most impoverished country in the Western Hemisphere‚ and amongst the poorest in the world. With that being said‚ when an earthquake happened just kilometres away from Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince‚ the country was hardly prepared (Fierro & Perry‚ n.d.). Haiti has overcome various natural disasters‚ including hurricanes‚ tsunamis‚ floods‚ landslides‚ and other tropical storms. Haitians expect these natural hazards to occur‚ due to past events and the location of the country making it inevitable
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hurricane‚ or a Magnitude 9 earthquake there is always a financial consequence for most of these natural disasters. After a earthquake occurs the country affected by the earthquake has to rebuild and restructure their nation back to where it was before the earthquake occurred. The overall problem is a country that might not have sufficient funds to restructure after a earthquake could be a big problem to how the country can go back to where it was before. My Hypothesis is a country with a low GDP that has
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The January 12‚ 2010 Haiti Earthquake caused an enormous destruction in the Caribbean nation. Hospitals and government buildings collapsed along with an unbelievable amount of homes. Tens of thousands of people were killed‚ and many more were wounded. The disaster added more misery to people already struggling to get by with everyday life. Haiti is one of the poorest nations in the world. The January 12 quake demolished almost every major building in Port-au-Prince‚ Haiti’s capital. About 5‚000 schools
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The United States focuses on health care more than any other country‚ but we are far from perfect. Citizens in our country are given the opportunity for great health benefits and the chance to be seen by highly educated doctors‚ however it comes at a cost. This consequently brings up the idea of fair play versus fair share. In our society‚ we are faced with the question‚ is health care a right or a product for sale? Access to high quality health care is essential to improving health in a society
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places and country on the earth. Every place has it own distinct features and beauties.In addition‚ every person got different tastes‚choices and liking.Serveral people enjoy the sight of scenic beauties‚some are enjoyed the artificial wonder ‚some are interested towards places of historical and archeological interests and a few may be interested in visiting places of religious importance.\ I ’ve been visited even a few other country ‚the most beauty country in the world is my own country ’Myanmar’
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Name: Huy Pham Effects of Earthquakes Nature is a beautiful thing‚ and there is nothing in this world without nature. It gives many wonderful things to mankind. Although nature gives many things to mankind‚ sometimes it show its terrible side. It is obvious that most of disasters are very dangerous to anything in the world. Earthquakes are one of the terrible outcomes of nature‚ and they bring a lot of big problems to humans and the animals. An earthquake is an sudden and violent shaking
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GUJARAT EARTHQUAKE MORE DESTRUCTIVE THAN THE SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE? In 1989 an earthquake hit San Francisco‚ on the west coast of USA‚ killing around 63 people. Twelve years later an earthquake hit Gujarat‚ in India. This time it killed approximately 20‚000 people. In this report I will be comparing the two earthquakes‚ giving reasons why the Gujarat earthquake was so much more destructive than the one in San Francisco. An earthquake is a movement or tremor in the earth’s crust. Earthquakes happen
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STUDY ON THE 2008 SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE OR THE GREAT SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE ECONOMIC‚ POLITICAL AND SOCIAL BACKGROUND OF CHINA China is located in East Asia. It is bordering the East China Sea‚ Korea Bay‚ Yellow Sea‚ and South China Sea‚ between North Korea and Vietnam. Officially China is the People ’s Republic of China (PRC)‚ founded in 1949 after the Communist Party defeated the previously dominant nationalist Kuomintang in a civil war. The country however‚ was not unified
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motion seems calm and harmless‚ it is‚ in reality‚ a great force of nature. The force becomes even stronger when it is mixed with one of nature’s greatest disasters: earthquakes. When these two great forces collide‚ structure and society are greatly impacted. Though an earthquake can happen at almost anywhere and anytime in the world‚ they all start out in the same way. Deep beneath the Earth’s surface‚ in the mantle‚ rocks are always in motion‚ rising and sinking in convection currents. These currents
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onslaught of messaging. While Americans might grumble about the lengthy advertisements at their local cineplex‚ most would also contend that mass commercialization poses less more of an annoyance than an actual threat to those who live in developed countries. However‚ as commercialization infiltrates every aspect of our society‚ Americans find themselves in the middle of a moral dilemma: should everything have a price? Are certain things‚ like health care‚ basic human rights that should never come
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