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We Are the World 25 for Haiti “We Are the World” was a hit song during the 1985, the song “We Are the World” was written by world known famous musician Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson. The song “We Are the World” was agree that it would be re-record by many new artists in hoping that it can reach out to the newer generations and giving a hand of help to the suffering peoples in Haiti. The “We Are the World 25 for Haiti” is the new re-recorded charity single, the new charity single was also recorded on 1st of February, 2010 with over 80 famous artists from different career background, despite of having so many artists it was recorded within a day. “We are the World 25 for Haiti” was produced by an American producer
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They use graphic in the music video and lyrics to inspire people to do more charity or personally going down to Haiti to help. $63 million were from the sales of Albums, single and cassettes, merchandise and digital sales. Half of the revenue was spent on emergency needs and the balance used to support more than 500 different relief, rehabilitation and development projects. It was not as good as the original and some people criticized the song for using auto tune. It was horribly sung and the song was a disaster. A single that is made for charity for the peoples in Haiti.
The peoples in Haiti are suffering and they need our help. In 2010, Haiti suffers from a magnitude 7.0M earthquake which also destroyed the area and killed thousands of people. The earthquake with an epicentrum near a town Leogane (Ouest Department), which is approximately 25 kilometers west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti capital. The earthquake occurred on a Tuesday, at 16:53 (Local Time), 12 January 2010. By 24 January 2010, over 52 smaller earthquakes occurred and measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded. An estimate shows that three millions of peoples were affected by the earthquake. The number of deaths estimated from the range of 100,000 to about 160,000 to Haitian
The Haiti earthquake that occurred on January 12, 2010 just fifteen miles south of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince was a severely large-scale earthquake, at a magnitude of 7.0. The initial shock was then followed by a series of aftershocks with magnitudes ranging up to 5.9. Over three hundred thousand people died due to this extreme chaos. Many buildings collapsed and disintegrated under the force of the quake; both the cathedral and National Palace in Port-au-Prince were heavily damaged. In the aftermath of this tragedy, efforts to aid the people of Haiti with medical assistance, water, and food were hampered by the loss of communication lines as well as by roads blocked by debris. Over one million people were left homeless due to this quake. Two days after the earthquake, journalist Leonard Pitts wrote “Sometimes the Earth is Cruel,” an article describing how the people of Haiti responded to the disaster. In “Sometimes the Earth is Cruel,” a major theme is that some things are inevitable.
Haiti is the unequivocally the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, indeed, the country is so poor that its citizen cannot even afford eating foods and Haitian children need to eat dirts to stay alive. [1] Nevertheless, Haiti is the home to the only successful slave rebellion; Toussaint Louverture, last governor of French Saint-Domingue, was born a slave.
The world isn’t always fair, but in some cases it is downright cruel. In his poem, Pitt’s states, “Surely some homeless, dust-streaked Haitian can be forgiven for thinking it is always Haiti's turn this morning, two days after the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere saw its capital city smashed by the strongest earthquake it has ever known, a 7.0-magnitude monster.” Haiti seems to get knocked down by this cruel earth over and over again while all the other countries are just spectators. He then follows that up by saying, “It is to write relief checks, donate blood, volunteer material and time and to fear, even in the doing, that these gestures are small against the need, inconsequential against the ache of a people whose turn seems never to end.” The rest of the world tries to help as best they can while Haiti takes its turn in the ring over and over.
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This world is a big place. It is very diverse, in culture, beliefs, traditions, and even music. Music is an important part of this world; not just pop music and what many first world countries are used to, but music of the world as well, such as melodies in Cuba or Africa. These two countries share many characteristics in their music, despite being two very different places. From the melody, to the rhythm, and even the instruments and cultural practices, the countries of Cuba and Africa have both very similar traits in their music.
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