"I'm a Siamese twin but I don't live a Siamese life" (Cole). For centuries people have wondered and been fascinated by Siamese twins. They were worshiped as gods and as monsters. Conjoined twins have been accepted into our daily lives as we grow to understand all their emotional and physical bonds and learn more about their developments. Conjoined twins should be kept together; due to many circumstances it is better for them to change in order to survive. The Siamese name comes from the famous twins Eng and Chang born to Chinese parents in Siam now known as Thailand. Conjoined twins are made up of a single sperm that developed into almost two separate eggs. The result of Siamese cells is that they get confused about which parts they control in the body. Conjoined twins are joined at the chest and abdomen. “The first surgical separation of conjoined twins occurred in 1953” (Kapoor). Siamese are always identical as they are the result of an incomplete division of a single egg cell rather than the fertilization of two separate eggs. Female sisters appear to be more likely to have a chance of survival than their male counterparts, although many more males are conjoined in the womb than female twins, females are more likely to be born alive. About seventy percent of conjoined twins are girls. One of the most common types of conjoined twins are Thoracopagus twins. These twins are connected at the upper torso. Thoracopagus twins share a heart which, depending on how close they are, makes it nearly impossible to separate and save them both. Another common type of conjoined twin is called Omphalopagus, where the twins are conjoined at the lower chest but the heart is not involved. Parasitic twins are when two... in the center of the card... told me it was the wretched, dirty demon, to whom I had given life" (Shelly). Just like Siamese twins. But they are not evil; they are human. Conjoined twins are one of a kind, they each have different ways of living. They learn to live like conjoined twins but still have their own individual life. Some twins have successful lives greater chance of living a normal life without dying. Works Cited Cole, Jonathan "Together Forever" Nature 429.6987 (2004) : 26 General a web file February 19, 2014. "Hensal, Abigail and Brittany" Detroit News Producer: Gale 1996 Resource for students in Web Context February 26, 2014. Kapoor, Rakesh at “Partial Conjoined Twins as Potential Organ Donors” Indiana Journal of Urology 26.2 (2010; 289 General OneFile web February 19, 2014). Martin's, 2009.