English for Academic Purposes
César Gabriel Cedeño
11 Dic 2010
Expository Essay 1
Cause: Protracted War in two fronts and commercial disadvantages are undermining US elements of national power.
Effect: This undermining is harming U.S. economy and, thus, affecting it’s geopolitical power and prestige around the world.
Thesis Statement: Protracted War and Commercial disadvantages are some of the elements causing problems to the U.S. Economy and geopolitical position in the world.
Essay:
The United States has, and surely still is, admired for many military and economical feats in its history. But now days these feats are losing ground to failures and questionable actions in the US. As a result of these failures the national power of the country has also taken a toll.
The ill fated decision of diverting resources to the so Called Operation Iraqi Freedom and the later economic recession of 2008 have been questionable acts in the US that are undermining this nation’s economy. Fall on real family incomes has led to a reduction in household consumption thus affecting the Government’s tax income. With a weak economy to keep up to the pace of rising nations such as China and a weak Government that is revising its capabilities the nation has been led to a stagnant situation.
Nowadays US economy is heavily dependent on debt acquisition from nations that had been considered as third world countries. Not only is the US trapped in increasing debt but is also experiencing a waning grip on its allies. Thus we witness a dark hour in the nation’s history

Expository Essay 2
Thesis Statement: Much of the heat coming from the Ecuadorian debate about the Media and it’s regulating law are the result of a confusion of what the Covenant of political and civil rights states about Freedom of Speech.
It’s often easy to confuse freedom of speech with freedom of press. Daily debate in Ecuador assumes that “there is no freedom of speech without freedom of press” and, even worse, equals both of these freedoms. Thus it becomes necessary to compare freedoms along it’s 1966 Covenant of political and civil rights original meanings.
According to the Pact, Freedom of Speech is recognized as inalienable right that can only be limited by the compelling necessity of a national security issue. More importantly the pact does limit Freedom of Speech to the exclusive use of any means or ways of expression whatsoever. Therefore the Covenant does not says “Freedom of Speech is only such if expressed through press”.
On the other hand the Covenant never mentions Freedom of Press. Sure this freedom is linked to the capacity to express yourself but the point is that, legally; there is no connection in this treaty between both freedoms. Although freedom of press is desirable in a healthy liberal and democratic society, not always is press as sacred as expression itself.


Expository Essay 3
Thesis Statement: Rampant crime have made politicians forget what internal security means and as a result they are taking a mix of measures that are not focusing the problem in the right way.
In Ecuador there is a recent evident confusion about the concept of Internal Security. Rampant crime, impunity and a crippling failure in our criminal justice system has led us to confuse Internal Security with Public Security or National Security. Thus it becomes necessary to remember the real meaning of Internal Security.
Internal Security represents a superior echelon of what Constitution calls Human Security. It can be defined as all those conditions that secure a stable and peaceful sociopolitical situation. Thus this term makes reference to more general and national issues that, though being highly important for governance and stability are not external but rather come from domestic conditions.
This is important because nowadays rampant crime has led decision makers to mix internal security strategies with public or citizen security strategies. Organized crime, money laundering or drug trafficking are surely modern issues of internal security but theft, grand theft auto and impunity are other kind of issues.

Expository Essay 4
Thesis Statement: The solution to the public outcry in Ecuador about crime will come from an integration of criminal investigation, policing duties, prosecution and rehabilitation capacities.
Rampant crime and public outcry in Ecuador has led the nation to debate about the viability of its criminal justice system. There’s widespread rejection and condemnation to the Judiciary’s ability to fulfill its duties to society leading policy makers to propose constitutional amendments a year after approving a new constitution. Therefore public demand for a solution to the criminal justice system is high and sound.
A solution could surely come through a constitutional amendment. Proposing a criminal justice system that integrates criminal investigation, policing duties, and prosecution and rehabilitation capacities into one single institution is a solution that should be considered. This would not only improve pre and post crime investigation but would also shorten prosecution times and efficiency.
This solution renders the advantages of integration, complementation and cost reduction. It would be a simplification of the criminal justice system shortening it to prosecution, defense and judging components. However the greatest disadvantage of the solution is its lack of sustainability in a political system as unstable as the Ecuadorian system.