Western Influences in the Middle East

Paper Summary:

The paper focuses on the book "Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi that recounts the chaos and bloodshed that resulted from the western world's "westernization" of Iran. The paper also refers to "The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order", by Samuel P. Huntington and then discusses the horrific number of Iraqis who have been killed since Bush launched the invasion. The paper concludes that this is clearly part of the negative impact of "westernization".

From the Paper:

"What was life really like for Marjane Satrapi as she was growing up? A brief look at the history of her times is appropriate here, as the discussion of western influences into the Middle East is reviewed. Many Americans remember that the U.S.-backed Shah was pushed out of Iran in 1979, and the Ayatollah Khomeini took over the government, which set off the Islamic revolution that Marjane Satrapi writes about. She was swept up in it and many of the injustices that she witnessed and her family endured resulted from the Islamic backlash (led by Khomeini's regime) following the demise of the Shah. In fact, the fall of the Shah also set off a hostage crisis; pro-Khomeini militants in Teheran held U.S. embassy staff members for 444 days."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Brown, David. "Study claims Iraq's 'Excess' death toll has reached 655,000." The WashingtonPost 11 October 2006: A12. Retrieved March 5, 2008, from http://www.washingtonpost.com.
• Huntington, Samuel P. The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order, New York: Touchstone, 1999.
• Kinzer, Stephen, All The Shah's Men, Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2003.
• Merriman-Webster. "Westernization." Retrieved March 5, 2008, from http://www.merriman-webster/dictionary/westsernization.com.
• Satrapi, Marjane. Persepolis. New York: Pantheon, 2003.

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