Wow!!! I can't believe that I am going to become a junior after two months. Frankly speaking, I dicover that the pace of life in college seems to be much faster than senior high school. Probably because I am always a busy person in college. Therefore, every time when summer vacation is coming, I am always happy because the two-month vacation is always useful for me to relax and plan some trips. What 's more, I also can use this opportunity to think about my future life in college because I really want to have an unforgetable memory of my college life.
I really want to appreciate all the teachers who have worked so hard in this semester. Thank you for teaching me lots of useful knowledge and help me with my assignments and my daily life. I really think that most teachers in English Department are all very kind and attentive to the students in this department. Finally, I also want thank the professor who have taught me English composition for the whole year. Thank you for all you did. I will keep pursuing my dream and I hope what I have learned in college will become my power and nutrition to acheive my goal.
2008年6月19日 星期四
Should Homosexual Parents Adopt Children?(revised)
Homosexual issues are often controversial in today’s society. More and more minorities demand equality in society, homosexual people also follow the trend and fight for their right. However, from a sociological perspective, there are many studies that support the idea of denouncing the legality of homosexuals. In many countries, it is still illegal for homosexuals to get married and adopt children. In my opinion, homosexuals should not adopt children.
First of all, children raised by gays or lesbians will easily confuse their sexual identity. For instance, in the article “The Sneaky Debate over Legalizing Adoption by Gay Couples,” William Saletan raises the issues such as ”Sexual identity confusion is common among children raised by gay parents,” and ”Children of lesbians are less likely to fit traditional gender roles.” Moreover, in the news, “New Jersey Court Decision on Gay Parents Adopting Children,” many people also appose the law on gay parents adopting children because they think a child has a better chance of developing a healthy sexual and emotional identity if raised by heterosexual parents. These evidences all point out the fact that children raised by homosexuals will be incapable of distinguishing their sexual orientation and the proper behaviors of a specific gender.
Second, children in homosexual families are difficult to build friendship with other people. As a matter of fact, because of widespread homophobia, many people still cannot accept homosexuals. Therefore, if children who are raised by homosexuals, they will easily be discriminated and insulted by other people. What’s worse, because people are not willing to befriend with children raised by homosexuals, these children may easily lose themselves and go astray. For example, the author of “ New Jersey Court Decision on Gay Parents Adopting Children” points out that “Common sense and an overwhelming body of social science data suggest that children raised outside of one-mother, one-father families are more likely to experience problems like drug abuse, depression, poor discipline, and confused sexual identity.”
Third, it is difficult for homosexuals to play the role of parents capably. Evidence in the article “ The Sneaky Debate over Legalizing Adoption by Gay Couples” reveals that “There is an increased incidence of suicide, depression, multiple sexual partners and domestic violence in homosexuals compared to the heterosexual population.” As a result, being adopted by homosexuals definitely put children in an awkward situation because there are too many uncertain factors, which may lead to unpredictable consequences. On the other hand, homosexual parents seem to be much harder to maintain stable relationship and furthermore, they may have problems in behaving properly as a mother and a father. Like William Saletan states in his article, “The Sneaky Debate over Legalizing Adoption by Gay Couples,” “It is hard for a gay couple to sustain the stable relationship,” and,” Children do best when raised by a mother and a father.” Because the same-sex parents may be unable to provide the love and care of the gender opposite to them, their children will lack complete love of both a father and a mother, and this situation will impact their personality development negatively.
However, some people believe that homosexuals can also be capable parents and they won’t give bad influence on children. Diana Hechavarria says in her article, “Family Matters: Gay and Lesbian Adoption,” that “We need to accept homosexuals are capable parents, and they do not produce dysfunctional behaviors in children, nor detrimentally affect their well being.” Controversially, this statement cannot prove the feasibility of homosexual parents adopting children because there indeed are a lot of problems in most homosexual families such as children’s sexual identities, lacking parental love, and inability of building friendship. Therefore, this is why most people disagree with homosexuals adopting children. For instance, like what I have mentioned above, “Common sense and an overwhelming body of social science data suggest that children raised outside of one-mother, one-father families are more likely to experience problems like drug abuse, depression, poor discipline, and confused sexual identity.” These evidences all hold the negative perspectives towards the adopting issue of homosexuals.
To sum up, I agree with most people’s points of view that it is not suitable and capable for homosexual parents to adopt children. What I have discovered about this issue is mostly negative opinions, which mean that the feasibility of homosexual parents adopting children should really be questioned and reconsidered.
First of all, children raised by gays or lesbians will easily confuse their sexual identity. For instance, in the article “The Sneaky Debate over Legalizing Adoption by Gay Couples,” William Saletan raises the issues such as ”Sexual identity confusion is common among children raised by gay parents,” and ”Children of lesbians are less likely to fit traditional gender roles.” Moreover, in the news, “New Jersey Court Decision on Gay Parents Adopting Children,” many people also appose the law on gay parents adopting children because they think a child has a better chance of developing a healthy sexual and emotional identity if raised by heterosexual parents. These evidences all point out the fact that children raised by homosexuals will be incapable of distinguishing their sexual orientation and the proper behaviors of a specific gender.
Second, children in homosexual families are difficult to build friendship with other people. As a matter of fact, because of widespread homophobia, many people still cannot accept homosexuals. Therefore, if children who are raised by homosexuals, they will easily be discriminated and insulted by other people. What’s worse, because people are not willing to befriend with children raised by homosexuals, these children may easily lose themselves and go astray. For example, the author of “ New Jersey Court Decision on Gay Parents Adopting Children” points out that “Common sense and an overwhelming body of social science data suggest that children raised outside of one-mother, one-father families are more likely to experience problems like drug abuse, depression, poor discipline, and confused sexual identity.”
Third, it is difficult for homosexuals to play the role of parents capably. Evidence in the article “ The Sneaky Debate over Legalizing Adoption by Gay Couples” reveals that “There is an increased incidence of suicide, depression, multiple sexual partners and domestic violence in homosexuals compared to the heterosexual population.” As a result, being adopted by homosexuals definitely put children in an awkward situation because there are too many uncertain factors, which may lead to unpredictable consequences. On the other hand, homosexual parents seem to be much harder to maintain stable relationship and furthermore, they may have problems in behaving properly as a mother and a father. Like William Saletan states in his article, “The Sneaky Debate over Legalizing Adoption by Gay Couples,” “It is hard for a gay couple to sustain the stable relationship,” and,” Children do best when raised by a mother and a father.” Because the same-sex parents may be unable to provide the love and care of the gender opposite to them, their children will lack complete love of both a father and a mother, and this situation will impact their personality development negatively.
However, some people believe that homosexuals can also be capable parents and they won’t give bad influence on children. Diana Hechavarria says in her article, “Family Matters: Gay and Lesbian Adoption,” that “We need to accept homosexuals are capable parents, and they do not produce dysfunctional behaviors in children, nor detrimentally affect their well being.” Controversially, this statement cannot prove the feasibility of homosexual parents adopting children because there indeed are a lot of problems in most homosexual families such as children’s sexual identities, lacking parental love, and inability of building friendship. Therefore, this is why most people disagree with homosexuals adopting children. For instance, like what I have mentioned above, “Common sense and an overwhelming body of social science data suggest that children raised outside of one-mother, one-father families are more likely to experience problems like drug abuse, depression, poor discipline, and confused sexual identity.” These evidences all hold the negative perspectives towards the adopting issue of homosexuals.
To sum up, I agree with most people’s points of view that it is not suitable and capable for homosexual parents to adopt children. What I have discovered about this issue is mostly negative opinions, which mean that the feasibility of homosexual parents adopting children should really be questioned and reconsidered.
2008年6月4日 星期三
The Drama Night
Today, I went to see a drama performance held by our department. Frankly speaking, last year , I also went to see the drama performance but the play didn't touch me at the end. However, the plot this time was so interesting that I really expected to watch the play at first glance. After watching the performance, I thought all the actors and actresses did an exellent job and the show really made me laugh and I really enjoyed it.
The show began with a strange family. Why I call it a strange family was that all the members in the family was so crazy that they all had some freaky personalities. What made me feel most impressed was the father of the family because he always stayed in his labotory and created lots of different bombs. However, the most important concept of this play was to give people the idea of self determination of life. People cannot determine the life style of other people and that why the play was named " You can't take it with you." Therefore, both the leading characters finally realized that they shouldn't break up because of their family. Even though they borned in families of different living standards, they still could get married only if they were confident of their decisions and tried their best to convince their families.
The show began with a strange family. Why I call it a strange family was that all the members in the family was so crazy that they all had some freaky personalities. What made me feel most impressed was the father of the family because he always stayed in his labotory and created lots of different bombs. However, the most important concept of this play was to give people the idea of self determination of life. People cannot determine the life style of other people and that why the play was named " You can't take it with you." Therefore, both the leading characters finally realized that they shouldn't break up because of their family. Even though they borned in families of different living standards, they still could get married only if they were confident of their decisions and tried their best to convince their families.
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