...Rebellion In many countries, it is tough and hard for many to live due to the country having many problems and giving hardships and unfairness to the people. This tends to make the people of the country very angry at what they go through and then this starts to causes a rebellion because the people of the country try to make changes and make it easier for them. But in some countries, the idea of a rebellion wasn’t taken so lightly. Some rebellions were treated with gun fire and others were treated by being put in jail. In the text Lolita in Tehran, Persepolis 2 and Cairo: my city, my revolution it helps us to get more information on how the author felt the idea of a rebellion was treated. In the text of Cairo: my city, our revolution...
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...The idea of a rebellion was treated by the authors by explaining how Muslim women were treated, how they felt and what action they took. A rebellion is the action or process in resisting authority, control, or convention. The authors of “Cairo: my city, my revolution”, “Reading Lolita in Tehran”, and “Persepolis 2” they create tension in each story because they talk about how the women must follow the rules and if they don’t then they get punished for not following the rules. They showed how they rebelled in their own way and what happened to them. Also, it told them of the consequences and showed where they were after the rebellion. Most importantly, in the story “from Reading Lolita in Tehran” it talks about the idea of a rebellion when...
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...most in Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel Persepolis was the idea of childhood innocence being lost and the emotional change that occurs when becoming an adult. I will analyse the emotional transformation of Marji during the time of rebellion in Iran. Specifically, there is a pivotal moment in the book when Marji finds one of her uncle’s cigarettes and smokes it as an act of rebellion against her mother and this is the scene I will be focusing on. The whole story leading up to this moment has been Marji hearing societal views from her family and her peers rather than developing them on her own. Through the rebellion against her mother, she is paving a path for her independence and individual views towards conflict. This shows the pivotal transition from a once innocent and clueless child a much more mature and grown independent woman forming opinions and views for herself. The first image of the scene shows Marji with a lit cigarette in her mouth. She says, “As for me, I sealed my act of rebellion against my mother’s dictatorship by smoking the cigarette.” (117) This image marks the beginning of her innocence being lost as she turns into a woman who is able to form her own views and commits acts of resistance against values she does not agree with. This small act of rebellion with the cigarette is a direct correlation with Marji’s desire to grow up in society and become independent. The expression on her face shows not only her rebellion towards a dictator that is her mother but...
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...Brandon Dominguez Lorentzen hour 6 3-5-17 Are you in high school and planning to go to college ? The change from high school to college can be a really hard change, but itsn also life changing. It is a time of independence. This transition is a growth , just like the book Persepolis, the story of Marjane Satrapis childhood and growth. Both are about transitioning from a safe place to an unknown place. Marjane learns to question authorit and form have own opinions through her experiences during the Iranian Revolution. By the time she steps onto that plane to leave her parents behind in country faced with political problems and issues, she is an independent woman. A part of growing up is learning how to think for yourself in order to...
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...Persepolis is an autobiography written by Marjane Satrapi that takes place during the Islamic revolution. The main character of Persepolis, is a very bold character. Marjane is rebellious in a time where there is no freedom. Her acts of rebellion may not seem very rebellious to people today, but during the Islamic revolution, people had next to no freedom. Marjane also despises being controlled. Marjane is also able to get herself out of trouble in many situations. Marjane wants to show the world who she is, which is hard for her during the Islamic revolution. Marjane Satrapi is most prominently a resourceful orange temperament in view of the fact that she is resourceful, rebellious, and needs freedom. People who are of the resourceful orange temperament tend do not like to be restricted.1 In this graphic novel Marjane is very restricted because she is growing up during the Islamic revolution. Marjane disagrees with many of the rules she must follow. This leads her to start breaking...
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...Persepolis is a movie about girl, Marjane and her struggle to identify her true identity within the confines of eastern and western views. Marjane and her family’s lifestyle in this film are seen to be challenging the dynamics of orientalism. Their progressive, educated and liberal outlook builds the foundation of breaking down Western’s pre conceived notions about the people of Iran. It is evidently proven by the perception, style and actions of Marjane and her family’s that the orientalist view of Iran being backwards, restricted and dogmatic is not entirely true. This film presents a convincing challenge to the concept of orientalism and it showed how the stereotypical images set by the western of the orient are not entirely correct. This is evident through the scene when Marjane is about to marry, her mother is found crying the bathroom because she is upset over the fact that her daughter is giving her life away when she wanted her to be liberated, literate and independent. This shows that even though Marjane was in an Iranian society and was forced to veil herself and follow the set of Islamic rules, the film challenges the orientalist impression of Marjane being completely suppressed or controlled in the society, which would be expected by the western audience. In fact, Marjane is seen to have a liberal and supportive family, her mother and grandmother at several instances are seen to encourage her to stand up for herself and make a future for herself by being...
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...Alexander the Great’s life Achievements Alex the Great as most of the civilized world knows him, was king of the Macedonians and one of the greatest generals in history. Aristotle’s most well known student; Alexander was embedded with lasting interests in philosophy, politics and warfare. During his years as king, he solved problems by instantaneous actions, making quick decisions and taking great risks. His armies overcame all these risks by pure force and by the ingenious tactics used by Alexander. He and his armies conquered the Persian Empire, which extended from the Mediterranean Sea to India and formed much of what was then considered the civilized world. Through his conquests, Alexander helped spread Greek ideas, customs and laws throughout Asia and Egypt and adopted a consistent currency system to promote trade and commerce. Furthermore he spread the rich Hellenistic culture enjoyed by the Greeks throughout the world. Alexander had a dream of the brotherhood of mankind everywhere a group of people shared a common language, currency and loyalty; however he was unable to see his dream come true due to an illness that claimed his life at the young age of 33. Alexander was born in 356 B.C. He was born in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia. He was the son of Philip II, king of Macedonia, and of Olympias, a princess of Epirus. At the age of 13, Aristotle was hired to be Alexander’s private tutor. Aristotle inspired interests of politics, other races of...
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...For years, literature has tried to prove the seemingly natural and inevitable separation between man and women. In her graphic novel, Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi tells the story of her childhood in Iran during the Islamic Revolution in which various social groups, particularly women, are oppressed by the leaders of the regime. Satrapi depicts the marginalization of women in Iran to emphasize the effects an oppressive government can have on a repressed social group. Satrapi is able to use a variety of female characters’ developments to portray how Iranian women are marginalized throughout the revolution. Despite what Marji’s teacher personally believes, she only ever teaches content that is provided by the government. When Marji’s parents...
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...The comic book novel Persepolis is a story of a childhood. A young girl named Marjane Satrapi grows up around the Iranian revolution. Marji realizes the anger and frustration of the people in Iran. One of the images in this book has to deal with the rebels burning down the Rex Cinema. The picture depicts a theater with locked doors we are told that people are locked in there. We see figures running away from the building on the outside looking for help and afraid for those inside. The fire trucks are there but the caption tells us it took forty minutes for them to arrive. There are several more pictures of the horrible things that go on in Marji’s life during the Revolution. The picture on the top of page 15 of the book is the police burning...
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...Persepolis and Maus: Two Survivors and Their Stories. Of the many items that help enhance the horror of the Nazi Holocaust, one of the most notable is what it had of systematic and bureaucratic. Not only killing people, which would have had already been enough, but precisely being made in a quiet and civilized way. It is not strange the image of the Nazi leader quoting his favorite poet while sending to death hundreds of people, belying the myth that culture and education make people better. The Holocaust was primarily an act performed with such rationality that could only become insane. It almost seems that it could have been avoided by appealing to the same reason as well served to run it. As indicated by the subtitle, Maus is the story of a survivor, as told to his son, who in turn transcribed into images and led to comic books. The father and son Vladek Spiegelman is Art Spiegelman. The story, like all of its kind, is bitter and full of cruelties. The work is structured in two levels. In one, the son tells the complex relationship with his father, a survivor of the Nazi camps, while collecting notes for the completion of a comic book that will have the experiences of the war. In the other, we see the story itself, that of a young newlywed couple immersed in the Nazi tumult. In contrast, contemporary events show an apparent visual poverty that hides repressed emotions in really classic and neat little vignettes, in which the author struggles with quiet desperation to...
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...doesn’t necessarily have to be good things that affect you either. Sometimes it’s the difficult situations that make you stronger. In the book Persepolis: The story of A Childhood, Marji describes the events in her life that stick out to her, and just about all of them involve her family. Throughout the book you start to see that her family instilled in her the importance of education and staying true to oneself; which ultimately made her the independent and strong willed...
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...many conquests, he left behind a legacy that had a positive, lasting effect on the cultures of many people. Alexander was twenty years old when he inherited his father’s kingdom of Macedonia; and after “securing the Macedonian frontiers and smothering a rebellion in Greece,” he then “turned to his father’s dream, the invasion of the Persian Empire” (Duiker & Spielvogel, 2009, p. 117). The campaign seemed impossible since the Persian forces had access to resources that Alexander did not; however, while the Persian forces were greater in number, Alexander’s forces were better because of his ability to lead, inspire, and motivate his troops (Hays, 2013). Alexander focused on conquering the Persian Empire, and he won three decisive battles against the forces of King Darius III. In 334 B.C.E., Alexander defeated the Persians at the Granicus River; in 333 B.C.E., he defeated them at the Battle of Issus; and in 331 B.C.E., he defeated them at Gaugamela. After the battle at Granicus River, Alexander conquered the western half of Asia Minor; and by the winter of 332 B.C.E., Syria, Palestine, and Egypt were also under his rule. Following the victory at Gaugamela, Alexander conquered the Persian capital cities of Susa and Persepolis. With the Persian Empire under his control, Alexander turned his attention to India. In 326 B.C.E., Alexander’s army entered India and was victorious at the Battle of the Hydaspes River. Even though Alexander intended to conquer more of...
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...Graphic novel is often used as a medium to present a complex story of historical, religious, or political matter for many years. Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis is one of the examples; it is about a young Iranian girl’s life, when the Islamic Revolution in 1979 occurred. The Islamic Revolution has taken a significant part in Satrapi’s life, especially as she was transitioning into a young woman. It was a time where wearing a veil was obligatory and bilingual schools had to close down because they were thought of as a symbol of capitalism. It was also a time where Iran was divided into two ideologies, fundamentalism and modernity. The streets were full of conflict between them and it was not a strange thing to see both of them clash on a day-to-day basis. Satrapi emphasizes the distinction between the two ideologies in Iran through her use of symbolism, graphics, and layout. Satrapi’s use of symbolism in the novel is one of the factors that distinguish the two ideologies apart, such as the wine. The wine symbolizes the act of rebellion that the modern Iranians did to defy the fundamentalist’s beliefs (p.108). Satrapi also symbolizes the veil as a form of restriction towards modernists (p.74). The women are obligated to wear a veil; this results to a diminishing of their freedom. This way, the wine and the veil have become a barrier between fundamentalists and modernists, and have become some of the factors that cause a conflict between them. Another significant factor is Satrapi’s...
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...from west of the Nile to east of the Indus. He brought the Persian Empire, Egypt and much of the Middle East under his control. Alexander was the son of Phillip II of Macedonia and Olympia’s. His father knew that he would succeed him so Phillip II prepared Alexander for a military and political future. He was very well educated by the Greek Philosopher, Aristotle. Aristotle taught Alexander not just the basics but opened his interest to science, medicine and philosophy. After Phillip II was assassinated, Alexander became king of Macedonia at the age of twenty. As stated Alexander was groomed from an early age and was given control of the cavalry at the important battle of Chaeronea. He secured Macedonia’s frontlines, put down the Greek rebellion, then set his eyes on the rest of the world. He began his campaign (entered Asia Minor) with 37,000 men of which 5,000 were cavalry and had his first confrontation and victory against the Persian Empire at a battle at the Granicus River which almost cost him his life. By the following spring, 334/335, the western half of Asia Minor was controlled by Alexander. At the Battle of Issus, the Persian troops outnumbered Alexander’s and his men. However, the numerical advantage the Persian’s had was cancelled because the battle was on a narrow field and resulted in another success for Macedonia. Alexander then turned south, and by the winter of 332 BCE, Alexander dominated Egypt, Palestine and Syria. He took the title of pharaoh of Egypt...
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...John Brooks World Civ1 The rise and falls of the Persian Empire Chapter 3 Mr. Smith ] John Brooks World Civ1 Mr. Smith Term Paper June 7 2014 Introduction The Persian and the Medes migrated into Iran before 1000 B.COnly a few people in this world today can boast a longer and prouder history than the Iranians, descendants of the ancient Persians. They build the greatest empire of the ancient Near East, but they also absorbed the ancient civilizations they ruled, in particular that of Mesopotamia. The Persians were first encountered around 2000 B.C.E, emerging from the grassy steppes of Central Asia, in the north. At that point, they were closely associated with two other peoples: the Medes and Aryans. Although Cyrus had found the Persian Empire Darius 1 gave it an internal organization and structure that allowed it to last for 200 years. His accomplishment, are more impressive when we consider the empire's enormous size, the scale of which no one had ever dealt with before. The Persians, like most ancient peoples, started out with a polytheistic religion to account for the forces of nature. This was a dualistic religion, which meant it saw life as a constant struggle between the forces of good and evil. Rise of the Persian Empire Most of the credit of the rise of the Persian Empire was due to the first Achaemenid Emperor, Cyrus the Great. He founded Persia after he united the Medes and the Persians to build a great Empire. He came to power in 559 BC and...
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