Essays on Adoption

Adoption is an Option There are estimated 153 million orphans around the world, which means you have 153 million opportunities to adopt. Adoption is an alternative way to create a family, it is a decision that should be made very cautiously. By adopting a child,...

Generally, when we think of adoption, we visualize a same-race, same-culture family, to the point where the fosterage isn’t even obvious. But how does society view the families who don’t “match”? The controversy surrounding transracial adoption stems from the desire to preserve a child’s culture,...

All of us, at one time or another, have felt unsure of ourselves, feared rejection, and have felt disconnected from everything, including ourselves. However, adopted persons are faced with an even tougher problem that sets them apart from everyone else  they were raised by an...

Amber alert is an adoption by the United States Department of justice in cases of children adoption. One can also refer to it as the Child Abduction Emergency which is an alert system in cases of children abduction. AMBER is an acronym for the name,...

The question of whether or not parenting should be regulated or licensed is a difficult one. On the one hand, the number of children who end up in foster care because of incapable parents is staggering as is the number of children from broken homes...

Adoption has been around for over a hundred years giving children the opportunity for a permanent home, but it is only in recent years that the question of gay adoption has risen. Unfortunately, there are millions of orphans around the world, but there are not...

The Right Honourable David Johnston, former Governor General of Canada, declared the year 2015 as the “Year of Sport” in Canada. During this year, Canada played host to several international sporting events such as the Pan Am/ Parapan American Games in Toronto, the FIFA Women’s...

At this moment, there are more than 104,000 children wishing they had someone to tuck them into bed at night, wishing they had a family to sit down and have meals with, someone to make them tea when they are sick, and someone to love...

How far do you agree that the USA adopted a conservative immigration policy between 1941-80? Immigration in the USA between 1941 and 1980 went through immense change. Following the years of 1917, 1921 and 1924 the open door that immigrants saw as a beacon of...

Explanatory Theory Under explanatory theory are the Health Belief Model, the Theory of Planned Behavior, and the Precaution Adoption Process Model. The explanatory theory explains why a problem exists and how to change the issue. The theory can be of help when the public health...

During the Progressive Era, African Americans were not being treated equally. Although slavery was eradicated in 1865, African Americans were still being terrorized in many forms, including lynching. Racism was a blind-spot during this Era, causing African Americans to live in racial separation and inequality...

The current constitution allows the citizens a number of rights and liberties of which marriage is one of these rights. Gay marriage is part of marriage and thus it is not good when some people end up criticizing the homosexuals and their beliefs. To make...

The ‘Open Door’ policy was introduced by President McKinley as he was an imperialist who believed China had opportunity for free trade which would benefit American greatly. Americans were convinced that there was a large market in China that could help the American economy out...

Researched Position: Common Core One of the greatest controversies in modern education is centered on the adoption of the Common Core Standards. Common Core is meant to provide specific benchmarks in order to make education more universal and better prepare students for real world expectations....

Is Ethan Couch Getting Away with Murder? On the evening of June 15, 2013 a young man named Ethan Couch killed four innocent people and injured nine more in a drunk driving accident. This case is controversial because of the sentencing that Mr. Couch received....

Interracial Adoption Should children of color have to spend the most vulnerable years of their life in foster care or orphanages simply because a family of their race is unavailable? What if a family of a different race could adopt these children? Should they be...

Psychological Problems in Adopted Children As a result of their inability to give birth to children of their own, most parents have embraced adoption as a form alternative parenthood. Adoption has over the years given parents who suffer from infertility and other reproductive defects a...