-- AmandaSheelar - 28 Nov 2005

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Exploring A Hormone For Caring

About:

The University of Wisconsin has been doing research on orphans. They have found that orphans and normally raised children have different hormone levels, in two main hormones. One of these hormones is called oxytocin, and this hormone is responsible for triggering trust. Another hormone that is affected is called vasopressin, and this hormone makes it possible for humans to recognize individuals. These hormones have been proven to develop within months of being with a biological parent, however they are unable to develop under foster care situations.

This study has discovered that foster children have a hard time trusting, and a hard time recognizing people. A lack of these characteristics makes it next to impossible to make social connections. Therefore these children will not easily make friends or become close with adopted parents. This study has concluded a malicious ending for foster children, either ending in unhappiness or even suicide.

Thoughts:

I have grown up with several adopted children, and I have also become very close with them. I feel that a personality of an adopted child has to deal with that specific child, and/or how long they are in foster care. I can understand not being able to acquire personal relationships if you have spent a quarter of your life in a foster home. But as for children that are briefly in foster homes, I find this hard to believe. Children that are adopted briefly after they have been conceived, I believe should become normal.

There are many orphanages around the world, and a large percent of the world’s population has been adopted. I would say that you would develop oxytocin and vasopressin as long as you were loved. Regardless of being adopted, children can still maintain the ability to have happy and healthy lives.

I didn't know if we needed a Weekly Reflection or not. But it says that we need to Global Lits. next week. Anyway I already did my weekly so...

Part A:

I am taking a basic PE class, because it is required. To be honest I think that it is a big waste of time. This week my class had to complete our final physical testing. This testing involves crunches, push-ups, sit and reach, and other activities. To explain my frustration is fairly easy. Half of the class was there, and had friends sign in for them. And as for the testing, we never had to write down our results. I woke up at 8:00 AM every Tuesday and Thursday this term for the biggest joke of all college classes.

Part B:

Thanksgiving was this weekend and it was nice to get out of Monmouth. It was also nice to return to home and see the family. I had an interesting Thanksgiving, of course every holiday with my family is. I initially got home and found out that my grandfather, whom has never cooked, is making the turkey. I was also told that we would be eating a turducken that my uncle purchased. A turducken is actually a chicken inside of a duck, inside of a turkey. Eating this turducken made me think that there would never be a better time for a redneck joke.
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