Danny Hernandez Dr. Katy Koch Writing 101: Research Paper 11 March 2010 Amazon Deforestation The Amazon rainforest the largest tropical area in the world‚ a vast and humid area where thousands of species of mammals‚ fish and insects have been unidentified by human; thus being the largest rainforest in the world‚ it is also the largest area of deforestation where football fields after fields are taken down a minute. The Amazon Deforestation being a growing issue amongst society in this generation
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Biodiversity: Deforestation Deforestation is a threat to biodiversity because deforestation increases the chances of animal/plant extinction. In the Amazon‚ around 17% of the forest has been lost in the last 50 years. Causes of Deforestation Deforestation is the permanent destruction of forest in order to make the land available for other uses such as… For fuel Space for housing and urbanization To create commercial items such as paper‚ furniture‚ and homes To create rare and highly priced
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Sexuality Position Paper “If someone would have explained the consequences‚ I would have made a different choice‚ but… nobody told me!!” Sex has a price tag. It’s true; it really does have a great price tag to it. In the video talk that Pam talked to a whole bunch of students about the consequences of having sex before marriage and how much of an effect it can have on you and your partner. Sex is something special and has many consequences to it. Now we can all say that someone did tell us
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are announced as a forest reserve to preserve our forest from destroyed. Not only important to flora and fauna but also to people. For some people‚ their lives depends on forest. However‚ deforestation activity by irresponsible people has led to imbalanced ecosystem. First of all‚ the effect of deforestation is pollution especially water pollution. This problem occurred when people often cut down the trees illegally. So‚ there are no roots to hold and prevent the soil from fall down. The soil that
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Deforestation Deforestation is the process whereby natural forests are cleared through logging and/or burning‚ either to use the timber or to replace the area for alternative uses. Deforestation occurs around the world‚ though tropical rainforests are particularly targeted. Countries with significant deforestation currently or in the recent past include Brazil‚ Indonesia‚ Thailand‚ the Democratic Republic of Congo and other parts of Africa‚ and parts of Eastern Europe‚ according to UNEP collaborating
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Around the world‚ forests are being logged for timber and paper pulp and cleared to grow mono-crops like palm oil and soy while they are deteriorating from the impacts of global warming. Deforestation is a major driver of global warming‚ responsible for up to 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions–more than all the cars‚ trucks‚ planes‚ boats and trains in the world combined. Deforestation doesn’t just threaten our climate‚ it threatens the livelihoods of 1.6 billion people that rely
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Writing a Position Paper A position paper (also called a point of view paper) is an essay that presents the author’s opinion about an issue. Like a debate‚ a position paper presents one side of an arguable opinion about an issue. The goal of a position paper is to convince the audience that your opinion is valid and defensible. Ideas that you are considering need to be carefully examined in choosing a topic‚ developing your argument‚ and organizing your paper. It is very important to ensure that
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Model United Nations Position Paper ECOSOC (Economic and Social Council) Russian Federation Euro Debt Crisis The European Union’s attempt to solve the global financial crisis has resulted in turmoil of sovereign debt in Europe. There are many concerns about rising government deficits and debt levels in countries such as Greece‚ Ireland‚ Italy‚ Spain and Portugal. This Euro Crisis created an alarm in financial markets as countries such as Greece that are at default. The Russian Federation is
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California to reevaluate how it can benefit from making “illegal aliens” no longer so called “illegal aliens”. Being that I am labeled a minority by statistics‚ mass media‚ and social elite‚ it is easy to perceive my position as bias and well obviously it is a logical perception. However my position and views are not based on my ethnicity‚ they are based on common sense‚ the tremendous potential financial stability and growth that such reform
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Position Paper Prostitution In Argentina‚ prostitution itself (exchanging sex for money) is legal‚ but organized prostitution (brothels‚ prostitution rings‚ pimping) is illegal. The 2008 Human Rights Report of the US Department of State stated that trafficking of women to and within the country for prostitution was a problem. According to ECPAT International‚ in 1999 Child prostitution was increasing and the average age of prostituted children was decreasing. Many child protitutes in Argentina
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