Haiti Learn New Places

Do you know about a country in the western hemisphere that had revolutions for slave freedom, was discovered by Christopher Columbus, makes trades with the U.S.A, and has a primary religion that is voodoo? Well if you don’t that country is Haiti. Well Haiti has a very interesting and sad background, wars, hunger, natural disasters, and many more things. You will learn more if you read this.

Haiti is located between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It occupies one third of the Hispaniola Island, the other two thirds belong to its neighbor: the Dominican Republic. It measures 27, 750 sq km, just a little smaller than the state of Maryland. It is unfortunately located in a highly active hurricane area prone to storms and flooding between the months of June to October. Haiti is the poorest country of the western hemisphere. Political turmoil is part of the country’s history. Currently it counts with a democratically elected president, Michael Martelly, as Chief of State and a Prime Minister, Laurent Latmothe, as head of the government. A new president is elected every five years and the president cannot serve consecutive periods. The Prime Minister is appointed by the president and ratified by the National Assembly. The National Assembly is made up of 30 senators, elected by popular vote for six years terms and 99 deputies, also elected by popular vote, for four years terms; a little bit complex

Attention Getter: Who here has heard of the horrible plight of Haiti? Haiti has been through constant suffering everyday due to economic difficulty, lack of food, lack of clean water, hurricanes, and possibly everything that could go wrong with the world. I’m sure no one in their right mind would want to be there now but does anyone know how Haiti became as it is now. Well that’s what I’m about to tell you.

What does the average American really know about the country, Haiti? Is the lifestyle all black magic, spells, and séances? Is this media portrayal of Voodoo the only way of life and what is Voodoo, any way? These questions come to mind when someone wants to know the truth about Haitian culture and life in Haiti. Haitian culture consists of deep rooted religious beliefs, music, and Haitian cuisine.

Haiti was a terrible place to live during the 20 th century it was still under guerilla

For the most part, the interaction between the colonizers of Haiti—the Spanish and the French—was negative, and lastingly so. Haiti has remained a turbulent and impoverished landscape. Social and economic indicators remain doggedly low, year after year. Haiti, although technically independent as of 1804, has never been able to support itself. There is a lot of heartfelt sympathy for Haiti, and the hope is that the legacy of colonization is not unending fate. But it will take a lot of work to get Haiti to a place of true freedom and independence, and sometimes outside help, however well intentioned, only unwittingly fuels the legacy.

Haiti's background in religion stems from tribal rituals in voodoo and forced roman Catholicism from the slave trade. When the different tribes from Africa were brought to Haiti as slaves, the tribes stronger religious believes combined and voodoo was practiced. This voodoo played a huge role in their rebellion as they prayed and made sacrifices to their Gods for strength. Voodoo was a key part of Haitian life from the beginning of the formation of the country, and still plays a huge role today as voodoo is the number on practiced religion in Haiti. Voodoo is a religion of violence is wickedness that is destroying the hearts of the people, corrupting the nation. Voodoo is primarily practices among the peasant which makes up the majority of

Every culture has internal and external forms of cultural control. Made a part of you controls something that people choose to do to themselves by

Most likely a result of the numerous colonizations and raiding in its history. The history of Haiti alone reflects the importance of understanding culture as a leader of global force (the United States). We each have a responsibility to make the world a better place, the entire world. Unfortunately, often when westerners seek to increase the standard of life in developing countries they misjudge the cultural practices as lazy or unnecessary. This low evaluation of other countries degrades their population as sub-human. The moment we consider other humans as less than us, the situation becomes negative for everyone involved and international relations become nothing more than the largest power struggle in history. By assimilating to the cultures we are surrounded in we subconsciously assign value to understanding the customs of

Haiti or Saint Dominigue as is was known in the 18th century is in the Caribbean on the island of Hispaniola. In addition to Haiti, this island also includes the country of the Dominican Republic. It is part of the Greater Antilles with an area of 27,750 square miles. Its line of longitude is 72,2852 degrees West and its line of latitude is 18.9712 degrees North. Haiti's capital is Port-au-Prince, which replaced Cap-Haitien in 1749. It has a population of about 10,926,755. The official language is Haitian Creole and French. This island was claimed by Christopher Columbus on December 4, 1492. Haiti's economic mainstay is sugar, coffee and Mangoes. The current president is Jovenel Moise. He was elected on November 20, 2016 and got sworn in on February 7, 2017. Haiti's official religion is Roman Catholicism and the national religion is Voodoo. Haiti's ethnic background is primarily 95% blacks.

Haiti has an extensive history filled with a great deal of violence. The island was discovered in the 1500’s by Europeans such as Columbus. After the Europeans arrival natives were seized with health and living problems which nearly lead to their extinction. Soon after the French took over the island and renamed it Saint Domingue. They later began the process of establishing agriculture by cultivation that lead to the production of indigo, sugar, and coffee. The labor was harsh and as time passed the French’s operation expanded and so did the demand on helping hands. Therefore, massive amounts of slave were migrated into the colony. Their contribution lead St. Domingues towards its wealth and eventually it's demise as a French

The Uses of Haiti tells the truth about uncomfortable matters—uncomfortable, that is, for the structures of power and the doctrinal framework that protects them from scrutiny. It tells the truth about what has been happening in Haiti, and the US role in its bitter fate.—Noam Chomsky, from the introduction (Farmer, Paul.). The first words I read from this book bit me like a shark. In America, there is a large myth that Haiti is the poorest country in the Western hemisphere. In his book, Paul Farmer explains that Haiti has always been a part of a global system of imperialist competition and has repeatedly struggled for liberation (Farmer, Paul.). I was fortunate enough to be raised in a family who has taught me to believe in more than just

Today, Haiti is considered a semi-presidential republic, having both a president and a prime minister. Throughout history though, financial, political, and societal difficulties, in addition to a myriad of natural disasters have beleaguered Haiti with persistent poverty and other troubles. Haiti is home to just over 10 million people. Almost all of Haiti’s citizens are of African descent, as most descended from African slaves. Haiti has no official religion and offers religious freedom to its population.

After the initial chaos caused by the earthquake in Port-au-Prince, the international community needs to set priorities in the reconstruction of Haiti. The first step, that is already taking place, is to create emergency teams to rescue trapped people, clear debris and restore water and sanitation to prevent the spread of diseases.

Haiti was ranked 145 out of 169 countries on the UN Human Development Index, the lowest ranked country in the Western Hemisphere. More than 70% of Haiti’s population lives on less than $2 a day. Haiti has a population of 9.893.945 people, 95% of the population is black and 5% is mulatto and white, with a median age of 21.9 years old. The religious makeup of the country consists of 80% Roman