Summary Of The Big Truck That Went By Katz

Throughout “The Big truck that went by” Katz depicts an intense recollection of the events that happened both during and after the Haiti earthquake that struck on January 12, 2010. From a first person point of view, the visual evidence Katz gives his readers is received strongly and emotionally, as he reminisces on the damages of both property and people around him. “The Big Truck That Went By” starts with Katz’s vivid view of the earthquake, and what happened to him and his coworkers personally. Katz new that his sole responsibility was to stay alive. He was the only American correspondent of the solitary American organization in Haiti at the time the earthquake hit. This meant that he was entirely responsible for keeping the story up

Foreign aid is not actually beneficial to those countries going through disasters, and needs to be updated. If the money people from around the world are donating to a specific cause isn’t actually going to help those it says it will directly, than the system is corrupt and needs to change. Personally, I am in agreeance with Katz argument on foreign aid. I believe that this “aid” isn’t benefiting anyone, neither the people offering donations nor those trying to receive

After the Haiti earthquake of 2010 many lives were destroyed. The people were suffering from loss of loved ones as well as loss of property and possessions. “More than 220,000 were killed in the January 12, magnitude-7 quake, and an estimated 2 million people are living in temporary shelter in Port-au-Prince…The earthquake caused an estimated $7 billion in damage.” Haitians were suffering and in need of assistance. However, the international assistance offered to Haiti resulted in failure. Yes, many people from other countries donated money to Haiti relief organizations. The only problem was that these donations were not going straight to Haitians as was promised. The organizations would use most of the money to go to their own funding and other projects, and those dollars that did go to the correct cause were slow to arrive. “…despite the pledges, donor dollars have been slow to actually materialize…and many donor countries have yet to give anything at all.” So if the money isn’t going to the promised cause, then where is it going? The answer is disturbing. The money is going to where the donor organizations want, rather than where it would have the most benefit. “International aid is too often project-based. It tends to focus on