Cultural Changes In American Culture

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Many people think it is odd having someone come from somewhere else, but many do not know many famous people have came to the United States. These people include to Emma Watson(France) to Nicki Minaj(Trinidad and Tobago). But there are many more reasons why cultural change is positive and I’m going to tell you why. Many people change where they live and the way they act, simply to fit in and avoid the old city that they lived in. The reasons that it is positive is because it provides new features, talk to more people, and know all of those people. Sure, you can keep your old features and many people might like them, but thought about getting new styles and a better feature of yourself. Think of it as getting a second personality like a

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