Everywhere there is a political climate that is noticed by the people surrounding that specific area. The author of the book Krik? Krak!, Edwidge Danticat experienced political climate where she was from, Haiti. Haiti’s political climate can be described as unfortunate due to the poverty, and violence. If I could look at in a Haitians point of view, it would most likely be worse because they live and go through it every day. They experience all of the riots, terrorizing, and killing of their people deplorably. All of that does not show a well constructed political climate. The politics are what shaped many people's lives, including Edwidge Danticat. I think Haitian politics shaped her life poorly due to all the terrible stories she …show more content…
wrote about. It is like the stories that she is telling her readers are true, and that she witnessed them with her own eyes. I think that her life was poorly shaped by the political climate of Haiti because of the economic, political, and social aspects of Haiti. It would be economically because they suffer from money, socially because of brutal violence, and political because of their specific politics that set up their climate. In Conclusion, I think that Haiti’s political climate shaped Danticat’s life poorly. Many people all around the world have been shaped by their political climate one way or another.
It could have been good, bad or so-so. I was born in the United States of America, to be more specific I was born in Niagara Falls, NY. It was almost on the Canadian side but barely made it. I have been shaped by the political climate of my country satisfactory as a U.S citizen. My country runs on the words freedom and equality for all. I have come to thinking that the U.S positivity is what shaped me as a person. I too believe in freedom and equality for everyone, no matter their nationality, sex, or gender orientation. However, the U.S has its flaws like not legalizing gay marriage to an extent. As well as high election rates for a candidate who does not deserve to be anyone president of the United States. The U.S political climate shaped me into a well behaved and educated person because we believe in intelligence, love, and prosperity. Many public Americans would most likely agree on what I am saying. However, they are unfortunate interactions with many different people with different personalities in my country that do not always cause the best news. In conclusion, my country's political climate shaped me into a well aware
person.
better life. The United States of America is one of the most powerful countries in the world that
When I first read “We Are Ugly, But We Are Here,” I was stunned to learn how women in Haiti were treated. Edwige Danticat, who was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in 1969 and immigrated to Brooklyn when she was twelve years old, writes about her experiences in Haiti and about the lives of her ancestors that she links to her own. Her specific purpose is to discuss what all these families went through, especially the women, in order to offer the next generation a voice and a future. Danticat writes vividly about events that occurred in Haiti, leading up to an assertion about the strength of Haitian women. Her essay is powerful in large part because of how she manages tone.
feelings (that are not closely tied to the party in control), or freedom. They live and die doing
American states each have individual political cultures which are important to our understanding of their political environments, behavior, and responses to particular issues. While voters probably do not consciously think about political culture and conform to that culture on election day, they seem to form cohesive clusters in different areas of the state, creating similar group political ideologies. Because of these similarities, it is possible to measure the dominant political culture within states or areas of a state, gaining insight into the mind-set of state residents. Whatever the state culture, whether liberal or conservative, participatory or exclusive, political culture identifies dominant, state-wide trends. The question remains whether there is an accurate way to measure this political culture phenomenon in the United States.
It’s stated more than once in this story that a true and honest living is not easily come by for any native of Haiti and they earn very little money when a job is available. The people are paid an insubstantial wage, live in shantytowns, and often times go to bed with their stomachs distended from a voracious and unforgiving hunger. In The Norton Mix Introduction to Literature, Danticat shows these significant consequences of the Revolution through stating that when it got really bad for the family, they would boil ground sugar cane so that it would get rid of the hunger pangs that often tormented the children of the poor (p. 229). The way they live shows the negative effects of the Revolution by showing that although they are technically free, they are still oppressed through economic conditions and puny and sporadic
Danticat's Krik? Krak!, are a collection of short stories about Haiti and Haitian-Americans before democracy and the horrible conditions that they lived in. Although it is a mistake to call the stories autobiographical, Krik? Krak! embodies some of Danticat's experiences as a child. While the collection of stories draw on the oral tradition in Haitian society, it is also part of the literature of diaspora, the great, involuntary migration of Africans from their homeland to other parts of the world; thus, the work speaks of loss and assimilation and resistance. The stories all seem to share similar themes, that one story could be in some way linked to the others. Each story had to deal with relationships, either with a person or a possession, and in these relationships something is either lost or regained. Another point that was shared throughout the short stories was the focus on the struggles of the women in Haiti. Lastly they all seem to weave together the overarching theme of memory. It's through memory and the retelling of old stories and legends that the Haitians in Danticat's tales achieve immortality, and extension to lives that were too often short and brutal.
But, it also speaks to the wider systematic polarization within the American political system. Political polarization in the United States is a result of cultural and geographical polarization. South V. North, Republican V. Democrat and is firmly rooted in regional history. The cowboy persona which some of these Presidents and politicians choose to adopt, is inherently linked to the physical geographical place from which they hail and the role that place has played in the unfolding of American history. It shapes the character of, (as of yet at least) “the man”, his administration and ultimately the policy of the country for at least four years. The image and persona adopted by these men is nurtured by the regional culture and history of the place that they reside and represent. It can be seen in every president from Kennedy to Reagan and Bush to Obama.
The good times of today, are the sad thoughts of tomorrow. As generations pass there comes times when life needs hope to bring the family back up to living life and moving on and on . In the book “Krik? Krak!”, Edwidge Danticat conveys that people need to sacrifice in order to provide hope to the next generation. Life can change when it comes to living life only to sacrifice for the greater good of your family.
on their beliefs, not based upon if they are rich or poor. I understand that the candidates that run
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America; the first thing that should come to mind is a nation of peace and equality. But America is no longer the land intended by our forefathers. People have and are living in a nation of racism, sexism, and homophobia even though America was created for immigrants to have religious freedom and escape from discrimination. America is now dealing with Health Care issues, Police Brutality, Unfairness in the justice systems and so many other issues. Many would argue that instead of addressing these issues head on, people in government just bicker back and forth, or that the people in the U.S government do not care about our problems just as long as they can pay their way through everything. And on the other hand, many people would argue that
My country is Laos. It is a small, poor country in Southeast Asia. The population is about five million. It is 91,400 square miles and the officail language is Lao but french and english is only spoken for buisness purposes mainly. The currency is Kip.
conflicted places. It seems as though we hear a lot of war and conflicts these days.
My country, Iran, officially called Islamic Republic of Iran and named Persia before 1935. It is in Western Asia. Our population is around 77 million. For the multi-ethnic country, its main ethnic Persians made up 66% of the total population. We speak Persian language. Shia Islam is the official religion, which has believers over 90% of the citizens. Iran's theocracy as unique in the world, it is running a social system by religious leaders. Tehran is our capital.
Homosexuality Sexual orientation refers to a person’s preference for emotional and sexual relationships with individuals of the same sex, the other sex, or either sex. Homosexual orientation is the sexual or romantic attraction to a person of the same sex, the words gay and straight have become widely used to refer to homosexuals and heterosexuals. Homosexuality represents normal expressions of human sexuality that vary by culture. Homosexuality can be the result of early learning, socialisation, or being raised by gay or lesbian couples. It is believed being homosexual is rooted in biology, influenced by genetics, mainly from the mother and by environmental factors. (Sarah Knapton,2014)