The 4th of July

This was a 20-minute timed writing exercise by Abdulaziz Darweesh who was in ALI’s Level 4 Writing course in the summer of 2021. Because of the nature of the assignment, there was limited time to correct errors. Some of them were corrected later for this blog post.

The 4th of July is an important day for the Americans, and it is Independence Day, but it differs from my country’s national day. On the 4th of July, Americans usually have barbecues and fireworks. They enjoy their time and spend their time with their families. Eating barbecue and playing with fireworks are traditional ways to celebrate in the United States. In addition, young Americans play with fireworks insanely, and sometimes they lose their fingers because of what they do. It is one day in the year, so they spend their time carefully. However, in Kuwait, the 25th and 26th of February are the national days, the independence day and liberation day. People usually play with water balloons and fireworks. Water balloons are the new method of celebrating; they used to play with water weapons instead. Using water balloons is more interesting than using water weapons. However, water balloons are dangerous, and people sometimes throw balloons at other people’s faces, which might hurt them. The government put strict rules to avoid that, and they have tried several times to stop that. In comparison with the US, in Kuwait, we have two days, but in the US, it’s one day. Therefore, the holiday in Kuwait is longer than in the United States. To sum up, both Kuwaiti national days and the 4th of July are days people look forward to every year.