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Roles Of Friends In Filipino And American Cultures

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• COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ROLES OF FRIENDS IN
SURVIVING COLLEGE LIFE BETWEEN FILIPINO
AND AMERICAN CULTURES

by
ASHEMIR B. VELASCO

Title: Comparative Analysis of Roles of Friends in Surviving College Life Between Filipino and American Cultures Thesis Statement: There are similarities and differences in the roles of friends between Filipino and American cultures in surviving college life, namely: for similarities, they both need friends to survive and friends help them academically and emotionally. For differences, surviving the college life, Filipinos prefer friends while Americans prefer groups of friends to have roles in their survival. This is due to the fact that Filipinos can win friends easier the Americans. I. Friends play an important role in surviving college life. A. Interpersonal relationships have levels.
1. Friendship is a feeling of being comfortable and safe with a person.
2. Acquaintance is a familiarization to new people you eill know and accompany.
B. A college student, of course, must face the college realm as his new environment.
II. Friendship can be built during the college life. A. There are good influences that friendship can bring. B. There are bad influences that friendship can bring.
III. There are cultural differences between Filipino and American.
A. Filipino culture is mainly influenced by the West; in fact, Americans brought education to the Philippines.
1. Filipino has a saying “A friend in

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