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A football game or any other sporting event is a set reality in which plays and penalties all occur in a distinct fashion. However, different people can perceive these events in various ways; one person could think that a particular game was well refereed, while another might believe that the penalties were completely one-sided. More simply stated, one could believe that a certain game ore play was fantastic, while someone else might have viewed it as being terrible. What causes these various perception of the same reality is the personal preferences for the certain teams or players. I'm a very good example of this warping of reality, due to my fanaticism for the Pittsburgh Steelers football team. I had a very distorted view of what happened in Superbowl XXX, in which Pittsburgh played the Dallas Cowboys, as at times I saw what I wanted to see rather than what really happened. For example, I believe that the officials caused the Steelers to lose due to some crucial mistakes on their part, which is statement that any Cowboy fan certainly wouldn't agree with. However, this personal reality is important to me as it allows me to believe that my team is still the best, even though they just lost the game. This is made possible as I'm able to transfer blame to the officials instead of placing it upon the heroes, whom I have worshipped. My own reality changed throughout the game itself, as I had prepared myself for a probable loss. As I watched the game I was hoping for a victory, yet expecting defeat. Early in the fourth quarter this all changed as the Steelers had cut the Cowboys lead to 20-17 and had possession of the ball. For the first time, I felt free to succumb to my fanatical desires of victory as I truly believed the Steelers were going to win.
Approximate Word count = 1204
Approximate Pages = 4.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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