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    The pie charts inform us of the phenomenon that there exists some difference in the sources of income between American and Chinese students. When it comes to American students, they get 15% of income from scholarship, 35% from part-time jobs and 50% from parents. In terms of Chinese students, income from scholarship accounts for 5%, and another 5% are from part-time jobs. The largest part for Chinese students, 90%, comes from their parents, which is 40% higher than that of American students. 

    This difference reflected in the charts may stem from cultural difference. On the one hand, Americans emphasize independence, and encourage children to learn the ability of earning their living. Chinese students, in a certain degree, don’t have a strong sense of independence. They would rather ask their parents for money than make money through part-time jobs or scholarship. On the other hand, American parents believe part-time jobs can help children master different abilities and improve their learning efficiency while Chinese parents hold that students should focus all their energies on study and they don’t need to worry about their living expense and endeavor to make money. 

    From my perspective, independence is the symbol of a person’s maturity as well as the crucial ability of surviving in the competitive environment. Chinese students should enhance their consciousness of independence and only in this way can they be mature sooner.