Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Policy/Proposal Paper
My biggest concern is the fact that I'm not meeting the length requirement. I also feel as though I probably didn't elaborate as well as I should have. I hope that I was able to be clear on my thoughts and viewpoint. Advice on how to make things clearer or to elaborate more would be great.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
In Class Response 11/22/11
1. If I could change a policy on campus, I'd change the fact that in my all girls dorm, we can't have guys over until after 10:30 in the morning. I'd change this and allow them to be over after 8 am. There has been several times that I've needed help with homework, etc, but couldn't have a guyfriend over, so we'd have to go to the library or meet in the Russell House, and it would have just been easier if he was allowed over. I know that the policy is probably in place for 10:30 so that people have time to get ready in the mornings without having to worry about a guy in the hallways when we're getting out of the shower, etc.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
In Class Response 11/15/11
1. Revisions: Considering I didn't have a complete essay last Thursday, my draft of essay 3 changed a lot. Going to the office hours and being able to discuss my thoughts and the sample essays also helped a lot, as well. I have learned that when writing, I have to constantly ask myself "Why?" so that I'm able to understand why some people have the thoughts that they do. I think my introduction is probably the strongest part of my paper, because I feel like I was able to relate adoption in general to gay adoption. I'm concerned that I haven't put in enough information to make all my thoughts clear and that my paper doesn't necessarily flow like it should. I also don't know if I have a clearly defined thesis.
2. Planning Essay 4: The four perspectives that I used were homosexual couples wanting to adopt, conservative Christians, psychologists, and those involved in the judicial process. My suggestion to fix the controversy of this issue, is to have more concrete laws about whether or not it should be allowed. In my opinion, parents who are willing to adopt a child without a definite home, shouldn't be denied this right, and I feel like laws should reflect that. I'm not sure if I'm going to write a policy or proposal paper, because I feel like I could go either way with it, but I believe I'll probably go with a policy paper. I know that I'm probably going to have to do more research in order to write the paper, because even though I felt like I did a lot of research for essay 3, I ended up having to do more in order to write my paper.
2. Planning Essay 4: The four perspectives that I used were homosexual couples wanting to adopt, conservative Christians, psychologists, and those involved in the judicial process. My suggestion to fix the controversy of this issue, is to have more concrete laws about whether or not it should be allowed. In my opinion, parents who are willing to adopt a child without a definite home, shouldn't be denied this right, and I feel like laws should reflect that. I'm not sure if I'm going to write a policy or proposal paper, because I feel like I could go either way with it, but I believe I'll probably go with a policy paper. I know that I'm probably going to have to do more research in order to write the paper, because even though I felt like I did a lot of research for essay 3, I ended up having to do more in order to write my paper.
CR pg 326 prompts 1 and 2
1. The argument that Sedaris makes about sexuality, stereotypes, and intolerance, is that those who aren't aware of all the sides of a situation, tend to be more judgmental about things. In his piece, he's referring to gay people. Those who do not support this lifestyle might be negative or stereotype every gay person into a negative group, etc.
2. Sedaris uses humor to make Audrey seem ignorant. Humor was a good rhetorical tool because it portrayed his point, but it also gave it a more accepting tone. If he would have taken a different route and used anger, it might have been a harder piece to read, and understand.
2. Sedaris uses humor to make Audrey seem ignorant. Humor was a good rhetorical tool because it portrayed his point, but it also gave it a more accepting tone. If he would have taken a different route and used anger, it might have been a harder piece to read, and understand.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Annotated Bibliography
Lauren Shumpert
English 102
Annotated Bibliography
Mikhaylova
Brown, HC and C Cocker. "Lesbian And Gay Fostering And Adoption: Out Of The Closet Into The Mainstream?." Adoption & Fostering 32.4 (2008): 19-30. CINAHL Plus with Full Text. Web. 31 Oct. 2011.
This article explores debate on whether or not lesbians and gay men should be allowed to foster/adopt children. The article also goes into the fostering and adoption processes, and what would be best for the well-being of the child. Statistics are also given on what researchers have found about children that have been adopted by gays. It is also discussed what the process should be to go about when choosing which children should be matched up with homosexual couples, and what the future looks like for the adoption process.
This article explores debate on whether or not lesbians and gay men should be allowed to foster/adopt children. The article also goes into the fostering and adoption processes, and what would be best for the well-being of the child. Statistics are also given on what researchers have found about children that have been adopted by gays. It is also discussed what the process should be to go about when choosing which children should be matched up with homosexual couples, and what the future looks like for the adoption process.
Sioco, MC. "What Makes A Family? A Closer Look At Gay Adoption." Children's Voice 18.6 (2009): 18-23. CINAHL Plus with Full Text. Web. 31 Oct. 2011.
This article is about a man and his partner wanting to adopt their foster children in Florida, and the process they had to go through to try to do so. The article states what states prohibit gay adoptions, etc. It also goes into how there's nothing psychologically proven that states anything will be wrong with a child adopted by gay parents. This article also discusses to future of homosexual adoption.
This article is about a man and his partner wanting to adopt their foster children in Florida, and the process they had to go through to try to do so. The article states what states prohibit gay adoptions, etc. It also goes into how there's nothing psychologically proven that states anything will be wrong with a child adopted by gay parents. This article also discusses to future of homosexual adoption.
Goldberg, AE, JZ Smith, and DA Kashy. "Preadoptive Factors Predicting Lesbian, Gay, And Heterosexual Couples' Relationship Quality Across The Transition To Adoptive Parenthood." Journal Of Family Psychology 24.3 (2010): 221-232. CINAHL Plus with Full Text. Web. 7 Nov. 2011.
This article is about the evaluation of heterosexual, lesbian, and gay adoption. The article explores whether or not the sexual orientation of the parents affected the way the children acted. Researched showed that there wasn’t a difference between the children raised by the heterosexual parents and the gay parents.
Goldberg, Abbie E., and JuliAnna Z. Smith. "Stigma, Social Context, And Mental Health: Lesbian And Gay Couples Across The Transition To Adoptive Parenthood." Journal Of Counseling Psychology 58.1 (2011): 139-150. ERIC. Web. 7 Nov. 2011.
Unlike in the previous article, by the same author, this one goes into how gay adoptive parents transition into parenthood. Research showed that the more support they had, the easier it was for them to get adjusted to being parents, and made their anxiety levels decrease.
"Pros and Cons of Gay Adoption | News | The Week UK." The Week UK | British & Foreign News, Opinion, Sport, People & Business. The Week, 25 Oct. 2008. Web. 07 Nov. 2011. <http://www.theweek.co.uk/welfare/35575/pros-and-cons-gay-adoption>.
The Week gives five pros for gay adoption and five cons. The article is pretty straight-forward, and easy to read.
Cons, Gay Couples. "Disadvantages Of Gay Adoption | LIVESTRONG.COM." LIVESTRONG.COM - Lose Weight & Get Fit with Diet, Nutrition & Fitness Tools | LIVESTRONG.COM. 19 May 2010. Web. 07 Nov. 2011. <http://www.livestrong.com/article/126548-disadvantages-gay-adoption/>.
This article strictly explores the negatives about gay adoption. It goes into how America is viewed as a Christian nation, but homosexuality is against the Christian viewpoint. It also touches on the fact that it could cause the kids to get picked on, and they won’t have the full sense of male and female role models in their lives. This article is different than the others in the fact that it openly displays why people view gay adoption as wrong.
Web. 7 Nov. 2011. <http://www.psych.utah.edu/classes/2007_spring/3260_001/studentpre/stupre-2007/gayadoption.pdf>.
This source is a powerpoint I found online about gay adoption that someone had made from information they had found. The powerpoint covers history, pros, and cons of gay adoption. The viewpoints stay fairly neutral, and it is disclaimed from the beginning that all the information did come from sources, and wasn’t just one person’s personal beliefs.
Robinson, B.A. "SAME-SEX PARENTING: Beliefs of Conserative Christians." Religious Tolerance. Web. 07 Nov. 2011. <http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_pare3.htm>.
This website strictly discusses Conservation Christian views on gay adoption. It goes over that the Bible doesn’t condone gay adoption and the children would grow up without a “mother” or “father” and that it would lead them to be homosexual themselves. They also feel that by supporting gay adoption, you’re weakening heterosexual families and values.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Topic Proposal
The issue I will be discussing is whether or not homosexual couples should be allowed to adopt children. The people that are interested in this issue include homosexual couples, the children potentially being adopted, psychologists, and the lawyers dealing with the cases. The homosexual couples and the children being adopted are for the idea, because in a lot of cases, the children have already been with these couples through foster care, and have already gotten acquainted with their family, etc. They also believe that whatever rights heterosexuals have, they should have as well. Some psychologists support gay adoption because they haven't been able to find that anything will be wrong psychologically with the children, but others say there will be. Psychologists question whether the children will grow up and question their sexually, based off their parents, and how they will be accepted by others. The lawyers dealing with these cases tend to be more conservative and have views against it, but of course, they have to support it if they are representing the homosexual couples. My personal interest in this is just pure curiosity. I just wonder if over time, with the world changing, if things have changed with this issue as well. As of right now, I don't have a solid position on the issue, even though I lean more towards it being okay for homosexual couples to adopt.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
In Class Response - November 1, 2011
The problem is whether or not homosexual people should be allowed to adopt and/or foster children. It is important because there are plenty of children that need to be adopted and it's controversial about whether or not gay people should be allowed to have the right to adopt them. The people that are affected are homosexuals and the children that need to be adopted. People might disagree because some people feel that homosexuality is not "right", and that gay adoption with teach the children that homosexuality is "right". Other people disagree because they think that the children will not get the full sense of having a real family, consisting of a mother and a father.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Writing Prompts CR pg. 301
1. The piece is arguing that if information isn't broken down, bulleted, or basically told to us, we don't really know how to process it. When we're given a huge chunk of information, we basically try to scan it to find out what it's about, and the important meaning of it instead of actually reading the whole thing and understanding everything.
2. The whole piece is a hyperbole. The author is exaggerating how all of a sudden the world receives a chunk of information, and everything basically halts. By doing this, the author is able to evoke feelings in the reader. When we start reading, we start questioning what the information was that was received and try to figure out what it means. But the author's point was that it doesn't matter what the information is, if it isn't clearly defined, we usually skip over it, and view it as unimportant.
2. The whole piece is a hyperbole. The author is exaggerating how all of a sudden the world receives a chunk of information, and everything basically halts. By doing this, the author is able to evoke feelings in the reader. When we start reading, we start questioning what the information was that was received and try to figure out what it means. But the author's point was that it doesn't matter what the information is, if it isn't clearly defined, we usually skip over it, and view it as unimportant.
Annotated Bibliography
Brown, HC and C Cocker. "Lesbian And Gay Fostering And Adoption: Out Of The Closet Into The Mainstream?." Adoption & Fostering 32.4 (2008): 19-30. CINAHL Plus with Full Text. Web. 31 Oct. 2011.
This article explores debate on whether or not lesbians and gay men should be allowed to foster/adopt children. The article also goes into the fostering and adoption processes, and what would be best for the well being of the child. Statistics are also given on what researchers have found about children that have been adopted by gays. It is also discussed what the process should be to go about when choosing which children should be matched up with homosexual couples, and what the future looks like for the adoption process.
Sioco, MC. "What Makes A Family? A Closer Look At Gay Adoption." Children's Voice 18.6 (2009): 18-23. CINAHL Plus with Full Text. Web. 31 Oct. 2011.
This article is about a man and his partner wanting to adopt their foster children in Florida, and the process they had to go through to try to do so. The article states what states prohibit gay adoptions, etc. It also goes into how there's nothing psychologically proven that states anything will be wrong with a child adopted by gay parents. This article also discusses to future of homosexual adoption.
This article explores debate on whether or not lesbians and gay men should be allowed to foster/adopt children. The article also goes into the fostering and adoption processes, and what would be best for the well being of the child. Statistics are also given on what researchers have found about children that have been adopted by gays. It is also discussed what the process should be to go about when choosing which children should be matched up with homosexual couples, and what the future looks like for the adoption process.
Sioco, MC. "What Makes A Family? A Closer Look At Gay Adoption." Children's Voice 18.6 (2009): 18-23. CINAHL Plus with Full Text. Web. 31 Oct. 2011.
This article is about a man and his partner wanting to adopt their foster children in Florida, and the process they had to go through to try to do so. The article states what states prohibit gay adoptions, etc. It also goes into how there's nothing psychologically proven that states anything will be wrong with a child adopted by gay parents. This article also discusses to future of homosexual adoption.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
SWA Writing Arguments pg. 236
1. In the piece, something can be defined as a "sport" if it uses motor skills, have a scoring system, and cannot use anything more complicated than a "simple machine". It's also a sport if it involves a ball, a footrace, turns, a score, a being physical.
2. It could be important to have accepted criteria for what constitutes as a sport, if you're going to have people competing in something for some sort of prize. If people just make up things as they go, cheating could occur or someone could end up seriously hurt. It's also not very fair for someone to be able to create a very difficult "sport" and have them competing against someone who doesn't.
2. It could be important to have accepted criteria for what constitutes as a sport, if you're going to have people competing in something for some sort of prize. If people just make up things as they go, cheating could occur or someone could end up seriously hurt. It's also not very fair for someone to be able to create a very difficult "sport" and have them competing against someone who doesn't.
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