up in Haiti where more than half of the population live in extreme poverty and two out of three Haitians lives on less than US$2 per day according to the world food programme‚ I quickly realized how the people around me and my friends didn’t have the opportunity that I had in order to reach their potential and achieve their dream. Attending school‚ having a meal where many of the opportunities that many people were deprived of in Haiti. Extreme poverty is one of the biggest factor in Haiti that affect
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The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic disaster; the earthquake measured 7.0 on the Richter scale. Its epicenter was near the town of Léogâne‚ approximately 25 km west of Haiti’s capital‚ Port-au-Prince. The earthquake occurred on Tuesday‚ January 12th‚ 2010. By January 24th‚ at least 52 aftershocks had been recorded‚ most measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale. The ground shook vigorously for nearly two minutes. The quake caused major damage to Port-au-Prince‚ and other towns in the region. Several
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However‚ many of these discussions focused on this regime as the cause of the multiple crises that affected Haiti during the twentieth century. Considering this‚ Michel-Rolph Trouillot explores the origins and development of the Duvalierist regime‚ addressing the importance of the historical context in which this regime developed to understand the factors that made it possible in his book “Haiti: State against Nation: Origins and Legacy of Duvalierism”. In order to do this‚ Trouillot uses state and
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Sheller‚ Mimi. Democrary After Slavery: Black Publics and Peasant Radicalism in Haiti and Jamaica. Gainesville: University Press of Florida‚ 2006. In the quest to learn more about these two nations after emancipation‚The author Mimi Sheller’s main goal of the entire book is to highlight both Haiti and Jamaica as they “developed a shared radical vision of democracy based on the post-slavery ideology of freedom”. Both countries had suffered harsh treatment during the era of slavery and both were
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origin‚ and one of the poorest locations can describe the Republic of Haiti. The Republic of Haiti and its location‚ economy‚ stability and political structure have all had effects on the spread of disease and the risk factors associated with it. The highest occurrence of HIV in Latin American and Caribbean countries has been seen in Haiti. This all started with the epidemic of HIV that began in Haiti in the 1970s. Haiti and its capital of Port-au-Prince has a population of around 10.1 million
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since Haiti became and independent nation. Because of Haiti’s rough economic start as a free nation and foreign and internal factors‚ Haiti was not properly set up to industrialize and be able to join a competitive free market without damage being done to the local industries that support Haiti. Before Haiti became a free‚ independent nation‚ it was sugar and coffee producing powerhouse owned by the French that relied on slave labor. By period of the French Revolution‚ plantations in Haiti produced
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Since history does not exist as a separate‚ unconnected entity‚ Hispaniola’s past European interactions has had lasting effects on the racial identification of The Dominican Republic and Haiti. Instead of focusing on 20th century history‚ such as the rule of the brutal Dominican dictator Rafael Truijo‚ European imperialism established the foundation for European affluence in Hispaniola‚ shaping the 20th and 21st century society. The mulatto population‚ mix race‚ was a result of Spanish and African
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Haiti overloads my soul with so much joy‚ but breaks my heart into a million pieces. Haiti‚ the supreme monetarily deprived country in the Western Hemisphere that also hosts the most dangerous slums‚ paradoxically‚ has the richest society in affection‚ bliss‚ and compassion; the people are vibrant‚ strong‚ and resilient. The country itself is a realm of contrasts. Since the year of 2010‚ my world‚ and Haiti‚ has never been the equivalent to their previous ways of life. An earthquake with a magnitude
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Current Affairs: Haiti Cholera Outbreak Began in late October‚ the cholera outbreak triggered by improper sanitation have spread throughout Haiti as well as its capital‚ Port au Prince. At least 250 people have died and more than 3‚000 are sickened by the illness‚ which causes diarrhoea‚ acute fever‚ vomiting and severe dehydration. Currently‚ only those with the most severe cases of diarrhoea are being admitted because of resource shortage. The issue have become global as the international
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Haiti and Hungary are two developing countries with many similarities and differences. First of all‚ the countries are very different. Haiti shares an island with the Dominican Republic off the coast of Central North America‚ wile Hungary is a land-locked country in central-eastern Europe ( Google Maps ). Haiti has a very tropical climate‚ however‚ Hungary’s climate is more on the temperate side (www.geography-site.co.uk/pages/countries/climate/haiti_climate.html) (www.weatheronline.co.uk/reports/climate/Hungary
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