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Summary / Strong Response Preserving What We’re Losing If you don’t like something the way it is, or if you think you can make it better, then you can change it. That is the mindset of most Americans. Not only do we apply this to our working and family life, but we also apply it to things that I believe should not be changed; nature and the wildlife around us. Why must we “fix” what is already set in harmony to our benefit' Edward Abbey explores this idea in his essay, “The Damnation of a Canyon,” published in Beyond the Wall: Essays from the Outside in 1971. In this piece he attempts to communicate with others who have either a small or great interest in the environment and to spark their concern to a greater level. Abbey talks about his disapproval towards technological changes on a place that was once a natural habitat, the Glen Canyon. He believes that the canyon he has grown to love over the years has been robbed of its wild beauty. He points out that even though the scenery is still pleasing to the eye, it is not the same if you look closely. He implies not only has people, dam, nature, canyon, abbey, water, points, out, environment, changed, before, around, way, though, take, seems, natural, much, glen, even, edward, better, believes, believe, because, already, wild, ways, understand, think, things, something, solution, river, point, place