Expository Writing As a kid growing up in Haiti‚ dreams are rare and people are not as knowledgeable as some people in the United State because of financial reasons. I myself would not let that stop me because deep down in my heart I believe dreams‚ goals and desire are worth fighting for. I would not give up until my dreams and goals become reality but I will not stop there‚ I will keep on expending my knowledge on different subject and dreams that interest me in life. While growing up I have
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earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010. By January 24th‚ at least 52 aftershocks (a smaller earthquake following the main shock of a large earthquake)‚ measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded. An estimate of three million people were affected by the earthquake. Death toll estimates ranged from 100‚000 to 160‚000. 316 total had been affected overall. Estimated 250‚000 residences and 30‚000 commercial buildings had fell down or had been severely damaged. Many people were willing to help Haiti‚ with sending
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Case study- Kobe and Haiti earthquakes On 17th January 1995‚ an earthquake struck Kobe‚ a heavily populated urban area in Japan. It measured 7.4 on the Richter scale and occurred as a result of plate movement along the boundary between the Philippines Plate‚ Pacific Plate and Eurasian Plate. 35000 people injured and buildings and bridges collapsed despite their earthquake proof design. These were the primary effects. Buildings destroyed by fire when the gas mains fractured.316000 people left homeless
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GLOBAL ISSUES Simply hours after the impact in Haiti‚ nations all over the world such as the United States‚ the United Kingdom and Venezuela were pledging “unwavering support” (Matt Frei‚ 2010). The United States of America immediately dispatched Navy Ships and smaller boats to Haiti while the US Agency for International Development (USID) sent specialised teams with rescue equipment. Similarly‚ Israel sent two planes with a field hospital and around two hundred and twenty (220) emergency personnel
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Haiti overloads my soul with so much joy‚ but breaks my heart into a million pieces. Haiti‚ the supreme monetarily deprived country in the Western Hemisphere that also hosts the most dangerous slums‚ paradoxically‚ has the richest society in affection‚ bliss‚ and compassion; the people are vibrant‚ strong‚ and resilient. The country itself is a realm of contrasts. Since the year of 2010‚ my world‚ and Haiti‚ has never been the equivalent to their previous ways of life. An earthquake with a magnitude
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Since history does not exist as a separate‚ unconnected entity‚ Hispaniola’s past European interactions has had lasting effects on the racial identification of The Dominican Republic and Haiti. Instead of focusing on 20th century history‚ such as the rule of the brutal Dominican dictator Rafael Truijo‚ European imperialism established the foundation for European affluence in Hispaniola‚ shaping the 20th and 21st century society. The mulatto population‚ mix race‚ was a result of Spanish and African
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Haiti “Take time to be thankful for everything that you have. You can always have more‚ but you could also have less.” -Anonymous. My family and I have gone to Haiti for the past three years. Haiti is a third world country in the Caribbean about 1836 miles from Chicago. We go there to help others and to receive the gift of giving instead of presents for Christmas. At the end of December 2015 we got on a plane and flew to Haiti. As we arrived we got on the Tap-Tap (taxi) and got driven to the orphanage
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areas of trauma of Brathwaite as a straitened subject.” (Rohlehr‚ VII) In his collection‚ he explores the plunge into personal and socio-cultural history. This is particularly seen in the story “Dream Haiti” which more echoes the likes of a free verse poem than an actual short narrative. “Dream Haiti” takes the reader on a disoriented dream-voyage where the narrator‚ a Haitian refugee‚ discovers himself imprisoned by his own circumstances with no clear sight of emancipating himself. Through the voices
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Current Affairs: Haiti Cholera Outbreak Began in late October‚ the cholera outbreak triggered by improper sanitation have spread throughout Haiti as well as its capital‚ Port au Prince. At least 250 people have died and more than 3‚000 are sickened by the illness‚ which causes diarrhoea‚ acute fever‚ vomiting and severe dehydration. Currently‚ only those with the most severe cases of diarrhoea are being admitted because of resource shortage. The issue have become global as the international
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Haiti and Hungary are two developing countries with many similarities and differences. First of all‚ the countries are very different. Haiti shares an island with the Dominican Republic off the coast of Central North America‚ wile Hungary is a land-locked country in central-eastern Europe ( Google Maps ). Haiti has a very tropical climate‚ however‚ Hungary’s climate is more on the temperate side (www.geography-site.co.uk/pages/countries/climate/haiti_climate.html) (www.weatheronline.co.uk/reports/climate/Hungary
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