The Loss Of The Creature Summary

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Eduardo Espinoza
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04/03/2017
Blah blah Walker Percys essay, “The Loss of the Creature” argues the experiences that each person goes through as either an authentic experience handle by personal desires, or one that is already an idea on their minds of a single out situation, place, or thing trough experts such as in media and if that image does not match what the spectator had in mind, then the spectator is disappointed and left feeling as after all their time and money was wasted. The essay starts with the Grand Canyon, Percy points out that the Grand Canyon is nothing as it used to be or how the person that discovered eyewitness it for the first time. From turning the grand canyon basically government property and revealed …show more content…

I went on a trip to Mexico City with some friends. The cause of the trip was to know the city obviously, but more than anything to go see a soccer game at the Azteca Stadium. Something that I always wanted to do since i was a little boy, it was the home of my Aztec warriors. Since the very first time till now ,watching games on television was the most common ,however i enjoy watching them on the Azteca stadium .Via television looked like a beast, no wonder why is on the list of the biggest stadiums in the world . I was thrilled to see so many people on the stands ,some happy and angry as well as other emotions that were transmitted outside of the glass of the television. Listening to the whizzle at the beginning of each match and watching the ball get a kick star in the green grass. And of course no one can forget about the man that sells the churros and other good mexican candies , it make the game even more satisfying. Recalling all of this within minutes of entering the stadium ready to enjoy the match between Mexico and the …show more content…

When we entered the stadium we had missed the ceremony of the game, but we wouldn't let that affect us because we thought that everything would be better.Already seated in our row i took a moment to appreciate the stadium, since it was something i always wanted to attend .I took me by surprise that it was nothing like i’ve seen on television, the stadium looked very small and not well maintained and as well as the grass where my team was playing.It was everything that i needed to kill the perfect image

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