Personal Narrative: My Life As A Twin

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When people think of twins, they usually imagine two people looking exactly alike, dressing exactly alike, and completing each other’s sentences. Most imagine having a twin would be wonderful, after all, you could switch classes in school and read each other's mind, what’s not to like? However, most people are completely unaware and insensitive to the struggles of being a twin. Society generally views twins as two people wrapped in one rather than two independent individuals. As a twin myself, I have spent much of my life trying to establish my own identity. My twin brother Michael and I have many similarities; we both have similar tastes in entertainment and similar senses of humor. However, one major difference that’s been clear since we