GlobalStudies06

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• 1    globalspartan // Nov 1, 2006 at 2:47 pm

  Peter Roman

  1- Three ways that the Islamic Revolution of Iran interfered with Marj’s life are: The Revolution brought about veils for woman to wear, Little Marj has to deal with this upsetting nuisance at school; the French, non-religious, school that she is enrolled in is simultaneously divided by gender and a new, religious oriented curriculum is installed; and lastly, the consumption and possession of alcoholic beverages is outlawed, inconveniencing many parties.

  2- The Iraq/Iran war further empowered the Islamic revolutionaries. Not only were there less men to oppose them, but the unifying effect of the war further solidified their support.

  3- This graphic novel reminded me of the book Maus. Maus is a graphic novel that depicts the plight of the Jews of Europe as mice and the Third Reich Nazi’s as cats. This novel effectively instilled in me an eternal sense of pity and remorse for what happened in Europe. What impresses me about this piece of literature is that the main character deals with her childhood impatience in the midst of a repressive regime. It’s very easy to sympathize with her derailed dreams of childhood impatience.

• 2    globalspartan // Nov 1, 2006 at 3:40 pm

  1. Three way the Islamic revolution found its way into the lives of these characters are:
  A- It separated Little Marj from her male friends.
  B- It forced Marj’s parents to conceal the frequent parties they held (instead of approaching them with the merriment parties should bring).
  C- Finally, it forced Marj’s aunt to freak out and almost drop her own baby. This woman was so instilled with fear of the new regime her maternal instincts snapped and show ran without her own child.
  2B. The author is very much against the war between Iran and Iraq. She deplores how the Iranian government used the schools to recruit little boys for their army. She shares the belief of the soldiers that it is ludicrous to send young boys out to the front without training because they do not know how to fight or defend themselves. She was against the practice of self-flagellation, and it disturbed her that children were instructed to beat themselves.
  3. I enjoyed the graphic novel format. I found it less monotonous than the standard readings we are given. I found being able to see the characters expressions and body language kept me involved in the reading. Also, being able to see a little girl speaking made the character of Marj more convincing and real. However, it was hard to follow the story in the packet formation. Following the story would be easier straight out of the book.
  ~Kara B.

• 3    globalspartan // Nov 1, 2006 at 5:51 pm

  1. Three ways the government found its way into the lives of people were forcing the wearing of the veil, children had to mourn the dead twice a day, and banning achohol, video cassettes and parties.
  2. The authors position about the schools in Iran after the Islamic revolution seems to be against the government. I dont think the author thinks it is fair for these children to have to wear the all of a sudden. Also how it was not fair for the boys and girls to be separated from eachother and their friends.
  3. I liked this format because I thought it was easy and fast moving. The ideas were clear and easy to understand. Also the pictures made what was said a lot easier to understand.

  Jamie W

• 4    globalspartan // Nov 1, 2006 at 6:53 pm

  1) The Islamic Republic worked non-religious schools out of the education system, every school became a non-bilingual and religious school where the boys and girls learned separately. The girls were required to wear veils no matter the weather. Celestial Light’s mother stood up for her freedoms and at one of the demonstrations, a journalist took a photo of her mother. That photo ended up in newspapers, one of those papers published in the photo in Iran. Celestial Light’s mother was scared of what the regime would do if they discovered her identity, so she decided to dye her hair and wear large dark glasses. The fear caused her mother to change her physical appearance. During the nineteen-eighties, a war was raging between Iran and Iraq. The regime stepped in to the lives of these characters in their school again. During school-time, Celestial Light and her classmates were required to knit winter hats for the Iranian soldiers. The school faculty suspended the students for a week because they decorated the room with toilet paper and then made fresh remarks when being chastised for their actions.

  2) The regime of Iran holds a noose tied around the people, controlling their social behavior. People whose faith has nothing to do with ideology, enforce the social control the regime has over the country; a few bills and the officers may forget your offense. From the idea of a key to heaven and hell used for the purpose of military recruitment, to the garments that people adorn, and the ways in which they behave in public, the totalitarian regime of Iran affects the majority of its people’s lives. People of the same religion, people of the same background, and people of same communities cannot even trust their neighbors not to rat them out to the regime for various offenses. Parties cannot be thrown with out worrying that your regime-loving neighbor will hear you and report you. The government is over bearing and strikes fear into people.

  3) I found the graphic novel format very direct and concise. I enjoy many types of visual learning, especially captioned pictures, because I am more of a visually acute person. I find it to be very lucid, and at the same time engrossing.

  -jb

• 5    globalspartan // Nov 1, 2006 at 7:59 pm

  1. The Islamic Republic found ways into the lives of the characters in this graphic novel. Three ways in which they did this was forcing the women to wear veils, sending children to war, and also banning parties.
  2. The schools in Iran after the Islamic revolution changed drastically. The teachers were very strict with the rules. They also made the parents come in and explained the rules to the parents. The teachers felt that it was parent’s job to make sure the children followed the rules and wore the right article of clothing.
  3. The graphic novel format was the easiest to read so far. Even though there were a lot of pages to read, it went very fast. It was easy to follow and the pictures helped with the story as well.
  Alli B.

• 6    globalspartan // Nov 1, 2006 at 8:09 pm

  1. The Islamic republic influenced the lives of the people living in Iran in many ways. One way was when the women and little girls were forced to wear vales when ever they left their homes. This affected the lives of many girls who really did not understand why they needed to wear vales at all. Another way that men and boys were affected was when they were given keys being told that they would open to doors in heaven. They told them that it would be much better in heaven then the lives that they are living now. Lastly, poorer people were affected when they were taken and put in the army to fight for the war. All of these were ways that the regime influenced the lives of the people living in Iran.
  2. The schools in Iran were changed in many ways after the regime took over. One way that the schools changed was when girls and boys were separated from either and forbidden to play with each other. The friends that they once knew and played with they were not allowed to pay or talk to. Another way that the schools were affect was that little girls had to wear vales to school. Another way was that the girls in school were forced to knit masks for the solders and thus they were not being educated the way they should be. Then when the girls spoke their mind about the subject they were told to stop or they would be expelled. Lastly, women were not able to play like children are supposed too. The schools changed in many ways because of the regime taking over.
  3. I rally liked the graphic novel format because I feel that it helped me to visualize what was happening. I was also a quick and easy read because it was very interesting. I feel that the pictures added a lot to the plot and the story. I really liked the format.
  Erika I.

• 7    globalspartan // Nov 1, 2006 at 8:10 pm

  1. Three ways the Islamic revolution interfered with the character were forcing the women to ware the veils. They also began to manipulate the boys into fighting for the army. They did this by telling them that if they fight in the army then they will be able to go to heaven. They were giving the boy painted keys. Another way it interfered with their lives was by making them abuse and hit their selves because they were morning the “war dead”.
  2. The schools in Iran were completely different after the revolution. The girls were forced to wear veils over their heads. They had to morn the dead by beating themselves and they were being recruited for the army at school. The students had to help to make things that could be sent to the officers that were at war. The boys and girls were separated from one another. The children basically lost their freedom.
  3. I loved the graphic novel because I am more of a visual learner and it was easier for me to understand the article. It was more interesting and fun to read. I really liked it.
  Jamie I.

• 8    globalspartan // Nov 1, 2006 at 9:48 pm

  1. Three way the Islamic revolution found its way into the lives of these characters are in the way that they young Iran girls had to make the Vail a permanent part in their life with out understanding the concept at the age of ten it also seemed that everything that they knew was changed so fast like separating the boys and girls and the third is when they told the young boys about they “gold” key as symbol as paradise when in reality they were be manipulated into fighting ad such young ages (14).

  2. After the Islamic revolution things changed with in a year and at that time for that generation it was confusing and upsetting. Women a girls went form having their hair reviled and free to being hidden under a Vail. In 1979 boys and girls were together in French Non-Religious school and then the “Cultural Revolution” happened were girls and boys were separated and friendships were broken. Also children were forced to hit themselves on the breast twice a day out of respect/morning for the men who died in the “war dead” and it was hard for the children to take the concept seriously. For the men fighting the girls had to make head pieces to keep the men warm.

  3. Well I have been slacking on my homework lately and this was definitely a interesting way to tell a story I loved it and found it a lot easier to understand!!
  -Monica C

• 9    globalspartan // Nov 1, 2006 at 11:57 pm

  1. One way the Islamic Republic found its way into the lives of the characters is control what people wear. They changed the dress code and women were no longer to show the shape of their body or their hair. Women had to wear veils which covered their whole body except their face. Another way the Islamic Republic found its way into the lives was separating the genders in school. This caused Little Marj and all of her friends to separate. A third way was how the Islamic Republic forbids fun providers like cards, alcohol, tapes, and more.
  2. a) The schools in Iran after the Islamic revolution completely changed. The author’s opinion of this seemed appalled and very upset. She did not want to be separated from her guy friends, she hated the constant banging on the chest for the people who were dead from the war, and she disliked the lack of fun and the strictness.
  3. I like the graphic novel. Usually I like imagining images on my own but it was cool and fun. I also thought it was very easy to read and follow, I feel like I understand the situation from the Iranians point of view better now.

  ~Carly S.~

• 10    globalspartan // Nov 2, 2006 at 12:28 am

  1. Three ways the Islamic Republic found its way into the lives of the characters in this graphic novel are…
  a)the girls were separated from the boys,
  b)girls were forced to wear veils,
  c)alcohol, parties, etc. were banned.

  2. After the Islamic Revolution in Iran, schools changed drastically. At first girls were forced to wear veils, something they did’nt like and did not understand and next boys and girls were separated. Girls like the one in The Veil had to make a decision whether to simply abide by the rules forced upon them or to fight to do what they want, although doing what you want would not be easy and you would ne ridiculed for it.

  3. I like the graphic novel format because each idea or thought is broken down visually for you. This enables the reader to see exacly what the author is trying to say.

  -Dylan L.

• 11    globalspartan // Nov 2, 2006 at 8:55 am

  1. Three different ways that the Islamic Republic found it’s way to people are that the girls and boys and now seperated, girls and women were forced to wear the veil, and there is a there was a ban on alcohol and parties.

  2. The schools after the Islamic Revolution were very different for one thing that the girls and boys were seperated because the government did not want them to interact. Another difference was that girls were now forced to were veils while they were in public.

  3. I like the graphic novel because it showed pictures that gave the reader an image of what is going on in the Iran during the subject they are talking about.

  [Nick Deviso]

• 12    globalspartan // Nov 2, 2006 at 10:42 am

  1. Three ways the Islamic revolution affected the characters were their lack of individual expression, for example the veils the girls had to wear. Also, the mourning of the war dead two times a day by hitting their chests. Finally the separation of girls and boys in the educational system.
  2. A. The schools in Iran after the Islamic Revolution seemed to become much stricter. The students mocked the new rules however; the teachers took them very seriously. The separation of the sexes and the dress required by all gave way to conformity and everyone appearing the same.
  3. Besides the confusing way it was stapled together I found the graphic novel rather easy to read. It laid things out nicely to make it easier to understand everything. The pictures helped too.

  -Mike H

• 13    globalspartan // Nov 2, 2006 at 10:48 am

  1) Three ways life was changed by the Islamin Republic was that girls were now forced to wear viels when in public, boys and girls were no longer allowed to be taught in the same classroom, and many young men and boys were recruited to fight in the war against Iraq and being told that if were fortunate enough to die in combat, they would be rewarded greatly in Heaven.

  2) After the Revolution, the schools changed drastically. First, the girls were forced to wear viels to class when before they didn’t. Second, classes were seperated by gender and the school carriculum was changed from a French-based one to a strictly religious one.

  3) I’ve always liked graphic novels because they tell a story in still-frame form. They tell the story in not as much words as a novel would, mainly because the panels tell their own story, emphasizing what is already being said.

  ^ Hope Hoilett

• 14    globalspartan // Nov 2, 2006 at 11:02 am

  1) The Islamic Republic found it way in the lives of the characters by enforcing rules of the Islamic religion like separating sexes, minimizing social life, and making them hit themselves twice a day as a ritual for the war.
  2) The author’s position in the graphic novel is aimed at the environment the schools in Iran had after the Islamic revolution. The author shows that life could have been much better for children if laws in school were not so strict, and they could actually socialize and be the kids they are.
  3) I think the graphic novel was a very good way to show what was going on in Iran during that time period. The points were very clear and it was easy to comprehend. The pictures also helped me visualize what really happened.

  (Jay Long)

• 15    globalspartan // Nov 2, 2006 at 2:38 pm

  1.) In this reading there are ways that the Islamic republic interfered in the lives of these characters. First, they separated the boys and girls in schooling. They also Banned parties, alcohol, all girls had to wear a veil, and children had to mourn the dead twice a day.
  2.) A. The wearing of the veil was a big deal. And forcing little kids to do something they don’t want to can get very difficult. The graphic imagines show how the children do not take this seriously. They are playing with there veils instead of wearing them. And also there is images that show women who just wear them, and other who fight against them.
  3.) I really liked reading this novel because of the graphic format. A reading is always much easier and fun, when images are provided to go along with words. The pictures helped me understand this novel, and the problems.
  Shawna O.

• 16    globalspartan // Nov 2, 2006 at 7:16 pm

  The role of the Islamic republic was represented in the lives of the characters. One role they took was the representation of the veil and its effect on the women. They went from having a small veil was was not completley overbearing, but were forced to where much bigger veils. It also showed the strict rules about having alcohols in houses. After a officers threatens a man he follows him home to search the house for liqour. On the way there the family is decussing ways how to get rid of everything without the police seeing it. The last role the Islamic republic plays is the forcefulness and persuation that the officials had on the children to join the military. They would trick them saying they need them and when they get there they would be treated like crap and forced to fight.
  2c. In the chartoon they represent a man throwing a social party and then driving afterwards. While he is driving he is pulled over and nearly threathened because of suspicion of drinking. After the wife calms down the cop the family iis forced to lead the cop to his house and prove that they do not have liqour in the house. When they get to the house the wives sprint to the house and pour everything down the sink. This shows the strict laws about alcohol and how much you are shunned if you are caught with any.
  3. I really enjoyed this type of reading. It was entertaining because of your ability to understand it by creating a better image by looking at the pictures.

  Alex S

• 17    globalspartan // Nov 3, 2006 at 11:07 am

  1. Three ways that the Islamic Republic forced their way into the lives of the characters are by enforcing the wearing of veils upon the students of the schools, by invading the car and home of the Iranian family, and also sending the young boys to war to die.

  2c. In “The Wine” section of the cartoon the characters are throwing a celebration of a new baby in the family. During their celebration an alarm sounds and everyone flees to the basement of the house. After all of the excitement of the alarm is over everyone decides to leave. On the main families way home they are pulled over and after a long discussion the men that pulled the family over decide to follow them home to see what they have there. As soon as they get home the grandmother and daughter are told to go into their house and empty all of the alcohol into the toliet so that they do not get caught with it. This shows that even having alcohol in your house can send everyone in the house to jail even if no one was drinking it.

  3. I really liked the graphic novel format because I think it is a lot eaiser to read and understand.

  Brynley Q.

  ——Sorry this is late I could not access this from my house yesterday so I had to wait until I got into Mrs. J’s room this morning to copy it from paper onto the blog site.

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