If you are like me, it is easy to get wrapped up in your daily life and forget that there are other people actually living outside of Abilene! As strange as it might sound, it is true. I hope each of you has at least heard something about the situation in Haiti. It has been mentioned in pretty much every TV show I have watched the last few weeks, and I have come across it numerous times on the Internet. For this blog assignment I want you to dig a little deeper. Search on the Internet and find an article that either covers the actual event or talks about the relief efforts that are going on. In your comment I want you to give me a paragraph summary of the article. In a second paragraph I want you to respond to article and tell me how you feel about the situation. At the end of your comment I want you to copy and past the link that will take me to the article you read. As always don’t forget your name if you want to receive credit.
Think of this assignment as your soapbox. This blog is a chance to give your opinion. This is your voice. Remember that your grade is based on if you are able to develop an opinion and express it. If you have any questions feel free to email me at yoteach10@gmail.com. Since I did not fill out the questionnaire that was assigned last week feel free to ask me a question and I will try to answer it on the next blog.
Let’s all hope for some snow on Thursday!
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ReplyDeleteThe U.N is sending planes loaded with supplies to Haiti. The problem is that 800-1000 planes are backlogged because the small airport can only handle around 130 planes a day. The U.N is also sending Haitian troops to the poorest neighbor hoods to assess their needs. The Haitian troops say that the Haitian's just trust them more because their from the same country and they can give them a better understanding of their needs.
ReplyDeleteThe situation is really bad in Haiti. It just doesn't seem fair that one of the poorest countries in the world should have a devastating earthquake. We should try to help them as much as possible and help them rebuild into a better country than they were to start with. This is also a good time for Christians to spread the word of God while they're over their helping. Those of us that really can't help at the moment should all diligently pray for those people in Haiti
http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/01/27/haiti-earthquake/ I forgot the link so here it is.
ReplyDeleteAbout two weeks after the devasted earthquake in haiti (a 7.0 monster) survivors are still being discovered. Amid the rubble, they found a 13 year old girl, trapped in her house for 13 days. She was alone, taking a shower, when the quake struck. The fact she was in the bathroom saved her life. She had access to water, even though she was in a collapsed house. She was able to drink water and survive. they also found a 24 year old man, who was trapped in a store with access to cola, potato chips, and beer. Even a 31 year old man survived for two weeks with nothing! He somehow came through. Miracles are still being discovered in Haiti daily.
ReplyDeleteI think that the article was well-written and very compelling. Haiti was bad off as it was, after the EARTHQUAKE, (for taylor, not a hurricane) Things just got substancially worse. I'm amazed a man has survived two weeks without water. I think that this is a great topic for an article. God is truly working in Haiti, and revealing miracles every single day, in this rather large way, or in a small everyday way.
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/haiti-earthquake-miracle-rescue/story?id=9691192
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People in Haitie STILL are not getting enough relief. Food is still not making its way to people. This is partly caused by the desruction of a major pier, causing little food and supplies to reach the Hatian people. Many settlements in the capital, Port-Au-Prince, have been opened for people who have lost there homes. More than 800,000-1 million people have lost their homes.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/28/haiti.relief/index.html
Now, time to get on my soapbox. I can see Austins point of view when he said "It just doesn't seem fair that one of the poorest countries in the world should have a devastating earthquake." But i feel that this had to happen. Before this earthquake no one cared about Haiti. We knew it was poor, undeveloped, that they have a terrible school and healthcare system, and corrupt government, and we did almost NOTHING to help them. Its like Taylor said "... I really didn't care much." None of us did. I felt like God did this to give us a wake-up call, so that through Him, we can help them, minister to them, and transform them from an undeveloped country to a developed one.
The earthquake on haiti is probably one of the most tragice an earthquake could have happened. many people have died and still more are dying. Several countries including the US have turned to help Haiti in as much of a way as we can. The earthquake destroyed musc of the capital port-au-prince,but hope is eminent. So far Hope for haiti has raised more than $58 million and counting.
ReplyDeleteIf any thing good can come from all this maybe Haiti an undeveloped country at the moment can dig them selves out and take the first few agonizing steps toward a developed country. I think in this situation I whole heartedly agree to what kyle said. I cared in the sense that I felt sorrow and wanted to help but I didn't care in the sense that secretly I was glad it wasn't happening to me. Selfish I know but all of us so far have agreed that at first we didn't seem to care. I do now.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/23/haiti.telethon/index.html
That is two paragraphs just morphed together. sry.
ReplyDeleteIn Haiti, there was a bad earthquake. Haiti is a small undeveloped country. When they already don't have a lot, this earthquake has to come along and mess up the country even worse! They didn't have a lot of food to begin with. While now they are trying to get as many people, countries, to come and help them just make it another night.
ReplyDeleteHaiti, I really didn't pay much attention too. Yeah, we studied them in World Geography but after we were done, so was I. Even after the earthquake, I really didn't care much. I just don't pay much attention to anything, if you can't tell during class. After reading The New York Times report over it, I kind of felt bad for not caring. If I could I would try and go there to help but I can't since it is in Haiti, and we are all in Abilene.
Sorry I meant earthquake but put hurricane.
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/haiti/index.html
On January 12, a series of earthquakes ranging from a magnitude of 6.5-7.3 nearly destroyed the highly populated area in Haiti. There is an estimated 250,000 casualties, and the estimate will increase because of the lack of food, water, and medical care. Recently there was telethon in LA, California called "Hope for Haiti" that raised over $58,000,000! It's a brilliant idea that had a star-studded line-up, including Bruce Springsteen, Clint Eastwood, Ben Stiller, Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, and many, many more celebrities. The money is going help the Haitian relief tremendously.
ReplyDeleteI'm not the first to say that the poorest country in the world didn't need this. Their buildings and foundations were so poor that there was no way they could have held up in this disaster. To be honest, I don't think of other countries or their living conditions because I have it so good. I'm extremely pleased that the US has acted so quickly in raising and sending money and relief to Haiti. This not only helps the Haitians, but gives them hope. God help the Haitians.
http://nextbigfuture.com/2010/01/catastrophe-model-of-haiti-earthquake.html
http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/23/haiti.telethon/index.html
Daniel Austin
this is blake-
ReplyDeleteBasic suplies and many other medicens are slowly beeing used and hati is running out of all sorts of things they need to survie. Also the hostipol are runnign out too. they are treating about 500 people a day. they say the reason is people need are to great and everyone all the time need things done.
I think that, that is awful and we shoudldo somtthing about that as in send money. Go over and help. Go bring the medicens and the things they need that we have pleanty of. i think we need to act fast to because all the things happening it will just get worse like the earthquake made alot of thing worse.
http://www.indianagazette.com/articles/2010/01/29/news/10033746.txt
One of the poorest and least developed countries in the world, Haiti has struggled with problems for many years ragging from near-constant political upheaval, health crises, severe environmental degradation and an annual barrage of hurricanes. The most recent disaster accrued on January 12, 2010, when a massive earthquake struck Haiti, reducing much of its capital to rubble. It was the worst earthquake in the region in more than 200 years. A preliminary assessment from Haiti's government put the body count at 150,000 on January 23, 2010. The devastation created serious obstacles to those attempting to deliver promised foreign aid. It is almost impossible for any country to get to the island to be able to bring supplies.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion this is a horrible disaster. I honestly think that our troops in Afghanistan should be brought back home, and if this would have been done as promised, then when this disaster occurred we would have people with enough experience to go and help the people suffering in Haiti. Haiti was already in great trouble and some people would believe that this is a blessing for Haiti and that now the island can sort of start all over and hopefully improve but I would greatly disagree because nobody’s life being taken away from them is a blessing. 150,000 HUMAN lives is a huge amount of death, this is more than the town I was born and raised in and I think that is crazy that some people don’t even acknowledge that this horrible disaster has occurred.
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/haiti/index.html
On January 12th there were a series of earthquakes in haiti. This natuarl disaster has currently killed 170,000 people. Haiti's communication is not working, the radio towers and cell phone towers have been completely destroyed. Almost all of the buildings in Haiti are gone or only partially there. Haiti was already the poorest country of the western hemisphere, now the country is dealing with dead people in streets and children going up for adoption because the childrens parents have been killed or they can not be found. The charities that are going up for Haiti are amazing, but there is always more that anyone can do. Even five dollars would do someone in Haiti some good. http://www.shnock.com/haiti-earthquake-summary-12901/
ReplyDeleteI personaly think that the Haiti disaster is a horrible tragedy. Many of the people that were attached by this were already having enough problems and now they have to deal with this tragedy. Their homes have been completely distroyed, their jobs are nonexsistant anymore, and they are lucky if they have at least two peope in their family alive. All the missions that are going on for this poor country is astounding. People from hollywood have been reached by all of the sad stories about children going hungry and parentless and they have come together and raising money for the orphanages in Haiti. Many churches are raising money just for their country. Missionaries are traveling to Haiti to keep their faith that everything is going to be okay and it's in God's hands now. I think there is always room for more help, and for those who are not paying attention to this they really need to. Because even if you cannot donate money prayers are more than helpful in times like this.
Carlee Riggs
On January 12th, 2010, a horrible earthquake struck 25 km west of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, leaving massive distruction. It was a 7.0 earthquake. There had been at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater by January 24th. The Red Cross estimated about 3,000,000 people were affected by this quake. Many different countries held fundraisers and other money raising events. Rescue efforts began VERY quickly! Not only have people come from different areas help, but able-bodied survivors have also began helping rescue the remaining stragglers. On Jan. 16th, Sec. of State Hillary Clinton visited Haiti. $48 million had been raised already in the US. The president of Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade, told Haitians that they they can have free land in Senegal. This could be the entire region! It just depends on how many people respond to this offer.
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Haiti_earthquake
I am really sad about this whole situation.. It just makes me hurt that people are suffering so badly in other countries. I cannot even imagine living in the situation that they are. I am amazed at the help and contributions that churches, schools, companies, and even famous people have made to help these people. And even if you can't donate a lot of money, every penny counts.
--Jenae
On January 12th, in the poorest country in the western hemisphere, disaster struck. A magnitude 7.0 earthquake shattered Haiti, leaving a trail of rubble and bodies in its path. The worst earthquake in 200 years left people sleeping outside in fear of the aftershock. Millions of people and billions of dollars have been involved with the catastrophe. However, help is on the way from the US, the UK, and Venezuela. Many countries have reported multiple dead or missing persons; China has eight buried and possibly dead with ten others missing. Three Jordanian peace keepers are dead with another twenty-one injured. Brazil and France have also reported similar situations. There have been reports of looting in the middle of the pitch black nights of panic. Bodies are taken in mass to hospitals, and we would be lucky to report hundreds of deaths.
ReplyDeleteI have read and seen my share of sad books and movies. I have cried as my favorite characters have died before me. And now, millions of people I don't know are in a situation that I can't even comprehend. But this one rips at my heartstrings immeasurably more. Because this is real. If I try to think of myself or someone I love in this situation, I stop immediately. It hurts too much. Then I think of all of the people...all of the real people with families and loved ones who are lucky to have escaped with their lives. I think of the ones who weren't that lucky. I think of how fortunate I am to have a roof over my head that doesn't have any danger of falling on me in my sleep. I think of all of the blessings I have. And then I realize something: I can share those blessings. All over the world people have banded together to send Haiti help. We've put off our selfish wishes and petty grudges in order to help other people. Right now, the world is one step closer to being one united people. So maybe...just maybe...God has sent us a blessing in disguise. And what an effective disguise it is.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8455629.stm
ReplyDeleteI forgot my link.
-Kelsey