comparison and contrast

Different Points of View Because each individual views events in his or her own way, many discrepancies exist within every story. Although this lack of accordance is at the foundation of human perception, people continually struggle to grasp the truth. One example of this attempt to grab hold of what really happened is my own endeavor to decide the facts of the matter relating to my family’s most recent party. On one side of …

…the other extreme was my mother’s endless rambling about how wonderful the festivities had been. These divergent opinions and the subsequent reactions resulted in a blurry truth. Many people throughout time have noted that history is written by winners. Therefore, perhaps only time can bring a conclusion to the conflicting viewpoints of my mother and grandmother. Who is to say which reality is false and which is true? The most persistent is usually successful.