Haiti Earthquake The earthquake that devastated Haiti Tuesday was the strongest temblor to hit the island nation in more than 200 years. The magnitude 7.0 quake caused tremendous damage‚ and the death toll may run into the thousands. What caused the Haiti earthquake‚ and why was it so devastating? What caused the earthquake? The shaking started on Tuesday‚ Jan. 12‚ at 4:53 p.m. ET in the Haiti region‚ just 10 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince. The Haiti earthquake occurred at a fault that
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According to The Hunger Project ‚”Every 10 seconds‚ a child dies from hunger-related diseases.” Haiti has become the Northern Hemisphere’s poorest country‚ leaving Haiti in hunger (Farrell). So many adults and children are victims of hunger in Haiti‚ we can no longer just sit and do nothing about this horrific event‚ we as a country need to stand up and help these people. In 2010‚ a massive earthquake hit Haiti‚ demolishing everything‚ including markets and warehouses (Katz). There was $31 million in
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Hope for children of Haiti On January 12 2010 a devastating tragedy occurred in our world. The beautiful country of Haiti was struck by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that changed the country and the lives of people living in Haiti. This earthquake stuck Haiti before five pm and was centred about 10 miles south east of port - au - prince which is the capital city of Haiti. This earthquake is known as one of most powerful earthquakes of the century‚ that it was felt in eastern parts of Cuba
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Haiti Haiti‚ formally known as the Republic of Haiti‚ is a Caribbean nation ruled by Michel Martelly. Christopher Columbus discovered Haiti in 1492 during his first voyage to the New World. It was inhabited by the Taíno‚ or Arawakan people. Columbus quickly claimed the island and named it La Isla Española‚ or "the Spanish island". The name was later Latinized to "Hispaniola". Before the arrival of Columbus‚ Arawak migrants had already been arriving from the Orinoco delta in South America. They
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Cholera in Haiti This paper will discuss the various different aspects of Cholera in Haiti and will outline the history of such a disease in terms of its epidemiology‚ natural reservoirs and vectors associated with it. The paper will describe how cholera is manifested‚ and what actions are recommended to manage‚ treat and help prevent the disease‚ and the important role nurses’ play in this process. History and Characteristics of the Vibrio Cholerae Micro-organism
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Haiti is the most impoverished country in the Western Hemisphere‚ and amongst the poorest in the world. With that being said‚ when an earthquake happened just kilometres away from Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince‚ the country was hardly prepared (Fierro & Perry‚ n.d.). Haiti has overcome various natural disasters‚ including hurricanes‚ tsunamis‚ floods‚ landslides‚ and other tropical storms. Haitians expect these natural hazards to occur‚ due to past events and the location of the country making
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Between 1911 and 1915‚ Haiti was politically unstable due to a series of political assassinations and forced exiles resulted in six presidents holding office during this period. Revolutionary armies carried out the coup d’état regularly. Some experts suggested that these armies were enlisted by rival political factions under the promises of money‚ which would be paid after a successful revolution‚ and the opportunity to plunder. With this kind of instability in the region the United States invaded
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After spending ten days in Haiti‚ I came to realize how spoiled and easy life is for me. Seeing the Haitian people’s daily work and living conditions really has had an impact on how I view various situations. Adaptation is a part of human nature. People in the United States have adapted to various diseases and their way of life‚ just like the people of Haiti adapt to different diseases and their ways of life. Disease and poverty still control Haiti and those who live in it‚ unlike those of us living
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storm happened‚ Haiti was already destroyed from other natural disasters because of where it is placed on the Earth‚ it is between where the North American plate and Caribbean plate meet. Haiti was a third world country and still is today. Haiti was very unfortunate starting in the year of 2010‚ because it was shook by an earthquake‚ attacked with a tsunami‚ and kicked in the neck by a hurricane. All jokes aside‚ these were horrible incidents that happened to the small country of Haiti. The earthquake
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Racism In Haiti Racism is present throughout the whole world in fact‚Racism has existed throughout human history. It may be defined as the hatred of one person by another -- or the belief that another person is less than human -- because of skin color‚ language‚ customs‚ place of birth or any factor that supposedly reveals the basic nature of that person.but in Haiti and the Dominican republic it is a very different variation of the word‚.in fact if racism is as the dictionary defines it then
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