In January 2010‚ an earthquake of 7.0 magnitude occurred nearby the capital city of Port-au-Prince‚ Haiti. As of June 2015‚ 103‚565 internally displaced persons (IDPs) of Haiti continue to live in camps established in the aftermath of the earthquake and‚ according to the United Nations‚ some 70‚000 of the remaining IDPs have no prospect of a durable solution (Human Rights Watch‚ World Report 2015: Haiti). Despite considerable IDP relocations since 2010‚ increasing violence against women and children
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Taillon‚ Karl Politics 101 11/29/14 Federal Budget? The debate this week is on the federal budget. The federal government gets their money from taxing the people in the United States. This money is spent on the social security‚ military‚ education‚ sciences‚ transportation‚ Medicare‚ energy‚ housing etcetera. The 2015 federal spending has a budget of $3.72 trillion dollars. Mandatory spending makes up two-thirds the total budget and is largely made up of earned-benefit or entitlement programs
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The recent hurricanes‚ Katrina and Rita‚ along with global warming amplify Jared Diamond’s thesis in "The Last Americans" that humans are responsible for the downfall of civilizations. Throughout history‚ many civilizations have collapsed due to numerous reasons such as incompetent leaders and environmental negligence. Many people view the United States’ current environmental crisis with apathy. These people feel that the environmental collapse of ancient societies such as the Mayans is only pertinent
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Data Analysis & Presentation Teresa Yurkunas Texas‚ State and Local Government Pols: 2312 01/25/2015 1 Data Analysis Information 1. Has the average median income for Texas increased or decreased (percentage change) from 2010-2011 to 2012-2013? The income for the state of Texas has increased with a 4.4 percent change from 2010-2011 to 2012-2013. 2. By how much did Texas’ average median income increase or decrease (percentage change) from 2010-2011 to 2012-2013? Texas had an average income of
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America was not a great place to be in the late 1800’s‚ especially if you were a Native American‚ immigrant‚ or African-American. The Native Americans’ homelands were brutally taken over‚ and they were forced to live on reservations. The immigrants had to deal with the terrible living conditions in the cities and the persecution against them because of their appearance. The African-Americans‚ despite being declared all the rights of a citizen‚ were segregated‚ and voting in the South was made nearly
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Hurricane Katrina On Saturday August‚ 27th 2005 President Bush was notified about the news on Hurricane Katrina while on vacation at his ranch in Crawford‚ Texas‚ and after hearing the news remained on his vacation and took no action to help aid the people of New Orleans (Dyson 63-64). When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans it was at a Category 5 hurricane. Many unnecessary lives were lost in the hurricane and in the events after the disaster hit. What was the reason for the extreme amount of
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Southern culture‚ plantations‚ Blues‚ cotton‚ and catfish are all images that come to mind when we hear “Mississippi Delta”. The Mississippi Delta has been described as the most southern place on earth and one of the most fertile agricultural areas in the United States. Yet it is that of extreme poverty in the Deep South. It is one of the poorest regions in the United States with poverty seen in housing‚ roads‚ health care‚ schools‚ and education. The Delta has been commonly thought of as‚ “too
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The fastest speed of a tornado that was ever recorded was 302 mph. In your mind right now‚ you are probably imagining and thinking how fast that is. One of the largest hurricanes was hurricane Katrina‚ who in some parts or New Orleans‚ sunk up to 8 feet of land in water. Tornadoes and hurricanes are two of the most violent and destructive natural disasters that can happen. People and animals die‚ homes are destroyed‚ and the repair process takes much longer than the actual disaster. With all of this
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During this massive flood‚ most white communities were saved. On the other hand‚ communities were black people lived were flooded to reduce the pressure on the levees. To make matters worse thousands of evacuated blacks were forced to work for their rations under the gun of the National Guard and area planters‚ leading to several mass beatings‚ lynching’s‚ and rapes. The National Guard did indeed come‚ not to provide relief but to criminalize the victims. At all levels‚ whether it be local‚ state
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The battle of New Orleans was a significant battle in the war of 1812. It was a crushing defeat for the British‚ increased patriotism‚ and Andrew Jackson emerged an American hero. The United States acquired the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803‚ thereby gaining control of the Mississippi River‚ and its watershed at the golf of Mexico. The U.S. government realized how important this was and its potential of becoming a great trading post. By 1812 this area called New Orleans grew as expected
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