Response Write-Eleven Analysis

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Response Write Eleven In modern American society, it is typical to place elderly adults in assisted living centers once they become unable to care for themselves. Even if their children and relatives wanted to care for them in-home, the person is likely to insist on “lifting their burden.” In fact, if an elderly adult does not see their presence as a burden on their family, they are viewed as selfish or irresponsible. Such is the situation with my uncle at present. Since my great grandmother’s passing, he has been dependent on my grandmother (his sister) for everything from gas to food.
He does not seem to have a problem with depending on her for everything, and in other societies, this dependence would probably be seen as normal. However,