Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.

Ex Input:
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.

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

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There'll be greeting cards filled with loving sentiments, and brightly wrapped gifts, too. There'll also be long-distance phone calls from the children.

Ex Output:
There'll be greeting cards filled with loving sentiments, and brightly wrapped gifts, as well as phone calls.

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The top two-thirds of the avenue are filled with cinemas, airline offices, and car showrooms, the excellent tourist information office (number 127), and cafe terraces that make perfect, if slightly expensive, vantage points for people-watching.

Ex Output:
The top two-thirds of the avenue are filled with cinemas, airline offices, and car showrooms. The cafe terraces that make perfect vantage points for people watching.