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Apr 27 Topic: My Take on This Moment in History 2: Noticing the Small
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Apr 27 Topic: My Take on This Moment in History 2: Noticing the Small
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Description of having birthday parties during the COVID-19 pandemic
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04/27/2020
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11/14/2020
11/11/2021
11/12/2021
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04/27/2020
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Apr 27
Topic: My Take on This Moment in History 2: Noticing the Small (165-200 words)
One way to sum up this moment in history is to say “These are confusing times”. Everyone’s lives were very suddenly changed, and people aren’t sure how to live because they’ve never lived like this before. A couple days ago some family friends came over for my mom’s birthday. (Yes, my birthday and my mom’s birthday are almost a week apart.) The first problem was you’re supposed to social distance in order to not spread the virus, and if you can’t do that you’re supposed to wear a face mask. They weren’t wearing face masks though, and on the spot we decided not to either because “It’d be weird”. After they gave us birthday gifts my mom said that they shouldn’t come inside, and we’ll instead talk and have something to eat together outside. This is because the last time someone came inside the house, she got freaked out and disinfected the entire house after they left. So we all ended up sitting together on some patio furniture outside in the cold eating lasagna. Could this situation have been handled better? Maybe, but when a completely new situation suddenly pops up, you really don’t know what to do. I think this small situation is a good analogy to the pandemic as a whole; it’s a sudden, new situation, and people don’t know what to do.
Word Count: 225
Topic: My Take on This Moment in History 2: Noticing the Small (165-200 words)
One way to sum up this moment in history is to say “These are confusing times”. Everyone’s lives were very suddenly changed, and people aren’t sure how to live because they’ve never lived like this before. A couple days ago some family friends came over for my mom’s birthday. (Yes, my birthday and my mom’s birthday are almost a week apart.) The first problem was you’re supposed to social distance in order to not spread the virus, and if you can’t do that you’re supposed to wear a face mask. They weren’t wearing face masks though, and on the spot we decided not to either because “It’d be weird”. After they gave us birthday gifts my mom said that they shouldn’t come inside, and we’ll instead talk and have something to eat together outside. This is because the last time someone came inside the house, she got freaked out and disinfected the entire house after they left. So we all ended up sitting together on some patio furniture outside in the cold eating lasagna. Could this situation have been handled better? Maybe, but when a completely new situation suddenly pops up, you really don’t know what to do. I think this small situation is a good analogy to the pandemic as a whole; it’s a sudden, new situation, and people don’t know what to do.
Word Count: 225
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