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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Haiti very obviously needs help right now. The storm had devastated the country‚ leaving entire parts of it destroyed. Hurricane Matthew only added to the pain and loss the country was already recovering from due to the previous earthquake in 2010‚ and the country needs help now more than ever. I would work to earn money. I’d sell things‚ perhaps have a bake sale‚ to earn enough money to donate to the foundation Hope For Haiti‚ which is a charity that focuses entirely on helping Haiti through things
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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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Whether it be a young child looking for motherly love‚ seeking to win a soccer game or on an even bigger scale‚ or getting politically active and hope that what you have done pays off. Though Haiti is often associated with negative stereotypes‚ whether it be associated with AIDS or "the Phrase" which was Haiti: The Poorest Nation in the Western Hemisphere (Dreyfus 57)‚ Haitian Americans tend to look on the bright side and turn out to be very optimistic. They are not the ones to just give up‚ they
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DON’T FORGET TO WRITE YOUR COVER NOTE BRO Katie Norris Final Paper‚ Fall 2012 Labor and the Global Market 4/27/2012 The Most Interesting Title in the World In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in January of 2010‚ Haiti (already among the poorest nations in the western hemisphere) was left significantly more vulnerable and impoverished than ever before. With the partial or complete destruction of over 100‚000 places of work came the loss of approximately 90‚000 Haitian jobs
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Haiti‚ known for its histories of earthquakes has long been known to be at risk for a major quake. On January 12 2010‚ that major quake occurred. Haiti was struck with the most devastating quake they have ever seen in two hundred years‚ a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake. More than two hundred thousand people were killed by the quake‚ hundreds of thousands were injured and millions left homeless because of this major earthquake. Thousands of people also died from Cholera‚ an infection in
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The article "The making of Haiti" by Carolyn E Fick consists of three chapters to talk about the Haiti and the Saint Domingue Revolution. The Haitian Revolution basically was a anti-slavery and anti-colonial rebellion that happened in the former French of Saint Domingue in 1791. The was such a successful slave rebellion in history. It helped the slaves for getting freedom‚ and set in motion the colony’s struggle for independence as the black republic of Haiti. The first chapter is Slavery and Slave
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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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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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has received recent information that the government possess additional discovery through the United States Embassy for Haiti. The investigator for the defense has been refused access to the Haitian court files for the defendants‚ alleged co-conspirators and witnesses‚ including Samson
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