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Back home, one of my former classmates awaits his sentencing after recently being found guilty of capital murder. He has a calm temperament, a few friends and ability for genius endeavors. No one thought anything of him, until he killed a elderly man and attacked the man’s wife in the couple’s own home. He chose the house because it “felt right” and the day because the “weather was beautiful,” He came to school the next day and aced his chemistry test. The following day, police arrested him and…

Non-Profit Organization that takes in animals who are strays or for any reason cannot stay with owners. PGA promotes rescue of pets through a shelter that doesn’t not euthanize animals under their care. The organization through the website encourages the adoption of pets through PGA to pet lovers looking for a new loved one to add to their family, and to provide the animals in their shelter a second chance at finding a good home. Pet Guardian Angel’s website appeals to their audience of pet…

Some people say no matter what the child will be better off with straight parents rather than gay parents. However “Williams Institute confirms there is no difference in the behavioral outcomes of adopted children raised in same-sex households when compared to those raised by heterosexual couples” (Perry). Whether gay or straight it does not affect the children’s behavior or emotions. Even though the couple is gay the children will still be better off with them apposed to being in foster-care.…

Common Difficulties Faced with Transracial Adoption Transracial adoption can be defined as placing children or infants with families of a different race than the children’s birth family (Lee, 2003; Simon & Altstein, 1996). Transracial adoptions (TRA’s) are common within the U.S. but are also common internationally. International TRA’s in the U.S. began in the 1940’s with the end of World War II (Hollingsworth, 1998). The number of international TRA’s continued to increase after later wars…

Estate Planning for Post-Divorce Individuals After a divorce, certain estate planning measures should be taken in order to ensure that your best wishes are intact in case anything unfortunate should happen. You will need to be sure that certain details are attended to, such as replacing your former spouse as a beneficiary of your will. If you are rearranging your estate and probate needs following a divorce, hiring a professional to assist you may be the best course of action. The following are…

I have owned a total of four dogs and two cats in my short eighteen years of life. To say the least, I’ve always loved animals, specifically dogs. They’re fun loving, easily excitable creatures who bring out the best in all of us. Unfortunately, many of them are without families living in pounds and worst, some are living in abusive homes. After many years of weeping to Sarah McLachlan's singing, “ In the Arms of an Angel” and promising to help save the lives of the many dogs and cats without…

Parents of autistic children have shown trends of significantly reduced stress when a puppy is introduced to the family as a family pet (Wright et al., 2015). Autism is a mental disorder that limits the person with autism spectrum disorder, ASD, with social and behavioral interactions. (Wright et al., 2015). Most autistic children with severe autism can benefit from the services that service dogs offer, however, some autistic children don’t require a service dog. Children with less severe autism…

themselves desiring to pursue an adoption each and every year. While there are some differences in the statutes and regulations governing adoption from one state to another, there are also a number of elements that all of the states have in common. By way of this article, an overview of the common elements of adoption law is provided. Armed with this information a person will be in the best position to pursue the adoption of a child. The first step in any adoption process is the termination of…

Adoption The term adoption is very controversial around the world. Many people think that if someone adopts a child it will never be the same as having their own or by the natural way. As any other topic in the world, is debatable and does not have to be be right or wrong, it is based on opinions. The truth is that there are two points of view. The first is that of the mother that has to give her baby in adoption and the second is the one of the mother that has to adopt a child. Even though…

Dolores M. Schmidt, James A. Rosenthal, and Beth Bombeck conducted a qualitative study on adoption disruption through an in-depth interview process with 15 adoptive parents of children aged 4 to 17. As stated in the article, (Schmidt, Rosenthal, & Bombeck, 1988) "The interview consisted of 15 semi-structured, open-ended questions which were asked of the parents" (p.121). Many of these questions included ideas of expectations parents had of their child, amount of information they received from…