How could we blame the Earth for poor civilizations? When you settle in an area prone to earthquakes and natural disasters, you’re bound to be upset with what the Earth is going to do to you, your family, and the land around you. In Pitts article, he blames the Earth for being cruel. Perhaps the people who have settled in that particular area are cruel; it’s a very controversial ordeal.
We’ve noticed that the Earth tends to wreak havoc on the poorest, and most pitiful countries. What about the hurricanes that hit Florida? Florida is a vacation area in which only wealthy people can afford to live/vacate there. How about the tsunamis that hit the edge of Japan; we know that Japan is one of the most technologically advanced regions on the planet. I believe we tend to overlook the natural disasters that happen to wealthy areas because they’re more able to bounce back from a natural disaster. …show more content…
These disasters happen a lot so why all the sudden get upset over something that happens so often? We come together as humanity to help and fix it. There's no need to give pity to a town that put themselves there to have to live poorly and disastrously. Pitt's really emphasizes how the people of Haiti were affected by this terrible disaster. The people of Haiti were devastated. Pitts says, "Bad enough, Haiti is wretchedly poor. Bad enough it has a history of political instability and colonialism, of being ignored by the major powers when it is not being exploited by them." Even Pitts says that this place needs more stable finances and
We’ve noticed that the Earth tends to wreak havoc on the poorest, and most pitiful countries. What about the hurricanes that hit Florida? Florida is a vacation area in which only wealthy people can afford to live/vacate there. How about the tsunamis that hit the edge of Japan; we know that Japan is one of the most technologically advanced regions on the planet. I believe we tend to overlook the natural disasters that happen to wealthy areas because they’re more able to bounce back from a natural disaster. …show more content…
These disasters happen a lot so why all the sudden get upset over something that happens so often? We come together as humanity to help and fix it. There's no need to give pity to a town that put themselves there to have to live poorly and disastrously. Pitt's really emphasizes how the people of Haiti were affected by this terrible disaster. The people of Haiti were devastated. Pitts says, "Bad enough, Haiti is wretchedly poor. Bad enough it has a history of political instability and colonialism, of being ignored by the major powers when it is not being exploited by them." Even Pitts says that this place needs more stable finances and