Compare and Contrast Essay

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T.S. What are some differences between San Luis Potosi and Aguascalientes?

I. Introduction

II. The first difference between San Luis Potosi and Aguascalientes is the weather.
a) San Luis Potosi
b) Aguascalientes

III. The second difference between San Luis Potosi and Aguascalientes is the way in which each one celebrates special days.
a) San Luis Potosi
b) Aguascalientes

IV. The third difference between San Luis Potosi and Aguascalientes are they citizen´s behavior.
a) San Luis Potosi
b) Aguascalientes

V. The fourth difference between San Luis Potosi and Aguascalientes are they fairs.
a) San Luis Potosi
b) Aguascalientes

VI. Conclusion

ORGANIZATION PATTERN: Point by Point

SAN LUIS POTOSI AND AGUASCALIENTES

San Luis Potosí and Aguascalientes are very similar in many ways. But what are some differences between them? These differences are in weather, in some holidays that each city has, also they are different in the behavior of their citizens, and the last difference is in the way that each city celebrates its fair.

The first difference between San Luis Potosí and Aguascalientes is the weather. In San Luis Potosí the weather is mild. In summer and spring time is hot. In autumn is cold but is colder in winter. Aguascalientes has a more extreme weather. When is hot is really hot in summer and spring time. And is colder in autumn with a lot of wind, and even colder in winter than San Luis Potosí.

About holidays each city celebrates special days on their way. For example on Friday Easter in San Luis Potosí people make a “Procesión del Silencio” that is to recreate Christ’s passion in a procession. In Aguascalientes there is the “Romeria´s day” in Easter week. On that day, the drivers of buses and taxies carry flowers to the Asuncion’s virgin.

The behavior of people varies between San Luis Potosí and Aguascalientes citizens. In San Luis people are more impolite with foreigners and not too religious. In contrast Aguascalientes´ citizens are more well-educated and friendly with tourists. Also they go to church every Sunday.

These two cities celebrate their fairs on their way. In San Luis Potosí is in August and its facilities are in a close perimeter with specific areas. Another thing is that in this fair you can not drink everywhere just in a specific area. On the other hand Aguascalientes fair is in different outdoor places and you can drink everywhere. Its like a big party.

Aguascalientes and San Luis Potosí are cities with a lot of common things. However in many aspects they are pretty different as we saw; the weather, the way in that each one celebrates special dates, the behavior of their inhabitants and their fairs. The truth is that both cities belong to México and share traditions on their way.

CORRECTED BY TEACHER (FINAL PAPER)

Gay Men and Lesbians as Foster Parents in USA

Thesis: Gay men and lesbians should be accepted as adoptive parents.

I. There’s not a reliable study about the possible effects on children who live with gay or lesbian foster parents.
1. Nowadays many children are living with a gay or a lesbian foster parent.

II. Troubled children are better understand by homosexual couples.
1. Gay families are open mind..
2. Some foster children were sexually abused.

III. More than 100 000 foster children await adoption.
1. Just 20% of the couples that want to adopt a child are able to be adoptive parents.
2. 10 % of the population of the USA is homosexual.

ORGANIZATION PATTERN 1

Gay Men and Lesbians as Foster Parents in USA

Gay men and lesbians should be accepted as foster parents. Even when society tends to look the homosexual community as twist-mind people or that they are against the God laws. There are many reasons why they can be better foster parents or equal as heterosexual couples. The first reason why gay and lesbian couples must apply to be adoptive parents is because there are not consistent studies which demonstrate bad effects (if there are) in children adopted by homosexuals. The second point is that gay men and lesbians are open mind, so they understand better troubled children. Third; more than 100 000 foster children are awaiting adoption and the number of straight couples able to adopt cover only the 20% of them. Below you can read more about each one.

First of all, there is not a reliable study about the possible effects (if there are) on children who live with gay or lesbian foster parents. Due to these researches can be influenced by organizations or persons who finance them, they are not reliable. But we can look at these:
Gary Gates, Lee M.V. Badgett, Jennifer Ehrle Macomber, and Kate Chambers (March 2007) study found the following: “An estimated 14,100 foster children are living with lesbian or gay parents within the United States. Gay and lesbian foster parents are raising approximately 3% of the Nations foster children.” What do these numbers can tell us? Simple, they tell us that gay men and lesbian are good adoptive parents. If they are not, the percentage of homosexual foster parents will be decreasing.

Second, troubled children are better understanded by homosexual couples. Why does this happen? Because gay families are open mind. This help troubled children to feel in an environment of confidence with their adoptive parents. At this point, it is very important to take into consideration that many of the children that are in foster care, have been suffering some kind of sexual abuse. So for them is more comfortable to be with people who have the ability of be open about sexuality.

Third, there are many children awaiting adoption: Gary Gates, Lee M.V. Badgett, Jennifer Ehrle Macomber, and Kate Chambers (March 2007) study found the following: “Currently half a million children live in foster care in the United States and more than 100,000 foster children await adoption.” For these more than 100, 000 foster children who are waiting for adoptive parents. Only 20, 000 foster children are going to have parents, because just the 20% of the heterosexual parents who want to adopt a child, is able to adopt. And if we consider that the 10 percent or 25 million of people in the USA is homosexual. We can predict that the number of foster children with adoptive households will increase. Due to same sex couples haven not the option of have biological children, they want to adopt kids. And most of them have a better social position, which means that they can offer better opportunities to children.

Although there are many reasons why gay men and lesbians should be accepted as foster parents. In most states in USA is not allowed that a homosexual couple adopt a child. For example: According to the Enciclopedya of Adoption:“Florida law continues to ban adoption by homosexuals, as not in “the best interests of the child.” (p. 156) This way of thinking is shared by many people who believe that a homosexual cannot breed good manners in a child or make of him/her a “normal” person. Also because homosexuality has always been linked with pervert things. So people tend to think that a child with gays or lesbians parents is going to be sexual abused by them.

According to what we had have been analyzing, gay men and lesbians must be accepted as adoptive parents. First, because there are not convinving studies that show evidence of bad effects at all on children adopted by homosexual parents. Another good reason is that gay couples are more sensible with troubled children, and foster children tend to be like that. And finally because more than one hundred thousand foster children are waiting for adoptive households, of them more than the 60% are not going to have one because just the 20% of heterosexual parents are able to adopt. USA needs more couples able to adopt these children. Easily the country can find these couples in the homosexual community which the majority have a good social and moral position. That is why same sex couples ought to apply to adopt children.

References

Carry Craft, How Many Foster Children Are Living with Lesbian or Gay Foster Parent? (on line), New York. Retrieved November 16, 2008, from http://adoption.about.com/od/gaylesbian/f/gayfoster.htm

Gary Gates, Lee M.V. Badgett, Jennifer Ehrle Macomber, Kate Chambers (March 23, 2007), Adoption and Foster Care by Lesbian and Gay Parents in the United States (on line), USA. Retrieved November 16, 2008, from: http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=411437

Gay Adoption (on line), USA. Retrieved November 16, 2008, from: http://www.loveandpride.com/InformationCenter/Tips.aspx?categoryId=7

Carry Craft, How Many People Are Homosexual in the U.S.? (on line), New York. Retrieved November 16, 2008, from: http://adoption.about.com/od/gaylesbian/f/howmany.htm

Diana Hechavarria (Nov 11, 2005), Family Matters: Gay and Lesbian Adoption (on line), USA. Retrieved November 16, 2008, from: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/11023/family_matters_gay_and_lesbian_adoption.html

Christine Adamec and Laurie C. Miller, M.D. (2007) The Encyclopedia of Adoption. VB Hermitage, Pennsylvania. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Robert Lerner, Ph.D., and Althea K. Nagai, Ph.D. (2001) No Basis: What the Studies Don’t Tell Us About Same-Sex Parenting. Washington, D.C.