In Unit six, it talks about a concept, in which goals can be bad even if they are intentionally good. I personally cannot recall a time where I had trouble with this, but now that I know such an issue exists, I will be less likely to make this mistake. I also learned that when trying to achieve a goal, I should try to take a step back and not get tunnel vision. People say time flies and the harsh reality is that it does. So, it is ok to take a break from an important goal because I might just miss out on once in a lifetime experiences. In the Unit Six readings, I liked the story about Frederick Douglass and how he went from being a slave into becoming a strong advocate for abolishing slavery. I don’t think he could ever have gotten to the free…show more content… I learned that if someone does not honor their personal values when making a decision, then they will live to regret it for the rest of their life. In “Shooting an Elephant”, the character in the story is not liked in an area he is placed in for his job. An elephant in heat becomes loose throughout the small town and ends up killing one or two people. The main character gets a gun and contemplates shooting the elephant. “At that age I was not squeamish about killing animals, but I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to” (pg 363). Once he shot the elephant, the elephant did not die quickly, instead it took thirty minutes for the elephant to die. He did not follow his personal values and has to live with the guilt of killing an animal to look cool. This story should be read throughout elementary and high school because it teaches kids and myself that every decision they make will stay with them forever no matter how good or bad the choice was. In Unit eight, I learned that the main job of a leader is to guide their group through conflict. This applies to people who actually help the group get through difficult times and possibly not the person with higher status. In the past, I have experienced situations, in which someone who wasn’t a higher status took charge rather than the appointed leader. It was not fun to watch because then I questioned that person’s authority over me and looked up
