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Collected Item: “Covid-19 in One Word III: Consuming”

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Covid-19 in One Word III: Consuming

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text

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

This word comes from someone who lost their graduation, a new adult.
Consuming: completely filling one's mind and attention; absorbing
A pandemic. We are in a pandemic. How could you think of anything else? When a bustling world came to a jolting stop, almost everyone was forced to reevaluate their priorities and what they place focus on. In the settling of this, most find one thing constantly at the front of their minds, Covid-19. With businesses closed, schools online, and people dying, it is hard to ignore the impact this virus has had. Although it has been much talked about and maybe even tried, returning to “normal” has proven to be a possibly impossible endeavor. It almost feels as if we are drowning in covid and all of its implications. If you feel this way, you are not alone. It can be a daunting task attempting to find the light in this tunnel, but we will and one day it will all be okay again, even if it is not “normal”.

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HSE, oneword, normal, consuming, focus

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Makenna Cavanagh

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2020
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