MLA Information

Sources

Axworthy, Michael. A History of Iran: Empire of the Mind. New York: Basic, 2008. (242)

Armajani, Yahya. Iran. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1972. Print. (171-172)

Mackey, Sandra, and W. Scott. Harrop. The Iranians Persia, Islam, and the Soul of a Nation, with a New Afterword by the Author. New York: Plume Book, 1998. Print. (221)

                These sources is a print article from the Cabrillo College Library. These sources help me ascertain information regarding the “White Revolution” in Iran. According to Instructor Knapp, “If I don't attribute this source correctly, I have just plagiarized. For a writer, plagiarism is the equivalent of stealing.” (http://instructorknapp.blogspot.com/2010/09/using-quotations.html) This statement made clear of how I should properly address my writing skills. In knowing this, I have saved myself from plagiarizing other peoples work, and not showing if the source came from myself or somewhere else. With or without using quotation marks.  I haven’t written much assignments using attribution as I was hardly taught in high school of this information. More information was given besides attribution on how to write a paragraph. All I have been known was to write a beginning, a middle and ending. Instructor Knapp cleared my mind of how a written paragraph should be. Using TEA and Quote Sand which to make clear of what the topic is going to be, a definition of what my topic is, and a summary of what I think. All these information I have been burning into my head as this will help me in the future as I progress further in my writing skills. I have yet to learn more, as I’m understanding this and many more information. I am determined to try harder and ask for help as much as possible before or after class.

            Library 10 is a great way to learn more information besides what was taught in class. It helps others and myself how to write in a proper MLA format and cite resources properly. I may not understand just yet how to make a complete and well-formed MLA style paper, but Library 10 teaches on how to go that extra mile in perfecting any mistakes I may make in my future essays.

RA #2 PERSEPOLIS

Rhetorical Analysis: Persepolis

            In the book of Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi wants the audience to view her side of the story of what the child is like growing up in Iran. Marjane Satrapi the author of Persepolis targets the audience of what life is like born and raised in Iran. Marjane writes how a young child growing up in Iran see’s other countries different from their country. From society, freedom, cultural beliefs, clothing, etc. She also writes about how global threat may occur and eventually war breaking out. Marjane tells how Iranian people see America and western societies far different from each other as Iranian women aren’t so free to do what they please in wearing other cultural clothing and how Iranian society works very hard to earn a little and how much they struggle to survive. The author tells the story of how a child growing up as a new generation Iranian hoping to make a change.

            Multiple occurrences occurred at the poverty in Iran as the rules in Iran isn’t equal to the rights of the people. For example as Marjane talks about a nanny babysitting. Falls in love with a boy next door. The parents who hired the babysitter found out about the letter and went over to speak to the neighborhood boy. Explaining she was the nanny and not her daughter. “Because in this country you must stay within your own social class.” (Marjane 37). That rule was for everyone in Iran at that time. The father acknowledging there was a war going on with the Americans. The mother could care less about what’s going on, but she didn’t know what the circumstances were. It is now harder to get into America without revealing yourself as a terrorist or so. A lot in Iran changed and the community were trying to find a way out of the country to be safe from being bombarded. As the little girl attended school, she was causing problem that she had to switch from schools to schools. Eventual she ended up going to a foreign country to learn French and start all over. The parents made a decision to have her live with her mom’s friend in another country. Not because of her problems with the schools but to live a safe and happy life.

            What I like about this book is how interesting is was growing up in Iran and reading all the possibilities that deprive people of their youth and dignity. At that time living in Iran. People had to struggle to live their lives and still end up not making much to raise a family. So many problems happen that war in the end was initiated from America to not solve the problem in Iran but to ease the peace. But for how long the war may be it is not said. Iranians live easier lives now a days but in time government might change it’ way of how Iranians may live their lives peacefully. Not to mention the love and marriage in the Iranian culture which you must marry someone from your own social class. You should be allowed to marry anyone you truly love.

RR #2 Persepolis

In the book Persepolis, Satrapi tells a story of how war broke out in the 80’s in Iran. People fear of being bombarded from oncoming missiles from another nation. In Iran, rules were set out to people to keep Iran’s believes intact. Clothing should be appropriate to the public and has to be bought within the town of Iran. Any other type of non-cultural clothing will be place in disciplinary action. One of the concerns were with women’s clothing, women in general had to wear a black cloth over themselves and not show anything else but there eyes out in the public. If a piece of hair or part of clothing is shown, disciplinary action may take place. Men had to be conservative and wear a black top and jeans, they may have their facial hair but it is not required. As for music, it has to be kept quiet if being played in the homes. Reason for being playing low volume is to not attract attention and confiscated.

That wasn’t one of the problems Satrapi had to face in Iran. Satrapi had issues with her parent’s as she didn’t like, nor want to participate in Iran’s beliefs. But Satrapi would always hear her mother yelling at her and fighting with her. Satrapi could think of herself listening to the dictatorship of her mom running her mouth off to her. She wanted to be different amongst everyone else and didn’t want to wear a clothing over her head and covering just about everything about her body. She wore cloths from other countries and sneakers but was accused of not following the rules of Iran, she listened to music and had trouble listening to the teachers at school. She received a warning but she repeated wearing jewelry the next day. Satrapi was expelled for refusing to not wear jewelry. Satrapi even argued with one of the teachers because of the topic the teacher said wasn’t true to what Satrapi had been through on that topic. (Example) The teacher said “Since the Islamic republic was founded, we no longer have political prisoners.” Satrapy’s argument was “You say we don’t have political prisoners anymore. But we’ve gone from 3,000 prisoners to 300,000 under your regime.” (Marjane 144). At the end of all the complaints from Satrapy’s schools. The parents had no choice but to send her out of country to another school where she could be safe from the war and she would have a good education at a foreign school living with her mom’s friend. The family said it’s for her own good and would eventually see her again in six months.

Satrapy’s life was hard living the way she was supposed to be raised in a proper way in Iran, Everyone was forced to dress in a cultural style and no other. Women and men should be free of what to wear regardless of what culture you live on or what beliefs must be promised outside of their house, be able to listen to any genre of music, and be able to be open minded. In Iran, no one should be judge if they want to be different than everyone.