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Question: Talia and Jim's fear of helping 7-year-old Anselmo with his homework, lest they create a dependent, immature child, is a peculiarly Western-and profoundly American-preoccupation. American middle-class parents typically regard young children as dependent beings who must be urged toward independence.

Answer: American middle-class parents typically regard young children as dependent beings who must be urged toward independence.

Question: The United States cut virtually all military links with Indonesia in 1999 after its forces were implicated in the violence that swept East Timor after that territory voted for independence.

Answer: The United States cut all military links with Indonesia in 1999 after its forces were implicated in the violence that swept East Timor.

Question: Although reconfigration of the LSC-funded programs has not been a priority issue, LSC has asked the Oregon planners to examine whether maintenance of three separate organizations continues to make sense.

Answer:
Although programs has not been a issue, LSC has asked the Oregon planners to examine whether these three separate organizations continues to make sense.