Iran–Iraq War

Another person in life and literature who fits my definition of courage is Parvana from the book, The Breadwinner. She was very courageous during many horrible situations, but she didn't let anyone stop her. One example of Parvana being courageous was "'Get out of my house!" She yelled. She threw herself at the soldiers. (pg 32)" Parvana knew the risk of throwing herself at the Taliban but she disregarded the risk to try to save her father. This was a risk since the Taliban could've shot or hurt…

What does war do to a child? When people are revolting and going against the system, things get out of hand, and sometimes that isn’t something that a child needs to be around. In the best selling book, Persepolis, the Iranian Revolution changes the perspective of Marjane Satrapi on her religion, danger, and nationalism. Due to these changes, Marjane’s youth and innocence go away. Throughout the book, Marjane Satrapi is seen as this young girl that is affected deeply in many ways by the…

Cuneiform and hieroglyphics: this was the first form of writing. It was a representation of speech. It allowed people to keep record like never before. Having this ability gave the opportunity to have a complex society. Cuneiform was from Mesopotamia and hieroglyphics were from Egypt. YHWH: this was the national god of Israelites. This was also the first monotheistic God which means to only believe in one God. Cyrus II: Cyrus II built the Persian empire. He was known for conquering everything…

most if not all women in Iran at the time, and loses her faith in God due to the cruelty in the time of the revolution. At a young age children were separated by gender and the girls were forced to wear veils unlike the boys. Being children, they didn’t understand the point of being separated. Many of the women in Iran demeonstrated against the veil, but were all threatened due to the fear of westernizing Iran. The government was forcing these changes upon the people of Iran, their reasoning?…

aware in Iran during the revolution, and Marjane Satrapi shows this in her novel. She herself was a very aware person, even at such a young age. An example of this is shown on page 144, when Marjane stands up and goes against the teacher, saying that she’s lying by telling them there are no more prisoners, as she has experienced first hand an example of a prisoner of the Islamic regime, and that is her favorite person, her uncle Anoosh. She was not the only politically aware person in Iran,…

different version of history that is known or believed. With this in mind, Persepolis is an autobiographical graphic novel about Marjane Satrapi reflecting back on her life during the Islamic revolution in Iran. Throughout the novel, Marjane writes the history again by adding an unique identity to Iran that rejects the government in power and the religion associated with the government. Satrapi often challenges Western perspectives of religion in the East. Additionally, The Kite Runner, written…

Judging the history of the male homosocial relationship in pre-modern society of Iran, the reader can approach examining Persian miniature paintings two interrelated standpoints. The first standpoint deals with the discernible presence of young beardless courtiers who were in the entourage of kings serving as hunting and war attendants, musicians and entertainers, valets and equerries. As a figurative element in the miniatures, the young companions with…

Marjane Satrapi uses images of martyrs cradled in the arms of veiled women throughout the graphic novel to convey not only the importance of martyrdom in the cultural identity of Iran during the war, but also in the broader context of Iranian history and daily life under the new oppressive Muslim government. On page 250 panel 4, Satrapi uses the angle at which the image is viewed, and the size of the panel itself, to give the feeling of importance within that image. The frame of reference in…

BACKGROUND PAPER ON IRAN 1. This background paper is on Iran. It discusses the geography, military, and US interests within Iran. 2. Iran’s geography is very unique. It is a Middle Eastern country, bordered by Iraq, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. It is also bordered by the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea.1 Iran is also within proximity to the Strait of Hormuz, a heavily traveled, narrow passageway that measures 21 miles at its…

Greece is home to the first advanced civilizations in Europe and has one of the most ex-tense histories of any country, it is considered the framework of Western society. Greece was first consolidated under Philip of Macedon in the fourth century BCE. His son Alexander the Great conquered great amounts of the ancient world, spreading Greek culture and science from the eastern Mediterranean to the Indus River. Today Greece is a democratic and developed country with a developed high-income economy…