Hi everyone. This is for tpo 13. Thanks for your comment beforehand.
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The lecturers believe that although salvage logging might sound like an attractive alternative at first, once one consider a longer period of time, it becomes evident that it can cause serious damage to the forest, and that economical gain it provides, in unstable and transient.


Reading the passage, one may get the wrong notion that salvage logging is doing good to the forest environment by allowing and making up space for the growth of new trees. In contrast, if we consider the situation which is caused by stopping the natural decomposition of dead trees, which in fact just deprives the soil from acquiring necessary minerals essential to its future recovery, the advantages of salvage logging instantly lose significance especially in the long run. Meaning that the future poor soil cannot support the necessary milieu for growth of new trees anymore.

Furthermore, even though it is rightfully stated in the passage that the presence of dead trees increase the population of insects, the effect of these insect is not as detrimental as it suggests. Concretely speaking, spruce bark beetles have been living in the forest for hundreds of years, without ever causing an anomaly and problem to the ecological conditions of the forests. What's more, dead trees also constitute a large habitat for other species beside insects, like birds. Taking the dead trees away from the forest, is tantamount to destructing the natural habitat of such species, which leads to an imbalance in the ecological circumstances.


In addition to that, there are serious doubts on the efficacy of economical benefits that occur as a result of salvage logging. For instance, the process of acquiring the dead wood for economic uses later, usually requires expensive equipment that totally neutralize their future use as raw material in the factories, as is indicated in the reading. Besides, complex costly additional processes should be deployed to use the dead woods, compared to natural intact wood which further increases the cost. On another note, the jobs created in this way that the text mentions, are mostly filled by external workforce who have special training and skills, thus actually negligibly contributing to decreasing the local employability.

Independent : Is it more beneficial to travel inside your country rather than visiting foreign countries?
Since the advent of motorized vehicles, traveling across countries and continents has constantly gained popularity, and has become a less cumbersome, expensive activity, restricted to esoteric individuals, becoming a more accessible form of entertainment for people. Having said that, I would argue that people still gain far more benefits from traveling inside their own countries, than they would traveling abroad. I \delve into the reasons that support this perspective in the rest of my essay.

The most obvious advantage of traveling inside one's country, is that it's substantially cheaper than taking a vacation abroad. This decreased economical pressure, also makes room for more types of recreational activities during your trip. I mean, you can start to spend the additional sum of money, on more crucial activities like going surfing and eating luxury that obviously enhance the whole experience. What's more, the additional money can be spent to include more people in the trip, which definitely elevates the level of enjoyment and satisfaction you would get from your vacations.


From a different perspective, opting for in-country traveling has some indirect benefits. Nowadays, sustainable local economies are commonly suggested by economic experts, as means to prevent financial recessions and havoc in communities. Spending money in different regions of your country, through activates like dining at restaurants, accommodation in local hotels, visiting natural parks and museums in the area, all significantly contribute to strengthen the economy of the region, through supporting the local businesses and services that would otherwise fail and vanish after some time.

On a more important note, seeing various parts of your country, familiarize one with all ethnicities and dialect present, and rites and traditions they evince, which on a large scale and in the long run, translates into cultivating a feeling of unity and common interest. This acquired feeling, will discourage individuals intrinsically, from racial discrimination and mockery of certain minority groups, which I view to be an astounding achievement culturally.

To sum it up, I think it's not hard to see the manifold advantages that in country traveling provides in the light of presented arguments and reason, and I believe everyone will concur with me on this matter.