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  2020-04-06

  The City That Slept

  When you look at this picture, you notice something right off the bat. Most likely the fact that the streets of New York City are completely empty. On April 6th, 2020, New York City was as quiet as it’s ever been. The streets were empty and there was a ghostly feeling to it. If you were downtown that day, something had to feel wrong. I chose this picture to submit to the archive because these streets represent how the majority of people felt during lockdown; empty and alone. When people are cooped up and confined to the safety of their home, they start to realize the things that they took advantage of when things were normal. This picture also represents the odd nature in which the pandemic brought upon the world. We’ve never experienced anything like this before, and didn’t really have any idea how to prepare. It kind of just happened, and whether we liked it or not our way of life was going to have to change for the time being. While sitting in our homes, time was never an issue and, for me personally, I kind of just expected that one day this was just going to be all over.
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  2020-03-14

  An Empty NYC Times Square Amidst Covid Lockdown

  In early March, 2020, everyone in school was talking about this new, deadly virus from China. There was a few cases reported in the United States, with reports of community transmission. Suddenly, schools, and entire cities were being shut down across the states. Seeing an empty New York City (being one of the first major cities in the states to shut down) frightened me, and opened my eyes to the brutal reality of what a global pandemic looks like.
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  2021-02-15

  Justin Trudeau Coronavirus Update

  Image from Macleans Magazine of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressing the nation at the beginning of the pandemic.
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  2020-09-30

  Presidential Debate During the Pandemic

  A presidential debate unlike any other (for many reasons). In a regular presidential debate there are usually more people packed together in the room. Attendees can be seen in distanced seating and most are wearing masks.