Natural Disasters

I argue that while the author does well to argue his thesis in a logical sequence, in the narrative the author fails to include a direct Haitian perspective, which is integral to the readers’ understanding of life in port au prince as they lost far more in the catastrophe. Furthermore he fails in his attempt to provide a solution that is economically suitable and thus dismissed short-term models that could benefit the population. Finally blinded by journalistic ambitions I believe that his excessive coverage of his breakthrough story on the cholera out break overshadows the earthquake story, as it becomes the main focus toward the end.

In the article “Puerto Rico’s Agriculture and Farmers Decimated by Maria,” a reporter interviews a Puerto Rican farmer who explains how he was personally impacted by Hurricane Maria. The farmer, Jose A. Rivera, lost all 14,000 of the trees that grew on his property. The hurricane also wiped out $30,000 worth of his crops, and $780 million worth of crops in the entire island. Farm land can be difficult to recover after a hurricane this severe. Some believe that the agriculture sector of Puerto Rico could benefit from this disaster, by using it to modernize the way they grow their food. IT is great to see a positive outlook on this situation, but it does not make the situation any less devastating for people like Jose who lost everything that he had. Puerto Rico will not be the only ones experience a loss of farmed food. The country exports 85% of the food that they grow. America imports a

Support 1: In paragraph 10, Pitts discusses all the recent natural disasters that Haiti has gone through. All of the examples Pitts uses demonstrates the misfortune of Haiti and its people and allows you to connect with those affected. The countless lives that were taken and innumerable houses and buildings destroyed.

In 2015, my parents decided to jump the puddle and move to Florida. At that point, I clearly understood that Puerto Rico’s decay is because of the relationship with the United States, which has been a common topic among Puerto Ricans for years. The colonial relationship between the United States and Puerto Rico definitely has an impact on the crisis of the island, for which a change in the status of Puerto Rico to statehood can benefit the recovery of the economic crisis and the natural disasters. A song called “Verde Luz”, describes perfectly my feelings towards my island, as it says, “Green light of mount and sea, virgin island of the coral, if I stay away from your exquisite beaches, if I move away from your silent palms, I want to return, want to return”. I might not be able to fix the economic crisis of Puerto Rico, but what can I do and what can everyone else do to help the island and its people live and receive education in a satisfactory place? It is sad to hear my grandfather say that he feels like when he was growing up back in the 1940’s, and my cousin say that there has been no power in their house for almost four

According to the test, “Hurricane Hugo was a massive Category Four hurricane that caused extensive damage to U.S. territory in the Caribbean and to the U.S. mainland, particularly in the state of South and North Carolina” (p.88). It ranked as the top 10 most costly disaster in the United States (FEMA). All of Caribbean, South and North Carolina suffered the huge ravages from Hurricane Hugo. However, the different response operations and acts done by the public and three levels of governments were quite different in three areas, which caused different results and impacts.

Puerto Rico has long been subject to U.S. domination and reliant on welfare transfer payments. The island’s struggled for economic independence as a strategic locality for military operations. Bourgois illustrates the idea of a jibaro as evolving from poor rural farmers to the urban poor

This hurricane had a death casually around one thousand and many people are suffering in Haiti. This article also shows that even after the hurricane passed, Haiti has even more problems to deal with such as dealing with their crops, cholera, and their corrupt government. This article helps inform the people so that they can contribute somehow to Haiti, which is another reason why I chose it. This issue is one of the most important currently facing central america because this hurricane struck an already impoverished country that just had an earthquake a few years ago, worsening the impact on the country. This hurricane was predicted to be very strong and did end up being one of the worsts hurricanes experienced in Haiti. Because of this natural disaster, there are thousands dead and without a home in Haiti, making it a major problem in Central Americas. Right now in Central America, there is no other country dealing with the effects of the hurricane as bad as Haiti, just in a few days so many people were killed, making it the worst problem in Central America right

Guelas 1Armina GuelasAnthony PratoURST 241.100111 March 2018Midterm Assignment: Hurricane KatrinaThereis not much of an argument to be made against the idea that Hurricane Katrina was a complete political disaster in terms of intergovernmental relations; there is no hiding that no one was ready to handle the storm or its aftermathby way of everyone’s general lack of response. The federal, state, and local governments are all to be blamed for the political fallout of Katrina. Itis difficult to point a finger at any single government, person, or organization when almost all of them were at fault in some way. Everyone was waiting for someone else to take action, and when no one did, they (all of the agencies, governments, and people)

The world will continue to throw everything it has at us, but together as humans we must push on. We have learned that in order to survive we have to be courageous and never give up. This spirit is in all humans but we see most when we are tested by our world. Through technology life has becomes a lot easier, but the world is always there to pry out of us what it truly means to live. Just because to it’s easy now doesn’t mean it will always be like this. There will come a time when our perseverance is tested, and as humans we can not stay knocked down. In conclusion, Pitts’s article shows everyone that despite the world being cruel, anyone can make the choice to push on through the storm. The Haitian people set great examples for the rest of us. They have shown over and over that just because life challenges us, doesn’t mean that we have to give in. The world is very cruel and if you let it, it will knock you down and keep you down permanently. As humans we have the courage to survive through anything the world could throw at

Natural disasters seem to be a fact of life to humans by this point. The world is constantly in chaos from wild fires, hurricanes, and flash floods, but the people of Haiti have dealt with the sorrow a little more than everyone else. In this article, Pitts explains the varying intensity of natural disasters and how humans, as a whole, have had to overcome many difficult situations that were caused by a natural disaster. Humans are extremely intelligent and can perservere many situation and the Haitian people have proven this to be fact time and time again. It is quite amazing that people who have had their lives destroyed multiple times continue to rebuild, flourish, and have hope for better days, despite the many issues that are thrown their way.

This case study involves the troubled aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake and the unkept promises made to Haiti by surrounding countries, most notably, the United States. The story focuses on Pierre, the student of a state university in Florida, whose parents migrated to Florida from Haiti in the mid-1970s. The passage begins with Pierre desperately voicing his concerns to his professor for Haiti and the lack of involvement and compassion “the outside world” has for Haiti during such devastating times.

Post hurricane Irma and Maria the island has been left devastated. Buildings that were once new are now destroyed, small businesses that existed are gone, houses are without roofs, etc. The indignation I feel is that our president, has not taken action in aiding these American Citizens who are being affected by the aftermath of these two hurricanes, predominantly Maria. There is only one working hospital on the island and the streets are still flooded. These floods can eventually be precursors to diseases and infections (possible and real threats). As a way to help the Puerto Ricans, my parents and I have donated water, first aid kits etc. so these individuals can get the help/supplies they need. The fact that it took the president to send the help needed by Puerto Rico nearly a week infuriated people such as myself. As of right now there is not much I can do other than help by collecting

Hurricane Maria was a devastating tropical storm that decimated the infrastructure of the small, underprivileged island of Puerto Rico. The hearts of nearly every American are filled with sympathy for this travesty. In times of crisis, it becomes surprisingly apparent how much politics affect our everyday lives. “ What Every American Needs to Know about Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Disaster” by Brian Resnick and Eliza Barclay informed us about the situation revolving aid to Puerto Rico as well as their opinions on what the US government “should” be doing.

Three people during a dangerous hurricane try to stay alive, and one person walks to the bathroom. While he is walking to the bathroom a window breaks and a piece of glass cuts him in the neck. They can not call the ambulance because of the hurricane. He later dies in her own home from blood loss. (bleeding to death)I wanted to research on this natural disasters because I want to help make the world safe and its life in the world. I care about the destruction of these natural disasters. There can be a building that is one billion dollars that is just built, then it was destroyed during a tornado or hurricane.The main point or question i’m overall trying to cover is that why don’t we try to stop or predict and help fight the disasters in the world. We can help in a lot of ways to help stop many things from dying or the destruction it causes.I think I can, I will stop this by telling the world that we can help prevent these natural disasters by helping each other to help predict and someday prevent them.

Today, many people believe that the end of the world is here. There are many natural disasters occurring this year. way more than usual. People are now superstitious, thinking these natural disasters are a warning sign that the ending of the world is upon everyone. There has been reporting’s on crazy hurricanes this year, especially two big ones that people may never forget. There’s been many hurricanes this year, the worst ones everyone's talking about is hurricane Harvey and hurricane Irma. There have also been big earthquakes and wildfires. Now, some may say the world is only ending in America. But this has proven not be the case. America is not the only country that has been experiencing natural disasters. Mexico has just recently had an earthquake that killed over 200 people! North Korea had a 6.1 magnitude earthquake. Hurricane Maria- a new hurricane- hit Puerto Rico and many small Caribbean Islands. There’s bad flooding in South Asia. A horrible drought in Africa. A tsunami threat out in Central America.