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Answer the following prompt. U se at least six specific pieces of information total and at least three specific pieces of information no one has yet used in their blog posts, ONLY from pages 103-153 of Persepolis , with a page citation for each; also, use at least 300 words in your answer.  1) The Iran-Iraq War lasted from 1980 to 1988, leaving over a million dead. During this time, there was also an internal war in Iran against enemies of the Islamic Republic. How did each of these "wars" affect Satrapi and her relationships with friends and family? Which one do you think affected her more, and why?  

Answer the following prompt. U se at least six specific pieces of information total and at least three specific pieces of information no one has yet used in their blog posts, ONLY from pages 54-102 of Persepolis , with a page citation for each; also, use at least 300 words in your answer.  1) How has the revolution's turn to the Islamic Republic changed the life of Satrapi (the author)?  How does the war with Iraq change her life? How did these violent changes alter ordinary life for others Iranians as well?

Persepolis is an autobiography by Marjane Satrapi told in the form of a graphic novel. While some in the United States associate cartoons with infantile humor, don't let this fool you: Satrapi uses cartoons to tell a story of a child living in a time of revolution. The story juxtaposes the ordinary struggles of a child trying to learn her role in the world while tremendous violence and social change rush around her. Answer the following prompt. U se at least six specific pieces of information total and at least three specific pieces of information no one has yet used in their blog posts, ONLY from the Introduction of page 53 of Persepolis , with a page citation for each; also, use at least 300 words in your answer.  1) How do Satrapi's emerging religious and political beliefs agree with and differ from her family, and why? What are some of her heroes growing up, and how are they similar to and different from your heroes growing up? How do cultural contexts and distinct

Answer the following prompt. U se at least three specific pieces of information no one has yet used in their blog posts and at least six specific pieces of information total, ONLY from Part 3 of The Underdogs , with a page citation for each; also, use at least 300 words in your answer.  1) How have the attitudes of soldiers and civilians altered since the beginning of the novel? What do these changed attitudes tell us about how sustained warfare changes people? And, having seen the end of this story, what do you think is the author's attitude towards the "underdogs" who fought in the Mexican Revolution? In short, why do you think the author--who fought in the Revolution--wrote this book?