From her choice in food, to her choice in home décor, Ruth's mother is the extreme experimentalist. ... While Ruth has her mother to thank for her non-judgmental perspective, Ruth has also been severely held back by her mother. ... The first party, held in honor of her brother's engagement, does not inconvenience Ruth greatly, because she is young and still at home; yet she is stilled forced, as a young child, to assume the position of responsibility she should not have to. ... At one point, Ruth experiences a full scale panic attack on the subway, because her father has j...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

My mom has always been home for me when I need her. ... On the day that they went, my parents left early, and I was home alone despite my young age, only 10 years old, I knew how to take care of myself. ... After a while I heard a noise coming from the mini bed and went to see if everything was ok, and I realize that my brother was awake, I spoke to him and he looked at me, he was out of the covers, and his little hands were shaking, I caught it and held his hand, put my index finger and he shook my finger as hard as he could, that exact moment I realize that I had another person that I could ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In addition, Joyce would often drive Patty's siblings to "painting, guitar Japanese, debate, drama, piano, fencing, and mock court" (Franzen 9) while Patty, on the other hand, would always take the bus to go to basketball practice and to go back home, which would often be late at night. ... Therefore, as her parents sought to preserve the family's image and political relations with the Posts rather than even trying to take Ethan Post to court, Patty decided to cut the thin ties that held her together with the family she no longer considered herself to be a part of as she absented her...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate