The Issue of Gay Marriage Being married has always been something I have thought about since I was a little girl. From that time on‚ I have always seen and been taught that marriage is between a man and woman. With the way that society is changing every day‚ it now views many things differently than it did years ago. Recently‚ there has been a breakthrough on the idea of homosexual marriage‚ and all 50 states have agreed to allow two people of the same sex to get married. Homosexual
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Whether an individual is against gay marriage or for it‚ we all have an opinion on the issue. Andrew Sullivan’s describes how marriage as a basic need for individuals no matter their sexual orientation. However‚ William Bennett believes that “same- sex marriage would do significant‚ long term social damage” (1138). Whether we like it or not gay marriage influences marriage institution‚ culture‚ and their children. Gay marriage influences marriage institution. Andrew Sullivan and William Bennett
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Gay adoption in the United States Karlene Porter Axia College of University of Phoenix Research Writing COM. 220 Tony Salinger March 06‚ 2010 Gay adoption in the United States As of October 9‚ 2009‚ there are approximately 123‚000 children waiting to be adopted in the United Sates alone (U.S. Children’s Bureau‚ 2010). My partner and I of 11 years adopted my biological niece. In February 2003 we were awarded permanent custody although we were seeking temporary custody until her mother
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about the issue. There are questions of if would harm the traditional institution of marriage‚ if it’s religiously righteous‚ whether it’s constitutional to ban gay marriage‚ as well as what it would do to the economy. The pros and cons of legalizing gay marriage are almost equal‚ leaving the issue unresolved. “As of May 10‚ 2012‚ gay marriage has been legalized in eight US states and the District of Columbia” (National Conference). According to the constitution‚ each person has the right to liberty
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Legal drinking age should be raised In this short composition I’m going to write about the reasons to disagree or agree with the idea‚ that legal drinking age should be raised. In this paragraph i will present you the reasons to disagree. When someone tells us‚ that the government should raise the legal drinking age it sounds good. But after five minutes‚ when you think about it for a while you start thinking otherwise. The reason for that is; you know that not only 18 year olds drink‚ but
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In recent years‚ the debate over gay marriage has grown from an issue that occasionally arose in a few states to a nationwide controversy. People have opposing viewpoints on whether gays should be allowed to marry or not‚ and the sub topics that coincide with gay marriage. People wonder if it is okay for gays to marry‚ and if so‚ should it be legal everywhere? In the United States I 2009‚ some states like Iowa‚ Vermont‚ and Connecticut allow gays to marry‚ while states like California‚ Florida‚
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age should be raised. In 2009 drivers aged 15-24 were involved in 112 fatal traffic crashes. 755 were serious injury crashes. 15-23 year old drivers were at fault for 1.3 billion dollars. Teens are more likely to take risk with their friends looking on. Some teens have the emotional maturity of an adult twice his or her age. Drivers 15-24 who have been awake for 17 hours or longer have the driving ability of a drunk driver. 80% of people want the legal driving age to be raised to 18 or higher
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subject of gay Adoption raised. There are numerous vagrants on the planet. However‚ insufficient families or guardians to take them in. There aren’t that numerous family who can and will receive youngsters‚ whether this is because they can’t bolster them‚ they have offspring of their own‚ or they simply don’t need children. The final product is still an excess of stranded youngsters needing an adoring family. There is an answer for this issue Gay adoption. There is a rising measure of open gay person
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people. The only reason someone should not be able to adopt is if they have a horrible criminal record such as a sex offender or a meth addict. Some people argue that it is not the fact that they are gay‚ but the fact that is it for the child’s better welfare. There is a statistic that being raised by gay parents will lead to substance abuse (Subulica)‚ but kids with divorced parents are more like to abuse substances‚ than kids with married parents (Peacemakers). There is also a statistic that
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there were 65‚000 children adopted and being raised by homosexual parents in the United States (Gandossy‚ 2007). There were also‚ more than 14‚100 foster children in loving homes with homosexual couples (Gandossy‚ 2007). There are so many children that need parents in America‚ parenting should not be defined by sexuality‚ instead anyone who is fit to be parents should be allowed to adopt. So why not let homosexual couples adopt? We must consider the estimated millions of children that are in the
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