Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel‚ Persepolis‚ is an autobiography about her life during the Iranian Revolution and war. The film version of Persepolis is quite similar‚ however‚ the intention of the film is slightly different than the book. The book has many detailed panels that tell more of a dramatic story of Marjane’s life‚ while the film is less dramatic and detailed. The graphic narrative Persepolis uses black and white comics to tell the story of Marjane’s life. The drawings in the pictures
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Freedom. We all dream about it. We all wish we could break free of the rules‚ laws and constraints we are all chained down by. The uniforms‚ taxes‚ laws and harsh‚ judgemental opinions: All these keep us in order‚ organized and running smoothly like a well-oiled machine. But sometimes what is best for people is not the strict guidelines and controlling regulations‚ but the shattering of the barrier to insanity and liberation‚ the spreading of wings and freedom of flight that we can only ever experience
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“To become self-aware‚ people must be allowed to hear a plurality of opinions and then make up their own minds. They must be allowed to say‚ write and publish whatever they want. Freedom of expression is the most basic‚ but fundamental‚ right. Without it‚ human beings are reduced to automatons” (Ma Jian). The Islamic Revolution in Iran has affected the country for decades making it a completely different place to live. Before western items and style were encouraged‚ now they are forbidden. The stark
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Persepolis is a coming of age graphic novel written and illustrated by Marjane Satrapi. The novel ( also adapted into a film in 2007) depicts her childhood up to her early adult years in Iran during and after the Islamic revolution. The story is timeless and captures the roller coaster of emotions of the human experience. It would translate beautifully to the stage. Even though I think about producing a show with a young audience in mind‚ this is a story for everyone. The narrative creates an experience
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The book touch base not only the professional life of Alex‚ but also his personal life. We do not work to live but to live to work. Jonah introduces Alex with Socratic Method which then Alex uses to implement in the process to define Theory of Constraints and also to solve the problem in his marriage. Personally being married for less than a year and still hungry in career growth I related myself well with Alex‚ not as manager of a process in an organization but as husband as well. Socratic Method
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Subtle Constraints in Infinite Spaces By Mary Rose Ann Serrona What makes love real? Ponder on that question. Does this transcend to the interrogative “what makes us human”? Love‚ as defined philosophically‚ appears in seven kinds of implicit bonds. One is to satisfy basic appetite. Human‚ on the other hand‚ is a being capable of reasoning‚ introspection‚ and philosophy. But the sentence itself also defines the soul. So what really is a human? Human differentiates the soul through physicality
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instead of explicitly stating feelings‚ they can be portrayed through illustration which will be absorbed both consciously and subconsciously by readers‚ further developing an understanding and connection to the content matter. In the graphic memoir Persepolis‚ author and artist Marjane Satrapi reinforces her turbulent emotional states over the course of her youth through panel design—specifically‚ captions‚ splash panels‚ and patterns. This‚ in combination with the monochromatic design heavy on negative
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Form Purpose Audience Language How to use the text Reflective expository essay To explore the ideas of the prompt and consider different ways of looking at conflict. General adult audience‚ teacher‚ peers Sophisticated‚ formal with some personal reflection‚ switching between 1st and 3rd person. Descriptive anecdotes. Experiences of particular characters or events can be contrasted with other real life events or personal experiences. Feature Article on the effect of war on women for a weekend
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Chris’ autism also gives him a compulsion to pay attention to small details and to be constantly looking for something. His impulses forces him to always be solving mysteries. Many mysteries in the book Chris thinks over completely before finding the answers much like Oskar. “I thought for a little while then I realized I had to find out who killed wellington.” (Haddon 9) This quote shows Chris’ desire to solve this mystery right from the beginning of the book. This mystery leads to more mysteries
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Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is a graphic novel that encompasses the struggles of a child coming to age. An autobiographical piece depicting the life of a girl who is living through the Iranian revolution. Throughout the novel‚ Marjane has personal conversations with an autonomous god. She shares everything with him‚ her expectations of the world and her purpose in life. However‚ the relationship between them evolves over time as she grows older. When Satrapi introduces god in the novel she explains
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