Persian literature Essays

  • Muhammad Iqbal's Works and Poetic Contributions

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    Muhammad Iqbal is one of the greatest and perhaps one of the most influential Muslims of the twentieth century. He is considered to have made a great contribution in Urdu literature where he made his literary work both in Urdu and Persian language. Because of his strong faith in Islam people often nicknamed his as “shaere- mashriq” which means the prophet of the east (the express tribune). Iqbals poetry and statements teaches people selflessness and to look at things in a religious and spiritual

  • Wiesen’s Herodotus and the Modern Debate over Race and Slavery

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    the Colchians’ blackness, was so startling as to cast h... ... middle of paper ... ...ll and be forced to question their identity. The play shows that no amount of ignorance or arrogance can save a person from that. In conclusion, Aeschylus’ Persians has continued to impact the world for centuries upon centuries because it is able to be interpreted multiple ways. In each version, the play centers around the same kernal of truth about identity and belonging and forces the audience to question

  • Bahrain

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    with the other Persian Gulp principalities. It specified that the ruler could not dispose of any of his territory except to the United Kingdom and could not enter into relationships with any foreign government other than the United Kingdom without British consent. The British promise to protect Bahrain from all aggression by sea and to lend support in case of land attack. After World War II, Bahrain became the center for British administration of treaty obligations in the lower Persian Gulf. In 1968

  • Omar Khayyam The Enigma

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    PROLOGUE Omar Kahyyam was primarily a mathematician and an astronomer. He was an extremely intelligent individual who wrote many theories in physics and metaphysics. He is also attributed with the reformation of the Persian calender with seven other great intellects to create a calender more accurate than the Gregorian calender. Ironically he is known to the world today for his translated collection of lyrical quatrains called the Rubaiyat. His life and works are somewhat of a mystery because he

  • Alexander the Great Arriving in Persepolis

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    many states, and many other states freely submitted without battles. Two years after my father's death, my war with the Persians began. Near the city of Troy, I defeated the Persian army. In doing so, all the states of Asia then submitted their arms to me. A year later I would encounter the Persians again; this time the main Persian army would be my opponent. I defeated the Persian army led by King Darious III at the city of Issus, and a year later took the city of Tyre. Furthermore, Egypt surrendered

  • The Confused Males of Montesquieu’s Persian Letters, Voltaire’s Candide, Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels

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    The Confused Males of Montesquieu’s Persian Letters, Voltaire’s Candide, Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, Sterne’s Tristram Shandy, and Rousseau’s First and Second Discourses “Now my father was then holding one of his second beds of justice, and was musing within himself about the hardships of matrimony, as my mother broke silence.— —My brother Toby, quoth she, is going to be married to Mrs. Wadman.” —Then he will never, quoth my father, be able to lie diagonally in his bed again as long as he

  • A Cat, a Dog and a Snake

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    There was once a trio that loved their lives. They had an incredible existence. Don’t get me wrong, they were no trio of friends, but in fact just a trio of animals living in a lavish house. They couldn’t even stand to look at each other. However, this was going to change all too soon. The first animal I would like to introduce to you is a cat named Cat. Cat is a gray British Shorthair cat with a sunrise kind of yellow eyes. Next there is a dog named dog. Dog is a Dalmatian with eyes that have the

  • The Pride of Baghdad, The Lady and The Tramp, and The Persepolis

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    nove l by Marjane Satrapi that describe her childhood up to her early adult in the Iran during and after Islamic Revolution. This comic is all in black and white. According to Wikipedia, the title of novel, Persepolis,is from the ancient captial of Persian Empire, Persepolis. I am analyzing the visual elements of Pride of Baghdad, race and cultural identify, racism, & stereotype play a significant in The Lady and The Tramp, and describe the Marjane archetype and personality. The Pride of Baghdad These

  • Culture Of Persian Culture

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    when I tell another person I am Persian. Now, taking my blonde hair and green eyes into consideration, I can understand that. I get even more confused looks when I tell them that I both traits are predominantly from my dad’s side, who is 100% Persian. In order to really understand why this is, you’d have to go back and explore deep into Persia’s history and the Aryan race, and you still might not get all the answers. Now, while I’m not always looked at as being Persian, it is definitely something I

  • Essay On Iran Intermezzo

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    represents a period in Persian history which saw the rise of various native Persian Muslim dynasties in the Iranian plateau. Iranian Intermezzo has always been recognized as a period in time of major importance for the formation of Islamic civilization, both in political and intellectual terms. In the linguistic and literary area, the Persian period was characterized by the rise of the Persian speaking court, therefore bringing about the literary beginnings of the classical Persian language and its acceptance

  • Iran Identity Essay

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    Millenniums and centuries ago the Persian Empire illuminated the World. Nowadays, the powerful Persian Empire has been replaced for the weak Islamic Republic of Iran. Astonishingly, through the centuries Iranians were able to keep parts of their identity. Unfortunately, the Islamist Republic has sought to prevent Iranians to keep any identity different to Islam’s. The images in this documentary will help you acquire a better idea of the major changes in the Persian individual and identity through the

  • The GCC and the International Relations of the Gulf: Diplomacy, Security and Economic Coordination in a Changing Middle East by Matteo Legranzi

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    In the book “The GCC and the International Relations of the Gulf: Diplomacy, Security and Economic Coordination in a Changing Middle East” Matteo Legranzi provides detailed description of how mechanisms of Gulf cooperation work. Special attention is paid to limitations of gulf cooperation, the rise of Iran’s economic and political influence, economic globalization and diplomatic regionalization. Legranzi argues that little is known and highlighted about Gulf’s international cooperation and, therefore

  • Examples Of Hypocrisy In Esther

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    Tatyana Barlow Ms. Roth/Period 1 Bible as Literature 10 March 2016 Esther Courage, irony and hypocrisy are traits that are each expressed in the book of Esther. In fact, it is partially what makes the book so interesting to its readers. People like Mordecai and Haman have brought irony and courage to the book through their various actions. There were also individuals like Xerxes who exhibited hypocrisy in the story. However, Esther expressed courage as well. The people in the book of Esther each

  • Mesopotamia

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    development of the State, and secondly the invention of written language. The name Mesopotamia, which in Greek means “between the rivers,” refers to a region of land in the Middle East surrounding the Tigris and Euphrates rivers stretching from the Persian Gulf in the south to the mountains of Armenia in the north.(3) As a part of the Fertile Crescent, the soil in this region and particularly in the alluvial plain was, due to silt left from flooding, extremely fertile. Because of poor drainage, this

  • A Summary Of The Brotherhood Of Kings By Amanda Podany

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    trade between Anatolia and Old Assyrian where, as well as the trade between the Persian Gulf and Mesopotamia, she thoroughly discusses the details and the changes that were made between the two. However she does lack in reliability of information of the Minoan pottery located in Lahun. Fortunately though in this chapter she is able to overcome her lack of reliable information in order to tie in an introduction of Literature of the old Babylonian world. This is done by using a tale of Sinuhe. This tale

  • Term Paper-Ancient Summeria/Babylon

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    southeastern part of what is now Iraq. The land of Sumer was virtually devoid of human occupants until about 5000 BC, when settlers moved into the swamps at the head of the Persian Gulf and gradually spread northward up the lower Tigris-Euphrates Valley. Although the Sumerians as people disappeared, their language and literature continued to influence the religion of their successors. Their basic economic organization and system of writing cuneiform, architectural forms, and legal practices remained

  • Islamic Religion

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    religion is a gentle religion. On the Arabian Penninsula, home of the Arabs, was isolated and they were able to develop their civilization without outside influences. It is about 1 million miles square, that is located between the Red sea and the Persian Gulf. There are two distinctive regions. The first has well-watered valleys between mountains and the second is arid plains and desert. Grass grows quickly during the showes of the rainy season. In ancient times the Arabs were bedouin (nomads that

  • First Persian Gulf War: 1990-1991

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    First Persian Gulf War: 1990-1991 The First Persian Gulf War between 1990 and 1991 was the most militarily efficient campaign in US history where comparatively few lives were lost. This war accomplished many goals, including that it secured the economic advantages for the “Western World”. It encouraged a free flow of natural resources, established the value of air power and superiority, and verified that a free alliance for justice will prevail over armed aggression. In the end, the United State’s

  • Athens and Sparta

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    During the period of Greek history from the last years of the Persian Wars till the beginning of the First Peloponnesian War, the primacy of Sparta declined whileAthens was gaining increased influence in Greece. The Athenian, Thucydides (460-400 BC), one among few contemporary historians, left behind the most creditable records about this period. Although he did not give enough documentation for many events he described, his Histories remained the main resource of the facts from that time. In consideration

  • The Persian Gulf War

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    The Persian Gulf War The war in the Persian Gulf was a war of religious favor, cruel leadership, and greed. Desert Storm or more commonly known ass The Golf War was the same type of war that had accrued in this area for many years except for one fact. In Operation Desert Storm, it was a mix of sophisticated technology and the combined leadership and cooperation from the coalition that was used to end the war in a quick and timely manner. Which in the end probably saved thousands of lives. In 1979