Twin Win: Personal Narrative Analysis
Twin Win
Birth is not a choice. You have no decision on your parents, standard of living or location. It just is. As for me, I was gifted with something money could not buy: an “identical” twin. But that word doesn’t seem quite right. . Even though some may think that since I am an identical twin I am half a man, not true, I would not be half the man I am today without my twin brother. Having someone who is the same age, growing up in the same environment and perceiving things similarly makes it possible to connect on a level that not even friends can achieve. I always have someone pushing me to be better, someone to cheer me up when I’m sad, and someone to entertain me when I bored. It’s such a joy in my life that I have a sibling who I get …show more content…
I have with him allows both of us to reach our full potential with little difficulty. From cooking on the weekends for our parents to studying for a hard math test, we work together like a well-oiled machine with all its parts performing in tandem. The bond I have shared with my brother has led to a close relationship in my water polo and swimming teams as well as with my classmates. My teammate and classmates have become another branch of people who
Being a twin has also allowed me to branch out of my comfort zone. Growing up with someone always supportive of me has taught me to believe in myself and not falter easily. In doing so I have forged a strong sense of security and self-confidence. For example, at a summer camp I went to with my brother last summer, UC COSMOS, I had no problem sitting down at a lunch table with total strangers and introducing myself. Even though my brother was not with me at the table I knew if I felt alarmed or needed help he would be there for me. This sense of comfort which allows me to do things I would not normally do is the number one reason why my brother and I want to go to the same college. Of course we will not be roommates and have different classes, but the idea of having my twin on the same campus as me makes all the
Birth is not a choice. You have no decision on your parents, standard of living or location. It just is. As for me, I was gifted with something money could not buy: an “identical” twin. But that word doesn’t seem quite right. . Even though some may think that since I am an identical twin I am half a man, not true, I would not be half the man I am today without my twin brother. Having someone who is the same age, growing up in the same environment and perceiving things similarly makes it possible to connect on a level that not even friends can achieve. I always have someone pushing me to be better, someone to cheer me up when I’m sad, and someone to entertain me when I bored. It’s such a joy in my life that I have a sibling who I get …show more content…
I have with him allows both of us to reach our full potential with little difficulty. From cooking on the weekends for our parents to studying for a hard math test, we work together like a well-oiled machine with all its parts performing in tandem. The bond I have shared with my brother has led to a close relationship in my water polo and swimming teams as well as with my classmates. My teammate and classmates have become another branch of people who
Being a twin has also allowed me to branch out of my comfort zone. Growing up with someone always supportive of me has taught me to believe in myself and not falter easily. In doing so I have forged a strong sense of security and self-confidence. For example, at a summer camp I went to with my brother last summer, UC COSMOS, I had no problem sitting down at a lunch table with total strangers and introducing myself. Even though my brother was not with me at the table I knew if I felt alarmed or needed help he would be there for me. This sense of comfort which allows me to do things I would not normally do is the number one reason why my brother and I want to go to the same college. Of course we will not be roommates and have different classes, but the idea of having my twin on the same campus as me makes all the