UnPACK the prompt given in class today: It’s no secret that sometimes great discoveries come as a result of
really big mistakes. But are they always worth the problems they
cause? Sometimes the mistakes lead to greatness, and sometimes they
lead to disaster. Are mistakes key to making discoveries?
Write an essay in which you take a position on whether or not mistakes
are a key part of discovery. Use the information presented in the
passages to support your points. Make sure to include information from
all the passages in your essay.

Mistakes are a key part of discovery. If we didn't make mistakes we would never know the difference between right and wrong whether it is in science  or in life. How would we know how the world worked without mistaken theories and learning off of those to create a correct understanding of the world around us. If we didn't make mistakes with the people we know and care for then we wouldn't have created the definition of the golden rule. Mistakes are the key to discovery in so many things. There is so much unknown but with our mistakes, we will be able to find out so much more.