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    Discuss particular historical events that are imported into the graphic novel, as well as her rebellious phase. Discuss the usage of one or two of these and make an evaluation of their effectiveness-in terms of text and image. In Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi utilizes important Iranian historical events to give us a detailed account of how certain events affected her life throughout the graphic novel. For example, the two main events that hard the largest impact, not only

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    History has shaped every part of the various cultures and regions throughout the world. These influential historical events might have made a large impact, while other events only impacted a few regions. Some historical events can also have a positive influence on one area and a negative influence on another. A historic event that had a large impact and influence, both positive and negative, on several different regions of the world was the Columbian Exchange. In a broad sense, the Columbian Exchange

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    Historical Event The most historic event that has had the most impact on mankind is the birth of Jesus Christ. This event has had the most profound significance for both Christians, and non Christians. No other life lived on this planet has so widely and deeply affected mankind. No other has made an impact through huge volumes of literature, in so many languages across the world. As we explore this event we cannot help but begin from where it all started. God created earth and man perfect. Man

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    regarding the same historical event and issue and can give audiences different impressions and perceptions of the same historical figure or event, depending on how the film directors developed and portrayed the story in the film. To give a specific impression of a historical event or issue to the audiences, directors utilize variety of cinematic devices such as the plot development, characters and scenes. In this paper, it will be examined how the famous Korean historical events and issues are portrayed

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    Historical events that influenced entire decades include the right to vote for women, U.S Depression and Civil Rights Act of 1964. These 3 events intertwine together starting with women’s right to vote in 1920. Beginning in the mid-19th century it took woman’s suffrage to achieve a constitutional change. There was not a real victory for women until the 1920's. This required suffrage in each state by parading women, hunger strikes and vigils held in silence. As far back as 1800's women held picketing

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    The 1970’s were a very exciting time, the events that would be written in the history books were, the 26th amendment was passed letting people vote at the age of 18 instead of 21, the Microsoft Corporation was founded, and the McDonald’s drive through was created. There was also new technology such as the first digital watch; and the Atari 2600. Also new movie technology was created with the passing years, and the movie studios were taking a huge risk on these new movies because they did not know

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    The historical events that led to Marx’s ideas and their shaping and implementations are just as important as the ideas themselves. These ideas are “the seizure of power by the working class and the destruction of capitalism” (M. Perry, M. Chase and J. R. Jacob). The most important events that shaped Marx’s ideas would be the failure of the revolution of 1848 and what came afterwards. Karl Marx, born in Germany, had many ideas and thoughts that developed into Marxism. His main influence was George

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    long nights to keep the their own house going. Three Important Historical Events There has many historical events that happened during this movie. One of them was when Medgar Evers, a civil rights activist, was killed. Also, another one was when Medgar Evens brother Charles Evers was brutally gun downed at his home. They kicked all the black people off the busses and took the rest of the white people home. Another historical events was “the help”; these people were maids and caretakers of white

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    have emerged in times of war or fear to lift the American spirit and instill a sense of hope. Superhero comics “reflect the politics, prejudices and concerns of a particular historical moment.” Events in superhero comics and these heroes’ characteristics are a product of the time in which they were created. Historical events greatly influenced these superheroes, and continue to dictate their role and popularity in comics and cinema. Superman and Batman appeared in 1938 and 1939 to fight crime on

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    The historical events that influenced and inspired Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird are the Scottsboro boy’s trials, the Emmitt Till case, and the Ku Klux Klan. Racism, segregation, and death are all events that occurred and similar in many ways. In our history there have been many acts of segregation against blacks. There were many fights and murders because of racism against blacks, like the Emmitt Till case. Emmitt was accused of flirting with a white woman therefore he was kidnapped

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