Mistakes Were Made

The start of the agricultural transition was about 10,000 years ago. Says by Jared Diamond in the article "The Worst Mistake in The History of The Human Race." This conviction complete differentiates notable opinions the people are in "an ideal situation" now than in the ancient times; that now life is substantially less difficult and food more numerous, though, it was once short. Nonetheless, Diamond contends that there is obvious confirmation recommending something else.

When thinking about the word America, an interesting word popped up in my head. It isn’t very easy to describe this word, as it’s unlike any other country. In fact, it is something more outstanding. Even though this country has made some big mistakes in its history, it doesn’t affect the definition it deserves. Americans are a mixed race of people that come from many different countries; sharing the same rights but possessing their own opinion on the idea of a better life for themselves and their families. The ability to connect with each other and cooperate also helps to define the ability to move forward and find new ways to innovate.

In reading "Mistakes were Made but Not by me," multiple accounts are given of traits exhibited by humans that are displayed subconsciously. The authors, Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson, begin by defining these traits and give readers the actual terminology to these characteristics. With various examples being provided to the reading audience they are then able to make a clear correlation between the behaviors displayed and how they may impact not only themselves but others around them. "Mistakes were Made but Not by me" has a theme which is centralized around the two key facets which are cognitive dissonance and self- justification.

Prior to his method on error, Descartes has already proven a pair of foundational beliefs. In meditation one, Descartes proved that he was “a thinking thing” and that in order to be a thinking thing, “I exist”. In mediation three, he proved that God exists due to the fact that in order to have an idea of God, one must already have the idea innately implanted in their mind. Since Descartes is finite he believes that God innately implanted the thought of an infinite perfect being in his mind, so therefore God exists.

In the short span of thirteen years; how did the American colonies go from loyal subjects of King George III, flush in they victory over the French in the French and Indian War to becoming rebels capable of overthrowing the most powerful government in the world? It was not one single factor that caused the colonies to rebel, but a number of missteps by the smug and out of touch English government that caused the colonies to declare their independence in July 1776.

The fourth amendment is known for its ambiguity, however when taking a deeper look it is also where the exclusionary rule is derived from. The fourth amendment provides freedom from unreasonable search and seizure, meaning any evidence obtained violating the exclusionary rule is inadmissible in court. Unless, it is a good faith mistake. The evolution of the exclusionary rule is important and vital in providing protection to the people. Protection from the federal government and state officials will be applied through case law. Additionally, the protection against unreasonable searches and seizure will narrow its scope in where it can be applied. Specifically, exclusionary rule is limited to criminal court during the trial fase. When

The game of baseball is a very tactical game. When you get down never give up. There is always a chance you can comeback. It only takes one hit or one good play in the field to change the whole outcome of the game. Baseball is a game of mistakes. So learn from them. Don't ever blame it on your team mates because it is a team game and everyone makes mistakes just try to get better from them. “Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up” Rocky Balboa.

Americans made The Constitution is by giving in what they want and in exchange for what they really need. Our founding fathers spend so much time and effort in their life to write The Constitution, but that was not easy when no one wants to give in. So all the people have to go back and forth so many time for this able to happen but like everything the first edition was not the flaw, there were still many mistakes been made. Which require the founding fathers had to sit and read The draft and fixed any mistake in the first

Mr. Berg has had a great deal of trouble throughout high school. As his English teacher I know who he is and what he's capable of. Jim is not perfect he definitely was not a high school but I can tell you that he has improved and learned from his mistakes. On his last year of high school Jim received a letter stating that he had received an F for my class and therefore couldn't graduate because he lacked five require units. Jim managed to receive a D which helped him graduate. Jim realized that he had made a huge mistake by lacking off in high school which he now knew that it would affect him greatly.

As a first generation immigrant, everything is new here; new culture, new language, and a new society . I think the most difficult thing I have faced in the United States is the language. Learning a new language is not that easy, but language is the most vital key of being success, and it is also an important key factor for communication. I was afraid of speaking English because I am afraid of making mistakes, which had made me to become introverted or even feeling depressed during the first year in the United States. But after a year long study in high school, I have realized that, making mistakes is fine as long as I am able to express what I want to say, as mistakes and failures are also the keys to success.

The book Mistakes Were Made by Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson is mainly about cognitive dissonance, responsibility, and self-justification. People will not listen to someone telling them they are wrong because then they would have to change their mindset. This is basically what cognitive dissonance is people cannot have two conflicting thoughts. This is why people can sometimes be so wrong and not realize it because they were self-justifying the wrong answer.

Whoops! Percy Spencer left the chocolate bar in his pocket while going to the Magnetron! What? It melted? Let us discuss that. Mistakes are made worldwide every day, whether it is forgetting your homework or dropping that antique jar your mother treasures. Although, most people do not pay attention to the good things that come out of making mistakes. For example, I mentioned Percy Spencer and the chocolate bar. He did not mean to leave the chocolate bar in his pocket, but when he did, he made a discovery that everyday people use to their advantage nowadays. Percy Spencer, after making one little mistake, created the microwave. In the article titled How a Melted Bar of Chocolate Changed Our Kitchens, it says that Percy

The Pyramid of choice would be defined as justifying their individual actions, they slide down to the bottom as they continue to justify “but by the time the person is at the bottom of the pyramid, ambivalence will have morphed into certainty, and he or she will be miles away from anyone who took a different route.” The authors of Mistakes were Made (but not by me), Tavris and Aronson, did prove the existence of such a pyramid when she used the twins as an example the one who didn’t cheat considered the other one to be immoral, and the one who cheated thinks the other is hopeless “this process illustrates how people who have been sorely tempted, battled temptation, and almost given into it,”. One example of someone who resisted the slide down

Two different but similar forms of writing are able to be tied down into one general but specific category. In the book, Mistakes Were Made (but not by me), by Elliot Aronson and Carol Tavris, Aronson and Tavris commentates on events that people go through. The book is mainly about Elliot Aronson’s and Carol Tavris’ opinion on how people behave and should behave when caught in tough situations. Instead of focusing on one main character in the book, each section of the book illustrates a different person 's’ situation and that situation would correspond with a specific theme in the chapter. Throughout the book, Aronson and Tavris give us a broad idea of how some psychological thinking/processes comes into play, each psychological concept corresponds to a chapter or section in the book, these ideas are: confirmation bias, revision of memories, self-justification, pyramid of choice, cognitive dissonance, blind spots, closed loops, reducing cognitive dissonance, blaming, self-justification (for the greater good), and (sunk costs). Another form of writing, “Wrong Answer”, by Rachel Aviv, is an article focusing on the main idea of a school going through tough times and the outcome of the actions taken by the staff. The article revolves around Parks Middle School in Atlanta. The teachers and staff in Parks Middle School were caught cheating and changing the answers students submitted for standardized tests, and this little mess resulted in hundreds of teachers being laid off and

Everyone, at some point in their life, has made a mistake. Sometimes we get lucky and only falter a little, making it through the problem relatively intact. Other times, we mess up a lot and have to fix what was damaged over a long period of time. However, the same is true for most, if not all cases—those who make the mistake learn from it. Often times, our failures teach us valuable lessons that we only gained because of the experience we gathered after messing up. I have personally achieved a wealth of knowledge and experience just from all of my own little mishaps, and a few major ones.