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Transcript: "They are two little girls who happen to be sharing a bubble."- Felicia Simms, mother of Krista and Tatiana Hogan The family is insulted when the public is confused whether or not to consider the twins as two separate people or one person. They are more concerned with the girls' physical health. "Every day I wake up and they're still alive- that's a good day." Quotations Only in Dreams Two Isn't Always Better Than One The author concludes the article with the twins sleeping together in their crib. They sighed, moved their arms, and fell asleep both at the same time. However, it remains a mystery what the girls dream about, and whether or not they remain together in their separate, secret dreams. "They had both flung their inside arms up and over their own eyes, so that they were mirror images of each other at rest. Then Tatiana alone moved her arm away, and the girls drifted off for the night, to dream, together or apart, their secret dreams." The Lead: Anecdotal That morning, even though Krista grabbed initially at the pink hooded sweatshirt, she ceded it easily to Tatiana, and Krista settled for the gray. “I am in gray,” she said. “And I am in pink,” Tatiana said. Something about the clear distinction may have rung some bell in Krista’s mind. She looked at her mother. “I am just me,” she said. The sentiment — assertive and profound — was hardly out of her mouth before her sister echoed her. “I am just me,” Tatiana said. The author begins the article with a short story about the twins getting ready for bed. At first, the author does not reveal the twins are conjoined. As would any normal set of children, the twins stall their bedtime. The author grabs the attention of the reader when one twin takes a large sip of juice and the other twin is able to feel it. Could Conjoined Twins Share a Mind? "I am Just Me" Sets up conflict by announcing the special connection between the two girls' brains. Establishes how unique the girls' condition is. The reader should continue on to learn about the daily struggles the Hogan twins experience. Introduces the idea that one girl may feel or see what the other twin is experiencing simulataneously. How close is New Jersey to legalizing recreational use of marijuana? Are Tatiana and Krista Hogan two little girls or one? Tension "It's like they are one and two people at the same time."- Feinberg, a professor of psyhiatry and neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine "The fact that no one sees the mind of others, conscious or not, is especially mysterious. We may be capable of guessing what others think, but we cannot observe their minds, and only ourselves can observe ours, from the outside, from the inside, and through a rather narrow window."- Antonio Damasio, author of "Self Comes to Mind" "They feel sorry for us, but we feel like we got chosen out of millions of people to be their parents. That's better than the lottery."- Doug McKay, the twins' step-grandfather The girls think of their bodies as a whole but have two distinctive personalities. ID Graph I've gotten the chance to interview Ed Forchion, who provided lots of insight as to why the state should turn to legalization. Currently working on finding another source who will provide a good opposing viewpoint. So far, I've learned New Jersey is further away from legalization than most states are.
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