Prompt 1: Political System
Edwidge Danticat, the author of Krik?Krak!, was born in Haiti in 1969, and Haiti’s political climate during that time period was extremely unstable because of its oppressive dictators. Around the 1960s, Dr.Francois Duvalier, also known as “Papa Doc”, established a dictatorship and transformed Haiti’s institutions in order to support his personal interests. Papa Doc was a totalitarian dictator, and he imposed a “reign of terror” by torturing his opponents, and killing approximately 30,000 people for political reasons. His son, Jean-Claude Duvalier, also known as “Baby Doc”, succeeded him as dictator in 1971. There was a plethora of injustice and a myriad of people got mistreated, which most likely resulted from Haiti’s oppressive, vicious, and corrupt political climate.
I strongly feel that Haitian politics negatively …show more content…
Democracy is a “system of government in which power is invested in the people,” and citizens elect representatives to rule on behalf of them. Voting is essential in a democracy and has a strong impact shaping who I am today. I use voting in my everyday life for decision making or coming to a compromise with a group of people. For instance, it can solve problems like what movie to watch with my friends or what to eat for dinner with my family. American politics shaped me to believe that voting is effective and fair, and gradually I’ve become to see it as a solution for a variety of different conflicts. Moreover, another way voting can be used is to decide on a leader or representative for a group. It’s very effective because the person with the most votes is likely to be the one most competent for the job.Voting and fairness is my biggest takeaway from America’s democratic political climate and I believe it has a stronger impact shaping me than to a liberal political