Personal Narrative: Hannah

My sister and I, 28 minutes apart, are fraternal twins. Twins have a very special and unique bond. However, being a twin isn’t just rainbows and sunshine, it’s much more complex than that. It’s the feeling of constant comparison in every aspect of our lives. We were never invited to do activities as individuals, it was both of us, or none at all. I can tell you about the time I was 4 years old and I cut my sisters hair off so my parents would pay attention more to me, or at our 5th grade dance recital when everyone complimented her on her smile and I cried because they didn’t compliment me.

From my personal experience as an identical twin, my sister Alexandra and I were raised together our entire lives and we would do anything to be different from each other. If she cut her hair I would grow mine out, etcetera. Our personalities are very different as well, we had the same group of friends, but we had hardly any classes together in idle school and high school. I was into sports such as cross country, tennis and track, Alex was into her art classes and liked to make people laugh. There was another set of twins in our high school so similar to each other that their names were even Brittani and Brandi. They had the same style of clothing, hairstyles and didn’t do a lot of extracurricular activities. This is out of the norm for twin studies because their parents both raised them together. So what

I can only recall one time in my life where I was truly alone. It was a moment of peace and quiet; the calm before the storm. It only lasted for ten minutes. After those ten meager minutes, my first ten minutes, the silence was interrupted. An intruder weaseled his way next to me. That intruder would come to be known as my twin brother. Our twin status became a label that has persisted through seventeen years and is often met with an expression of disbelief or apparent confusion. Fraternal twins are not uncommon, yet people still react as if they have seen a unicorn, or quite frankly, two. We constantly get poked and asked if the other feels it, and are tested to see if we can read each other’s minds. For the record, I don’t feel his pain, but occasional twin telepathy has definitely happened. Regardless, I don’t feel special for being “just a twin”, because this has always been my life. I have been and always will be a fraternal twin.

Having a twin helped and hurt me; the challenge that impacted me was my independence or lack of. She was always there. We were in the same classes, had the same interests, played the same sport, had the same friends, worked at a job together, and

Lena was a waitress in a cocktail bar in South Dakota when she met the Winchesters, Bobby drove them her way and of course underestimated her but listening to her talk fascinated the both of them with her expertise and soon the duo turned trio. It didn't take long for the youngest Winchester to become engulfed with feelings for the girl and she too returned his mutual feelings. Granted she never expected her life to become full on hunting but for Sam, there wasn't anything she wouldn't

If an anonymous decided to organize a list of ordinary teenage girls in the world, Hannah Jones would be destined to be in there. Just like every average teenager, Hannah had a family, friends, and she was happy (Nearly all of the time). Hannah was living in California when her family decided to move to New York for some personal reasons.

Hannah has brown- black hair that looks like a turtle when she curls it. She has hands that are suntanned from the sun. Like snakes crawling from a rock. Hannah had a scar she got from second grade when she ran. When she moved blood tripled from her nose and lip and even more tripled down. She loves to read and picks exciting stories .Hannah loves her turtles Guiana (daisy) that makes her day. It’s good to be Hannah She demonstrates tranquility, creativity, and mischievous. One way Hannah demonstrates tranquility. Is that she lost her favorite stuff animal? In L.A in the dumpy hotel when she found out she looked everywhere she stayed calm she was okay losing her favorite stuff animal. Hannah was very

As a fraternal twin, it was a struggle figuring out my identity because Alyse and I share countless characteristics, from mutual interests to birthdays. Yet I refused to let this wave of insecurities swallow me whole, and instead used our unmatched bond as an opportunity to thrive. For instance, she worries about her appearance, but I use my level-headed attitude to keep her from succumbing to this self-doubt. However, it is not a one-way street, since Alyse taught me how to fearlessly communicate with others. In the end, we are yin and yang, polar opposites who balance each other out in ways that strengthen us

A famous quote from Thirteen Reasons Why is “'You don’t know what goes on in anyone’s life but your own… everything affects everything.'” What this implies is every thing that is said or done to a person impacts them in one way or another, no matter how insignificant it seems in the beginning. Most of the things in Hannah’s story are just minor occurrences, losing a friend, or being stood up for a date, while some are huge, like not doing anything to stop her friend from being raped or not being able to get help fast enough to stop a fatal accident. Many of the people on her list never realized the effect they had on Hannah’s life because to them, it didn’t matter. For Hannah though, after the tragedies she’s endured, all of these little incidents

Yes, I enjoyed this book. I enjoyed the complete sequence that just led one after another, it was practically amazingly setup. In Hannah’s tapes the first reason or event that took place led to another person, that created the second reason or event. So basically because of the first reason, it led to the second and on so. Like in Hannah's words, a snowball rolling down the mountain getting bigger and bigger, or a series of unfortunate events. I'm also adored by this book because of all of the intoxicated wondering it created in my head. I say “Intoxicated” because this book would never let me stop wondering. For one it had me wondering about Clay's, deep feelings inside, The entire time listening, Clay would cry, scream or punch something.

I arose in a haze, baffled and confounded from the claustrophobic trains that allowed me to foresee death. The amber sun was burning a hole in the sky, my eyes competed with the vast brightness that was being emitted. I had yearned the blinding light that obscured vision, with the appreciation of clean air that empowered purity, contradicting the speculation I was perpetrating.

I’ve always heard the phrase “we were given two ears, and one mouth”, but it never clicked with me until I was much older and had experienced this first hand.

The most asked question I have received throughout my life has been “Do you like being a twin?” I don’t mind the question, but I honestly don’t know what it’s like not having an identical twin. Since birth my twin sister has been my best friend and I do feel blessed. Because of her I never had to grow up alone. I always have someone to play with at recess and sit with at lunch time. I feel she knows me more than anyone ever could. This unique bond has taught me the value of teamwork. I have learned how to be both a leader, an advocate and the ability to recognize what situation requires what action. I believe this awareness, sharing and alternating roles, is something that becomes second nature for twins

Hannah is an 8th grade student at Vista Preparatory Academy. Hannah has been involved in 2 sever incidences this school year one involving another students phone and now this incident of her writing not encouraging other girls to “jump” another girl in her class were she offers them lunch or whatever they what if they do this. These issues are the reason that this Behavior Contract is being developed.

For years I have been fascinated by that mysterious quirk of nature called twins. In my family, there are several sets of identical twins, and I have always concentrated on their similarities. I did not realize that identical twins also have many differences. My identical twin cousins, Sue and Heidi, appear to be perfect mirror images. They love to dress alike. They can feel each other's pain. They sound alike and can complete each other's sentences. But upon taking a closer look, I have found that they are as different as day and night. Aside from Sue and Heidi's outward characteristics, they possess several distinguishing traits that allow them to be viewed as two separate, independent