Vodou Is One Of The Religions Practiced

Jephthah Called Together The Men Of Gilead And Fought Against Ephraim. The Gileadites Captured The Fords Of The Jordan Leading To Ephraim, And Whenever A Survivor Of Ephraim Said, 'let Me Cross Over,' The Men Of Gilead Asked Him, 'are You An Ephraimite?' If He Replied, 'no,' They Said, 'all Right, Say Shibboleth.' If He Said, 'sibboleth,' Because He Could Not Pronounce The Word Correctly, They Seized And Killed Him At The Fords Of The Jordan. Fourty-thousand Were Killed At The Time.

Especially Moments When Things Are Very Difficult And Complicated For Me And I Am Still Trying To Grasp What Is Happening And I Am Still Trying To Understand And To Reach Family Back Home.

You Learned In School That You Have Pencils And Paper Only Because The Trees Gave Themselves In Unconditional Sacrifice.

There Is Always A Place Where, If You Listen Closely In The Night, You Will Hear A Mother Telling A Story And At The End Of The Tale, She Will Ask You This Question: 'ou Libéré?' Are You Free, My Daughter?" My Grandmother Quickly Pressed Her Fingers Over My Lips. Now," She Said, "you Will Know How To Answer.

We All Have A Tendency To Over Generalize Our Individual Experiences. After I've Published Something, I'll Meet Someone Who Says, "i'm Haitian, And I Don't Know This, So It Must Not Be True." Even If We're Talking About A Work Of Fiction. I've Gotten Very Angry Myself Reading Many Things About Haiti. We're Not A Monolithic Group; No Group Is. Also, It's Important To Keep In Mind The Genre In Which We Are Writing. Fiction Is Full Of Invented Stories About Exceptional People In Exceptional Situations. Those Situations Are Not Always Cheery Or Celebratory.