What is illegal logging ***Illegal logging is not always a clearly defined term‚ but can be described as forestry practices or activities connected with wood harvesting‚ processing and trade that do not conform to law. Illegalities occur right through the chain from source to consumer‚ the harvesting procedure itself may be illegal‚ including corrupt means to gain access to forests‚ extraction without permission or from a protected area‚ cutting of protected species or extraction of timber in excess
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The Effects of Illegal Immigration The Effects of Illegal Immigration For centuries people have come across the United States borders from foreign countries hoping for a better life‚ a life that is free from unruly dictators and poverty for them and their families. They wanted to live in the land of opportunity so that they can make something of themselves; this is why we have some of the major problems with illegal immigration. Arizona‚ California‚ and Texas border the United States to Mexico;
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Illegal Street Racing It would seem that the import car scene is becoming one of the largest trends in the automotive industry since the introduction of the assembly line. Nearly every manufacturer of vehicles has a sport compact car in the market. Teenagers and other young adults are customizing and “souping” these cars up for purposes that no car was intended for‚ illegal street racing. These speed contests on public roads are a danger to anything and everything on the roads‚ including the driver
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I. Thesis: Illegal Immigration has been a problem in the United States for the past few decades. II. Statistics: a. State rates: i. In 2006 an estimated 11‚555‚000 illegal immigrants were living in America ii. 2‚930‚000 living in California iii. 1‚640‚000 living in Texas iv. 35% of the California population consists of immigrants b. Origin v. 62% are from Mexico (6‚650‚000) c. Other vi. About 40%
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Illegal Downloading "is" Stealing With the popularity of the Internet‚ sales for CDs‚ DVDs‚ Movies‚ and many other products have increased. Along with the increase of sales has brought forth an ever increasing problem of illegal media being downloaded. Programs such as Bittorent‚ Kazaa‚ and other direct-connect networking programs have allowed the transferring of such illegal media. Downloading song files from the Internet over a free peer to peer network is the moral equivalent of shoplifting
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have the power to ... promote the progress of science and useful arts‚ by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries..." In the debate of whether or not file-sharing and illegal downloading of music is right or wrong‚ one must consider all the laws enacted to protect the original artist of the document and whether or not strict copyright laws have been breached. The fact remains that file-sharing has become one of the most
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Illegal Immigrants Deserve a Humane and Fair Immigration Law Which Would regulate Their Status There is an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants living in the United States. They are working jobs that need to be done‚ that someone has to do and that many of us would never take. They are still in the darkness waiting for a change in the system which could regulate their status and come out to the light. These people deserve fair treatment. We can not remain indifferent about this situation.
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Essay on Illegal Downloading Record companies today believe that downloading music for free is a crime and hinders the sale of music in stores. Though it seems to be free‚ this paper present to the pros and cons of downloading music from the Internet. Important points will be discussed are the file sharing programs history‚ why downloading should be free and lawsuits for downloading music. Peer-to-Peer technology is a form of file sharing that enables the sharing of computer resources such as‚
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Illegal immigration is a huge topic of contention in the United States today. Many people fearing for their lives tend to cross into our borders without legal documentation. They are willing to take their chances. Most of them come over from Mexico into Arizona‚ Texas‚ New Mexico and California. Immigrants from South and Central America use Mexico as their way into the U.S. Their biggest problem is what happens after they cross the border. The current event chosen is an article written about an
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Cristobal Illegal Immigrants Deportation There has been an issue for several years in the United States‚ and yet it hasn’t been resolved. While the government is looking for a solution‚ there have been so many families that are getting separated just because they are deporting too many people. Some states that have made their own laws which are laws that are absolutely unconstitutional‚ such as the one from Arizona the SB-1070‚ which
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