part of the application: "what adoption images from the media (news/books/television) contribute to your views on adoption, and how" (or something to that effect). minds go blank, powers of deduction are crippled. here are the first thoughts:
(1) annie (of course my first thought)
(2) diff'rent strokes (child of the eighties)
(3) jungle book (okay, i'm not sure if being adopted by a pack of wolves counts, but. . .)
(4) augustus ceasar and octavius (had to be a little bit UofC)
and i can't seem to think of more. . . it seems i'm only remembering stories where the adoptee is better off with the adopted parents. where the child obtains wealth, prowess, and power upon being adopted.
while i'm not sure we'll be able to offer any of these qualities, i'd like to think we'll be able to offer: food, care, thought, love, self-esteem, a biting sense of sarcasm, and a healthy distrust of authority.
Friday, August 19, 2005
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You forgot to mention:
1.)Incredible fashion sense
2.)A liberal model of the nuclear family
3.)an innate understanding of Judy Garland, Tori Amos, and Madonna
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