Works Cited:
"Tattoos: The Ancient and Mysterious History" Cate Lineberry; published on January 1st, 2007
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/tattoo.html?c=y&page=4
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Persuasive Letter Final
Dear Father,
There are a lot of things that I wish I could change in society, but the main thing I would change is discrimination. Discrimination has just gotten to the point where it seems to put our society in a quagmire and it just seems to be damaging things in society. I believe that every truly has equal rights. Some people may not like change, but it is time for change to come. The highest form of discrimination that we see in today's society is that the homosexual community cannot marry one another. That is one a very touchy subject, but it is one that really needs to be talked about. The idea that gays cannot marry is ridiculous. It's in every persons civil rights to be able to marry. Even if that person is gay or straight, I believe that it should be done that way in today's society. Yes, most politicians see things differently, but even though in their generation being gay seemed wrong, it is time for them to move on. We need equality among everyone. One of my favorite quotes about being gay is said by the lead singer of Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong, and he said "We are all born bisexual, we love one another for who we are, not for what gender we are. Society just raises us to love the separate gender." Now, I may be paraphrasing that a bit, but that is the gist of what he said, and I completely agree with him.
Another form of discrimination that really bothers me is having tattoos. I don't think that it is a big deal if anyone has tattoos, I think they look good. Among the general public, I see so many people with tattoos. They all have suffered from some sort of discrimination, either it being something as simple as someone bashing on their ink (even if they just have 1), to something as complex as not being able to get a proper job just because they have tattoos that show. Even jobs that don't require you to mingle with the general public won't let you have tattoos. Sadly, I know when I get tattoos it is going to be extremely difficult for me to get a job in today's society, just because I will have something on my skin that someone else doesn't like. One of the strongest (yet stupidest arguments) is "how will you look when you get old, you won't be able to even tell what they look like," frankly I don't give a damn how they look when I get older. If you can honestly tell me that you are gonna be fantastic looking when your older and that your skin will look the same as when you were young, then I will barely think about not getting tattoos. The way I look at it is that if you don't like it, you should just keep your mind to yourself, that was the way I was raised and that is the way it should be. Even in old cultures tattoos where shown as a sign of dominance or royalty, "The practice is also confirmed by the Greek writer Herodotus c. 450 B.C., who stated that amongst the Scythians and Thracians 'tattoos were a mark of nobility, and not to have them was testimony of low birth.' This was written in the Smithsonian Magazine.
With tattoos becoming more and more common I believe in the next few years, workplaces are going to become more and more accepting of tattoos and piercings. Also with all the people getting tattoos in this day and age, when I become old all the people my age along with me will having tattoos. Dad, I just want you to think about all the people you know with tattoos. Look at my cousins Ryan and Billy and how well they are doing. They both have jobs, and they both have a loving family that they can support. I see this as something of importance. Just because you have tattoos does not mean that you cannot be successful in life, and by successful I do not mean being rich and having a huge house. I mean having a family that loves you and that will always be there for you. You don't need to have a big house either. As long as you are comfortable with your finances and as long as you can pay the bills and support your family, it does not matter if you live in an apartment, or if you live in a giant house, as long as you are happy, then you are successful. Our family shows us the example of that. Our cousins are successful in their own way and I am extremely happy for them. If and when I get tattoos I can't wait to raise my family, just to show that I can be successful in my own way.
Sincerely Your Son,
John Long
There are a lot of things that I wish I could change in society, but the main thing I would change is discrimination. Discrimination has just gotten to the point where it seems to put our society in a quagmire and it just seems to be damaging things in society. I believe that every truly has equal rights. Some people may not like change, but it is time for change to come. The highest form of discrimination that we see in today's society is that the homosexual community cannot marry one another. That is one a very touchy subject, but it is one that really needs to be talked about. The idea that gays cannot marry is ridiculous. It's in every persons civil rights to be able to marry. Even if that person is gay or straight, I believe that it should be done that way in today's society. Yes, most politicians see things differently, but even though in their generation being gay seemed wrong, it is time for them to move on. We need equality among everyone. One of my favorite quotes about being gay is said by the lead singer of Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong, and he said "We are all born bisexual, we love one another for who we are, not for what gender we are. Society just raises us to love the separate gender." Now, I may be paraphrasing that a bit, but that is the gist of what he said, and I completely agree with him.
Another form of discrimination that really bothers me is having tattoos. I don't think that it is a big deal if anyone has tattoos, I think they look good. Among the general public, I see so many people with tattoos. They all have suffered from some sort of discrimination, either it being something as simple as someone bashing on their ink (even if they just have 1), to something as complex as not being able to get a proper job just because they have tattoos that show. Even jobs that don't require you to mingle with the general public won't let you have tattoos. Sadly, I know when I get tattoos it is going to be extremely difficult for me to get a job in today's society, just because I will have something on my skin that someone else doesn't like. One of the strongest (yet stupidest arguments) is "how will you look when you get old, you won't be able to even tell what they look like," frankly I don't give a damn how they look when I get older. If you can honestly tell me that you are gonna be fantastic looking when your older and that your skin will look the same as when you were young, then I will barely think about not getting tattoos. The way I look at it is that if you don't like it, you should just keep your mind to yourself, that was the way I was raised and that is the way it should be. Even in old cultures tattoos where shown as a sign of dominance or royalty, "The practice is also confirmed by the Greek writer Herodotus c. 450 B.C., who stated that amongst the Scythians and Thracians 'tattoos were a mark of nobility, and not to have them was testimony of low birth.' This was written in the Smithsonian Magazine.
With tattoos becoming more and more common I believe in the next few years, workplaces are going to become more and more accepting of tattoos and piercings. Also with all the people getting tattoos in this day and age, when I become old all the people my age along with me will having tattoos. Dad, I just want you to think about all the people you know with tattoos. Look at my cousins Ryan and Billy and how well they are doing. They both have jobs, and they both have a loving family that they can support. I see this as something of importance. Just because you have tattoos does not mean that you cannot be successful in life, and by successful I do not mean being rich and having a huge house. I mean having a family that loves you and that will always be there for you. You don't need to have a big house either. As long as you are comfortable with your finances and as long as you can pay the bills and support your family, it does not matter if you live in an apartment, or if you live in a giant house, as long as you are happy, then you are successful. Our family shows us the example of that. Our cousins are successful in their own way and I am extremely happy for them. If and when I get tattoos I can't wait to raise my family, just to show that I can be successful in my own way.
Sincerely Your Son,
John Long
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Culture Letter Rough Draft
Dear Father,
There are a lot of things that I wish I could change in society, but the main thing I would change is discrimination. Discrimination has just gotten to the point where it seems to put our society in a quagmire and it just seems to be damaging things in society. I believe that every truly has equal rights. Some people may not like change, but it is time for change to come.
The highest form of discrimination that we see in today's society is that the homosexual community cannot marry one another. That is one a very touchy subject, but it is one that really needs to be talked about. The idea that gays cannot marry is ridiculous. It's in every persons civil rights to be able to marry. Even if that person is gay or straight, I believe that it should be done that way in today's society. Yes, most politicians see things differently, but even though in their generation being gay seemed wrong, it is time for them to move on. We need equality among everyone. One of my favorite quotes about being gay is said by the lead singer of Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong, and he said "We are all born bisexual, we love one another for who we are, not for what gender we are. Society just raises us to love the separate gender." Now, I may be paraphrasing that a bit, but that is the gist of what he said, and I completely agree with him.
Another form of discrimination that really bothers me is having tattoos. I don't think that it is a big deal if anyone has tattoos, I think they look good. Among the general public, I see so many people with tattoos. They all have suffered from some sort of discrimination, either it being something as simple as someone bashing on their ink (even if they just have 1), to something as complex as not being able to get a proper job just because they have tattoos that show. Even jobs that don't require you to mingle with the general public won't let you have tattoos. Sadly, I know when I get tattoos it is going to be extremely difficult for me to get a job in today's society, just because I will have something on my skin that someone else doesn't like. One of the strongest (yet stupidest arguments) is "how will you look when you get old, you won't be able to even tell what they look like," frankly I don't give a damn how they look when I get older. If you can honestly tell me that you are gonna be fantastic looking when your older and that your skin will look the same as when you were young, then I will barely think about not getting tattoos. The way I look at it is that if you don't like it, you should just keep your mind to yourself, that was the way I was raised and that is the way it should be.
Sincerely Your Son,
John Long
There are a lot of things that I wish I could change in society, but the main thing I would change is discrimination. Discrimination has just gotten to the point where it seems to put our society in a quagmire and it just seems to be damaging things in society. I believe that every truly has equal rights. Some people may not like change, but it is time for change to come.
The highest form of discrimination that we see in today's society is that the homosexual community cannot marry one another. That is one a very touchy subject, but it is one that really needs to be talked about. The idea that gays cannot marry is ridiculous. It's in every persons civil rights to be able to marry. Even if that person is gay or straight, I believe that it should be done that way in today's society. Yes, most politicians see things differently, but even though in their generation being gay seemed wrong, it is time for them to move on. We need equality among everyone. One of my favorite quotes about being gay is said by the lead singer of Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong, and he said "We are all born bisexual, we love one another for who we are, not for what gender we are. Society just raises us to love the separate gender." Now, I may be paraphrasing that a bit, but that is the gist of what he said, and I completely agree with him.
Another form of discrimination that really bothers me is having tattoos. I don't think that it is a big deal if anyone has tattoos, I think they look good. Among the general public, I see so many people with tattoos. They all have suffered from some sort of discrimination, either it being something as simple as someone bashing on their ink (even if they just have 1), to something as complex as not being able to get a proper job just because they have tattoos that show. Even jobs that don't require you to mingle with the general public won't let you have tattoos. Sadly, I know when I get tattoos it is going to be extremely difficult for me to get a job in today's society, just because I will have something on my skin that someone else doesn't like. One of the strongest (yet stupidest arguments) is "how will you look when you get old, you won't be able to even tell what they look like," frankly I don't give a damn how they look when I get older. If you can honestly tell me that you are gonna be fantastic looking when your older and that your skin will look the same as when you were young, then I will barely think about not getting tattoos. The way I look at it is that if you don't like it, you should just keep your mind to yourself, that was the way I was raised and that is the way it should be.
Sincerely Your Son,
John Long
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Annotated Citations
"A Short History of the Department of State: Iranian Hostage Crisis" No date of said publishing.
In this link, it explains all the main point of the Iranian Hostage Crisis. It is a very short link compared to the other one. This link explains the details which are needed to be said. With the details said in this link I got all the specifics that I needed. This link told me the typical when and wheres. It also told me the general people who were involved in the whole Iranian Hostage Crisis. This link also talks about what is going on with the Department of State when the Hostage Crisis occurred. With this link I really was able to start the whole paper. I had writers block until I saw this and then all the information just started hitting and then I was able to start writing about the Iranian Hostage Crisis with ease. Without this article I don't think I would have been able to start my paper as easy as I did.
"United States History: The Iranian Hostage Crisis" No date of said publishing.
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h2021.html
With this second link, I was able to fill in all the minimal details about the Iranian Hostage Crisis. I got all the smaller details about "Operation Eagle Claw". This link also told me about the information where Iraq invaded Iran and all the miniscule details that I would not have been able to get other wise. It also told me about all the details with the Presidential Race between Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan and how their administrations had helped with trying to find a possible solution to the Iranian Hostage Crisis. It said how Ronald Reagan's administration had helped by having secret missions with the Iranian Government and such things. Without this link I would not have been able to get all these miniscule details that I was able get after reading it. This link was definitely a huge help to me and being able to finish this essay.
(for some reason it decided to change the font size for the second link annotation, apologies.)
Sunday, April 21, 2013
If I Could Change Anything in Society I Would Change....
There are a lot of things that I wish I could change in society, but the main thing I would change is discrimination. Discrimination has just gotten to the point where it seems to put our society in a quagmire and it just seems to be damaging things in society. I believe that every truly has equal rights. Some people may not like change, but it is time for change to come.
The highest form of discrimination that we see in today's society is that the homosexual community cannot marry one another. That is one a very touchy subject, but it is one that really needs to be talked about. The idea that gays cannot marry is ridiculous. It's in every persons civil rights to be able to marry. Even if that person is gay or straight, I believe that it should be done that way in today's society. Yes, most politicians see things differently, but even though in their generation being gay seemed wrong, it is time for them to move on. We need equality among everyone. One of my favorite quotes about being gay is said by the lead singer of Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong, and he said "We are all born bisexual, we love one another for who we are, not for what gender we are. Society just raises us to love the separate gender." Now, I may be paraphrasing that a bit, but that is the gist of what he said, and I completely agree with him.
Another form of discrimination that really bothers me is having tattoos. I don't think that it is a big deal if anyone has tattoos, I think they look good. Among the general public, I see so many people with tattoos. They all have suffered from some sort of discrimination, either it being something as simple as someone bashing on their ink (even if they just have 1), to something as complex as not being able to get a proper job just because they have tattoos that show. Even jobs that don't require you to mingle with the general public won't let you have tattoos. Sadly, I know when I get tattoos it is going to be extremely difficult for me to get a job in today's society, just because I will have something on my skin that someone else doesn't like. One of the strongest (yet stupidest arguments) is "how will you look when you get old, you won't be able to even tell what they look like," frankly I don't give a damn how they look when I get older. If you can honestly tell me that you are gonna be fantastic looking when your older and that your skin will look the same as when you were young, then I will barely think about not getting tattoos. The way I look at it is that if you don't like it, you should just keep your mind to yourself, that was the way I was raised and that is the way it should be.
The highest form of discrimination that we see in today's society is that the homosexual community cannot marry one another. That is one a very touchy subject, but it is one that really needs to be talked about. The idea that gays cannot marry is ridiculous. It's in every persons civil rights to be able to marry. Even if that person is gay or straight, I believe that it should be done that way in today's society. Yes, most politicians see things differently, but even though in their generation being gay seemed wrong, it is time for them to move on. We need equality among everyone. One of my favorite quotes about being gay is said by the lead singer of Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong, and he said "We are all born bisexual, we love one another for who we are, not for what gender we are. Society just raises us to love the separate gender." Now, I may be paraphrasing that a bit, but that is the gist of what he said, and I completely agree with him.
Another form of discrimination that really bothers me is having tattoos. I don't think that it is a big deal if anyone has tattoos, I think they look good. Among the general public, I see so many people with tattoos. They all have suffered from some sort of discrimination, either it being something as simple as someone bashing on their ink (even if they just have 1), to something as complex as not being able to get a proper job just because they have tattoos that show. Even jobs that don't require you to mingle with the general public won't let you have tattoos. Sadly, I know when I get tattoos it is going to be extremely difficult for me to get a job in today's society, just because I will have something on my skin that someone else doesn't like. One of the strongest (yet stupidest arguments) is "how will you look when you get old, you won't be able to even tell what they look like," frankly I don't give a damn how they look when I get older. If you can honestly tell me that you are gonna be fantastic looking when your older and that your skin will look the same as when you were young, then I will barely think about not getting tattoos. The way I look at it is that if you don't like it, you should just keep your mind to yourself, that was the way I was raised and that is the way it should be.
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Killer Culture Blog
Killer Culture Blog
Reading Response "Killer Culture"
After reading "Killer Culture" by David Kupelian I have realized that in every generation on humans there is a different type of "trend" or "hip" thing, and throughout every generation these will change. Kupelian shows that in his article the trends of todays generation seem to be negative towards the youth of the next generation. Throughout Kupelian's article he explains how tattoos and piercings in his time were considered extreme, but now they are considered "normal" in today's generation. All together Kupelian seems to believe that big corporations and recent trends are corrupting todays generation and most likely the next few generations to come. In my opinion I think he is wrong, I think that I am a good person of today's generation; I have no criminal record, I don't rebel against my parents (at least not more than any other teenager does), and I am not some sort of druggy who was influenced by big corporations. I have the piece of mind to know not to do these things. Then again, this might be because the way I was raised, if it is then I have my family to thank for that.
Though Kupelian thinks today's generation is corrupted by corporations and trends, I completely disagree with him. I am the kind of person who wants to get many tattoos, even tho that seems like an "extreme" to Kupelian and to many of the people his age or older. I wasn't influenced by big corporations or trends. I was influenced by family and seeing that their tattoos meant something to them, and I can see stories told by their tattoos. That is a reason I want to get tattoos. Not because I am following trends and seeing what is "hip" and "cool" amongst people. I am getting tattoos because I want to show people what I stand for and how I feel about things. Each tattoo I plan on getting has a meaning or has something to do with my family or heritage. For example, I plan on getting an anchor on my arm with a broken heart on it, and what that stands for is "Stand Your Ground" and everything in that tattoo is going to lead into something different. The heart is going to symbolize all the hard things I've been through in life.
Not everyone who gets tattoos or piercings is following a trend. That is why I disagree with David Kupelian, not because he is completely wrong on the thing, but because he has the wrong idea about half the people in today's generation. Everyone I know who is getting tattoos or has gotten tattoos has done it because they want to show their friends and family what they are and how they got there. Yes, every once in a while you will get the kind of person who wants to follow some sort of trend, but that is because they may have low self esteem or they just give into pressure easily and that's because they never really were raised to have the right mindset to get these things done.
After reading "Killer Culture" by David Kupelian I have realized that in every generation on humans there is a different type of "trend" or "hip" thing, and throughout every generation these will change. Kupelian shows that in his article the trends of todays generation seem to be negative towards the youth of the next generation. Throughout Kupelian's article he explains how tattoos and piercings in his time were considered extreme, but now they are considered "normal" in today's generation. All together Kupelian seems to believe that big corporations and recent trends are corrupting todays generation and most likely the next few generations to come. In my opinion I think he is wrong, I think that I am a good person of today's generation; I have no criminal record, I don't rebel against my parents (at least not more than any other teenager does), and I am not some sort of druggy who was influenced by big corporations. I have the piece of mind to know not to do these things. Then again, this might be because the way I was raised, if it is then I have my family to thank for that.
Though Kupelian thinks today's generation is corrupted by corporations and trends, I completely disagree with him. I am the kind of person who wants to get many tattoos, even tho that seems like an "extreme" to Kupelian and to many of the people his age or older. I wasn't influenced by big corporations or trends. I was influenced by family and seeing that their tattoos meant something to them, and I can see stories told by their tattoos. That is a reason I want to get tattoos. Not because I am following trends and seeing what is "hip" and "cool" amongst people. I am getting tattoos because I want to show people what I stand for and how I feel about things. Each tattoo I plan on getting has a meaning or has something to do with my family or heritage. For example, I plan on getting an anchor on my arm with a broken heart on it, and what that stands for is "Stand Your Ground" and everything in that tattoo is going to lead into something different. The heart is going to symbolize all the hard things I've been through in life.
Not everyone who gets tattoos or piercings is following a trend. That is why I disagree with David Kupelian, not because he is completely wrong on the thing, but because he has the wrong idea about half the people in today's generation. Everyone I know who is getting tattoos or has gotten tattoos has done it because they want to show their friends and family what they are and how they got there. Yes, every once in a while you will get the kind of person who wants to follow some sort of trend, but that is because they may have low self esteem or they just give into pressure easily and that's because they never really were raised to have the right mindset to get these things done.
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Iranian Hostage Crisis Narrative Final Updated
Narrative #1 Final
Iranian Hostage Crisis
The Iranian hostage crisis was a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Iran which started November 4th, 1979 and ended January 20th, 1981 in which fifty-two Americans were held hostage for four hundred and forty four days. This occurred when Islamist students and militants took over the American Embassy in Tehran. This situation occurred under President Carter (United States) and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (Iran). In the beginning of the hostage crisis the Iranian Government denied any sort of involvement in the whole thing, but its failure to take action against the hostage-takers belied their denial to the situation. In the middle of November in 1979 the Iranian hostage-takers released thirteen women and African Americans claiming they were sympathetic to the minorities. The hostages were initially held in one building until the rescue mission Operation Eagle Claw (which failed) then the hostages were scattered all over Iran to make any other sort of rescue mission impossible. President Jimmy Carter immediately imposed an economic sanction, first he cancelled oil imports from Iran, and then he deported a number of Iranians from the United States, that was followed by freezing about eight billion dollars of Iranian assets in the United States. During the hostage crisis the United States attempted a rescue mission called Operation Eagle Claw off the USS Nimitz and failed. That was where the only casualties in the whole Iranian Hostage Crisis occurred (eight American Service men, 2 American aircraft and an Iranian civilian). After Operation Eagle Claw had failed the Iranians mockingly paraded the wreckage on Worldwide Television. In February of 1980 the Iranians released a list of demands for the hostages release. The list of demands included the return of the Shah, an apology for the United States involvement in Iran (including the coup in 1953) and a promise for the United States to stay out of all of Iran's future affairs. Upon the death of the Shah in July of 1980 and the invasion by the Iraqis in September, Iran became more amenable for the negotiations of the hostages' release. In the final stages of the Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter, given the new parameters, might have been able to bargain with the Iranians. The 11th hour heroics were officially dubbed an "October Surprise" by Ronald Reagan's campaign. Allegations surfaced that William Casey (director of the Reagan Campaign) and some CIA Operatives had secretly met with Iranian Officials in Europe to negotiate the release of the hostages. The American hostages were finally released into United States custody minutes after President Ronald Reagan was sworn into office. The Iranians came to an agreement with Deputy Secretary Warren Christopher. The whole Iranian Hostage Crisis was described as an entanglement of vengeance and mutual incomprehension. Even though the casualty rate was low; the two air-crafts, eight American Service men and Iranian civilian it was still a very tragic situation. In Iran the hostage taking was widely seen as a massive blow against the United States of America.
Works-Cited:
"A Short History of the Department of State: Iranian Hostage Crisis" No date of said publishing.
"United States History: The Iranian Hostage Crisis" No date of said publishing.
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h2021.html
MLA Information
MLA Information
The type of sources I used for my Iran Topic report were all from the internet. Both online web pages with multiple author.
This information truly helped me understand how to do a works-cited page. I never really had to do one in high school and this really helped. Reading the sources and telling me how to type up a works-cited page is really nice because no one ever really taught me. This supports Library 10 by telling us how to type up the information we find inside the Library.
The type of sources I used for my Iran Topic report were all from the internet. Both online web pages with multiple author.
Spacing
In MLA style, the works-cited page is double spaced, with the same spacing within and between citations.Order
Citations beginning with names and those beginning with titles are to be alphabetized together. Numbers in titles are treated as though they have been spelled out. For names, alphabetize based on the letters that come before the comma separating the last name from the first, and disregard any spaces or other punctuation in the last name. For titles, ignore articles such as "a" and "the" (and equivalents in other languages) for alphabetization purposes.What to include
The title "Works Cited" indicates that the list you provide contains only the works you actually cite in your paper. If you wish to also include in your list works that you consult but do not cite, give your page the broader title "Works Consulted."This information truly helped me understand how to do a works-cited page. I never really had to do one in high school and this really helped. Reading the sources and telling me how to type up a works-cited page is really nice because no one ever really taught me. This supports Library 10 by telling us how to type up the information we find inside the Library.
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Narrative #1 Final
Narrative #1 Final
Iranian Hostage Crisis
The Iranian hostage crisis was a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Iran which started November 4th, 1979 and ended January 20th, 1981 in which fifty-two Americans were held hostage for four hundred and forty four days. This occurred when Islamist students and militants took over the American Embassy in Tehran. This situation occurred under President Carter (United States) and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (Iran). In the beginning of the hostage crisis the Iranian Government denied any sort of involvement in the whole thing, but its failure to take action against the hostage-takers belied their denial to the situation. In the middle of November in 1979 the Iranian hostage-takers released thirteen women and African Americans claiming they were sympathetic to the minorities. The hostages were initially held in one building until the rescue mission Operation Eagle Claw (which failed) then the hostages were scattered all over Iran to make any other sort of rescue mission impossible. President Jimmy Carter immediately imposed an economic sanction, first he cancelled oil imports from Iran, and then he deported a number of Iranians from the United States, that was followed by freezing about eight billion dollars of Iranian assets in the United States. During the hostage crisis the United States attempted a rescue mission called Operation Eagle Claw off the USS Nimitz and failed. That was where the only casualties in the whole Iranian Hostage Crisis occurred (eight American Service men, 2 American aircraft and an Iranian civilian). After Operation Eagle Claw had failed the Iranians mockingly paraded the wreckage on Worldwide Television. In February of 1980 the Iranians released a list of demands for the hostages release. The list of demands included the return of the Shah, an apology for the United States involvement in Iran (including the coup in 1953) and a promise for the United States to stay out of all of Iran's future affairs. Upon the death of the Shah in July of 1980 and the invasion by the Iraqis in September, Iran became more amenable for the negotiations of the hostages' release. In the final stages of the Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter, given the new parameters, might have been able to bargain with the Iranians. The 11th hour heroics were officially dubbed an "October Surprise" by Ronald Reagan's campaign. Allegations surfaced that William Casey (director of the Reagan Campaign) and some CIA Operatives had secretly met with Iranian Officials in Europe to negotiate the release of the hostages. The American hostages were finally released into United States custody minutes after President Ronald Reagan was sworn into office. The Iranians came to an agreement with Deputy Secretary Warren Christopher. The whole Iranian Hostage Crisis was described as an entanglement of vengeance and mutual incomprehension. Even though the casualty rate was low; the two air-crafts, eight American Service men and Iranian civilian it was still a very tragic situation. In Iran the hostage taking was widely seen as a massive blow against the United States of America.
Works-Cited:
"A Short History of the Department of State: Iranian Hostage Crisis" No date of said publishing.
"United States History: The Iranian Hostage Crisis" No date of said publishing.
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h2021.html
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Persepolis Narrative and Reader Response
Persepolis Narrative:
In this Graphic Novel by Marjane Satrapi a young girl named Marji wants to be a Prophet but no one knows about it except for her grandmother. She wants to be love, justice, and the wrath of God all in one. Marji tells everyone that she wants to become a doctor when she grows up, but she truly wants to be a prophet. God would visit Marji and wrote a book about her becoming a prophet that her grandmother discovered. Marji's grandmother says that she will be her first disciple. When the revolution came to her country she decided to stop trying to become a prophet, at least until she became a little older. God would still visit Marji from time to time and see how she was doing. One night while God was visiting her she over heard her parents talking about the revolution and what had been happening and she had over heard her father saying that the local movie theater was burned down with people still inside. The cops wouldn't let people try and save anyone and just let them burn to death. The firefighters did not arrive until forty minutes later. The BBC had reported that over four hundred people had perished in the fire. Everyone from the city had believed that it was the Shah's doing and that he was the one who planned the fire to happen at the theater. Her father had talked about another demonstration happening the next day, Marji wanted to go but her parents would not let her go because at the demonstrations there were many shootings.
Persepolis Reader Response:
My reaction to this Graphic Novel so far is that it seems kind of depressing so far. Everything just kind of seems to be going wrong in the country and the fact that Marji is just in the middle of it and all she wants to do is help, and the fact she can't do it just seems really sad. Everyone just seems to go with the flow of the revolution. Most people seem to be angry, but a lot of people are just seeming to stay out of it. Marji's parents also seem like the kind of parents who will take care of her no matter what situation that they are in (at least so far, we have not gotten very far into this novel). I also really enjoy the fact that Marji talks to God, I feel like it shows that she can also seem to stay positive in any kind of situation, even when her country goes to Hell and there is a revolution happening. I also see that fact that she talks to God as a personal Solitude. I feel like she tries and keep herself out of most drama while still trying to help others. Also, the way Marji seems to act around most people makes me enjoy this Graphic Novel more because it shows that Marji still acts very childish and that is very enjoyable.
In this Graphic Novel by Marjane Satrapi a young girl named Marji wants to be a Prophet but no one knows about it except for her grandmother. She wants to be love, justice, and the wrath of God all in one. Marji tells everyone that she wants to become a doctor when she grows up, but she truly wants to be a prophet. God would visit Marji and wrote a book about her becoming a prophet that her grandmother discovered. Marji's grandmother says that she will be her first disciple. When the revolution came to her country she decided to stop trying to become a prophet, at least until she became a little older. God would still visit Marji from time to time and see how she was doing. One night while God was visiting her she over heard her parents talking about the revolution and what had been happening and she had over heard her father saying that the local movie theater was burned down with people still inside. The cops wouldn't let people try and save anyone and just let them burn to death. The firefighters did not arrive until forty minutes later. The BBC had reported that over four hundred people had perished in the fire. Everyone from the city had believed that it was the Shah's doing and that he was the one who planned the fire to happen at the theater. Her father had talked about another demonstration happening the next day, Marji wanted to go but her parents would not let her go because at the demonstrations there were many shootings.
Persepolis Reader Response:
My reaction to this Graphic Novel so far is that it seems kind of depressing so far. Everything just kind of seems to be going wrong in the country and the fact that Marji is just in the middle of it and all she wants to do is help, and the fact she can't do it just seems really sad. Everyone just seems to go with the flow of the revolution. Most people seem to be angry, but a lot of people are just seeming to stay out of it. Marji's parents also seem like the kind of parents who will take care of her no matter what situation that they are in (at least so far, we have not gotten very far into this novel). I also really enjoy the fact that Marji talks to God, I feel like it shows that she can also seem to stay positive in any kind of situation, even when her country goes to Hell and there is a revolution happening. I also see that fact that she talks to God as a personal Solitude. I feel like she tries and keep herself out of most drama while still trying to help others. Also, the way Marji seems to act around most people makes me enjoy this Graphic Novel more because it shows that Marji still acts very childish and that is very enjoyable.
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Narrative #1 Post #1
Narrative #1 Rough Draft
Iranian Hostage Crisis
Iranian Hostage Crisis
The Iranian hostage crisis was a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Iran which started November 4th, 1979 and ended January 20th, 1981 in which fifty-two Americans were held hostage for four hundred and forty four days. This occurred when Islamist students and militants took over the American Embassy in Tehran. This situation occurred under President Carter (United States) and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (Iran). In the middle of November in 1979 the Iranian hostage-takers released thirteen women and African Americans claiming they were sympathetic to the minorities. The hostages were initially held in one building until the rescue mission Operation Eagle Claw (which failed) then the hostages were scattered all over Iran to make any other sort of rescue mission impossible. The American hostages were finally released into United States custody minutes after President Ronald Reagan was sworn into office. The whole Iranian Hostage Crisis was described as an entanglement of vengeance and mutual incomprehension. Even though the casualty rate was low; the two air-crafts, eight American Service men and Iranian civilian it was still a very tragic situation. In Iran the hostage taking was widely seen as a massive blow against the United States of America. During the hostage crisis the United States attempted a rescue mission called Operation Eagle Claw off the USS Nimitz and failed. That was where the only casualties in the whole Iranian Hostage Crisis occurred (eight American Service men, 2 American aircraft and an Iranian civilian)
Sunday, February 17, 2013
I am...
I am...
My name is John Long and I am 18 years old. I was born in Santa Cruz, California. I come from a family of four and I have a Dog named Cowboy. Cowboy is a Queensland Healer (also know as an Australian Cattle Dog) and he is twelve and a half years old. He has had his fair share of health issues but he's still running strong. I am a very active person, I mountain bike and skateboard a lot. I am also a concert enthusiast. I have been to many concerts and I have at least three concerts that I am going to in the next few months and one of them is Vans Warped Tour 2013 and the other two are Pierce the Veil and Green Day. I might also be going to see Dropkick Murphy's next month with my lovely girlfriend of two years Savannah! When I was young I attended Twin Lakes Church Preschool, I had a very good time there even though I hardly remember any of my childhood from age four and below. After Twin Lakes Preschool I went to Soquel Elementary School to attend Kindergarten through fifth grade. That is where I met my best friend Aaron Stewart! He is actually in this class with me and I am very excited about that. After Soquel Elementary I went to New Brighton Middle School and in all honesty that was by far my least favorite school I ever went to. The office faculty were horrible and so were the teachers. Seriously, one of them thought I had a learning disability. Oh well. After New Brighton I went to Harbor High School. That place was really a funny story. My junior year American Literature teacher was a complete nut. She barely even taught the subject, she would rather do palm readings and talk about her personal sex life than teach us. I remember one time she got so fed up with the class because we were trying to work on our projects that she actually LEFT the class and went to the office because we were "working ahead of her." We finished the in-class project in ten minutes when it would have taken her forty-five minute to get half way through the "lesson" where she would have talked about her personal life.
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