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Phoebe, I understand what you're saying about needing money for food and clothing and such. I guess I never looked at it that way. Although some places are non-profit and ask for donations and the like. I think more places should do that, or instead of making it so you pay for the child make it so that it's clear their paying for the clothing and medical bills and such for the child. On the other hand though once the child is adopted, the agency won't be needed the money for that child they'll just use it for other children. I don't think you should have to pay at all. Even for home visits. Those are outrageous! You have to pay to have someone come to your home to see if you're a good enough parent or not. Ridiculous!! *sigh* The only thing one should have to do is fill out paper work. They if they could possible donate to the agency to help the other children. And don't get me started with over seas adoption JEEZ!!! *sigh*

kelsey w 2nd response

Samara~ good job so far, you have a good range of article topics. The idea that Russia is tightening its foreign adoption policies is interesting, I think you should look into other country's and their policies on adoption. Instead of taking kids in, what about countries that are over populated, what are their systems like? Also, I agree with you that gay couples should have the same rights as heterosexual couples. The article about the adoption clinic was very relevant to your topic. You could look into what clinics are like around here, maybe interview parents that are looking to adopt, and what the process is like.

Phoebe Responce #2

Nice job with the summaries and responses to the articles Samara! You seem very passionate about your topic and that's important for an I-search. It's also important to get both sides of the story so your blog isn't biased- which you have with both "Ark. adoption ban could start national trend, activists fear" and "New adoption agency gives prospective parents options". While you obviously have a strong opinion on your subject, it is informational and well-rounded when you have all sorts of different view points. So great work with that! :]
I do have one comment on one of the blogs- that agencies have a cost to adopt a child. You are completely reasonable to think that is immoral and unjust so treat a human being as property because I fully agree. But agencies do need a way to feed and clothe and provide shelter for the children they are housing. How else would they get the money to do so? Another interesting point to research might be funding for adoption agencies or something along those lines.

Kelsey Schwarz- Second Response

I think you're doing a really nice job of finding good information. The info that you're getting is very on topic and tells a lot about what you're writing about. You chose a topic that I never would have thought of. You're doing adoption, yet you are drifting a lot towards gay adoption which I think is really cool and a great idea. I also agree with you a lot on your responses. You seem to be digging into the information you're getting and really expressing how you feel about the topic. Since you are doing some stuff with gay adoption, I think it would be beneficial for you to possibly interview someone from an adoption agency and see what they think about the subject. I also think it's cool that you're looking at adoption in other countries as well. I think you're doing a good job. (:

response to Russia's cold attitude towards foreign adoption

I can understand why Russia wants to keep thier youth. I think it's good that they try to find homes for they children and are allowing foster care as an option. It's good that they're not trying to close the gap on foreign adoption entirely though. They still have it open as an option for children whom they can't find homes or for those who can't get medical treatment in Russia.

Russia attitudes colder towards foreign adoption

In the past Russia has been an main source for foreign adoptions. Now however they are closing the gap and only using foreign adoption as a last resort. They want to keep their children in Russia. They need young minds because there are so much more older people then young because the dropping birth rate. They will try to find adoptive homes or even foster homes and will only allow foreign adoption if they can't find a home or if the child has medical issues that can't be treated in Russia.

Interesting and Controversial Topic

Samara - Nice job of note taking and also writing responses. As your research deepens and broadens, you should be able to make some connections among the ideas and topics that you are discovering.