Iran–Iraq War

Tehran, Iran: From Persia to Present Tehran wondrous, mysterious past gives the capital city a mystic fascination that makes anyone curious about it anxious to visit. From being part of the biblical Persian Empire to the unfortunate hostage siege of the United States Embassy in 1979, Tehran has a history that is as rich as any other capital on earth. The people of Tehran are friendly, polite, and are not representative of the governmental powers of Iran. Its architecture is unique for this city…

A change in the paradigm might ascend in moments of grief and profound disarray. The end of the Cold War marked the end of the bipolar world, the expansion of the rapid mode of capitalist production and the permeating of globalization. However the most profound day in history that prompted the greatest shift in the international system was September 11th, 2001. The September 11th terrorist incursion on the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, New York City resonated a large kink in an already…

the Syrian Civil War, which is a war currently between syrian nationalists, the current corrupt government, and the terrorist group ISIS, along with the whole crisis being used as a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran (“Syria”). All of that, plus the massive influx of syrian refugees that are currently bellowing into europe, and this crisis is one that is one that could affect the shape world for years to come. That said,…

Realism is the most prominent theoretical perspective utilized by The President of the Russian Federation. During his verbalization, Mr. Vladimir Putin brought up a pivotal issue. What if all state on-screen characters (taking after the mentality of categorical sides) pick "not to live by the principles – but instead live with no guidelines by any denotes?" Limpidly, President Putin alluded to the perpetual, methodical and grave infringement of composed and standard International Law because of…

speed with the most recent scene of The Bachelorette than to stay refreshed with the Iraq war, for which there was short of what one percent of media scope in 2010. Some may say that there is enough people already enlisted and that there is no reason for a larger military. Also saying that it is unconstitutional not being rightful to a citizen. However, Nations, for example, North Korea, China, Russia, and Iran represent a desperate danger to American security. We ought to have mandatory…

In life, in order to obtain freedom you have to make some sacrifices. Nobody knows this better than Marjane Satrapi, the author of Persepolis, a girl who grew up in a very modern Iranian household during the Iran-Iraq war. Her family eventually decides that they aren’t going to leave Iran but that it would be best if Marjane went to another country where she can get a proper education and be free. Satrapi uses the motif of family throughout the story to show how her freedom comes at a cost.…

Marjane Satrapi was born in Iran in 1969 and grew up in Tehran during the Iranian Revolution. This would later play a major role in the creation of her graphic memoir. When she was 14 she had gotten expelled from her French-language school for hitting a principal whom asked her to stop wearing jewelry to school. She was then sent to a school in Vienna, Austria. She returned to Iran at age 18 from Austria to attend college. After a short marriage and divorce Satrapi moved to France and had her…

was like growing up in Iran after the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Marji is ten during the Islamic revolution and when she is forced to wear the veil. Her family shapes her opinion on how she feels about the king and the new regime and, as she gets older, she begins to rebel against the regime. When Iran and Iraq go to war, Marji becomes more rebellious and her parents decide that it is best to send her to Vienna, Austria, for her safety.…

1969 in Iran, in an aristocratic family, belonging to the Qajar dynasty, whose members ruled Iran between 1781 and 1925. Despite their origins, Satrapi's parents shared the ideas of communism, and her uncle had even been executed for his political beliefs. (Tulli) "Persepolis" is a story of Marjane Satrapi growing up in her native Iran. The events in the book take place in the period from 1979 until the end of the 80’s. The overthrowing of the Shah, the Islamic revolution, the Iran-Iraq war -…

1979 changed not only the government of Iran, with its fundamentalist Islamic overthrow of the Pahlavi monarchy; this event furthermore impacted the political and religious climate of the countries surrounding it as well. The revolution ushered in an era of transformation in the Middle East. This effect on other nations, primarily due to the nature of the regime transformation Iran underwent, lasted for decades and into the twenty-first century. The nation of Iran transformed itself into a…