Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

In response to the embassy takeover in Tehran, one of the Iranian passenger flights (IranAir) that was planning to land in New York was ordered to leave US territory and land in Canada. IranAir is, one of the first and the main Iranian airline in Iran and they have flights worldwide, including direct flights to the US, but since, November 1978, all Iranian Airline flights were banned entering the US. Another shock, another wrinkle, another drama, impacting my travel plan going to the US. I no longer

Literature is often seen as the “Voice of the Oppressed.” Similar can be said in Majane Satrapi’s graphic novel and her memoir, Percepolis, in which she depicts her childhood pending her adults years in Iran, showing the duration well as the aftermath of the Islamic revolution. Percepolis is a vocalization of the many who were oppressed. In which, she unveils the marginalization of children, secularists, nationalists and even Muslims in Iran; of which most were concealed and ostracized from the

Persepolis Draft Religions are the foundation of beliefs for many who adhere to these ideals and influence the way one lives their life. As religion shift in one’s life, as does the rest of the world around the person too. In Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis, as young Marjane is exposed to Islam after the new rulings in Iran, her attitude amends from putting all her faith and naivety to God but she eventually begins to see a new reality to the world and breaks away from her faith. Marjane ideals blossom

LITERARY TEXT FEATURES There are three main types of texts: literary, factual, and persuasive. A literary text is a piece of written material that has the purpose of telling a story or entertaining its audience. Usually, its primary function is to divert, but it may also contain political messages or themes. Some examples of literary texts include Cervantes' Don Quixote, the English classic Beowulf, and John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. Additionally, Persepolis written by Marjane Satrapi

In his book, Shah of Shahs, Ryszard Kapuscinski’s provides a personal and historical perspective on the 1979 Iranian Revolution where Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi is forced from his throne and replaced by a new leader, Ayatollah Khomeini. Kapuscinski writes his book well after the Iranian revolution and discusses the Shah Pahlavi’s initiative to modernize Iran, calling it the Great Civilization. Shah of Shahs is fragmented and nonlinear. Kapuscinski admits at the beginning of the book that he is overwhelmed

In the graphic novel The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, the graphic novelist, cartoonist, and illustrator portrays her emotions through her panels. Throughout the novel Satrapi’s emotions change constantly because of the current situation and state of emotion that she is in. Persepolis is about Marjane Satrapi’s life as a child in Tehran and during this time the Islamic Revolution is beginning and new laws were being enforced. This also played a huge part in her change of emotions which

The 1979 Revolution in Iran was the substantial end of the cooperative long-term relations between the United States and the Shah of Iran. In spite of Shah’s disagreement with the United States over his ambitious plans for Iran’s development since early 1970s, both parties conceded to each other in order to sustain their common political and economic interests in the Persian Gulf region. Disaster of Foreign Policy The Obama administration’s foreign policy regarding Middle East widely seen as

Not cognisant of why the world works around them, the main characters in both Persepolis, and A Long Way Gone play roles as victims, while struggling to be heroes. Themes of Revolution and Rhetoric are primarily present in Persepolis, the story of a childhood girl by Marjane Satrapi. The tale is told from the perspective of a young girl, taking place in Iran, during the Islamic revolution. A Long Way Gone, the gripping story of a child’s journey through hell and back, by Ishmael Beah deeply connects

Perhaps the number one event, that will cost Jimmy Carter his reelection for president was the Iranian Hostage Crisis that went on for approximately 444 days and held 52 American diplomat citizens hostage in Iran. Several Iranian students, stormed the American embassy on November 4, 1979. This had all occurred because the former, exiled, Shah of Iran had been permitted entry into the United States to receive medical treatment for cancer. In the 1950’s the Shah of Iran was appointed by the United

Augusto Pinochet was a military officer in Chile before his dictatorship. Pinochet rose through the ranks starting off as regiment commander, to general chief of staff of the army then quickly promoted to Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army (INTEXT REFERENCE). President Salvador Allende allowed General Pinochet to rise to power as he was very fond of him. It was said that Allende thought of Augusto Pinochet as a good friend however it is unclear if Pinochet thought the same. It is evident that