My Twin Challenge

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Every person has had a challenge in their lives that has impacted the way they continue, some more substantial than others. The importance behind these obstacles is what one learns from it and whether or not they choose to let it obstruct their path or ensure development. My entire life I have always been competitive, both by choice and involuntarily. Impulsiveness can describe my contribution towards the continuous competition between me and my twin sister. Being a carbon copy of another comes with its own problems. From whether it is who is more pleasant looking to who is more intelligent, there is always a comparison being made. Naturally, I have grown up wanting to be the most desirable between the two of us, despite having nearly identical

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