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    The Haitian Revolution was the only successful slave revolt recorded in human history (Rose‚ 2013) .Haiti‚ prior to the Haitian Revolution was a French colony and by all means the richest colony on the western hemisphere. (Solderlund & Briggs‚ 2008‚ p. 123) The revolution resulted in the liberation of the slave population and the creation of a black republic under the sole leadership of Jean Jacques Dessalines. The slaves were by no means united as a single army‚ that being so‚ they counted on the

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    The Haitian Revolution has often been described as the largest and most successful slave rebellion in the Western Hemisphere. Slaves initiated the rebellion in 1791. By 1803‚ they had succeeded in ending slavery. They also ended French control over the colony. The Haitian Revolution was much more complex‚ consisting of several revolutions going on simultaneously. These revolutions were influenced by the French Revolution of 1789‚ which would come to represent a new concept of human rights‚ universal

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    Haitian Revolution Since the beginning of time the world has had many many revolutions. As the time changed so did the revolutions. The first revolution that was deemed “The Big Revolution”‚ was the French Revolution. During the French Revolution‚ many changes occurred. These changes were brought to attention by the third estate. The rest of the people wanted a change in not only the political land but many other things such as the rights allowed.This revolution was such a big deal because of the

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    Upon assessment‚ those of the Haitian culture are often diagnosed as high risk cases when they seek prenatal care. The concept of “high risk” or “low risk” are based on observations‚ interviews‚ and interactions with people of a particular culture or group and statistics are used to compare them with other groups or cultures before drawing a conclusion. Analysis of Haitian women point out why they are considered as high risk during childbearing ages and inclusion of culture explain why midwifes often

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    talk about my wonderful culture. As I mentioned before my parents are Haitian. In my perspective‚ the Haitian culture is very strict. There’s a joke that goes around in the young Haitian community it goes: Sel bagay timoun ayisyen konnen se lekol‚ legliz‚ ak lakay‚ epi that’s it! (For short‚ we call it the 3 L’s). It means‚ “The only places Haitian kids know is school‚ church‚ and home‚ and that’s it!” This could not be more true; that is why it’s so hilarious. They keep Haitian girls especially close

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    How can you talk of freedom and equality among men when you own slaves? This was a question that many in Haitians asked themselves in 1793. This would be a big contributing factor in what was to come in Haiti. An unprecedented slave uprising that would go on to become the only slave revolt which led to the founding of an independent state. Here we have two documents which give us insight on to the events going on in both France and in Haiti in 1793. The first of these documents was written in France

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    Traditional rural staples are sweet potatoes‚ manioc‚ yams‚ corn‚ rice‚ pigeon peas‚ cowpeas‚ bread‚ and coffee. More recently‚ a wheat-soy blend from the United States has been incorporated into the diet. Haitians generally eat two meals a day: a small breakfast of coffee and bread‚ juice‚ or an egg and a large afternoon meal dominated by a carbohydrate source such as manioc‚ sweet potatoes‚ or rice. The afternoon meal always includes beans or a bean sauce

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    In the Haitian culture there are many of us who want to learn‚ yet some of us are unable to farther our education to the fullest. We were taught that church and education are the most two important things we need to make it in life. Personally education is important to me because I have the opportunity to pursue my education and that opportunity most of us don’t have. I attend to use the best of my abilities to invest this opportunity fully‚ with this on my mind I push myself to become an educated

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    Music is part of every culture‚ regardless of how different they are. The Haitian Music Industry holds a wide range of artists not many people had the chance to hear about. As a result‚ I decided that most music articles I’ll put out‚ will be about an underground Haitian artist. Hoping that one day‚ they will get the clout they deserve. Today‚ you will learn about Haitian rapper Gaetjens ‚ born in Haïti. The young artist is 22 years old and have been making music since the age of ... PKSO has a

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    The impact of the Haitian Revolution | What impact did the Haitian revolution of 1781-1804 have on Haiti and the wider Caribbean? | | Name Of Candidate: Chad Miller | School: Kingston CollegeCenter Number: 100057Candidate Number: | Teacher Ms. Nyame | 1/24/2013 | | What impact did the Haitian Revolution of the 1781-1804 have on Haiti and the wider Caribbean? The Haitian revolution had started for several reasons the collapse of the

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