Birds of Iran

everything to do with the way you see them. In the book Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi, the author, represents Iran through her young adolescent eyes. Marjane precisely portrays Iran throughout the book. Through certain images we may receive an enhanced representation of Iran by the revolution, imperialism, nationalism, social classes and religion. This photograph captures a group of people protesting against the Iranian government (Brookings). It properly defines the definition of a revolution which is, “the usually violent attempt by many people to end the rule of one government and start a new one” (Merriam). This image also relates to Persepolis. According to Marjane Satrapi, Iran was in a revolution attempting to downfall the Shah of Iran (Persepolis). Marjane explicates this in the first forty pages of Persepolis. Thus, the aforementioned photograph correctly represents Iran and its revolution.…

group of people, standing on a hilltop, dressed in white, dancing around a big fire. These people are known as Zoroastrians, a religion that was founded in the Persian Empire, which is now Iran. This religion used to be one of the biggest religions, as the Persian Empire spanned from what is now Afghanistan to Greece, until Persia was taken over by the Prophet Mohammad in the 7th century and the Persians became Muslim. Today, there is a lack of knowledge about Zoroastrianism, most importantly…

The world is an amazing place with amazing people; people who sacrifice morals, rights and lives for the sake of power and prestige and greatness and renown– pursuing them as though they are their own lives running from them and they must capture them at all costs. Laleh Khadivi 's The Age of Orphans (set in Iran) recounts the enduring story of these amazing people and those who suffer under their greatness hunt, focusing on the loss of identity and the effects of forced assimilation through…

The theory birds of a feather flock together could not hold more true for online social media networks and other interactive sites. With raging debates and hashtag wars like #BlackLivesMatter Vs. #AllLivesMatter, social media websites have turned into battlefields where you can simply “unfriend” your opponents if the fight gets too heated. Creating technological platforms that encourages like-minded people to connect through blogs, groups, and forums fosters a safe haven for extremist ideas to…

such importance and seriousness, it demands such intensity of effort, that to attempt it any old way and amongst other things is impossible. The person who undertakes this task must put it first in his life, which is not so long that he can afford to squander it on trifles.” This quote clearly defines the importance of freedom. How is freedom important? Freedom is an essential part of our life .Freedom is probably one of the most important civil liberties in a democratic society. Freedom is so…

A female can weigh up to twice what her mate weighs. Harpy eagles mate for life and the males will help with incubation although most of the sitting is done by the female. Young harpy eagles will fledge at four and-a-half to six months old and reach sexual maturity at 4-5 years old. They prey on tree-dwelling mammals like sloths, various kinds of monkeys, and opossums, and occasionally on other birds like macaws and reptiles like iguanas. (peregrinefund.org; pbs.org) The Toco toucan is one of…

Throughout “Sympathy”, a river is symbolic of freedom. “And the river flows like a stream of glass” (“Sympathy” 4). Rivers are free flowing, as they flow in one direction and it cannot be restricted. This symbol shows that the character desperately wants to be free. Slaves are restricted, having no will of their own because their oppressor forces them into what to do. Moreover. the bird represents a slave, as it is shut in its cage. Hence, in this case, a free flowing river is precisely what the…

grandma’s sister because she left her outside when it was below freezing. My grandma’s sister also didn’t feed her so she ate whatever she could find like clothing that was in the garage. Izzie is the German Shepard we rescued from under a truck. I’ve always wanted to be a veterinarian because I connect with animals by rescuing and helping them. When I cry, my pit bull is the shoulder that I cry on. Animals know when you’re happy, sad, or even mad. Another story I have that goes with this goal…

Book Review Imagine a world where you can talk to an animal, and that animal will then talk back to you. That world is real, and the animal is an African Grey Parrot. Irene Pepperberg wrote a memoir called, Alex & Me. This book is about Pepperberg’s experiences and hardships studying birds, in particular a bird’s ability to talk and understand words, and her growing relationship with one bird. This bird was named Alex, and he was an African Grey who died at a young age of thirty-one years old.…

the acers that I was given to transform into a park I have decided to make it into a place where people can come and relax, enjoy the sounds of birds and if they want can…