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incapitalizationandnounplurals,andeliminatecontractions.AmericanFamilylife(SecondDraft)
"OnecultureshockthatI experiencewhenI firstarriveinU.S.is American
familieslifes. ~nmyculture,familyismostimportant. ~smoreimportantthan
work,school,andfriends. Weenjoytospendtimetogether. !Mothercooka nice
dinnereverynightforfamily. Whenwecomehomefromworkorschool. 'tvery
membersitaroundthetableandeatandtalk. Wejokeandteaseandenjoythis
timetogether. ~nU.S.,ontheotherhand,sometimesfamilynevereatdinner
together. 10fhechildrenbusywithafter-schoolsportsorclubs. 11fhefatherwork
late. 12fhemotheroftenworktoo. 1Boshedoesn'thavetimetocooknicemeal.
1'Maybeshebringhomealready-preparedfoodfroma restaurantsuchaspizza.
1Drmaybeshecooka fast-fooddinnerinthemicrowave. 1~naddition,my
familyenjoystospendtimetogetheronweekendsandholidays. 1l=orexample,
onsundaysweoftenhavingbigbarbecue,inviteAunts,Uncles,cousins,
Grandparents. 1Wespendwholedaytogether. 1~tgivesnicefeeling. 2ltnU.S.,
incontrast,childrenhavetheirownactivities,parentshavedifferentactivities,
teenagersprefertobewiththeirownfriends. 21nfact,childrenspendmoretime
withfriendsthanwithparents. 2t=amiliesheredon'tliveclosetooneanother.
2Bhildrendon'tknowtheirauntsanduncles. 2"rheydon'tbecom!3closetheir
cousins. 29\swedoinmyculture. 2EJt'stoobad,I think,forclosefamilyislasting
treasure.Nowyouarereadytowlitethefinalcopytohandin.Yourinstructorwillexpectit
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