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Twins  Tend



                                                                                   To  Be  Unique


                                                                                        ave  you  ever  wondered  what  it
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                                                                                         would be like  to be a twin? I mean,
                                                                                         seeing  someone  everyday  who
                                                                                   looks  exactly  like  you  or  in  some  cases
                                                                                   almost  like  you.
                                                                                       Freshman  Tom  Lake  stated  that  it  is
                                                                                   hard  to be a twin " because  people always
                                                                                   compare Steve  and  I and  they don't realize
                                                                                   that we are  individuals."
                                                                                       Even  though being a tw.in  may  be  hard
                                                                                   for some,  there are  many  advantages. For
                                                                                   example,  switching classes  might  come  in
                                                                                   handy if one does not have  their homework
                                                                                   done or did not study for a test.  Another
                                                                                   advantage of being a twin is  always having
                                                                                   a  friend  around  to  go  shopping,  to  the
                                                                                   movies,  or even  just to talk  to.
                                                                                       Being  a  twin has  some  disadvantages
                                                                                   too.  Many  people  see  twins  as  " one
                                                                                   person" instead  of two individual people.
                                                                                   Being  called  by the  wrong name  happens
                                                                                   quite often with identical  twins.  Fraternal
                                                                                   twins often get called  by the  wrong name
                                                                                   too even  though most people can  tell them
                                                                                   apart.
                                                                                       Even  though  being  a twin has  its  ups
                                                                                   and  downs, and  people tend to stereotype
                                                                                   them,  one  must  realize  that they are  just
  ring  a  performance Seniors  Shane  and  Sean   Deciding on which classes  to take  their sophomore  the  same  as  everyone else .
  •ans on  back  up members  of the  Swing  Choir .   years  are  Freshmen  Tom  and  Steve  Lake .

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