United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti

The last earthquake to hit Haiti occurred in 1842, killing approximately 5,000 people, while the more recent 2010 earthquake took the lives of over 200,000 people. When the 2010 earthquake hit Haiti some news outlets arrived before much medical staff. The event served as a shining opportunity for the media to respond in a groundbreaking way, but instead people became exposed to images that were “much less humane” (Celeste 4). Celeste described the media coverage of the earthquake as being filled with “videos of dead bodies, including children and the elderly” (Celeste 4) and instead of focusing on the true problem, helping the surviving victims, most news coverage focused on the negative, such as poverty, poor, and crime rate of the country. ¬ “In the most disgusting moment in broadcast history” (Celeste 7), as Celeste describes it, Pat Robertson said that Haiti had it coming because of its “deal with the devil” (Robertson 7). Robertson described Haiti as being a religion-less country; therefore, as a form of punishment for lacking religion Haiti was struck by the earthquake; however, in reality Haiti is a heavily Christian…

Dhaliwal 140355700 Disruptions of Evil Caused by Haiti Earthquake On January 12th, 2010, the Capital of Haiti was devastated by a magnitude 7 earthquake that left over 280,000 dead, 300,000 injured, and millions homeless, thus generating one of the most horrific natural disasters documented [1]. From being one of the largest earthquakes to ever hit our planet in over 200 years, the effects on the physical environment and the shattered community are still evident in Haiti today,…

Corruption is one of the obstacles constraining the economic and social prosperity in Kosovo (Mehmedi, 2012). In corruption funds are diverted from its initial goal and therefore fields like poverty, inequality, economic growth, the health sector, infrastructure and the education sector are affected severly (Abbink, 2012). The distribution of spending that was going to be payed to workers on this fields, tool and technology, new roads and social service are now being placed somewhere else. It…

operational environments from stability operations with the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), to peace operations with the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), to counterinsurgency (COIN) operations in the aftermath of the war in Afghanistan, and counterterrorism operations in the Philippines with Operation Freedom Eagle. Because of this, the Marine Corps must prepare to execute all forms of military operations and activities particularly humanitarian assistance…

In her memoir Brother, I’m Dying, Edwidge Danticat writes the Haitian immigration experience into existence through memories of her childhood. While violence, instability and natural disasters have long been frequent occurrences in Haiti, Haiti is also Danticat’s homeland. It is a place of love and inspiration for Danticat, but she struggles with political dilemma she finds herself in as an American citizen born of Haiti. Dandicat gives the reader an intimate sense of Haiti’s fight for freedom…

Throughout the article, “Haiti Should Relinquish its Sovereignty,” Richard Albert talks about how Haiti has failed to build the democracy that they once dreamed about for their new era of constitutionalism. Albert, also mentions that it is only because of the “military ruling, a legacy of colonial devastation, natural disasters and two coups—one engineered by the United States,” that Haiti has not been able to accomplish their goals. Based on the world’s history, Albert’s article, mentions…

publicly displaying the gender inequalities present in our society since the publication of the first true feminist works in the end of the 18th century. Even then feminist writers in the likes of Mary Wollstonecraft wrote on the subject and recognized the inequalities blatantly present in everyday life. In her publication “A Vindication of the Rights of Women” she defends the rights of women by proclaiming their essentiality to the society as human beings equal to men, and not as pure ornaments…