Alice in Wonderland Syndrome (AIWS or AWS) describes a set of symptoms, the most famous of which are: 1  Alteration of body image: the sizes of parts of the body are perceived incorrectly. 2  Alteration of visual perception: the sizes of external objects are perceived incorrectly.ost reports are about children experiencing AIWS symptoms, though many people experience it in later life. Many people say they had AIWS symptoms as a child, but 'grew out' of them around their teens. The most common time to experience AIWS symptoms is at night.
The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic standoff between Iran and the United States.
Iranian society in the decade leading up to the hostage crisis experienced a decade of extraordinary economic growth, heavy government spending, and a boom in oil prices that led to high rates of inflation and the stagnation of Iraniansâ buying power and standard of living (Iranian Revolution of 1978-79, 2011)..