blog 13

Blog 13; Research

I have changed my point of research for the research paper we are working on. I have decided to change my topic away from my former idea of researching thegrowing gap between the rich and poor in the world, which was a vague, difficult issue to study. I have changed my topic to revolution and independence. The whole idea of the series Firefly is the rebellion of Mal and his crew from the ruling power known as the Alliance. Recently, there have been several revolutions and quests for independence in the Middle East, from Bahraini to Egypt to Libya. I read an article recently published in Time Magazine about the current revolution in Egypt. The title to the article is “The Revolution”, the cover story of the issue. The article discussed the political unrest in Egypt. It explored the relationship of the U.S with soon to be former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarek, which was a advantageous one for the United States of America. It also discussed the uncertain future Egypt faces and whether it will become hostile to the U.S. Also discussed is the political unrest in other areas of the Middle East/Islamic world including Libya and Syria. Woman’s rights seems to be a major issue in Egypt as well, which has similarities to Firefly, shown in the episode about the brothels, and considering that Anara is, at least by Mal's measure, a prostitute, and the obvious mistreatment of women is evident throughout the series. I think this topic is very timely and I will hopedfully be able to find much about this issue.