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    Diversity is the state of being composed of different things, or including different types of people from varied backgrounds (socioeconomic, ethnic, cultural, racial ,etc) Often when used in reference to families, this may mean discussion of families that includes familial structure that is different from that typical of the dominant culture here in the U.S.; in other words, families that differ from traditional heteronormative, American families. In this way certain "diverse families" may be…

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    Animal Adoption

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    animals are surrendered by their owners for a variety of reasons such as a couple undergoing divorce, those welcoming a new born or people relocating. Therefore this does not mean that those surrendered animals are not healthy animals and fit for adoption. You Get A Lifetime Friend Why adopt a shelter animal? Well, a lifetime friend is a good enough reason. One should adopt a pet not because it needs help; but because you want to rescue dogs or other pets so that they can be part of your life.…

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    Signs Of Adoption

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    There are many children adopted everyday, into wonderful homes. Some children can find their adoption a blessing or some children may find it a hatred or down fall in their life, due to the adoptive child’s personality. Some children who are adopted find it a blessing and end up being very happy. But some children obtain the opposite feelings. These children may end up having anger or even obtain attachment issues with there new family. There are many signs and factors that could be the reason…

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    Desiree’s Baby by Kate Chopin is a prime example of characterization. Characterization is the overall perspective of all characters in any story. In Desiree’s Baby, we see the boldness of characters and their reaction to the stories setting and theme. We see the dramatic and tragic love and loss between Armand and Desiree and the actions that set it in motion through the character’s individual perspective and actions. Armand arrives in the story as the typical lustful upper class young man soon…

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    Discussion and Implications for Practice The purpose of this study is to understand whether state-sanctioned caretaker relationships endure among adolescents who exit foster care through adoption, subsidized guardianship, or long-term relative foster care. From the perspectives of young adults who experience these diverse foster care exits, it explored the complexity involved in the translation of legal permanence to relational permanence, with the aim of producing a theoretically grounded…

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    The Cedar Rapids Animeals is a great local charity that focuses on helping with animals and people around the Cedar Rapids Iowa area. The charity began in December of the year 2000, and has been serving the community ever since then. The Cedar Rapids Animeals specializes in helping animals get food when needed and helping the owners who may not be able to go out and get food for their animal on their own. The Charity was started by a petco employee and meals on wheels employee. Together these…

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    them ready for the world outside of them. The foster system is broken because they look children in the eyes every day and tell them their worst fear that they are too old to adopt and this is a lie because every day there are statistics on adult adoption. With that Idea in mind the question why children are told they are too old to be adopted? comes up. The children in foster care have a high risk of having health issues and them being told repeatedly that they are too old to be adopted can…

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    Scientist have been working on a question that has been puzzling individuals for centuries, "How does Genetics and the Environment affect intelligence?" After a study done between adopted children, identical and fraternal twins by Jack S. Kaplan, a Professor at Quinnipiac University, he determines environmental factors are as influential as genetics in children. Intelligence quotients in twins are quite similar which proves heredity influences intelligence, while the environment factor has been…

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    Shelters are overpopulated. Many dogs are euthanized as the result of euthanasia. That is why adopting a shelter dog can save a life. In fact, October is Adopt A Shelter Dog month. However, the decision to adopt a dog is not one that should be made in haste. Below are some of the things to consider: Responsibility Being a dog owner will require a lot of responsibility. You will have to make sure your dog is fed and cared for every day. Dogs also require exercise. You should make sure that you…

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    Foster Care Failure

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    the Family Preservation and Family Support Program to provide funding for family preservation and support services. This program was renamed and reauthorized as part of the Adoption and Safe Family Act of 1997. The Adoption and Safe Family Act was established to ensure the safety of children in foster care and promote adoption (Barbell & Freudlich, 2001). The ASFA made clear that a child’s safety was the first concern when considering family preservation or reunification. Finally in 1999 the…

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