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The Islamic Revolution brought many restrictions to Iran and its citizens. Due to Islamic ideology a lot of changes occurred in the Persian lifestyle and culture. Besides the other after effects, the fashion, visual arts and of course music were affected greatly by this revolution. Before the revolution music was one of the widest cultural activities. In Khomeini’s words, “the road to reform in a country goes through its culture, so one has to start with cultural reform.”(Rastovac) since music was

A Contained Country Searching for Freedom “It was too late. Too many of those who had at least tolerated the Shah's rule had been lost. Demonstrations continued.” (“The Pahlavi Monarchy Falls” 2) In Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, the country of Iran undergoes a series of governmental changes which restricted the citizens. Ironically, when the Shah’s regime fell, the citizens believed they would gain a limitless freedom with no boundaries; however, the citizens were experiencing an unhappy life

The Causes of Indian Independence in 1947 In 1947 India was declared an independent country from Britain, after years of peaceful and violent protests, pressure from all sides, and numerous promises. Not only this, but Pakistan was also formed by partitioning the country into two, providing a separate homeland for the Muslims of India. Although independence was greeting with relief from all, partition came with riots, millions of murders and a hatred between countries

I read House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III. This story is one of classic tragedy which also contains a nearly unbearable amount of suspense. It tells a story of the conflict between people of different races who have an inability to understand each other. They each want possession of a small house in the California hills but for very different reasons.      On one side, there is Kathy Nicolo and Sheriff Lester Burdon who want the house from which Kathy was evicted.

Generally, I revere everything in life, it illustrates a clear explanation of whom I want to become in the future. The grade 10 students were introduced to the myp personal project and with this in mind, I had many vital ideas executed but confused to choose a product that contributes to my interests. I love learning and discovering new things. After many cups of coffee, I obtained an idea or goal to create a three-dimensional foam architectural model of my dream house. My family built our own

Naly Lor William Dick History 112 – 1W1 14 October 2014 Ottoman and Mughal Empires People, places, and/or things come and go, changing from one thing to another or none at all. In other cases, it is just not people, places, and/or things, it can also be generations or empires. Empires are known to adopt similar traditions or beliefs from other empires. In addition, some empires have similar, but slightly different laws and/or goals. Two of the empires that were similar, but different is many ways

Whitfield Logan English 102 Ighade 4-7-14 Cultural Acceptance in Persepolis Marjane Satrapi‘s graphic novel Persepolis is an autobiography that depicts her childhood up to her early adult years in Iran during and after the Islamic revolution. Throughout the novel Satrapi incorporates character development, religion, and the conflict of freedom vs. confinement in order to develop a greater appreciation between two opposing eastern and western cultures. When analyzing the current relationship

The Mughals who ruled India from 1526-1858, emerged as great patrons of architecture. Mughal architectural is a great historical source as it reflects on imperial ideology of the time. The Mughals drew upon various architectural traditions- indigenous Indian traditions, Indo Islamic architecture form the Sultanate period, Persian traditions, European traditions and introduced their own Timurid traditions of Central Asia. Right from Babur to Aurangzeb, architecture was used to assert power

One of the oldest cultures in the world, India has been civilized for about 4,500 years. Apart of the Indian culture, language, religion, food, and arts are all major qualities. Today, India is the 2nd most populated nation with over 1.2 billion people. India is very diverse and different regions have their own definite culture. Indians made substantial innovations in architecture, mathematics, and in medicine. The third and fourth largest religions in the world, Hinduism and Buddhism, were born

Glimpse of world history features a span of perspective of the world as it develops throughout time to where it was presently at. Nehru while in prison tried to find a bound with his daughter. In order to connect to the outside world and be close with his daughter he decided to share his vast knowledge of the world through letters with his daughter. Nehru explores how time chases, how civilizations grew and prosper, how different leaders shape the world in negative and positive view points and in