Minnesota Twins

Twisted Beginnings According to mythology, Pollux was the divine son of Zeus. He was an immortal man with a mortal brother named Castor. When Castor was killed, Pollux pleaded with his father Zeus to let him share his immortality with his twin brother. Castor was, therefore, absorbed into Pollux, who selflessly reincarnated his brother. Together they formed the constellation Gemini. Pollux was, however, the brighter of the two. According to mythology, Styx is the name of a river that formed the…

There are a wide range of explanations for schizophrenia (SZ), ranging from genetics to psychodynamic approaches. These theories can be grouped into two categories; biological and psychological. These two explanations have many differences such as their fundamental basis, treatments and methodology, but also have several similarities. This essay will outline, then compare and contrast various theories within the biological and psychological explanations. One aspect of the psychological…

Motorcars are somewhat common, roughly as they were in the 1920s in our world. There are no planes, but air travel is possible via dirigibles. Jay can drive a motorcar, but prefers not to, finding them loud, obnoxious and dirty. He has never been on a dirigible, as he has not had the opportunity to travel much. A notable ethnocultural group must be mentioned: the qarnot (singular and adjective: qeren). They are a diasporic group that have lost their original homeland and now live all around Mir…

The Birth of my Twins When the doctor told me that I was having twins I thought to myself; “Twins? Who? What? When? Where? Why?” I cried like a baby the moment I found out because I was a single mother and the father of my then only son, and now twins are not in our lives. He was incarcerated when I found out that I was pregnant which made him believe that they weren’t his. He was incarcerated without a bail and was facing some time, 3 - 5 years to be exact. I knew that the twins were his…

knew very little about her biological family other than that she had an identical twin somewhere out there in the world. She was not allowed to find out any more specific details about her adoption, or her twin sister until she turned eighteen. Hannah loved her adoptive parents, but for some reason she always had an ache of longing that she was missing something. To Hannah, that ache meant that she needed to meet her twin since they shared more than just DNA. They shared a history together, a…

about two kids; Alex and Conner, and and they enter another dimension called The Land of Stories. ( Alex is a girl, Conner is a boy) However, if you read the books you would know that Alex and Conner are not very different, especially because they are twins. The characters Alex and Conner from the Land of Stories series have a lot in common. Firstly of all, they both are in the same grade. Also, both characters have brown/redish hair. In addition, their father died. Similarly, these…

Gravity Falls is animated cartoon by Alex Hirsh for Disney Channel. The series is about the adventures of Dipper and Mabel Pines as they spend a summer in the mysterious Gravity Falls with their great uncle Stan. When Dipper uncovers a cryptic journal that provide information of all the strange and unusual things that surrounding the little town it’s up to Dipper and Mabel to find the origin of all these anomalies along with the help of his friends. Every episode is very well-written and always…

What are the general findings of identical twins separated at birth? Identical twins separated at birth are not only in looks, they similar in behaviors throughout life, good or bad grades, use or non-use of alcohol, use or nonuse of illegal drugs, and type of family they get as adults. The text states that studies "clearly show that MZ (monozygotic) twins were far more similar in the traits of criminality." (Schram, & Tibbetts, 2014, p. 112) What implications do these findings have for the…

puzzling individuals for centuries, "How does Genetics and the Environment affect intelligence?" After a study done between adopted children, identical and fraternal twins by Jack S. Kaplan, a Professor at Quinnipiac University, he determines environmental factors are as influential as genetics in children. Intelligence quotients in twins are quite similar which proves heredity influences intelligence, while the environment factor has been know to show increase in their Intelligence quotients.…

Twins’ close relationship are often affected by their behavior in which twins have a tendency to make one of the co-twins an attachment figure, or a model, based on which co-twin is capable of providing the other twin with safety. Nancy Segal acknowledges that twins “come closer than anyone else to achieving the coordinated, harmonious relations for which we all strive for,” and this is because “an identical twin may be the best source for most types of assistance for which we would normally…