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Report from Haiti: Desperate Call for Aid with Rescue Equipment, Medicine, Food & Water... - 0 views

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  • are still in the streets trying to stay away from houses and walls and buildings that can further collapse, buildings that are fragile.
    • MelissaB EWSIS
      MelissaB EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      Wow there are still buildings falling to the ground three days after the earthquake.
  • There was just a state of panic in the streets, people screaming, people running every which way.
    • MelissaB EWSIS
      MelissaB EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      Were is everyone at where is the international help and they need it wether or not there is any central government there is still need and they are still people so there is a thing called caring and duty.
  • g I can say, for example, that’s a little bit striking is that the slum
    • MelissaB EWSIS
      MelissaB EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      I guess the slums werent hit that bad.
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"The Sound of Screaming Is Constant" - Haiti Devastated by Massive Earthquake, Desperat... - 0 views

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  • MelissaB EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
     
    there is been alot of media attentions on this issue an earth auake that is huge just hit heti one of the poorest country with no med. and as after shocks came its even worst than it was now. people are dying they need help as fast as possible they need to go there and help them now that's whati really think they should do. as of now there is not enought good food there for people to eat prisnores brook out of jail and when everywhere regular people are in alot of trouble becuase there is no food no clean water they need food and med these people are going though alot the real side of human comes out after a huge quake like this people are going crazy they need security they need real help instead of them by themself they need help now now now.
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Christmas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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shared by MelissaB EWSIS on 09 Dec 09 - Cached
  • Christmas[2] or Christmas Day[3][4] is an annual holiday celebrated on December 25 that commemorates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth.[5][6] The date of commemoration is not known t
    • MelissaB EWSIS
      MelissaB EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This importtant to know what christmas is and wherethey think that it comes from so you have a feeling of where it comes from and were the ideas come from
  • Although traditionally a Christian holiday, Christmas is widely celebrated by many non-Christians,[1][10]
    • MelissaB EWSIS
      MelissaB EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      If it is a a christian holiday then how has it become more celebrated by non christans and the customes have been adopted. Why do they say that all christans celebrate christmas when some don't
  • some of its popular celebratory customs have pre-Christian or secular themes and origins. Popular modern customs of the holiday include gift-giving, music, an exchange of greeting cards, church celebrations, a special meal, and the display of various decorations; including Christmas trees, lights, and garlands, mistletoe, nativity scenes, and holly. In addition, Father Christmas (known as Santa Claus in North America, Australia and Ireland) is a popular mythological figure in many countries, associated with the bringing of gifts for children.[11]
    • MelissaB EWSIS
      MelissaB EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      Let me break this down there are some customs in christmas and there are some new customs that have been added in resent years and there arew some old customs that have gotten new looks to be mor apealing in modern time such as santa clause.
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  • heightened economic activity among both Christians and non-Christians, the
  • gift-giving and many other aspects of the Christmas festival involve
    • MelissaB EWSIS
      MelissaB EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I feel like this is important because this is what christmas is about now gift giving.
    • MelissaB EWSIS
      MelissaB EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I feel like this is important because it seems that this is what christmas is about now gift giving.
  • holiday has become a significant event and a key sales period for retailers and businesses.
    • MelissaB EWSIS
      MelissaB EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This is important to understand why it is such an important holiday to the economy of some countries and why they try to make it more secular now.
  • in others, Christian minorities or foreign cultural influences have led populations to observe the holiday. Major exceptions, where Christmas is not a formal public holiday, include China, (excepting Hong Kong and Macao), Japan, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Thailand, Nepal, Iran, Turkey and North Korea.
  • Around the world, Christmas celebrations can vary markedly in form, reflecting differing cultural and national traditions. Countries such as Japan and Korea, where Christmas is popular despite there being only a small number of Christians, have adopted many of the secular aspects of Christmas such as gift-giving, decorations and Christmas trees.
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