ipl-logo

The Big Truck That Went Essay

959 Words4 Pages

In 2010 a devastating earthquake hit Haiti, killing hundreds of thousands and leaving millions homeless. This earthquake was one of the worst humanitarian disasters of all time. After this devastating event the UN and others helped rebuild Haiti by coming up with many solutions, you will see some worked and others didn’t. On January, 10 , our president, Barack Obama announced that America would one of the quickest and largest contributor to help Haiti in their time of need. Obama announced “An initial disbursement of $100 million,concluding solemnly: “To the people of Haiti, we say clearly, and with conviction, you will not be forsaken; you will not be forgotten. in this, your hour of greatest need, America stands with you”” (Katz 67). …show more content…

We can learn that is doesn’t matter how much you donate or how much you do to help, anything will help. The slightest amount of money will help because no matter what there is someone out there who has it worse than you and those people in Haiti definitely had it the worst. You don’t have to be a big organization to help, you can donate on your own, like Bryce Widom. Bryce said “My heart is breaking, witnessing the devastation the people of Haiti are enduring. And I want to help.” (Katz 69) There is also a big global lesson to learn. This is that it doesn’t matter who you are. Every country lives on the same planet. We are all neighbors and we all share the same space. Every country should help each other when a country is in need. If everyone came together like they did when Haiti needed it, a lot more time, energy, and lives could be saved. The devastating earthquake that happened in haiti, in 2010 was heartbreaking and ruined millions of lives. But if the UN and countries like America, Mexico, Iceland, Cuba, Canada, and Brazil didn’t come to aid Haiti then millions more would have been hurt and killed. No one country could have saved Haiti, many countries needed to help Haiti. These countries came together to help Haiti and that’s why many of the responses and solutions

Show More
Related

  • Summary Of Leonard Pitt's 'Sometimes, The Earth Is Cruel'

    952 Words  | 4 Pages

    If you have read the writing piece by Leonard Pitts, "Sometimes, the Earth Is Cruel" then you will understand why they think they are being treated cruelly and unfairly. The "bad guy" in this scenario would be, plainly, Earth and the victim would be Haiti. It mostly focuses on Haiti and what has happened throughout the recent years but it is actually talking about all the poor countries that can't catch a break. Countries like, but not limited to, Congo, Niger, Burundi, Mozambique, and so much more. Being treated cruelly is willfully causing pain or suffering to others and/or feeling no concern about it.

    Read More

  • Summary Of Inside Hurricanes By Mary Kay Carson

    688 Words  | 3 Pages

    Some of them include Pakistan, China, India, and Qatar, all who made large donations. Kuwait donated 500 million dollars, the most out of all of the supporting countries. Millions of people were jobless after Katrina. President George W. Bush reduced funds for people affected by

    Read More

  • Summary Of Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

    477 Words  | 2 Pages

    I know we already do try to help them, but we could do

    Read More

  • Summary Of Sometimes The Earth Is Cruel By Leonard Pitts

    574 Words  | 3 Pages

    Haiti has had the only number 7 earthquake and it took 230,000 lives. Imagine the amount of devastation this caused to families and friends, thousands of people are killed each year. These things are real and they ruin people’s lives, but there is not a lot we can do about it and that is the message Pitts is trying to

    Read More

  • Their Own Words: Resilience Among Haitian Survivors Of The 2010 Earthquake

    1702 Words  | 7 Pages

    They connected through their faith and turned it into hope. After the Haitian earthquake, “...members from all three communities had expressed a great deal of ‘faith’ in ‘God,’ and had stressed the importance of faith and spirituality in their ability to continue to live day by day, even with recurrent aftershocks, six months after the earthquake, ‘because we did not die in the earthquake’” (Rahill 594). This quote shows that their faith held strong because they did not die in the earthquake exemplifying their resilience. It increased their ability to endure and unite together as a community.

    Read More

  • Sometimes The Earth Is Cruel Summary

    496 Words  | 2 Pages

    Also the Haitian people seem to always think that it is their turn to have something bad happen to them. Are they wrong? I don’t think so. With their past and the kind of disasters that have happened and will happen to them, it is hard to blame them. It’s what they do that makes them incredible.

    Read More

  • Justice In Haiti

    1679 Words  | 7 Pages

    In the article Poverty and The Gospel: The Case of Haiti written by Dieumeme Noelliste, the author states that “Although situated in a region of the world classified as middle income, Haiti has never moved remotely close to that status during its life as a nation” (Noelliste). This is due to the fact that the unorganized government has never made a constant effort to help its citizens with the limited resources they have. There are little to no laws to protect the nation from poverty, the justice is completely obsolete. According to the article Haiti Sees Drop in Poverty Rates, but Inequality Remains written by the journalist Jaqueline Charles, relief efforts have been attempted by the government and social programs of Haiti, over 47 percent of households reported receiving some type of aid. However, the government and social programs cannot continue to provide this small aid, “The problem now is as aid declines, how do you sustain that?”

    Read More

  • Similarities Between Haiti And The Giver

    251 Words  | 2 Pages

    This is Why Haiti is not a good place to live. The Giver’s society has good

    Read More

  • Famine, Affluence, And Morality By Peter Singer

    1680 Words  | 7 Pages

    People who are rich enough to donate money to relief poorer countries, shouldn’t find it necessary to donate money. An Individual is entitled to every decision he or she makes with there money. There are enough issues in every country and that every individual faces on a daily basis, that justifies someone not donating money. In no way do you need to donate money, but if you are, it is necessary to address the big and small issues regarding your own family, town, or country first.

    Read More

  • A Brief Note On Haitian Immigrants And Immigration

    1266 Words  | 6 Pages

    Conditions for the small country worsened as a devastating earthquake struck Haiti in 2010, and over 300,000 people were killed, and 1.5 million were displaced, leaving them homeless. Just months after the earthquake hit, Haiti experienced the worst cholera outbreak in recent history, killing thousands, and infecting more than 6% of the population (Cook). Despite efforts from humanitarians and charities around the world, things never seemed to get better as access to clean drinking water and safe shelter became scarce. As the environment became virtually uninhabitable, many Haitians came to the United States, seeking asylum, and an opportunity to better the lives for themselves and their

    Read More

  • Informative Speech On Haiti

    1030 Words  | 5 Pages

    Joshua Morgan Oral Communication Professor Currie General purpose-to inform Specific purpose- my classmates will be able to convey how I grew to have an intimate relationship with Haiti Central idea-Haiti has a special place in my heart Intro Attention grabber- Haiti is not a large country, Haiti 's border with the Dominican-Republic is only 159 miles. To put that in perspective, if you were to drive along the border at 60 mph 's, it would only take you 2 hours and 39 mins.

    Read More

  • Comparison And Contrast Essay: Haitian Culture Vs. American Culture

    498 Words  | 2 Pages

    Even though Haiti’s a poor country, his people have a big heart. Parents don’t want their child to work, they make them focus on school only, and their education. On the other hand, Americans just consider a child to be lazy if at their teenage age they still don’t work. They raise their children to be independent different from Haitian that make their children to depend on them. Another fact is that Americans are not really friendly; they avoid contact with people, and they have a hypocrite smile on their face, however, Haitians are really friendly, sincere, and courteous.

    Read More

  • Earthquake Of 2010 Affected The Number Orphans And How We Can Help

    888 Words  | 4 Pages

    Understanding How the Haitian Earthquake of 2010 Affected the Number Orphans and How We Can Help Have you thought about a natural disaster that happened years ago, leaving no effect on you at all? Why would you have a reason to? The effects of an earthquake that happened five years ago have probably been solved by now. Right? But unfortunately, the people of Haiti are still struggling and dying because of the earthquake that occurred five years ago.

    Read More

  • Persuasive Speech On World Hunger

    1046 Words  | 5 Pages

    Many people don’t get the chance to survive and live to have a horrible death. Many people here in the U.S. don’t think that survival is important in other countries. I believe that in order to have a better world, everyone needs to survive and that means ending world hunger. Do you know when your next meal could be the last? Eight hundred fifteen million people don’t have the food they need because they have no job, natural disaster has struck them or they live in very poor spots of the world.

    Read More

  • Persuasive Essay On Child Hunger

    731 Words  | 3 Pages

    They are our future. According to society, our entire world may be in the hands of our children. But if children are the future then why do they still suffer from hunger due to poverty and food insecurity? The amount of children suffering is higher than a number than you could’ve ever anticipated. It’s horrendous that while living in one of the wealthiest countries in the world we still see children starving.

    Read More

More about The Big Truck That Went Essay

Open Document