Mistakes Were Made Summary

In my opinion I thought that this book was a very good book. In this chapter I will describe the setting, theme, plot and conflict etc. This book had a few different settings like

Cold, dark, lonely. These are all words Gary Paulsen uses, in his book “Dogsong”,to describe the unforgiving wilderness of the arctic. Russell, the main character of this book, uses the frozen wasteland to his advantage and sees it as a getaway from all the troubles of the village. He meets with an elder named Oogruk that advises him in the ways of the past. I really enjoyed reading this book because it was very well written and was exciting throughout the entire book.

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.

There were a few points in this book that taught me about life and how crazy it can be sometimes. The photographer named Fulgencio was very afraid of hitch hiking to Mexico City with a stranger, especially with all of us expensive equipment. On the ride, Fulgencio is so paranoid that the guy is going to kill him, he grabs a machete out of the back of the truck. In doing so he gets kicked out of the car and loses all of his photography equipment anyways. This taught me that we need to trust each other more, Just because there are a few crazy people in the world, we shouldn't let them give us all a bad name. I mean, the guy picked Fulgencio up when he was in desperate need of a car, and gives him a ride. He should have been thankful, not picked up a machete and threaten the guy. Another thing this book taught me was that just because your sister doesn't want your kid anymore because she

I personally enjoyed the book. It was a quick read and kept me entertained and wanting to read more. The author manages to keep the readers attention with just enough humor and a nice brief but informative campaign summary. It's short and sweet. It's funny to read about how little some things have changed and even how some things have gotten worse. These days the candidates have access to more of each others pasts and do not hesitate to expose even the dirtiest of things and use the dirtiest of tactics in order to be president. It will never again be the same as when George Washington became President of the United States. He didn't even want the job, “Washington, who was fifty six, had mixed feelings about the honor,”

The Giver Letter Dear, Jordan Hello Jordan,for my fiction report, I am reading a book called “The Giver” by Lois Lowry. It was originally published in 1993. This book is really good, and I have enjoyed it quite thoroughly, and it is something that I consider as a masterpiece of literature. This book is so good that I decided to recommend this book to you.

A important aspect in the book Mistakes were made (but not by me) is the pyramid of choice. The pyramid of choice would be defined as the process of making a decision when both choices have no clear advantages on either side. In the beginning, the choices that are present only seem a “millimeter apart.” Once a side is chosen however, the person will feel urgency to self-justify their decision. A trend of “entrapment” is created, which is the constant self-justification of an unclear choice made, making both sides of a decision miles apart. The authors of Mistakes were Made (but not by me), Tavris and Aronson, did prove the existence of such a pyramid when they gave multiple examples of entrapment throughout the text. One example of someone

“Like any book about mistakes and redemption, the mistakes are far more interesting to read about and write about,” as said by Jack Gantos.

better ideas. It has, to an extent. I could relate to almost each and every example

Lastly the author brings up many problems in the book that are solved in some insightful ways that leave a strong impact on the reader.

I did actually really like this book. I was not sure if I was going to enjoy it when the project was first assigned, but after reading for a while, I became really interested

Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men is an American literary classic. The novel was written by John Steinbeck in 1937. It tells a story of Lennie and George, two men looking for work during the time of the Great Depression. The novel reveals that Lennie has a mental illness and George is held responsible for taking care of him. Being set in the mid 1930’s , many people did not understand mental illnesses, hence the actions and strong language of the characters.

My opinion of the book is that this story portrays a very harsh but real message. People want to be like everyone else just so they can live up to society's standards. They are too afraid of the unknown. Even though racial prejudice is wrong today if people never stood up back then would we still live by it. Yes, I recommend this book to others because it put racial prejudice and judgement to life. Also, it puts people in the shoes of the characters of this

My favorite part of the book was the warning signs to know when a stranger is a potential threat. This was fascinating to me because I’ve been told since I was just a little boy to beware of strangers. But with all these warnings about strangers I had never been told how to recognize when a

The turning point of the story is when the doctor started to act mean towards the little girl, and thinking to himself how he enjoyed it. The little girl knocking his glasses off and trying to claw at his eyes was probably the final straw for him. All he was trying to do was help her, and all she was doing was making it even more difficult. In my opinion I believe she was the reason he began to enjoy acting mean towards her, so his thoughts could have been and probably were a normal thought of someone who was trying to do their job, and just got stuck with a difficult patient.