Greater Iran

In the second half of the 20th century, Western oil companies were experiencing a time of enormous growth and prosperity. Exploration out into the Middle East had proven extremely successful, and oil was plentiful. As these companies saturated the markets, however, the price of oil along with the profits of major oil producing countries dropped dramatically, resulting in a feeling of bitterness. Consisting of mostly undeveloped arid lands at the time, these oil producers relied on moderately…

Assyria was the area in the Near East which, reached from Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) through Asia Minor (modern Turkey) and down through Egypt. The empire began modestly at the city of Ashur (known as Subartu to the Sumerians), located in Mesopotamia north-east of Babylon. The Xia Dynasty 2070 B.C.E. – 1600 B.C.E. is the first dynasty to be described as independent in both the official Records of the Grand Historian and unofficial Bamboo Annals, which record the names of seventeen kings over…

In Iran, women are restricting in every form. This however does not mean that New Zealand has over come the patriarchy. It is important to note that women are not a homogenous group. Therefore women of ethnic backgrounds, such as Maori and Pasifika women are…

Marjane Satrapi’s autobiographical graphic novel, Persepolis, tells the story of the author’s childhood and early teenage years before, during, and after the Islamic Revolution. The novel depicts how the revolution dramatically impacts Satrapi’s life as Iran transforms from a relatively progressive society, under the absolute leadership of the Shah, to a society governed by Islamic fundamentalists. But Satrapi’s graphic novel is more than a coming of age narrative; it is also a rebuttal against…

Marjane Satrapi’s autobiographical novel Persepolis received global recognition for sharing growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution, and was thus turned into a film under the directing of Satrapi. The coming of age story explores many themes connected to the idea of captivity and freedom. This essay will explore captivities and freedoms within both the novel and film mediums of Persepolis, and how these two versions of the same story are capable as well as limited in exploring this…

Speech to Inform: Implementing Information System will bring competitiveness to businesses The Middle East region contains the Arabic peninsula, Cyprus, the states on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea, Iran in the north-east, and Egypt in the south-west. It really is a densely populated region that concentrates enormous material and human resources. Surfing from Internet site to Internet site I have found that Internetworking in the Middle East region has a well-established system which…

Persepolis is a graphic novel that centers around the life of Marjane Satrapi. Satrapi’s memoir provides an insightful point of view on the Islamic Revolution in Iran. Marjane, a typical teenager, goes through the hardships of living through a war; her story shows the evolution of a young girl. The censorship of Persepolis is quite absurd; the graphic novel has the chance to relate to, encourage, and educate a child’s mind. Throughout the world many children go through hardships, in Satrapi’s…

Is this the end of Sykes-Picot? Bilal Shamsi 32891111 An image posted by ISIS of a bulldozer destroying a section of the Iraq-Syria border, June 2014 Foreign dominance in area of complex society “The printing press is modern weapon for a commander” T.E Lawrence The title above for this paper “is this the end of the Sykes-picot agreement” has become a major topic in today’s society because of the recent up rise of ISIS or what they like to be called IS “Islamic state”…

apart in regards to time, they are eerily similar in their actions, strategies, and the makeup of their civilization. Northern Iraq and southeastern Turkey was where the Assyrian Empire encompassed, and ISIS is based in the Islamic state of Iraq and Greater Syria, with the largest city under their control being Mosul. The first people to rule over diverse people over far areas of land was the Assyrians. King Tiglathpileser, an Assyrian king, created a core army of professional soldiers. Helping…

During the mid 1500’s, England’s population completely proliferated. Europe, as a whole, underwent the process of enclosure. This meant land was being fenced in for the use of farming, causing the poor to be left with little to no land at all. Areas of England were also struggling economically, leaving a mass amount of the British population to lose their jobs. With the loss of jobs and lost hope of acquiring any land, the British set their sights on the New World. Many journeyed across the…