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Estimates of the January earthquake’s death toll place the figure around 200,000, though the final number may be even higher. But Baptiste said Friday that the consequences of the earthquake reverberate beyond the bare statistics and the country??€™s borders...
...Baptiste’s Haitian-American patients has been unable to work, having fallen into depression as a result of the loss of her son in the devastation. Baptiste said the individual will now be unable to support her family in Haiti—a widespread phenomenon threatening the country??€™s economy, which is largely dependent on remittances from Haitians abroad...
When Haiti becomes a byword for poverty, the country??€™s vibrant culture and history—encompassing rich literary and music traditions—become obscured in more negative coverage, according to David D. Hutchinson ’12, the president of the Harvard Haitian Alliance...
...underdeveloped nation, Haiti was especially vulnerable to a disaster of this magnitude. Once the rubble clears, relief groups must focus on modernizing the country??€™s decrepit infrastructure. The Army Corps of Engineers has specified that any recovery in Haiti must renovate the ports, airfields, electrical grids, and water and road systems. It is not enough to merely restore Haiti to its former condition; true relief means leaving the country with the means to provide essential services to its own people...
...country??€™s extremely positive reception to these relevant and subversive bits indicates why Conan only lasted for seven months. The late-night shows that air right after the 11 p.m. news (The Tonight Show, The Late Show, and Saturday Night Live) have long served the role of ridiculing the public figures and news headlines. People flock to these programs not only for their silly sketches but also for their ability to verbalize the discontent of the American people through humor. Leno first overtook Letterman in the ratings when he famously asked Hugh Grant, who had been recently arrested...