Phillis Wheatley and Anne Bradstreet are re known American poets. They are both similar to one another, being that they are women. Both stepped away from the traditional writing seen in early American literature, instead creating American poetry. The similarities between the two writers are seen during the time period. Both published in a time when women did not have equal rights, they were unable to vote and it was unethical for women to hold jobs. Wheatley however, met a greater feat as she is the first African American writer as well as the first African American female writer.
pporting renewed engagement from multilateral development banks, which re-started operations in 2013. In 2016, the United States terminated the national emergency with respect to Burma, which had been in place since 1997. The termination removed a range of economic and financial sanctions, including the designations of individuals and entities listed on the Office of Foreign Assets List pursuant to U.S. sanctions on Burma. The U.S. government encourages responsible investment in Burma as part of an overall strategy to encourage economic growth and improve the standard of living for the people of Burma. The United States plays a leading role by enhancing human capacity and promoting global standards throughout Southeast Asia due to the quality of private investment. U.S. companies will continue to play a critical role in supporting broad-based, sustainable development in Burma and are helping the country progress toward a more open, inclusive, and democratic society.
While till date through the efforts of the United States and other notable countries, Myanmar has made significant progress. However, major institutional and political challenges remain to be made, including reforming the constitution (which accords the military control of three key security ministries, one of two vice presidential appointments, and control of 25% of parliamentary seats), completing the national reconciliation process with various ethnic groups, further strengthening respect for and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, particularly on freedom of expression and assembly, releasing remaining political prisoners, and improving the conditions in Rakhine State, especially those facing members of the Rohingya population. Also, Beginning in August 2017, following attacks by Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) insurgents on security forces, over 700,000 Rohingya fled violence in northern Rakhine State, including violence committed by security forces and vigilantes. In November 2017. The United States determined that this situation constituted ethnic cleansing of Rohingya. In December 2017 the United States imposed targeted sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act on former Burmese Major General Maung Maung Soe for his role in human rights abuses against Rohingya in Rakhine State.
Despite the United States’s active efforts in Burma, other challenges remain. More progress needs to be made to reduce the military’s role in politics, move from ceasefires (which are reminiscent of patching bullet holes with duct tape)cease-fires to political dialogue (true tangible solutions), and to improve rule of law and government accountability. Sporadic, intense fighting between the Burmese military and ethnic armed groups in Kachin and Shan States and elsewhere has resulted in numerous civilian casualties and internal displacement. The United States finds that to urgently mitigate such impending violence, emphasis must first be relayed to the Government of Burma that stresses the importance of promoting tolerance, diversity, and peaceful co-existence, and for the Burmese military to completely end any military ties with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
