant 1. Can historians use myths and legends of a country as evidence? 2. How do historians use archaeological evidence historical records to write history of a place? 3. What was Singapore
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