the devastation. One of these rare cases includes the life of Helly Florian‚ a young survivor of the infamous earthquake of Haiti back in 2010. She has not forgotten‚ and will never forget‚ her interaction with a rather deadly and calamitous adversary of nature. One of the most devastating natural disasters known to man‚ the “earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 struck Haiti‚ killing more than 160‚000 and displacing close to 1.5 million people” (Laurent). These are statistics that none would ever
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disasters are hated and undesirable everywhere. In spite of the economic crisis and impact they might cause‚ they can bring out the best in the people‚ including victims and helpers‚ be it individual or in groups. A Haitian boy stood out from the 2010 Haiti earthquake which made him more innovative and matured. He was different from the others in a few ways. To carve out a childhood‚ he created toy cars out of refuse‚ such as plastic bottles‚ lollipop sticks‚ styrofoam. Additionally‚ he created hand games
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Some people think that Haiti it is not a good country to live‚ that it Haiti has beauty in but it but those people are wrong. They never go a chance to live in this magnificent world that I live in‚ to experiment it‚ to see what’s on the other side of it. In my prospection‚ Haiti is a nice country beautiful with interesting historical facts. I see beauty in what I know is called Haiti today. As I stepped outside my porch‚ like any other day‚ to attend my morning quite-time. This day wasn’t just
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Haiti is a very unique in that the country accepts 3 types of currency for exchange of goods. The official currency for the country is the Haitian Gourde which includes paper bills as well as coins. Both the bills and coins contain historical figures that were pivotal to Haiti’s history and culture. As with most currency exchange rates‚ the rate between the US dollar and the Haitian Gourde changes based on the current market conditions. As of today March 10th‚ 2018‚ the exchange rate between
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cooking and drinking‚ the average American uses about 100 gallons of water per day (“Water.org”). Additionally‚ they know that their water will always be clean. Now imagine Haiti‚ where the average person lives off of only 4-5 gallons of water per day‚ which may or may not be clean water (“Water.org”). Millions of people in Haiti suffer every day due to a lack of clean‚ usable water. Fortunately‚ to help combat this terrible human rights abuse‚ there’s a non-governmental organization called Water.org
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earthquake hit Haiti and almost flattened the tiny country. A year later‚ in 2011‚ an equally huge if not bigger earthquake hit Japan. Many people were affected in Japan but now the country is running smoothly again while Haiti’s poverty rates are still as a high as 80%. Why did these earthquakes have such different effects on these countries? The most significant reason these earthquakes had such different effects is the simple matter that Japan is just much more prepared than Haiti due to more
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"I have a dream" Analysis Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.’s "I Have a Dream" speech is most likely one of the greatest speeches in American history. An audience of 200‚000 white and black Americans gathered in Washington D.C. on August 28‚ 1963 to hear Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his groundbreaking speech. This essay will analyze the speech for voice and rhetoric by showing MLK’s main argument‚ how he supports that argument‚ identifying the language he used and the audience at whom it was
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Places In Haiti Haiti is one of the ideal locations for the people who like to spend their holidays in peaceful destination. It is the unique place for the natural lovers‚ Haiti provides great views and it have great landscape as well as geographical effects‚ so most of the people like to take the Haiti travel to enjoy their holidays in the effective manner. Haiti is completely provides attractive travel experience‚ so you can truly get interesting travel experience by taking the Haiti travel. Top
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up in Haiti where more than half of the population live in extreme poverty and two out of three Haitians lives on less than US$2 per day according to the world food programme‚ I quickly realized how the people around me and my friends didn’t have the opportunity that I had in order to reach their potential and achieve their dream. Attending school‚ having a meal where many of the opportunities that many people were deprived of in Haiti. Extreme poverty is one of the biggest factor in Haiti that affect
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Despite all the foreign aid‚ recovery in Haiti has been a very slow process. It is currently now five years later and Haiti is still struggling to rebuild infrastructure and shelter for the 80‚000 people who are still homeless. The Main reason for this is because of local (Haiti’s government) and international corruption. By 2013‚ an estimate of $3 billion in individual donations and another $6 billion in governmental agencies have been donated to Haiti but too little has been accomplished. Much
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