The date is September 9‚ 2011‚ the day the Twin Towers fell‚ the day I witnessed people die. Those people either died because of jumping off the building‚ or because the burned to death. All I see now is rubble‚ rubble that used to be the World Trade Center also known as the Twin Towers. They collapsed because terrorists took over the planes and crashed into the towers. Many people died today‚ although if any one survived I highly doubt they will be the same. I highly doubt I will be the same. I
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But what would happen if you were a twin? In pop culture‚ being a unique individual is celebrated unless you are a twin. Twins are expected to dress alike‚ think alike‚ talk alike‚ and maybe even finish each other’s sentences. However‚ many twins try to move away from how the society views them: identical. Therefore‚ twins have a much harder time finding their own identity. This is the case for twin brothers George and John. Although they are identified as twins‚ the brothers have made efforts to
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to be rich‚ while another one is to be famous. Though these two words are somehow closely related if you think about the celebrities who are famous and rich at the same time‚ there are some others who only have high recognition but not rich‚ such as Mother Teresa who devoted her whole life doing charity for the poor. Therefore‚ the topic that I am really interested in is about whether to be rich or to be famous is the key word for success. Being famous does not necessary mean bring rich‚ and vice-versa
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achievements in life that inspire people. One is to be rich‚ while another one is to be famous. Though these two words are somehow closely related if you think about the celebrities who are famous and rich at the same time‚ there are some others who only have high recognition but not rich. There is significant differences between being rich and being famous. Becoming rich can be hard or it was as simple as buying a lottery ticket. Some people becomes rich with their lucky lottery number while others have
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story. A young man asked an old rich man how he made his money. The old man said‚ “Well‚ son‚ it was 1932‚ I invested ten cents in two apples. I spent the entire day polishing the apples and sold them for 20 cents. I continued this system for a month‚ by the end of which I’d accumulated a fortune of 1 dollar and 30 cents. Then‚ I invest this money to another business until now I have the fortune about 20 millions. “From the story‚ the old rich man finally becomes rich through the investment. Nowadays
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minded it. Sharing with my twin brother seemed natural and it was almost strange that everyone else didn’t share like we did. But it seemed that everyone else didn’t think that we liked to share with each other. Throughout my childhood‚ I remember family and friends poking fun at our shared birthday parties with comments like “Don’t you wish you had your own party?” My answer is no. Many of my family members held the idea that sharing everything and ultimately being a twin was wretched
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The History of the Twin Towers Zach Tuchman Social Studies 8-3 Mrs.Hagler June 3‚ 2013 Zach Tuchman Mrs. Hagler Social Studies 8-3 June 3‚ 2013 Research Report Has a terrorist attack ever affected your family? The twin towers attack was one of the biggest terrorist attacks in American history and it affected thousands of families. But‚ before one should assume the attack was a tragedy‚ one must look at the construction of the twin towers first. After the fact coming up from the ashes
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Jerry Smith once said‚ “ I may be a twin‚ but I’m one of a kind.” This quote is highly applicable in my life. I am a fraternal twin and this fact has highly impacted my life. Being a twin has highly impacted my life because I had barely ever been alone before coming to college. This meant that finally being able to be alone was a big deal for me. My twin sister‚ Danielle‚ and I have always done everything together whether we liked it or not. From the time we started school‚ our parents had always
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the most common and socially acceptable‚ the white lie‚ and then explores other ways of avoiding the truth. See which lies you identify with and which ones you feel are the most damaging to the self and others. Adrienne Rich—“Women and Honor: Some Notes on Lying” The Rich essay is definitely the more difficult of the two because it incorporates concepts from women’s and gender studies and explores what it means to be female and a lesbian in 1970’s America‚ as far as they relate to lying
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"Isn’t this great?" my dad asked excitedly. "It’s the last night you and your sister will be twin prime ages until you’re 11 and she’s 13--six more years!" I was trying to sleep‚ but my dad dragged me back to the world of the living. "Sam‚ can you tell me how many times you two will be twin primes before you turn 21?" Dad was tempting me. He knew I wanted to go to bed‚ but the urge to be right and earn his smile was too great. In my mind I made a number line and crossed off every even number
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