1. London is a big sea port where different kinds of ships can anchor. 2. The Royal Family takes part in public life and has many official duties. 3. Mike told me the way to the nearest bank. 4. Didn’t you meet at the festival in Berlin? 5. You’ll take me around and show me some of the sights of the city, won’t you? 1. Лондон - крупный морской порт, где могут бросать якорь разные виды кораблей. 2. Королевская семья принимает участие в общественной жизни и имеет много официальных обязанностей. 3. Майк подсказал мне дорогу к ближайшему банку. 4. Разве вы не встретились на фестивале в Берлине? 5. Ты, ведь, возьмешь меня и покажешь достопримечательности города, да?
Multiracial FamiliesIn Western culture, a typical family usually consists of a couple with their biological children. But some couples can not have their children for different reasons and they decided to create a family through adoption. Infertility is the main reason why men and women want to adopt children. Some couples have compassion for poor children left without parental care and accept them for humanitarian reasons. Some believe that it is more responsible to take care of poor children than to bear their own children. Some people have to resort to adoption because of health problems.Acceptance not only for childless people. Many families have biological children and have also decided to take. Millions of children in the world need loving families and a permanent home.At present, the number of men and women is increasing to adopt children from other countries, including third world countries. In recent decades, international adoption has become increasingly popular. International adoption means accepting a child from another country. Many people want to adopt children, and as demand exceeds the domestic supply for adoption, they look abroad to accept. Admission of children from foreign countries to couples hope that the parents of their children will not interfere in their lives. Most adopted children come from Ethiopia, China, Russia, Guatemala, South Korea and other countries. For example, Americans have adopted more than 200,000 children from abroad in the last 15 years.There are many more people who are skeptical about adoption. Some people are concerned about the genetic quality of adopted children and they believe that adopted children are predisposed to drug and alcohol problems, as well as problems with behavior. Some adopted children have a history of abuse, physical and sexual abuse. Other people think that the lack of biological connections complicates the child-parent relationship.The media is the main source of information about adoption and it plays a role in the increased interest in International adoption. Every time a Hollywood celebrity adopts a child, there is a large increase in requests from people who want to adopt. Among the celebrities who adopted children from abroad, Josephine Baker, Mia Farrow, Dan Marino, Sharon Stone, Evan McGregor, Meg Ryan, James Caviezel, and Julie Andrews. In the 2000s, the pair of Angelina Jolie / Brad Pitt and Madonna / Guy Ritchie drew public attention by hosting several children from third world countries.In 2002, Jolie took her first child, the seven-month Maddox Chivan. The star decided to apply for adoption after she twice visited Cambodia. Jolie took a six-month-old girl from Ethiopia Zaharu Marley in 2005. In 2006, the famous actress gave birth to a daughter, Shilo Nouvel, in Swakopmund, Namibia. In 2007, Jolie adopted a three-year-old boy from Vietnam, Pax Tien. Jolie gave birth to twins, the boy Knox Leon and the girl Vivien Marcheline in Nice, France in 2008. In an interview with People magazine Angelina Jolie says: 'Most of the night I thought about how quickly I want to take back. This is a very special thing. There is something, making a choice, waking up and somewhere to travel and find your family. ... There are so many wonderful places. There are many parts of Asia, Africa, South America, so sooner or later I will be everywhere, I'm sure.In 2006, Madonna decided to adopt a boy named David gang from Malawi Mvalili. The procedure was complicated by the fact that Malawi's law requires future parents to reside in Malawi for one year prior to adoption. There was a storm of controversy, as some people were sure that the application of Madonna received a special status because of her celebrity. The acceptance was completed in 2008.Many families who adopt children need to understand that love is not enough to make their family cohesive and happy. They also need to respect the cultural heritage of their children and teach them the history, traditions and language of their native country.Acceptance has a significant impact on modern society changing its structure and people's attitudes towards racial barriers. Adam Pertman, an adoption expert, said: "Suddenly there are Jews and holding Chinese cultural festivals in synagogues, there are Irishmen with their African American children on St. Patrick's Day. This affects entire communities, and, as a consequence, our sense of who we are, how we look like people, as individuals. These are profound lessons that adoption is teaching us.
2. The Royal Family takes part in public life and has many official duties.
3. Mike told me the way to the nearest bank.
4. Didn’t you meet at the festival in Berlin?
5. You’ll take me around and show me some of the sights of the city, won’t you?
1. Лондон - крупный морской порт, где могут бросать якорь разные виды кораблей.
2. Королевская семья принимает участие в общественной жизни и имеет много официальных обязанностей.
3. Майк подсказал мне дорогу к ближайшему банку.
4. Разве вы не встретились на фестивале в Берлине?
5. Ты, ведь, возьмешь меня и покажешь достопримечательности города, да?