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oris — bad breath is a condition that virtually everyone has experienced and felt self-conscious about at one time or another. And while most cases are temporary and easily remedied, the American Academy of General Dentistry says that more that 80 million people deal with chronic halitosis. Unfortunately, persistent bad breath can be more than just a social embarrassment, it is often a sign of a more serious medical problem. Breath Odor and Liver Disease Fetor hepaticus, also called liver breath, describes

Immigration still remains as one of the major issues around the world that influences many lives of immigrants, especially for those who are fleeing from their own country to seek freedom and a better life in the United States. However, entering another country seems much more difficult than it sounds when it comes to processes such as health check, background check, and criminal record check, which symbolize alienation to the majority of immigrants. As a writer, Edwidge Danticat articulates the

In the United States, there are people from all over the world who come from different backgrounds and have faced horrendous things. Some of these people feel that their race is inferior to others, but deal with it in different ways. Although the tension between whites and minorities was at it’s strongest in the 1950’s, today’s world still deals with racial discrimination. The question “Is one race superior to all others?” Some overcome this by believing one person can change how other races perceive

Edwidge Danticat’s Krik? Krak! is a collection of Haitian stories with topics that range from grim to relatively hopeful. Danticat uses the symbol of bodies of water to represent escape and new beginnings, showing that change and trying to start a new life is not easy, especially for Haitians. Water is used in “Children of the Sea” as a method of escape for Haitians. The story consists of letters by two people written to each other that they can not actually send. In the beginning of the story,

In the book, “Brother, I’m Dying”, written by Edwidge Danticat, which is about her realizing her father is dying the same day she finds out she’s pregnant. Throughout the memoir, Danticat explains her childhood was spent mostly apart from her parents, when they departed for the US and left her and her brother bob, in the care of Uncle Joseph and Tanté Denise. Danticat shows a clear figurative and literal use of voice and expresses how it effects one’s life when they have lost their voice and helps

In “A Wall of Fire Rising” by Edwidge Danticat, Guy is a poor Haitian man stuck struggling in a shantytown with his wife and son. This kind of life is the only one he has ever known but, dreams stir within him. When his son gets the part of a legendary Haitian revolutionary in the school play, Guy’s idealism begins to beat up against the reality of his situation causing this loving father and husband to become increasingly weary of life. Guy’s idealism shows itself most boldly in his obsession

Past & Present The book “Krik Krak” written by Edwidge Danticat contains a story of Danticat in the past and how could she became a famous author today. She was born Haiti and a survivor who escaped oversea to the United States. Danticat’s past is painful and horrible but it influenced her present. The Haitian politics repressed certain group of women and the fear surrounded them everyday. To find her own freedom and her rights, Danticat got on board then arrived at New York. The racist weighed

Vy Nguyen Dr. Lisa Muir ENG III 9 December 2015 Women in Haiti There is much to know about Haiti when it comes to the conditions as well as the events witnessed in Haiti during the regime of the Duvaliers. However, little is knows about this country despite its proximity to the United States. The Duvaliers caused a lot of injustice toward Haitians. In Edwidge Danticat’s Krik? Krak!, originally published in 1991, she brings out the suffering and violence that were witnessed in Haiti through the

A close study of the way “Lucy” by Jamaica Kincaid and the characters of “Seven” react to their encounters with the new world. Both stories are new immigrant literature and they both bring the past experiences or events to the present. In the book “The American Dream” by Jim Cullen he questions if the past is essential to your future or does it matter at all. Lucy is a story that describes a girl’s experience in the new world, throughout the story she dealt with a great deal of controversy when

Hurricanes, earthquakes, war, riots, death, and economic problems. Haiti has experienced it all. Through the novel Krik? Krak! Edwidge Danticat shares stories of Haitians experiencing tragedy. She expresses how Haitians can find hope even in suffering. Danticat uses the motifs of generations and children to convey the idea that Haitians can discover hope even when experiencing pain and hardship. In a suffering society where job opportunities are slim, people find hope through generations of children