living through war

Through out reading this book i question why didn't they just take their family and move away from all there problems in the beginning? I have all questions without answers, things i wish i could witness to have a better understanding of. The biggest thing that stays on my mind is how do you live through a war? Many people have lived through a war, but how do you go on with life with a on going war on your soil. Marji had to fear if her home could be destroyed everyday she woke up. Having to go to sleep not knowing what you could possibly wake back up to. There were times where Marji would be out in streets and hear that they were about to be bombed and have to run to basement of hotel. Not being sure of your safety would be the worst thing anyone could ever have to face day to day.  If there was a on going war in the united states i would not be able to sleep at night. I would no longer go to school because would consider things dysfunctional so why try and go on as if things are normal. Marji repeated a quote throughout the book "To die a Martyr is to inject blood into the veins of society". on page 146. I do not have a clear understanding of what this phrase means and why was it a so important. How do you think you would feel having to live through a war fearing your life over and over?

Middle

In the middle of the Complete Persepolis the book took a slight turn in my opinion. I was all in understanding of her running around  clueless of what was going on out in the world. Now things has changed for the worst. I cannot imagine going through the things Marji and her family has went through. They are being forced to wear a veil to school, not having a choice but being forced. Hiding the identity of who you really may be. Turning the way you dress into who you will be judged as a person. I can connect to that to todays society because many people are still judged today. For example today you can be judged and looked down on it dress too short, if not covered up enough in the eyes of others. The way you dress has been a way to Judge a book by its cover before you really know who a person really is. The different types of name calling you can be called based off of how you dress is a slut, hordes, hoodlum, gangster.  All things that does not sit well with me because i find it distasteful to judge someone. In the Complete Persepolis Marji mom was insulted by "fundamentalist Bastards". An example in the book is " Women like you should be pushed up against a wall and fucked and then thrown in garbage, and if didn't want that should wear veil." I found this horrible that a women could not come out in her own skin without being insulted, told to hide her identity.The book relates to today because it shows stereotypes that people still go through today. That if you have a veil on you are a fundamentalist, and if not your slut or whore. Pages 74 and 75 shows how women were arrested for not having veil on. No one should be dehumanized for what they are wearing because that is not who they are but only what they have on. How do you think we can change the stereotypes on men and women today?

Beginning connection to Marji

In the  beginning of The Complete Persepolis Ci was able to make a major life connection to Marji. She was the youngest in her home, being left out on the truths behind what goes on. Not able to understand why grown people do what they do or act the way they act. Not able to understand why certain family members has been gone for as long as they have been gone. I can relate to feeling left out because in my home I'm used to my parents doing things that i do not understand. As Marji was feeling left out when her parents would go to the demonstrations without her. Also i can relate to not knowing much so having to put everything you hear in everyday world together and figure out what you truly believe on your own. "I realized then that i didn't know anything. I read all the books i could." Having to find her own way to figure everything and understand everything that her parents have yet to explained to her. When you know there is a revolution going on ,but to young too understand why. Own begin to be faced with the opinions of different family members, and the teachers in school teaching you one thing, but parents telling you another. How do you separate whats true and whats not?

How do you determine what to believe? Also when you are young you are very gullible, quick to go off of the first thing you hear and be the first thing you see. Marji early on found herself wanting to be a prophet because that is what was looked up upon  I see people everyday wanting to be what someone is not able to paint a picture for them selves who they want to be. I feel you should not always follow but paint your own picture and find your own way. Mari seems like she began to have an idea of this when she says in chapter 19 "I will always be true to myself." How do you not let everyones opinions cloud your own judgement or is it even possible? 

In the end

In 1984 moon was a rookie sensation. He threw 3,338 yards during the season when he played for the CFL. Still the Oilers went 3-13 finishing last in their division. He faced a lot of pressure being the only black staring quarterback in the NFL. He said as he improved he was seen less as a black quarterback and more as a quarterback in general. He proved himself to everyone and they stopped seeing him as just a black man playing football. Between 1987 and 1993 the Oilers made it to the playoffs every year with Moon playing. In 1993 he was traded to the Vikinhs where he signed another $5.5 million contact for two years. He once again led his team to the playoffs. In 1996 moon was accused of domestic violence when a call was made to police and his wife was found with signs of abuse but he and his wife said the dispute was mutual and testified to a jury. Moon was acquitted of all charges and he and his wife reconciled but later divorced in 2001. Moon never reached his goal of winning the super brown but his talents didn't go unnoticed. He's in the CFL hall of fame. And he's the 5th best quarterback to ever be in the NFL holding the record for 4,489 yards in one season when he played for th Vikings. In his career he got 144 touchdowns and 21,000 yards in passing. He is now a analyst for the Seattle Seahawks and he is retired. He always wanted to play for the Seahawks but never made it which is why he decided to be their announcer and analyst. Moons life after the NFL took a turn for the worst when he was arrested for drunk driving but found that he was under the legal limit at the time of arrest therefore he was acquitted of dui chargers and instead was fined for negligent driving. Warren moon had a long career with the NFL and made small mistakes in his life after his time in the NFL was over. But overall he was an exceptional player and he made a name for himself and still holds many records, he came a long way from where he started and met nearly all his goals in life with football.

Warren moon

After talked about his life as a child he went into his recruiting experiences. His performance in high school caught the attention of the Universiyu of Washington. A coach named Don James offered Moon a chance to transfer to school with a stronger football program. Moon said he had doubts about playing for this team because of the racial tension that existed there under a previous coach. Also less than four percent of the school was black, but despite his doubts he decided to play for the school and he ended up warming the bench until his junior year and when he got play time he became the starting quarterback just as he did in high school. The Huskies stumbled to a 5-6 record when he was the starting quarterback. Moon also talked about the racial tension in the crowd and said he was booed by his own fans and often called names from the stands. Every time his team lost the blame was put on him mainly because he was the only black player on the field. This part of the book really shows how difficult it was for a young black man to succeed back then and how much harder he had to work to get where he wanted to be. But even though a lot of people tried to bring him down he lead his team to the rose bowl and won. He also won the conference championship. When moon played for the Oilers he was the highest payed nfl player before he even played. They offered a $5.5 million dollar contract. When moon joined Houston they were the worst franchise in the NFL having won only three games the previous two seasons. This showed Moon's confidence in his playing skills and he said it was one of the challenges of being apart of a growing situation.

Warren Moon Biography

As a football player I took an interest to a book written by a former quarterback and he played from 1978-2000. He started off his book by telling about how he began amd what his life was like as a child. He was one of seven kids and he was born in Los Angeles California. His mother raised the family on her own. His father passed away because of a liver disease while waiting for a new liver. Growing up he did every type of house work, he never did much of the typical things a man would do around the house. He cooked, sewed, cleaned, and ironed. His neighborhood was rough and his school wasn't the best but his mother worked hard and she knew he'd have many educational and cultural advances where they lived. In high school he chose to play football because he had to work most of the year to support his family but he was able to put off time to play during football season. He used a fiend of his mother's address to play football in a middle class area at a high school called Hammilton High. There he played as a quarterback but he didn't get much play time until his junior year. Even though he didn't play very often he still worked hard and practiced hard to earn a spot when his time came. When his junior year came around he was the starting quarterback for his school.