Typing Mistakes

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.

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

All I saw was pitch black. As soon as I opened my eyes I felt like I was staring straight into the sun. I jumped out of bed at the sound of my alarm clock blaring noise into my ear. I then glanced at my clock which read 8:13 am. I walked to the kitchen to grab a muffin, but I then heard my dad yell, ”Are you ready for the finals?”.

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.

I am really proud of myself and happy with the result of the essay because it is not a bad paper. There are a few grammers mistake, but it was less than what I was expecting. The sentences structure are clear and it is understandable to the reader. Overall, I am very proud of how my paper turn out and I am happy with the first grade.

I stared at the piece of paper on the table in front of me. I had sat at the same desk, in the same chair for over an hour now, staring at the same piece of paper. My mind had gone blank with a serious case of writer's block. I looked at the clock on the plain, beige colored wall and sighed. An hour had passed and I continued to look at that dusty, old clock on the wall. Seconds turned into minutes, which eventually turned into an hour. My long, wavy brown hair brushed over the paper that decided if I would become a lawyer or not. I had endured almost seven years of school all to stare at this paper for an hour and have nothing. My vision was blurry, but I ignored it and tried to push through my pounding headache so that I could start my LSAT

On June 5th, 2018, I was assigned to complete a Crime Incident Report by MSGT Bunn. I completed the assignment but failed to proofread my Crime Incident Report accurately. Multiple mistakes could have been caught if I had proofread my assignment correctly. Each grammar mistake I made was simple and should have been easy to catch. However, I did not catch these mistakes and submitted a poor-quality Crime Incident Report.

English 101 was most certainly a learning experience for me. Of course, everyone says that about their English 101 course in college, but I’m being as honest as humanly possible— if it is, in fact, humanly possible (joke). In all sincerity, I was expecting my English 101 Professor, Dr. Bailey, to find a string of incoherencies in my writing and lack of structure, for I believed my writing was replete with; to the contrary, Dr.Bailey found an unexpected set of errors, and helped me realize why these particular errors were even occurring.

My body shoots forward and then scream, “Mom!” I glance at the clock, it reads 6:53. What did he do? I won’t be able to look him in the eye. I roll out of bed and take a long, ice cold shower. By the time my shower is over the clock says 7:32. I rush to the kitchen. It is small, has two windows on the back wall, we have a small table in the middle, and the wallpaper is peeling in the corner of the walls. I grab an orange, brush my teeth, and run down the street to school.

I ran across the street and almost got hit by a two bicyclist, I pick up the newspaper lying on the bench dated May 18, 2007. As I flip through the paper I see the obituary of my mother, I knew this wasn’t just a coincidence, this was my chance. I sat down on the same section of the sidewalk I sat before, although now it has many cracks. I repeated under my breath “May 16 2007” several times until finally I was placed on the same street corner again. I’m almost too positive it's the right date so I run down the street and take a left then I take two rights until I approach my driveway. As i’m just about to open the backdoor with the key that’s kept in the seat cushion near the door I realize my parents don’t know me, and I can't just walk in. I head behind the garage to strategize, I came up with the plan that i'll knock on the door and talk to them about a lost dog for a while, hoping to push back their schedule enough to prevent my mom from the

Thank goodness, it had only been thirty minutes. I went to go make myself some more coffee to stay awake. I sat back down, cracked my knuckles, and away I went with the paper once more. To my amazement, I was almost done. This isn’t so bad, I thought to myself as I was rounding the end of the final paragraph. Everything was coming to a perfect ending in the paper, when all of a sudden. The lights in my room went out so fast that it was as if someone had shot them out. I looked back to my computer to find it making the shutting down noise as it had just lost power like the rest of my house. I sat there is utter disbelief as I realized what had just happened. My paper was not

Edward and I sat at the door step talking. “You were very brave today. “ He said. “Really?” I asked. “Well Yeah!” He exclaimed. “i’ve never seen you do something like that.” “Thank you!” I said. “Listen,” he said. “We don’t have much time. I want to give you something.” What did he mean were were running out of time. He put a little piece of paper in my hand. “Don’t look at it until tomorrow.” Edward said. Then he stood up and walked a few feet backwards. A great, big, black note formed underneath me and before I could react, I was falling in the silence and darkness. I finally heard a noise. It was a clock! With a familiar sounding tick-tock. The noise continued until I finally fell

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

Time to put it down and let a fresh pair of eyes bring life to your paper! Content is important. Like it or not, the way a paper looks affects the way others judge it. When you’ve worked hard to develop and present your ideas, you don’t want careless errors distracting your reader from what you have to say. It’s worth letting me help you to make the best impression.

I get on my bike and start heading over just before I see something out of the ordinary and start to head that way just before I hit the stick and hit the pavement hard I get back on my bike and start heading toward the words fast before this thing gets away but then somehow I trip again and get back up I start to wonder why I keep on tripping but then. Ding* Ding* I wake up to my mother saying get up I get up and ask what just happened and she said I was saying something in my sleep and I start to wonder what I just dream and remember what just happened I get to my computer when my mom starts to walk out and I search up some dark beast or something around there as I press enter my computer breaks then again the dinging I wake up to my