Fast Times In Tehran

We had the esteemed privilege of being an audience to many interesting and gratifying presentations in this Ewrt 1A class. Some were very informative while others are very entertaining. Often we would watch Youtube videos that were related to the topic being presented. Today we learned about the Fast Times In Tehran. This presentation topic was about a TIME magazine article which covered a former Iranian resident's recall of his home, Iran. Fascinated by the information which was covered by Po and Sonny, I went home to look up the article to read. It was mostly details concerning the seedy underbelly of Tehran. A world torn by political strife and vice.

When the rhetoric cooled, the system turned its sights back to its angry young people and essentially decided to stanch their discontent by buying them off. While continuing to brutally suppress all political dissent, the mullahs boosted subsidies on gas and household commodities. But most significant, they began loosening control over the lifestyle choices of the 48 million Iranians under the age of 30, who make up more than two-thirds of the population. (Time 1)

The article goes deeply into how Iran has changed since the revolution and the overthrow of Ayatollah. Tehran even though it has changed much since the days in which were depicted in Persepolis still remains a lively and active city. The author describes his encounter with a rock band and muses on the overall message of their music. He believes most of the songs by the band, known as 127, are satires that demand political change. There was also much detail on the celebrities of Iran as well as their lifestyles. Several of these celebrities have political motives and ambitions. Overall the article was both enriching and informational.