History of Iran

The Persian culture, one of the most prominent cultures in the world, has gone through many phases throughout the history. Their largest empire in the history of the world, their extraordinary engineering capabilities, and their inventions in arts and science are some of the most remarkable qualities that have made what the Persian culture is today. Art of dance has been a part of this ancient culture for a long time and it plays a significant role even until this day. There are countless different

Prompt: Assume the US completes its withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan by 2018. Identifying both stabilizing and destabilizing factors, what will this region look like in 5-7 years after the withdrawal? Introduction-Identify The war on terror has affected every American’s life, one way or another. Everyday lives were changed due to the enduring tensions between nations; our lives, as Americans, will never be the same. Changes regarding geopolitical factors in Afghanistan affect the future of

of some 300 to 500 "students" who called themselves "Imam's Disciples," laid siege to the American Embassy in Teheran, Iran, to capture and hold hostage 66 U.S. citizens and diplomats. Although women and African-Americans were released a short time later, 51 hostages remained imprisoned for 444 days with another individual released because of illness midway through the ordeal (Iran Contra Affair). Me: What about Religious Right? Nick: “I know he was a religious person. I think he was the

The history of civilization shows that the media plays a decisive role in human lives. Long before the invention of the TV, the radio, or the newspaper, people were informed through official speeches by priests or by heralds, who were messengers sent by kings. In the medieval times, correspondence often took place in the form of letters delivered by messengers. The people would follow and believe whatever the messengers conveyed to them without hesitation or further thought. Nowadays, the media is

Rebellious Silence was created by a contemporary artist named Shirin Neshat in 1994. This photograph is a part of a larger series of photographs captured by the artist entitled Women of Allah. The subject matter of the photographs is the role of women in Iran. In Rebellious Silence, Neshat dresses herself in a black chador to illustrate herself as a Muslim. She holds a rifle in the anterior in which the barrel splits her face and body in two. Written on her face is a Farsi Poem that focuses on the intense

Green Movement in Iran رأی من کجاست؟‎‎ Before the presidential election of 2009, the color green in Iran had religious and social significance. The color green was used as a way to reference the Prophet Mohammad and protest Sunni Muslims among Shia Muslims, who were now the religious majority in Iran. The color green was also representative of hope and positive feelings for change in the upcoming months leading up to the election. The outcome of the 2009 presidential election in Iran would prove to

entitled, Who are the Kurds?, “Between 25 and 35 million Kurds inhabit the mountainous region straddling the borders of Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Iran and Armenia” (2016). This would make them the fourth largest ethnic group in the Middle East. Although the Kurds adhere to a number of different religions and creeds, they are considered a race of people with a unique history that separate themselves from the surrounding cultures of the middle east due to their differing religious beliefs, cuisine, dance, crafts

Context Inquiry Report: Persepolis Textual Layout: Throughout the graphical novel it can be seen that Satrapi places the main text and ideas above the image, along with small speech bubbles to represent dialogue between individuals in the images. She may have done so for the purpose of ensuring that the main ideas and text are clear to read. The speech bubbles in the images can be considered to be the supporting bits of detail that enrich the overall understanding of the topic. The images also lack

Jennings and Persepolis by Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi. The two movies demonstrate the rising of Iranian Islamic Revolution and its cause and effect on the people of Iran. The three central themes within the movies are political culture and religion and exile. Firstly, in Evolution of a Revolution demonstrates within Iran the political powers have utilized their power to control the population, by coercive, oppressive force and manipulating the population’s ideologies. Secondly, Persepolis demonstrates

don't know about the ideals and actions he undertook as president. Other than being known as the "Great Communicator", Reagan is also known for other things that will go down in History. One of those is Reaganomics and how it positively affected the economy but sadly tripled the national debt, his foreign policy, and the Iran-contra scandal. Reaganomics was Reagan's economic plan and nowadays it is called trickle down economics. Basically, taxes would be reduced on businesses so that they have