Intercountry Adoption Analysis

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Isaiah 1:17 states, “Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow” (Holy Bible; New International Version). It is understood, not only as Christians, but as human beings with morals, that doing this is completely necessary. This passage clearly states that it is imperative to take in the case of the orphans, and to take care of them. It is informing that the people’s job is to reach other people. To be reached the orphans must be helped. From the time of 1999 to the year of 2004, intercountry adoption was growing in popularity. In 2005, the rates declined. As the years increased, the rates decreased. As of 2015, the number of adoptions from children in countries …show more content…
Academics is part of what shapes someone’s life, and therefore has to have an effect. If people just imagined how it could benefit someone from another country. The effect can be on someone physically, mentally, spiritually, and even socially. As learning makes the human smarter, it grows them stronger. Once again, Angela Sun makes a great point about the benefits of the American education when she states, “Focusing on the strengths of American education and making them stronger will make an American education the more attractive option, every time” (Sun). The way people mature as they grow leads to making big decisions. Whether they are choosing which college to go to, or choosing which country to adopt from. This aspect of American education allows the benefit of intercountry adoption. When the child is adopted, their education can thrive, while also thriving the physical, mental, spiritual, and social aspects of their …show more content…
Adopting a child fulfills the need to adopt that child, and occasionally creates a trend for other people to follow. The author of these journals presents this information ever so well, “It brings unwanted and needy children to caring parents. It also fulfils the need of childless couples to accomplish the important stage of parenthood in their life. And adoption relieves the burden of communities to care for abandoned children. Nourished with attention and buffered against racism, children flourish in most circumstances, including transcultural or transracial adoptive homes” (Failinger p.529). There are so many benefits that come from intercountry adoption just noted in this quote. An adoptive parent can benefit from adopting overseas almost as much as the abandoned child. There is a slight relief thinking about how just one adopted child can be completely changed, and can make the world a better place. When taking in an orphan, the way that the world affects them can be far greater than anyone has thought, “When a good family adopts a child, he receives the love and support necessary to have a good childhood. He may get to experience new siblings in this new family and build bonds that last a lifetime” (Applegate). After being adopted into a family, these children can experience things far greater than they ever imagined. It is up to people that have the

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