Mistakes Were Made

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.

In 844 AD, the Vikings first made an attack on the coast of Spain during the reign of king Ramiro | of Asturias. A group of the Viking fleet surrounded the Asturias coast in the region of Gijón (Gegio) (located north), though when they finally knew how powerfully this city was protected and reinforced, they left. Later on, they arrived at the old lighthouse at Coruna (the Hercules tower), also known as Farum Brigantium in that time. The Vikings tried to raid the city, but the local people defended it bravely. King Ramiro assembled an army and defeated the Vikings in a furious battle. Spanish historians reveled over their victory which they believed was very important. Nevertheless, the Vikings left a disgraceful sight behind when they left.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Walking through the streets of the United States you see a lot of different people. You see Mexicans, Dominicans, Puerto Ricans and many more. When these people come to the United States they are looking for a better live. These people are running away from lack of resources, to unite their family again. They want a better economic prosperity and many other conflicts. But little do they know that the Unites States is as bad as their own. The difference is that the United States has more opportunity, holds a high prestige and can hide their mistakes easily. One example of were the Unites States fails the immigrants is the Criminal Justice System. The criminal justice system was design to keep the community safe. It also works on restoring and

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.

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

Have you ever wanted to go back in time to relive something? Well, some would go back to fix a mistake they made. I would go back to stop me from getting caught. One night last thanksgiving break I was arrested for being under the influence. Before all this happened, I was already in lots of trouble. My parents said that I was going to have to start paying for my military school. I knew that the price would be all the money left in my bank. So, I decided to withdraw $350 from my bank. My plan was to cash all my money so my parents couldn’t take my money. Thanksgiving was coming and all my friends were going to hang out up in Denver and I wanted to go. I knew that my parents wouldn’t let me go. I took matters into my own hands and used my money

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.