ILLEGAL LOGGING MAKES THE FOREST SHRINK

mike jermaine j.imbayan
eap2 writer's workshop
mr.leverett
december 8, 2007

Abstract

The paper is all about the bad things about illegal logging and ways to slow it down and stop this action. There are ways to slow it down. First, we should give everyone an education to learn about illegal logging. Next, we should find the roads that they use for illegal logging and block them. Similarly, we should tighten the law by punishing them really strictly. Finally, make them think about the future.

weather in carbondale

I’m not really sure if there is any bad weather in Carbondale because I’ve only been in Carbondale for around three months. This is my first time feeling the weather like this. Back in Malaysia there is only one type of weather. It is kind a hot but not as hot as the summer here in Carbondale. I think Carbondale doesn’t have any worse weather compared to another town, maybe because I’ve been here only a few months. But compared to Chicago, Carbondale is better because right now in Chicago it is already snowing but in Carbondale it is still normal cold. But coming to the states is a bit different because I need to adjust to deal with the weather. The weather is so different I fell sick last month because I’m not used to the weather here. I hate it sometimes to be sick, because I feel the worse when I'm sick. I’m not sure which is the worse, either summer or winter. But many people told me that I will hate the cold because it will be so cold in the winter. Maybe because I’m used to heat back in Malaysia , the summer is good for me. I think the worse weather would be in winter because it will be freezing cold.

difference of food

I'm from Malaysia so there are many differences with the food. But I like both of the countries food. In Malaysia the food is spicier than here because people in Malaysia like to eat spicy food. One of the foods that I miss from my country is “nasi lemak”which is a type of food that has rice, hot spicy sauce, anchovies, boiled egg, pickled vegetables, and cucumber. This food is so nice that people in my country like to eat this food every time. They usually eat this food early in the morning and they consider it like a breakfast dish. American food is nice too; I like the pizza and pasta. It is little bit different, the Pizza Hut here compared to the Pizza Hut back from my country. I think the best is still from the original country where it came from. The big difference is the place to eat here and my country. In my country many of the places to eat are open air. There are everywhere places to eat in my country, but here many of the places are in a building. That’s difference between food from my country and American food.

A Person that Influenced My Life

The person that really influenced my life is my mother, because she helps me with everything. Also, she supports me in whatever I do in my life. She teaches me if I’m wrong. We also talks about the future several times because she said that a good future is very important in life. If there is no future, it is not worth living in this world. She is good looking, very strict in life, straight, and always thinks before doing something. She always said that everybody makes mistake because in life there are no prefect people. She also says everytime “ if you were right, stand up for yourselves”. She is very organized in life. I saw how she acts in life and I want to follow what she did. She is my idol in my life and I’ll follow everything she did.

Best Place for Vacations

One of the best places that I can think of is Miami, Florida. If I have the money I will go to Miami, Florida because there are so many nice places to go there. For example, the beach in Miami called the Fort De Soto Park’s North Beach was really awesome. The water is so clear I can see the bottom of the ocean. It is so calm and peaceful around the beach that I can relax for a whole week and the stress around me will be gone. This is a good place to bring your family with because people can spend time with their family and be happy with their family. There are a lot more places that are fun to go in Miami like Disney World. If I'm done with the beach in Fort De Soto Park’s North Beach, I will go to Disney World to have more fun. If I go to Disney World I need to stay there for two weeks to finish the tour because it is so big that I need time to finish the tour. It is so much fun in Disney World that I can meet all the Disney characters. This is one of the places that I want to go if I have the money in the states.

Save The Environment

Many species are in danger right now because of the environment. Some species can be saved because it is not too late. For others there is not time to save them because it is too late. Similarly, some species are easy to take care of and others are really hard. Maybe some of the species cannot be cared for with people around, which is why they cannot be saved by people and they only can live with its own species only. Many of the species that are endangered right now end up in the zoo because they can fully take care of that species. Some of them are successful because it is easy and fun to take care of, like the sea-lion, which is really easy to feed and easy to control. Also, they can do shows for people to look at because the sea-lion is a smart animal. Some animals manage to survive because they can live by changing places. Many animals change places because people want the animals to get a good habitat, but some of the animals cannot survive in a different place. That’s why some of them survive and some of them don’t.

Different Kinds of Music

There are many types of music in this world. For example, blues, R&B, hip-hop, classical, rock, jazz, etc. For this generation many young people like to hear R&B, hip-hop and rock. It is different from old people and old people listen to classical, light and easy and soft rock. This is because of the difference of age. Teenagers think differently, which is why they listen to a different type of songs compared to old people. In my country, I think the most popular style is soft rock. It is the type that sounds like rock but not that hardcore. The music that I listen to in my country is R&B. I think there is no difference between the American jazz and my country’s jazz because I don't really listen to jazz. For me R&B is the best because I always listen to this type of music. R&B stands for "rhythm and blues". It is so nice to listen to this type of music.

Global Warming is a Serious Problem

The weather in my country did not have much change but the weather around the world is changing. In my country, it is always raining and sometimes it is very hot. Sometimes floods hit my country in a really bad way. Global warming is very dangerous because it can affect everybody in this world. For example, there are so many animals dying in the arctic because of the temperature rising. Animals like the polar bear are now endangered because this species is getting fewer and fewer. Moreover, the sea level on the earth is getting higher too because of the ice melting at the Arctic. This is very dangerous because it can cause floods and disasters in the future. Maybe people that are living in this world today do not realize it but in the future it will be really serious if they do not take this problem seriously. This is why global warming is very dangerous for the human race right now.

technology

In the past twenty years people around the world have not been able to communicate like they communicate right now. It is awesome that people in this modern world can communicate whenever they want, wherever they want. This is what technology can do for us. It makes our lives a better place to live. Moreover, right now people can communicate even if they are thousands of miles away. For example, I communicate with my parents back at home in Malaysia using the internet. It is so easy that we just go to the computer and online and we can have a conversation together. Furthermore, we even can see our face on the computer. The biggest change in my life that I couldn't imagine was that this time would come that we could communicate this easily. Wherever I go I can communicate with everyone. I have a cell phone that can communicate with everybody around me, even with my parents back in Malaysia. Also, even with the cell phone we can see our faces in the cell phone using the video call connection. This is awesome, that the technology in this world can do such a thing that makes people happy in everyday life.