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Collected Item: “Covid-19 in One Word I: Introduction”

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Covid-19 in One Word I: Introduction

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text

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Perspective: a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view
We can really only see from our eyes, literally. But figuratively, we have unlimited perspectives from which to view the world. The idea of this is what inspired this series. I know how the coronavirus pandemic looks to me, how it affects me, how I feel about it. What I do not know, is how those things look, affect, and feel to others. So, I asked others. Anyone and everyone in my life; family, friends, leaders, peers, strangers. I wanted to know what one word those people would use to describe their experience with Covid-19. This series will be the words they chose and a bit of perspective behind those. So while you may still not be leaving your house, this will take you to the life of another. One word at a time.

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HSE, oneword, perspective, point of view

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Makenna Cavanagh

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2020
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