Month: January 2018

What is your social issue? I’m arguing whether or not same sex couples should allowed to adopt.

Why is it such a social issue? It is a social issue because the children being put up for adoption are apart of the society and the parents are different from heterosexual couples.

What do people disagree about in relation to this topic?                                      Some people think that same sex couples wont properly raise the child(ren) and the child(ren) wont be in good, caring hands.

What is your proposed solution?                                                                                          My proposed solution is that a law needs to be set so that adoption agencies, no matter what their views or beliefs, must allow same sex couples to adopt if they fit all the other requirements to take care of a child.

Why do you think this is the best solution?                                                                       I think that this is the best solution because it allows same sex couples to adopt, especially male couples because they cant conceive a child. It also allows the children in need of a family and a home to be accepted into lovable arms.

What are pros to your solution?                                                                                            Some pros to my solution is that children in need of homes can finally get a comfortable and good home to be raised in. Also same sex couples can adopt kids, and have a family.

What are cons to your solution?                                                                                             A con to my solution is that certain religious adoption agencies might be upset because they don’t want the children to be raised by same sex couples.

Any questions to your audience members for help on your topic?                              Do you think that religious adoption agencies should be allowed to reject same sex couples? why or why not?                                                                                              What solutions can you come up with to make everyone happy?

I created a simple house out of play-doh. This for me represents my future. I want to become an architect, so a simple town house helps show what i would possibly be creating in the future. At my table i saw a snow man, guitar, some sort of monster, and a paper and pen with words written on it. I thought about what would be the best thing to represent me and what i want to do. This activity relates to the writing process because who can update and revise. If you need to change something about an essay, you can erase and rewrite. If you need to change something about your play-doh creation, you can squish it into a ball and start fresh. Or you can change little pieces about your creation. I brainstormed this idea by thinking about things i’m passionate about and things i like to tell people about myself. I considered doing a cheer bow or a book before deciding to do a house. I chose the house over the other because although i love cheering and i love reading, architecture is a part of me that will shape my life and my future. I decided what my final draft of my creation was because i tried to add more or fix things but it never looked as good as the first time. My audience also helped me decide on what to create, i had to think about how they would react, and also how i would explain my piece to my classmates.

In the website ISIDEWITH i decided to discuss the topic of abortion. I looked at and analyzed data for America, Illinois, two different political parties and two different races. 38% of Americans are pro-life, which means they do not support abortion. The other 62% of Americans voted pro-choice, which means they do support abortion. In Illinois the pro-life increased by 2 % making it a total of 36% of people living in Illinois pro-choice. While 64% of people living in Illinois are pro-choice. I decided to look at different political parties, and how they viewed the topic of abortion. Only 12% of Democrats are pro-life. While in the majority 88% of Democrats are pro-choice. According to the data 68% of Republicans are pro-life, making that the majority vote for that political party. And only 32% of Republicans are pro-choice. The data shows that Republicans are more in favor of pro-life compared to democrats. Only 12% of Democrats are pro-life, while 68% of Republicans are pro-life. I finally analyzed two different types of races and how they viewed the topic. 42% of white voters are pro-life. While 58% of white voters are pro-choice. Black voters are a little less separated on the topic. 62% of black voters were for pro-choice. And 38% of black voters voted for pro-life. In comparison more black voters were in favor of pro-choice than white voters, 62%-58%. According to the data a majority of races and political parties are pro-choice. Having a total of 62% of Americans voting pro-choice, and only 38% voting pro-life.

https://www.isidewith.com/poll/965629/290416793

I chose these colors because they are calming colors. Also some of my favorites. I chose these words because i think these are ways that people would describe me, and have in the past. The shape i chose is a cloud. I chose a cloud because it reminds me to work my hardest and that the sky is the limit.