Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Decided ISearch topic

My decided topic for the ISearch will be adoption. After failed research of my original three topics, I decided on adoption because it is a topic of great interest to me. I do think about the adoption process a lot. What it will be like to adopt a child when I grow up and what I would have to go through. Especially if it was a single parent adoption or an adoption over seas.

Adoption is a hot topic. In my beginning research, I found that there were many articles on adoption and many different viewpoints on different subjects related to adoption. The amount of information I found was astounding. Some of the topics covered were weather or not adoption was good or bad, gay couple adoption, and how children should not be bought and sold like dogs. I could also look into celebrity adoptions and what it is like when Americans adopt overseas and when someone outside of America adopts a child from America. I wonder what the ratio is of children adopted from over seas to children adopted from America is? The articles were very interesting and brought up new perspectives on my topic. I feel that by the end of the ISearch process, I will have a whole new perspective on adoption.

The information will be available throughout the ISearch process. There are many websites I can use. Google, Opposing Viewpoints, Marvel, etc. The opinions on this topic are changing constantly so there will be much information to research.

The articles I found are already challenging my thinking. I have knew ideas on what I think is right and wrong in the adoption process. Weather or not adoption is even good for the child. Weather or not gay couples should adopt a child and if single couple adoption is a good idea.

Overall, I feel the topic I have decided on has answered all five criteria questions and will definitely keep me interested for the next five or six months.