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__ Current Issues in Cuba and Haiti __ Page Created by: Rebecca DiValerio

__Current Issues in Cuba__  There are many current Issues plaguing the island of Cuba. The biggest problem Cuba is facing right now is the scare that the BP oil spill will travel up the loop stream, impacting Cuba's coast lines. If that happens, which sadly at this point it has a huge possibly, Cuba's fishing villages would no longer be able to fish because the fish would be swimming in hazamedia type="custom" key="6332627" align="left"rdous, oil filled water. Their food chain and dietary ways would have to change from what they are accostumed to. Also, all of their wild life would be threatened, especially their turtle population in their beautiful coral reefs. Another current issuse that is effecting Cuba is their extreme poverty. Cuba even before the Revoultion was considered a third world country. Their poverty is much the same as many countries but they believe that theirs is way worst because it was caused by a revolution that caused many deaths, millions of refugees, loss of all liberities, and that was supposed to benifit all Cubans, when all it did was destroy them. The only Cubans that thrive are ones of great wealth like Fidel Castro and his followers. All others are poor as dirt and life on food rations, and have a huge lack of housing. There are only two social classes in Cuba, the citizens,the poorer ones, and the higher up powers. Many are homeless, even though Fidel Castro had a revolution to make all of the people equal, with no social classes. As you can see, that clearly did not happen. There is also not enough food to go around, because there is not enough farmlands and they do not trade with most countries, like the United States of America. Several people are paides so little, that even if they have money it is insufficient to survive. Cuba is practically cut off from the rest of the world so they are not as technologically advanced.

They are not able to express their ideas from country to country so the only technology they have is what is created within their own country. Cuba's extreme poverty and BP oil spill scare shows what happens when there is technology gaps between countries. It shows that because if Cuba had enough technology, they would be able to produce their crops faster, creating more food to be distributed to the starving. Also, they would be able to help the world find ways to stop the leak of oil into the oceans for good. This is what happens when there is technology gaps between nations.

__Current Issues in Haiti__ media type="custom" key="6324473" width="112" height="112" align="right"This movie exemplifies the current issues in Haiti. Poverty is widespread; diseases are being spread due to lack of medical care; children are left homeless, without parents to care for them; everything is in ruins; thousands are homeless even months after the earthquake; thousands dead, even more injured; thousands unaccounted for, because they had to have many mass graves; pollution; destruction; devastation; loss of families; starvation; a weakened economy; loss of culture and buildings; and lack of hope are all outcomes of this tragic occurance. Many countries are donating and are trying to help rebuild Haiti. Several aid workers from around the world have flown in to the airport in Port-Au- Prince, the capital of Haiti, to try and help as much as they possibly can. Many brought medical supplies to help the wounded. Some that were so badly injured where flown out of the country. But, no matter how many people, or how long they help, it will take years to help and repair Haiti because it is in complete disarray. This earthquake hurt the country of Haiti so much because it was not the strong and wealthly of a country to begin with. Even with this earthquake that happened months ago, most are still homeless. Many try to leave Haiti, but can not get the money or help to. More and more die each day because of all of the debri, polluted water and lack of food that still can not be found in Haiti. Thousands of helpless children are abandoned and many are being flown out of the country because it is no longer safe for them. It is unbelievable how much a 7.0 earthquake can do; just imagine if it was one point higher. Everyone is affected by this in Haiti, it changed their country forever.

The Haiti earthquake that happened on January 12, 2010 shows what happens when there are technology gaps between nations. It exemplifies how Haiti was not a technologically advanced country, thus causing it to dismantle faster than a country with more technological advances. A country with more technological advances would have cross bracketed buldings so when an earthquake occurs, the building has a better chance of surviving. Haiti did not have buildings made like that, so that is why many of them crumbled to pieces. That is what happens when there are technology gaps between nations.