Disasters such as earthquakes‚ tsunamis and flash floods are getting more and more common. With different areas vulnerable to different natural disasters‚ these 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
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Emergency Situation EDA 540 May 31‚ 2009 Abstract At (Blank) Elementary School it is common practice to perform various emergency plans during the school year. The author of this paper will explain and provide examples that prepare the faculty‚ staff and student body for certain issues that can arise during a regular school day. It is imperative that everybody be trained in their responsibilities and appropriate procedures and behaviors during these drills. In todays society‚ one cannot be too
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Many people are affected by natural disasters every day. Some are worse than others‚ but no matter the severity‚ there is usually a loss‚ and a cry for help. The first one I want to talk about is the earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010. By January 24th‚ at least 52 aftershocks (a smaller earthquake following the main shock of a large earthquake)‚ measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded. An estimate of three million people were affected by the earthquake. Death toll estimates ranged from 100‚000
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Despite all the foreign aid‚ recovery in Haiti has been a very slow process. It is currently now five years later and Haiti is still struggling to rebuild infrastructure and shelter for the 80‚000 people who are still homeless. The Main reason for this is because of local (Haiti’s government) and international corruption. By 2013‚ an estimate of $3 billion in individual donations and another $6 billion in governmental agencies have been donated to Haiti but too little has been accomplished. Much
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Haiti Introduction: Haiti was ceded to the French by Spain in 1697‚ the French made it the wealthiest islands in the Caribbean through the heavy importation of African slaves. In the late 18th century the slaves revolted and after a lot of struggle Haiti became the first post-colonial black-led nation in the world. Haiti has been through a lot of political and environmental instability. It is currently the poorest country in the western hemisphere. Apart from Political instability they also have
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Haiti possesses the western third of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola‚ which it offers with the Dominican Republic. Haiti is marginally littler than the condition of Maryland and lies only southeast of Cuba. Haiti is exceptionally uneven. Truth be told‚ the word Ayiti was a Taino (the first occupants of Haiti) word for place where there is mountains. The capital of Haiti is Port–au–Prince‚ which lies in the focal point of the nation‚ on the coast. Other essential urban communities incorporate Cap
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Simply hours after the impact in Haiti‚ nations all over the world such as the United States‚ the United Kingdom and Venezuela were pledging “unwavering support” (Matt Frei‚ 2010). The United States of America immediately dispatched Navy Ships and smaller boats to Haiti while the US Agency for International Development (USID) sent specialised teams with rescue equipment. Similarly‚ Israel sent two planes with a field hospital and around two hundred and twenty (220) emergency personnel while Canada readied
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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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both the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake of Northern California‚ and the 2010 earthquake that devastated Port au Prince‚ and surrounding areas in Haiti‚ were very similar in magnitude (6.9 California‚ and 7.0 in Haiti)‚ there is great contrast in the number of lives lost due to these natural disasters‚ with 63 dead in Santa Cruz county‚ and an estimated 220‚000 lives lost in Haiti. From a geographical standpoint‚ the town of Léogâne was at the epicenter‚ of Haiti’s 2010 earthquake‚ the United Nations claims
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Rules sometimes need to be broken. Which view are you in closer argument with and why? Make it argumentative and discuss your view point only. Rules‚ rules rules. Every day‚ we live with rules. We follow rules‚ we break rules. And there’s a saying‚ “Rules are meant to be broken.” Agree? I just wonder what life is without rules. Everyone would be doing crimes all over the place. One day you might just wake up and see all your stuff in your house is gone. Report to the police? There are no rules
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