Issue: Government/Power
The book assigned to this issue is Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. In her memoir, the author accounts growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution using black and white comic stripe images. It paints an unforgettable portrait of daily life in Iran and contradictions between home life and public life. Marjane’s child’s-eye view of dethroned emperors, state-sanctioned whippings, and heroes of the revolution allows us to learn as she does the history of this fascinating country and of her own extraordinary family. Intensely personal, profoundly political, and wholly original, this is a story of growing up and a reminder of the human cost of war and political repression. It shows how we carry on, with laughter and tears, in the face of absurdity.
Blog Prompts for this Topic11/13: Think about the theme assigned to your group. Answer the following questions for your first blog post.
11/25: Update on your progress and your thoughts about the topic. What new information have you learned about your topic? 12/04: Share the new understanding/knowledge you have gained in your recent reading research and the progress on your question responses. 12/10: Answer the following prompts.
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Essential Questions to Answer:
Each of these topics are so vast it is impossible to cover all aspects in this course. However, you should be able to answer the following questions to demonstrate progress towards understanding this topic. You will need complete an annotated bibliography for each question's answer using at least three sources for your information. This information will be utilized in the written responses to each question. Further instructions will be provided on Echo.
Some Vocabulary
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This 2011 documentary explores the systemic issues that guarantee failure in almost every aspect of our lives; from the environment to democracy and our own personal liberty: From terrifying conflicts of interests in politics to unregulated corporate power, to a media in the hands of massive conglomerates, and a military industrial complex that virtually owns our representatives.
Watch this Overview Below (11/18)
Perspectives on Power (11/24)
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