Many of us can relate to feeling regularly frustrated‚ thinking‚ “Why is it so hard for us to admit our mistakes?” Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson’s book‚ Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)‚ focuses on why people justify bad decisions‚ beliefs‚ and actions. It also offers suggestions about how we might be able to challenge ourselves to honestly reflect on our choices and take responsibility for our actions. In the beginning of the book‚ the authors introduce the theory of cognitive dissonance and
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My Biggest Mistake I never knew when it started‚ this obsession. Didn’t even realize how slowly and steadily what I thought I could control controlled me. I am not like most people my likes‚ dislikes and feelings differ from most of the crowd. When did I become someone who cared so much what other people think of me? Now that I think about it‚ it baffles me how I slowly and steadily from being an individual who preaches about being different suddenly became someone who just wanted to fit in to other
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Sammy‚ a cashier in a small town A&P store‚ is working one Summer day when in walked three girls‚ they were only dressed in bathing suits even tho they are miles from the beach. Sammy was in the middle of ringing up an older ladies‚ when Sammy made a mistake while he was distracted by the three girls the older lady freaked out. One of the girls‚ chubby wearing a checkered bathing suit first catches his eye. He then notices the one who is leading the pack of girls. He refers to her as "Queenie". She leads
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is now one of the most beloved children’s toys. Corn flakes‚ which are only in your pantries because Keith Kellogg forgot the wheat in a batch of bread one day. Even a chef’s minor insulting mistake created potato chips and launched a massive snack industry. So‚ we shouldn’t be surprised that the minor mistake Christopher Columbus made in 1492‚ established the United States of America. However
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Holmberg’s Mistake is part of the many myths of Western civilization as well as a representation of who has the power to write history. When children are in elementary school they are taught about the European colonizers as being these good people. Children are also taught at a very early age the whole us and them dichotomy however‚ in a subliminal way. Allan R. Homberg published a book called “Nomads of Longbow in 1952 which‚ discussed the Siriono population a group of Native Americans in the Beni
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themselves‚ but do you ever ask yourself “who is really responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet?” I believe that Friar Lawrence is the one to be blamed when it comes to the death of Romeo and Juliet. He made two mistakes in the story that lead to their deaths. The first mistake that he made was giving Juliet the poison that would make her look like she was dead‚ he said “take thou this vial‚ being then in bed‚ and this distilled liquor drink thou off‚ when presently through all they veins shall
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“Mistakes make you realize what you had‚ what you lost and what you’ve taken for granted. They make you realize that sometimes there are no next times no timeouts and no second chances… but life is a work in progress as long as we live‚ we have every chance to correct.” If you make a mistake it shows you what you what you’ve taken as granted and maybe there will be no second chances but as you live you can correct the mistakes. Giving someone a second chance you teach them something that would benefit
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person who has never made a mistake‚ and I’ll show you somebody that has never achieved much”. The quote suits well to prolific military leader and emperor (from 1804 – 1815)‚ Napoleon Bonaparte. As he dominated European matters for about twenty years leading France against a series of unions in the Napoleonic Wars‚ he was still prone to making mistakes. These mistakes would eventually lead to the downfall of his power rein in France. These most prominent of these mistakes includes the failure of the
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such results‚ Simpson took advantage of his juror’s life experience; by making himself sound relatable‚ also‚ the prosecution was not well prepared and made several mistakes. Simpson was the Black Man that succeeded. He was the idol of many people across the world‚ thus‚ he was a very powerful man with an important
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Creon’s Mistakes in Antigone In the awe-inspiring play of Antigone‚ Sophocles introduces two remarkable characters‚ Antigone and Creon. A conflict between these two obstinate characters leads to fatal consequences for themselves and their kindred. The firm stances of Creon and Antigone stem from two great imperatives: his loyalty to the state and her dedication to her family‚ her religion but most of all her conscience. The identity of the tragic hero of this play is still heavily debated
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