Mistakes Good And Bad Research Paper

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Mistakes, Good or Bad? Do you remember when you were a kid taking a test and you bubbled in the wrong answer choice you thought was right, but you still got the answer correct? Mistakes can lead to things that nobody knew about. Mistakes are a key part of discovery because mistakes can lead to discoveries, and because they can lead to better knowledge and understanding of things.

Mistakes are a key part of discovery because mistakes can lead to discoveries. For example, just an apple falling from a tree onto Newton's head created the Newton's Law of Gravity. Also, just a chocolate bar melting in Percy Spencer's pocket lead to the perfection of a microwave. Not all good mistakes lead to inventions or laws. Some can lead to theories of a city such as Troy. In the story, "Lost Cities, Lost treasure" an architect named Schliemann was trying to find the …show more content…

According to Samuel Smiles, he states, "We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discover." This statement written by Samuel Smiles means that you gain knowledge from failure, and that failure helps to do a process of elimination method on what not to do. This method helped Percy Spencer's microwave invention. Also, in experiments or equations getting the answer wrong might get you the answer right next time. For instance, haven't you ever gotten an answer wrong on a math problem and asked the teacher for help? When the teacher helps you understand your mistake don't you know what not to do next time, and how to find the correct answer.The same thing applies to making discoveries. If a scientist makes a mistake he can go back and fix it so future scientist or himself won't make the same mistake. Therefore, mistakes can help to lead to answers and

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