Haiti

In Charles Kenny’s globalization article, “Haiti Doesn’t Need Your Old T-Shirt”, Kenny explains that when America gives clothes and food to other countries it does not benefit them in the long run. If America wants to help out other countries then America needs to give them money instead. In Kenny’s article, Kenny points out reasons as to why money helps countries out more. In summary, Kenny describes that when America gives countries, such as the Middle East and North Africa, clothing, toys,…

The first essay I read is written by Charles Kenny “Haiti Doesn’t Need Your Old T-Shirt”, in Kenny’s essay, he argues that those who are in need would rather receive money instead of clothes, food and other necessities. As I was reading this essay, I question the validity of his arguments, does giving money solve these problems? I do think that when we give money to developing countries it is advantageous, however Kenny’s theme throughout his essay “bottom line: giving donations of cash are…

American consul to Haiti; while defending himself was a primary priority for Douglass, he also seemed much invested in constructing a particular image of Haiti as well to his audience. Frederick Douglass constructed an image of Haiti that is conflicting and variant at best in his document “Life and times”. These images can be deducted based on his personification of Haiti, the imagery that he invokes, and the diction he uses throughout certain passages. While mentioning Haiti in “Life and…

The Haitian Revolution was a courageous act by the enslaved people of Saint-Domingue (present day Haiti), and the only successful slave revolt in the ‘New World’. Tired of the forced labor and harsh treatment, the slaves of Saint-Domingue planned and executed the rebellion that led to their freedom. They had been treated so badly by their owners that any alternative was better than their reality, so they decided it was time to fight. While it was brave for the British colony to revolt for…

few decades, Haiti has been victim to a variety of horrific historical events: slavery, subjection to American occupation—and its cruelties—as well as the harsh rule of previous Haitian President, Jean-Claude Duvalier to name only a few. Due to the nature of Duvalier’s Presidency, several articles were published questioning Haiti’s sovereignty by various authors residing in Latin-America such as Edwidge Danticat and David Kroeker-Maus. In one particular article entitled, Should Haiti Relinquish…

Coreluv is an institution based out of Haiti that was created to take in orphans and provide them with a home. With the help of many other churches from around the world Coreluv is able to provide more services to those orphans such as a closer well, more books to learn, and rooms to provide for these kids. This institution is virtuous because they teach orphans about God, provide them with food and water, and lastly provide them with an education, which will make them into thinkers of the…

Giver VS Haiti In Haiti the national poverty rate is fifty-eight point six, the extreme poverty rate in twenty-four point seven.The Giver by Lois Lowry is a book where people live there life under control always and live in a utopia where everybody is safe and not worried. Haiti in Crisis is an article showing poverty and destruction from after hurricane Matthew hit Haiti. The Giver is about a boy named Jonas who gets choses and the Reservoir of Memory which is the most respected job…

happened because the slaves got fed up with the cruelty they faced and they wanted all people to be treated with respect. Toussaint L’Ourverture , he was the leader of the Haitian Revolution and an ex-slave himself. He caused a slave uprising that freed Haiti from the French. In my opinion Toussaint L’Ouverture was one of the bravest man ever lived. Toussaint L’Ouverture was once a slave himself. Later in his life he was let go, he even owned slaves himself , which to me is kind of weird. He…

ideas from the French revolution were universal and had directly connected to the situation in Haiti and had brought along the events that took place in Haiti. The ideas from the French revolution that were used during the Haitian revolution that are universal are equality, citizen representation in the government, eliminating corruption, human rights, and fixing an ineffective government. As shown by Haiti these universal ideas are so basic that they could be used as the foundation for a…

are destroying their countries rather than helping them. In 2010, Haiti was struck by an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0. Afterward many NGOs begin raising funds to help the Haitian who are in desperate need of help. One of the well-known NGO Red Cross “raised more than half a billion dollars to bring relief to Haiti” (kokalicheva). With that much money from Red Cross plus the money from other NGOs, most of us and people in Haiti would…