Demko Maria Eng 101 – ASSIGNMENT №3 December 10‚ 2012 Abstract. Deforestation has been a global problem for the last century. It is considered to be global as every country is facing it nowadays. Deforestation is caused by chopping trees down‚ in order to produce paper‚ wooden goods‚ to expand territory for building houses and roads. The aim of my project is to give an introduction to the problem of deforestation. In my essay I am going to explain why it is global issue‚ to talk about some
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In Edward Freeland’s letters to the editor of The New York Times‚ he stated that “men do not act like brutes or devils without reason.”1 During what would become known as “the largest civilian insurrection in American history”‚ the New York Draft riots highlighted a bleak and tumultuous time in this nation’s history.2 What motivated the rioters to do what they did has never been one concise answer. In his writings‚ Freeland set out to analyze the causes and consequences of the riots by investigating
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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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DEFORESTATION AND ENDANGERED SPECIES IN MALAYSIA Malaysia has a diverse number of animal and plant species in its rainforests. 20% of the world’s animal species are found here. These forests cover two-thirds of the Malaysian land. It has about 250 species of reptiles‚ 150 species of snakes and a thousand species of insects. There are around 14‚500 species of flowering plants and trees. Besides the rainforests‚ Malaysia has 1‚ 425 sq km of mangroves. However‚ with the current rate of deforestation
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Re "A Change of Heart About Animals‚" Commentary‚ Sept. 1: Jeremy Rifkin argues that science has shown that the differences between animals and humans are less than we think and that we should exte nd more “empathy” to animals. I disagree. In nature‚ animals naturally kill and eat each other. If the hawk does not care about the feelings of the rabbit that it eats‚ why should humans be any different? Is Rifkin saying that nature is wrong? Rifkin goes so far as to say that pigs need social
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Before you can understand anything surrounding deforestation‚ you must know what it actually is. Many people believe that it is just cutting down trees‚ specifically in the rainforests. They are correct‚ but there is much more to it than that. Yes‚ deforestation is cutting down trees‚ but what many people don’t know are the effects that it has. Deforestation affects almost every aspect of life. It affects the atmosphere‚ biosphere‚ hydrosphere‚ lithosphere‚ as well as the global economy and
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is across the eight developing countries‚ Brazil‚ Peru‚ Bolivia‚ Colombia‚Ecuador‚ Guyana‚ Venezuela‚ Suriname and French Guiana‚ which have been destroyed since 1978. The Amazon have millions of species and thousands of birds and butterflies. Deforestation in the Amazon was mainly because of farmers‚ who cut down trees to produce crops for their families and local consumption. But in the 20th century‚ that began to change by industrial activities‚ agriculture and cattle ranching. The Amazon have
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The Danger of Deforestation(rough draft) By Chenghao Chen ENGL 289 Mrs. Michelle Graf 7/1/2012 It is obvious the importance of the forest vegetation to everyone in the society. However‚ people in the past ages did a kind of thing that they thought was very meaningful—cutting down the trees. When they recall this history‚ most of them cannot be restrained from their remorse and guilty to it. Trees or forest are things that not only protect the environment but also help people to live better
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The History of Fashion Editor Fashion editor was born because of the existed of magazine. The first magazine in the world came from germany named Erbauliche Monaths-Unterredungen (translation: Edifying Monthly Discussions). Founded by Johann Rist‚ a German poet and composer. These magazine contain about art‚ literature‚ philosophy and science. But actually‚ the first fashion magazine was not a magazine. Instead it is a fashion illustration book by Josse Amman (1586) that regarded as the
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called deforestation. Deforestation is when people burn or cut down a group of trees. It has many negative effects on environment such as climate change‚ clearing of habitats‚ and killing millions of species. The trees are used for fuel‚ to create commercial items such as paper‚ and highly prized items such as palm oil from palm trees. “Deforestation in Amazon Basin is destroying the habitat and endangers a multitude of plant and animal species indigenous to the area.” Deforestation is not
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