"ITU to help Haiti build wireless networks to re-establish communications." Xinhua News Agency 11 Feb. 2010. Student Edition. Web. 12 Apr. 2011. Summary:  This article is basically about providing equipment for better communications in Haiti. The International Telecommunication Union is building wireless networks to re-establish the reliable communications. There are 100 wireless hotspots being built in Port-au-Prince and other cities that have been affected by the earthquake. There have also been 100 satellite terminals to Haiti which are part of the 1 million United States dollars that they have attributed.  Response: I think that it is definitely very important for Haiti to have this wireless connections so that they can keep their communications--but I also think that there are much more needed things that should maybe be put ahead of this. There are still so many people that are suffering from this tragedy, and their lives have been changed dramatically--yet some of the help they are getting is for technologically, and wireless connections. My take is that they should definitely still do what they are doing, but not as extreme as they may be doing. They could make fewer hotspots, and then donate the money to a different cause within the country which may need more help, and which might help the people in a different way throughout the country. 

"NY TIMES OP-ED: WHAT HAITI NEEDS MOST A YEAR ON ARE JOBS." States News Service 12 Jan. 2011. Student Edition. Web. 11 Apr. 2011 Summery: This article is about different ideas to work on to help Haiti gain more jobs. It talks about how Haiti is still suffering from post-quake shock, and they are struggling to emerge from this. A man named Nicholas Kristof implies that economic growth is very necessary, and they need to beak the cycle of "more needs, more crises, more tragedies, more victims." He says that things such as sending in doctors, aid workers, and people to educate children are all important, but what is even more important is sending in business investors. They would to this to help create jobs for the people of Haiti.  Reflection: I definitely agree with this article. Like Nicholas Kristof said, it is very important to be there for the Haitians when they need doctors and teachers and aid workers, but now it is time to make some progress and rebuild the country. They need to be better off than what they once were, and in order to do that, they need to help the people find jobs and teach them how to work these jobs.  Questions: 1. What type of jobs and businesses would be appropriate to start in Haiti? 2. How long could this development take? 3. Will this be something easy for the Haitians to accept and take on?

"AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH'S CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE COMMITMENTS BENEFIT CHILDREN IN HAITI AFFECTED BY THE JANUARY 2010 EARTHQUAKE." States News Service 21 Sept. 2010. Student Edition. Web. 8 Mar. 2011. Summery:  This article is about what The American Institutes for Research (AIR) is doing in helping the effects on Haiti. This institute has tried to focus on students and on education systems. They have helped assemble emergency classrooms and they have trained for teachers to be a part of a good education system and helped them deal with the unforgotten effects. There have been at least 322 emergency classrooms assembled, more than 25,000 students have been able to resume their education, and a total of 733 teachers and school directors have received training so they can return to their works.   

Schindall, Julie. "To recover, Haiti needs leaders." CNN. CNN, 13 Jan. 2011. Web. 9 Mar. 2011. . Summery:  This article is about the recovery of Haiti. It says that even though it is one year after the earthquake, the reconstruction has hardly even begun. One of the big topics throughout this article is about how even before the earthquake struck, Haiti was still in a world of hurt. It is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Many Haitians are hoping that this is their chance to reconstruct their country into a place in which is better and safer. The recovery is the hardest part though. They now need to know how to make smart changes. They need to make their government more capable of doing its job, they need to stop corruption, and make donors follow through with their promises. It is so hard for them because there are so many times where there are donors that try to help, but they don't always follow through. Or now, a year later--people have forgotten about them...even though they still need so much help. They need someone who can take control as a leader and help them take steps forward. As for now, they need to live knowing that the most important thing is to survive, and pray that their country rebuild.

Research Question: Still today, what are the social, economical, and political effects of the earthquake in Haiti? Citation: "RESEARCHERS FOCUS ON PSYCHOLOGICAL CARE FOR HAITI'S EARTHQUAKE SURVIVORS." States News Service 24 Mar. 2010. Academic OneFile. Web. 16 Feb. 2011. Summery: This article is about researchers from Columbia University who look at the psychological conditions in Haiti's aftermath. These researchers talk about how the mental health effects may stick with the survivors, even though the physical effects may heal. Since there are many of the Haitians that have discovered these mental wounds, the communities is also greatly effected as a result--and it spreads. As a result of these mental illnesses-- Post-traumatic stress disorder falls into this category. This disorder can be experienced by anyone who has been exposed to a traumatic event in their lifetime. Some symptoms that this involves would be depression, anxiety, substance abuse, hyper vigilance, and extreme sensitivity to signs reminiscent of potential threat. About one in every five people who survive a traumatic event with experience this. Galea says, "Mental illness can be debilitating, and can delay both individual and community recovery--that's why paying attention to mental health issues after a disaster is extremely important."