An Honest Mistake

Tom is an honest man who was accused of raping Mayella Ewell. Even though Tom is a colored man, he pities Mayella, who is White. He frequently helps her with chores around her house knowing her father is abusive and drunk, however on the witness stand he makes the mistake of saying he feel sorry for her. He quickly realizes what he said wrong, knowing that a Black man should be worse off than…

I was not good enough became a much more smaller amount and starting to think slightly more confident in myself. I do think I have been appropriately challenged because it pushes me to get better when I do get points off, when I make the little mistakes, and to change the way…

believing that his family was so good and holy but he finds out that they have been completely the opposite of the saints he had them as. Goodman Brown had his father and his grandfather as great people. They did ‘good’. He says “We have been a race of honest men and good Christians…” (Hawthorne 381). Just because people saw them doing good deeds, does not make them good people. If that was the case, then the world would not be corrupt as it is now. Goodman Brown began to see the true colors…

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald displays how the characters try to live the American Dream, but are lead to a careless, reckless lifestyle. In the Roaring 20s, the characters felt as though they were invincible, which led to careless lifestyles. The American Dream was to live a lavish, carefree, and fulfilled lifestyle , when in essence, the carelessness would cause a downward spiral in life. Throughout the novel, the characters show recklessness and carelessness with possessions, wealth…

During this week’s reading assignment we were introduced to a “self-assessment” test (Bethel University, 2014). This test is geared towards teaching the student where his/her strengths and weaknesses may be as a student. To be perfectly honest, the first time reading this section I skimmed over it and did not pay it much attention. I simply looked over the questions, but did not take the time to answer them. While going back and actually setting a moment aside to answer them, I found the…

Introduction- Hollywood and how they portray teenagers have they got it right? Teenagers are a very common age group used in movies but are they really showing us as we are or just as the stereotypes that society has put on us says we are I personally think that Hollywood is getting better at how they show teens with movies such as The edge of seventeen, paper towns and the perks of being a wallflower these movies break old stereotypes and are more how life really is Paragraph one- The edge…

makes it harder for Blacks to live their lives as “normal people.” This makes Blacks to always have their guard up while going outside, and presenting themselves. However, African Americans have to live in fear to the point they feel as if they a “mistake” made in public, then they will be punished for their actions. In the particular episode of Black-ish called “Who’s Afraid of the Big Black Man”, the writers does a very great job of manifesting…

how to change their negative thoughts into positive and realistic affirmations. Peak performers focus on long-term goals and how to break down goals into daily action steps. Peak performers are not perfect. They learn to face their fear of making mistakes and working through them. Peak performers take risks and move beyond secure comfort zones. They know their…

Improving Patient Safety with Just Culture Many errors and mistakes happen around the world in health care facilities on a daily basis. With the influence of just culture, new and better ideas are planned and implemented based off the various behaviors and mistakes/errors that have been reported. It is used for a learning opportunity rather than focusing on a punishment for those who made the mistakes/errors. Just culture encourages openness and responsibility of the healthcare team and…

Nursing can be illustrated in many different ways. Some may say nursing is the overall care for an ill patient. Others might say nursing illustrates thoughtful and selfless tasks to improve the care for the patient. Everyone has their opinions when discussing the topic of nursing. Although these opinions may be true or false, many individuals overlook the value of nursing. A nurse exhibits many essential values including caring, altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity, and social justice.…