Whenever a tragedy happens in the world, we automatically highlight the negatives of the incident, but we rarely stop to think of the positives. Although it seems like a sad thought that there are positives surrounding the incident, we seem to underestimate how well communities work together and provide aid to people in need.
It is amazing how much and how fast aid can be provided to people in need. After an earthquake caused approximately 230 thousand casualties in Haiti, the United States of America sent hundreds of ships, helicopters, and marine units into the country to provide aid and support Haitians by providing food, clean water and sanitary conditions for people who require medical assistance.
Many organizations, most notable the Red Cross, have been collecting money and donations from countries around the world to assist the Haitians who have been affected by the tragedy. Certain individuals have also brought it upon themselves to help Haitians in need by either providing money or personally traveling to Haiti to provide first aid.
I think that schools around the world should continue to collect donations and promote students to actively participate in trying to help the situation in Haiti. Raising awareness amongst communities and getting them to actively participate is the first step to becoming a more global citizen and uniting the people against such tragedies.
Due to the lack of supplies and food caused by the earthquake, security in the country, mainly the capital city of Port au Prince, has become an issue with people raiding and stealing from stores in order to survive. But like in every community, there are people who abuse the freedom of a security-less capital and steal for their personal gains, so the United Nations have sent troops into the country to patrol the streets and maintain security levels.
Over all this tragedy had caused pain and suffering for the Haitian people but has shown us that when we unite and work together, society can do enough.
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