Good Morning Franco-Haitian‚ I’d like to thank the Franco-Haitian Youth Federation Delegates and Dr. David McKenzie for choosing me to represent you for the next four years. I am very humbled that you would place your faith and trust in me. Let me tell you that it is not just my sole effort that has brought me here. I would like to make a special mention of a church called Hebron Seventh Day Adventist Church. They have been my support system for 22 years. They have seen the passion in me when I
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How were the French and Haitian Revolutions similar? They have many similarities. The similarities they both have are that they wanted rights‚ they had strict social class‚ and they had many changes. Now I’m about to tell you details and why to these similarities. One similarity French and Haitian have is that they wanted rights. The rights they wanted were freedom. The slaves wanted freedom in French and Haitian because they wanted to be treated like whites. Another right they wanted
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with dusty chalk lines surrounded by hundreds of cheering fans. Two local Haitian teams battled it out on the soccer field that night as I sat and soaked it all in. I was in Gonaives‚ Haiti volunteering as a sports leader for a summer program through Zion’s Children of Haiti - a charity aimed at improving educational opportunities for children in need. Watching the game play out in front of me‚ I realized even though my Haitian Creole language skills were lacking‚ there was a language we had in common:
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father openly and put his soul at ease by empathizing with the political turmoil in Haiti. I then understood what it takes to be an effective doctor; it takes trust‚ friendship‚ understanding and communication. Recently I shadowed Dr. Eugene‚ a Haitian-American Internist‚ in a disadvantaged part of Florida. There‚
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use of Restavek takes children away from their homes and force them into solitude in a rural neighborhood unlike their own. However‚ slavery existed over 200 years ago as Haiti was a site for free slaves but contemporary slavery still exists. The Haitian revolution gave Haiti independent in 1804. The Code Noir or black code was to prevent slaves from pertaining freedom - which was issued by Louis XIV to all french colonies in 1685. In Article 44‚ it says “ slaves were restricted from participating
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Other foundations have also come under fire for misuse of donated funds intended for the short and long term recovery efforts. Defunct organization “Yele”‚ reportedly received an inquiry from the New York Attorney General revolving around claims that the organization misused millions of dollars in donations for program salaries and unrelated expenses (Sontag‚ 2012). The New York Attorney General extended a settlement to rectify uncovered fraud and Yele’s Chief executive resigned (Sontag‚ 2012)
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The French Revolution and the Haitian Revolution has similarities like slaves and peasants are doing the labor of their country‚ believed in having equality‚ liberalism and authority over their choice‚ but also different by their rebellion purpose. France was one of the countries that Haiti was inspired to rebel because they gave hope to them. Influenced by similar events‚ such as the enlightenment‚ these two revolutions are intertwined with each other. At the end of their fight‚ both countries won
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Topic sentence: Individuals wield significant influence in guiding the course of revolutions‚ although their actions are intertwined with broader social and historical circumstances. First supporting statement: The Haitian Revolution‚ one of the most remarkable events in history‚ offers a compelling illustration of how individuals can shape the destiny of nations. At the forefront of this revolution stood Toussaint Louvre‚ a figure whose leadership and vision proved instrumental in catalyzing resistance
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The Haitian Revolution lasted from 1791 to 1804. Before the revolution‚ blacks and mulattoes wanted equality‚ and also independence from France. Slaves worked from before dawn till after dark. They were underfed‚ undernourished‚ and overworked by their owners. Owners used violence and terror to force slaves to work. They would burn them in ovens‚ pour boiling cane sugar on them‚ and put salt‚ pepper‚ or lemon on whip wounds. Slaves resisted slavery through infanticide‚ suicide‚ and plotting to kill
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Haiti is a nation that shares their resource-rich Caribbean island with the Spanish-speaking Dominican Republic; the Island is also known as Hispaniola. Haitians speak French and Haitian Creole. Since 1804‚ Haiti has faced much controversy over their independence and black-self government. The black-self government refers to the black slaves successfully receiving rights as slaves and individuals‚ which forced independence and freedom for blacks. Haiti achieved independence by a slave uprising;
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