Haiti and the Dominican Republic are vastly different counties that have unique systems of classification of race‚ ethnicity‚ and governmental structures. The history of the countries of Haiti and The Dominican Republic shape how these countries classify race. To comprehend the demographical differences in Haiti and the Dominican Republic‚ we need to analyze how historical contexts shape the structures of those countries today. The racial data collected by Haitian and Dominican Republican citizens
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Haiti Earthquake The last major earthquake to hit Haiti prior to the 2010 was in 1984. On the 12th of January 2010 the small Caribbean country of Haiti was hit by a catastrophic earthquake of 7.0 magnitude. The earthquake struck on the afternoon of the 12th of January at 4:57pm and hit south-west of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince killing 316‚000 and affecting millions of residents. 1.5 million people were displaced and approximately 250‚000 residences and 30‚000 commercial buildings were
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Earthquake destroy everything. Earthquake has been destroying many peoples lives around the world. Earthquake is something that no one can stop or postpone. Earthquake in Port-au-Prince‚ Haiti on 12 January 2010 of 7.0 magnitude was terrible incidents‚ it destroyed over thousands of houses‚ killed over 300‚000 people‚ and over 300‚000 thousand were injured. Earthquake in Haiti’s create tremendous medical disaster with near total destruction of the Haitian health care system. Not just the earthquake
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struck the Port-au-Prince region of Haiti (Figure A)‚ killing more than 200‚000 people‚ leaving more than 1.5 million homeless‚ and destroying most governmental‚ technical‚ and educational infrastructure throughout this region of 3 million people. It was also strongly felt in the Dominican Republic but caused no damage there because of the significant distance between major urban centers and the epicenter. The event caused an estimated $8 billion in damages in Haiti‚ ~120% of the country’s GDP. No other
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The Wonderful World of Disney There are many great places to go on vacation‚ but Disneyworld is one of the greatest places and vacation spots there will ever be. At first‚ vacationers fly into Orlando. Orlando is one of the busiest tourist locations in Florida‚ perhaps even busier than the infamous Miami beaches. This is because Orlando hosts many locations that cater to all kinds of people‚ whether they are children‚ men‚ women‚ adults‚ senior citizens‚ or tourists. Orlando has many theme parks
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made some comparisons between Haiti and the United States. Now I want to go more in depth about the two countries’ relationship to one another. It is a long rap sheet between the two so bear with me! -1804-1862: After Haiti declared its independence; it began to seek to build relations with foreign countries. Because Haiti produced the cash crops of sugar and coffee‚ it relied on trade to bring food crops into the country. By declaring independence from France‚ Haiti broke old trade ties and was
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Notes Haiti in the Cold War -Won presidential election in Sept. 1957 He was supported by the US because he strongly opposed communism. But then the US backed away from him because he used secret military attacks that killed many of the Haiti people. The US backed away because they didn’t want to destroy their human rights image. (Haiti under Siege Article at Socialistworker.org) -Dictator -“He attacked all national institutions” that could oppose him; he shut down everything from the press;
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0 earthquake that demolished Haiti left thousands of people struggling to survive. Several monetary international responses were delayed due to the exaggerated corruption of the Haitian government. Because of current power structures‚ the suffering of the victims was unequal and would be a challenge to address. A structural violence perspective can help explain this unequal suffering among Haitians after the 2010 earthquake.
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THE HAITI EARTHQUAKE: UNITED STATES LEADS AN INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE AND RECOVERY Introduction President Obama promised that Haiti would have the “unwavering support” of the United States. Mr. Obama said that the United States aid agencies were moving swiftly to get help to Haiti and that search-and-rescue teams were en route. He described the reports of destruction as “truly heart-wrenching‚” made more cruel given Haiti’s long-troubled circumstances. “This is a time when we are reminded
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Overwhelmed. The only word I can think of when the flight attendant calmly says‚ “Welcome to Port-au-Prince‚ Haiti‚ you may now unfastened your seatbelts.” Tears fell from my eyes and all the emotions that I was feeling for the last 4 hours suddenly began pouring out. I had never been to Haiti and the only mindset of it I had was that there was killing and kidnapping. I was extremely anxious because of that. “NO!‚ YES!‚ NO!‚ YES!‚ NO!!”‚ my conflicted mind begins to yell. I couldn’t believe that
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