October 27, 2009 Grand Theatres (1486 Interstate Loop)
Free showings of Persepolis at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.
When you arrive at the theatre, get your free ticket at the box office. First come, first served! Be prepared to show your BSC ID.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Elementary vs. University Education - American Lit 261
A question posed by Ann Marie Millican for American Lit 261:
Elementary schools had to follow the rules and the laws. Throughout the years, going to a university you could push the laws and bend them. For example: Marjane was good at art. To get into another school, she had to draw a picture of what they wanted.
Why couldn't she use her own imagination and own artistic abilites, and wow them with a different piece, showing them that having a different talent is okay? How do you feel that she couldn't use her own ideas?
Elementary schools had to follow the rules and the laws. Throughout the years, going to a university you could push the laws and bend them. For example: Marjane was good at art. To get into another school, she had to draw a picture of what they wanted.
Why couldn't she use her own imagination and own artistic abilites, and wow them with a different piece, showing them that having a different talent is okay? How do you feel that she couldn't use her own ideas?
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Rebellion & Persepolis - American Lit 261 - Comments?
A discussion topic posed by Sarah Landenberger for American Lit 261:
As the Islamic Revolution progressed, so did Satrapi's rebellious ways. Draw a parallel correlation of the two situations.
As the Islamic Revolution progressed, so did Satrapi's rebellious ways. Draw a parallel correlation of the two situations.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Campus Read Essay Contest - Earn Scholarship Money!
You’re already reading, discussing, and writing about Marjane Satrapi’s The Complete Persepolis, this year’s Campus Read selection. Shape up those ideas and submit an essay to the Campus Read Essay Contest.
The BSC student with the winning essay will be awarded a $500 scholarship from the BSC Foundation for the Spring 2010 semester.
Essay Guidelines:
The BSC student with the winning essay will be awarded a $500 scholarship from the BSC Foundation for the Spring 2010 semester.
Essay Guidelines:
- Submit your best work of 600 words or more.
- The topic for your essay may be anything related to your consideration of The Complete Persepolis. For example, a critical response to the book or a narrative essay relating your own experiences that relate to the theme of the book. These are only examples. Don’t be afraid to be creative with other ideas.
- The essay must be typed and must be a polished finished product.
- Essays will be judged anonymously, so include your name on a separate cover page with the title of your essay.
- The deadline to submit an essay is Monday, November 30, 2009. Essays may be submitted electronically as an attachment and emailed to Katherine.Netzer@bsc.nodak.edu; submissions may also be hand-delivered to the BSC Library front desk.
- Winners will be announced towards the end of the semester. The winning essay will be published in the Mystician.
Showing of Persepolis on October 27
Two free showings of the movie, Persepolis, are scheduled for Tuesday, October 27, at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Grand Theatres (1486 Interstate Loop, Bismarck; 701-222-1607).
Tickets are free, but for tracking purposes, you must get a ticket from the Grand Theatres box office when you arrive at the theatre. Bring your BSC student ID with you.
Tickets are free, but for tracking purposes, you must get a ticket from the Grand Theatres box office when you arrive at the theatre. Bring your BSC student ID with you.
Indoctrination & Persepolis -- American Lit 261 -- Comments?
Questions posed by Audrey Cody for American Lit 261:
While reading Persepolis, the single thing that impressed upon me the most was the Islamic regime's takeover of government. I tended to reflect on their society and ours in America.
One scene shows how the public schools effectively indoctrinate children to political belief systems.
Can you name a few points in the book in which Marjane was either confused by, or convinced of, beliefs other than those shared by her family and/or her upbringing? What are your thoughts about these instances? Do they make you question what you have learned in public schools?
How can the indoctrination of the children in Persepolis be compared to our own experiences? For example, in the chapter, "Water Cell," Marjane told her dad that the Shah was sent by God. This was a blunder according to her parents, but Marjane adhered to what she was taught in school.
To view full analysis, go to http://studentanalysisofpersepolis.blogspot.com
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. ...It must be fought for, protected, and handed on...or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children what it was once like in the United States when we were free.” -- Ronald Reagan
While reading Persepolis, the single thing that impressed upon me the most was the Islamic regime's takeover of government. I tended to reflect on their society and ours in America.
One scene shows how the public schools effectively indoctrinate children to political belief systems.
Can you name a few points in the book in which Marjane was either confused by, or convinced of, beliefs other than those shared by her family and/or her upbringing? What are your thoughts about these instances? Do they make you question what you have learned in public schools?
How can the indoctrination of the children in Persepolis be compared to our own experiences? For example, in the chapter, "Water Cell," Marjane told her dad that the Shah was sent by God. This was a blunder according to her parents, but Marjane adhered to what she was taught in school.
To view full analysis, go to http://studentanalysisofpersepolis.blogspot.com
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. ...It must be fought for, protected, and handed on...or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children what it was once like in the United States when we were free.” -- Ronald Reagan
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Graphic Style of Persepolis -- American Lit 261 -- Comments?
A question posed by Talia Johnson for American Lit 261.
The graphic style of the novel makes the story readable by showing illustrations that keep the reader interested. The reader's attention does not have time to wander because there is always an amusing or interesting picture on every page. The comic book style format keeps a horrible situation light enough to read.
Where are the times when the graphic style keeps the terrible situation light enough so that the reader will not quit reading or throw the book across the room in despair?
The graphic style of the novel makes the story readable by showing illustrations that keep the reader interested. The reader's attention does not have time to wander because there is always an amusing or interesting picture on every page. The comic book style format keeps a horrible situation light enough to read.
Where are the times when the graphic style keeps the terrible situation light enough so that the reader will not quit reading or throw the book across the room in despair?
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Iran-a-Read-a-Thon
You are invited ....
Listen to BSC students, faculty, and staff members reading aloud from books about Iran.
Iran-a-Read-a-Thon
BSC Library
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Noon to 1 p.m.
Listen to BSC students, faculty, and staff members reading aloud from books about Iran.
Selected texts include:
- Strange Times, My Dear: the PEN Anthology of Contemporary Iranian Literature edited by Nahid Mozaffari ; poetry editor, Ahmad Karimi Hakkak
- The Bathhouse by Farnoosh Moshiri
- The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: the Paradox of Modern Iran by Hooman Majd
- Green Parrot, Black Crow: a Collection of Short Fiction by Heshmat Moayyad
- Iran Awakening by Shirin Ebadi
- Caspian Rain by Gina B. Nahia
- Silk Road Cooking by Najmieh Batmanglij
Speaking of Iran ...
Today (October 6, 2009) over the noon hour, five speakers shared their perspectives and personal stories of Iran in the Prairie Room of the Student Union Building.
Guest speakers
Guest speakers
- Dr. Perry Hornbacher, who teaches history at BSC, shared information about 20th century Iranian history as it related to some of the events described in The Complete Persepolis.
- Dr. Daphne Ghorbani, who teaches education at the University of Mary, told us about her experiences in Tehran as an English teacher. She arrived in August 1978 -- the beginning of very turbulent times in Iran -- and stayed until she was evacuated by the U.S. Embassy in 1979.
- Abdullah Ali, originally from Kurdistan, shared some of his personal experiences from living in Iran as a refugee in the mid-1970s. Mr. Ali taught high school in Isfahan and emigrated to North Dakota 33 years ago.
- Arlene Gray, who teaches music at BSC, told about her experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer in Iran from 1970-1972. She lived in Babol, a town near the Caspian Sea.
- Marv Mutzenberger, who teaches religion at BSC, provided background information about Muhammad, Islam, and the Koran.
Outstanding!
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