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2023-05-15

Analysis of "The School Where the Pandemic Never Ended"

Analyzing a New York Times article entitled, "The School Where the Pandemic Never Ended" through the lens of Daniel Defoe and Thomas Paine

2022-03-31

HERMIT HERALD, ISSUE 139

Putin's invasion of Ukraine analogous to "The Walrus and the Carpenter"

2021-12

Newspaper Article

It is both crazy and scary to see how long the testing lines for COVID can be.

2020-06-01

Langan Oral History, 2020/06/01

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2021-11-11

What We Know So Far About Waning Vaccine Effectiveness

As tens of millions who are eligible in the United States consider signing up for a Covid-19 booster shot, a growing body of early global research shows that the vaccines authorized in the United States remain highly protective against the disease’s worst outcomes over time, with some exceptions among older people and those with weakened immune systems. But while the vaccines’ effectiveness against severe disease and hospitalization has mostly held steady, even through the summer surge of the highly transmissible Delta variant, a number of published studies show that their protection against infection, with or without symptoms, has fallen. Public health experts say this decline does not mean that the vaccines are not working. In fact, many studies show that the vaccines remain more than 50 percent effective at preventing infection, the level that all Covid vaccines had to meet or exceed to be authorized by the Food and Drug Administration back in 2020. But the significance of these declines in effectiveness — and whether they suggest all adults should be eligible for a booster shot — is still up for debate.

2020-12-14

The U.S. Approves a Vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use on Friday, clearing the way for millions of highly vulnerable people to begin receiving inoculations within days. The authorization is a turning point in a pandemic that has taken more than 290,000 lives in the United States. With the decision, the United States becomes the sixth country — in addition to Britain, Bahrain, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Mexico — to clear the vaccine. Today, we ask the science and health reporter Donald G. McNeil Jr. what might happen next.

2021-10-22

How the Supply Chain Broke, and Why It Won’t Be Fixed Anytime Soon

This New York Times article from October 22nd, 2021 - updated October 31st - explains the current status of the global supply chain. Global Correspondent, Peter S. Goodman, writes that Covid exacerbated existing problems in the supply chain.   This is relevant to the art industries in ways people often overlook. Coordinating shipments to meet deadlines in international art exhibitions, loaning works or consigning are all things that I used to struggle to plan for in light of covid when there would be unprecedented shipping delays and costs. Additionally, clients always want lower costs for shipping newly acquired works, however, it is now even more difficult to marry sales and client relations with the realities of shipping.

2020-04-24

The Daily, "I Forgive You, New York"

I remember listening to this episode when it first aired during the peak of the pandemic. I am certain I am not alone in the ways this very raw and heartful lamentation of New York City when the city's fate was uncertain.

2021-01-25

Statistics and Final Thoughts

According to the crooked New York Times, there are 3.19 million cases of coronavirus in the United States. To add to that stat, the United States has 37,203 deaths from covid. With this data, about 1.2% of people who got corona in the United States died. Globally there are around 99.4 million cases and 54.9M of the people recovered from it. 2.13 million people died around the world from covid. My final thoughts about covid are that we should continue life as normal, we have never done these ridiculous protocols and suppressive acts for cold and flu season so why should we do it with a virus that is not as deadly as the flu. Covid has become more than a virus, why would people start riots and destroy people's personal property in the name of social justice? People cannot be told to shut down life and stop what they have been doing for thousands of years. Maybe if the government didn't lock down people there wouldn't be as many riots and evil things done. Covid has become more psychological than a physical virus.

2020-11-25

HERMIT HERALD VOL 1 ISSUE 80

Former president snapshots

2020-11-17

Women Face Unique Issues During Pandemic

For millions of working women, the coronavirus pandemic has delivered a rare and ruinous setback. Job losses, childcare closings and remote schooling are not just pushing women out of jobs they held, but also preventing many from seeking new ones.

2020-11-12

NYC Schools May Shut Down

The school system, the nation’s largest, has had strikingly few coronavirus cases. Even so, the mayor may end in-person classes because the city’s overall rate is surging.

2010-11-12

COVID-19 is so bad in the US we can't even decide who has it the worse

The US literally cannot determine which state has the worst COVID infections because it's all just bad.

1918-09-22

Flu file Artifact paper

It is about the Spanish flu during 1918 and how it is similar to our current pandemic.

2020-10-25

HERMIT HERALD VOL 1 ISSUE 72

HUNTER BIDEN laptop

2020-10-19

jeffrey toobin took his dick out on a zoom call

Someone who worked with the New York Times left his camera on and decided to masturbate, thinking his camera was off, showing a gross act of sexual misconduct and misunderstanding about when it is appropriate to wank off at work. Key Note: it should really be never, even if you are muted and your camera is off during a meeting, please do not pleasure yourself in the Zoom call.

2020-10-07

Covid in the U.S: Latest Map and Case Count

The New York Times article accurately stated new information and articulated ideas that grasped my attention. The death rate, the number of infected individuals, the number of cases in certain location, and credible data were the main points the news article covered. The main ideas allowed people to fully understand the significance of the pandemic affecting the environments dynamic worldwide. I choose this article because as I was looking through my options, I noticed this specific article has tons of information that is credible. To add, this article focuses on not just one main idea, but lot of facts that intertwine with one another, which gives the full scope of the situation occurring. The article discussed the number of deaths and cases along with specific places that are being impacted the most. To add, New York Times mentioned how the lives of innocent people in America, “has been fundamentally reordered because of the virus. Concerts, parades and high school football games continue to be called off. Countless people have found themselves jobless and struggling to afford housing”. This ties into why the news article is important and what it reveals about the life during the pandemic. Historians can use this article in an archive, which will allow them to compare it to other sources and understand what was going on during this time period. With multiple different sources from different points of views and perspectives it can be very helpful for someone to thoroughly analyze for future reference. The bias in the news article is neutral and not bias, which is significant when focusing on the clear credible data given. I can tell that it is neutral because the article doesn’t lean toward a specific side, which I personally really like. With that being said the media as a whole is responsible for making sure that each and every individual is aware of the circumstances going on. It is important for the media to stay transparent without sharing fake news and a biased standpoint that would persuade people in the wrong direction. As a whole the media needs to be regulated and changed for the future because it plays a huge role in billions of people’s lives.

2020-10-06

As Trump Seeks to Project Strength, Doctors Disclose Alarming Episodes

On friday october 3 the president of the united states of america was diagnosed with covid -19. This was a great shock to a lot of the people around me and myself. To me this was a very big moment, as he was one of the first world leaders who had caught the virus.

2020-06-02

The Mask Wars

This article discusses the mixed ideas surrounding the wearing of masks. Some people see it as a show of “scientific authority” and respect for the safety of others, but another portion of the public thinks it is a sign of weakness, submission, and cowardice. Masks in America are an extremely political point of conflict. And although the majority of people protesting against the killing of George Floyd wore masks to protect their community from transmission of the virus, the rest of the nation is still in turmoil over the issue. I have experienced my own difficulty with this as well; we have had to avoid unmasked neighbors several times, and when relatives come, we have to be the enforcers of distancing when they visit and remain outside. Mask wearing should not be politicized; it should just be something everyone wears with the safety and health of themselves and others in mind.

2020-09-04

Fresh Air Enemy of “Flu” Flu Files: Sep 15, 1919

Guidelines *Historical analysis of a newspaper article *New York Times article

2020-08-28

Trump Violates the Hatch Act

I saw this post on Twitter from an user who is looking for the original creator the corrected NYT headline photo. Trump blatantly violated the Hatch Act by holding a portion of the RNC at the White House. In addition to this illegal act, organizers did not promote proper social distancing at the event and many people were present without masks and in close proximity to each other. The NYT failure to accurately report the situation is irresponsible as it lends credibility to an illegal act and a dangerous situation.

2020-04-14

Plague Journal, Day 32: Learning to love auto repair

I'm keeping a Covid-19 journal. The latest entry discusses The Kid, a roller skating accident, Pringles, and my fear of auto-repair shops.

2020-04-13

Plague Journal, Day 31: Whitman: "Beat! Beat! Drums!"

I'm keeping a Covid-19 journal. Here's the latest entry, filled with obituaries, Walt Whitman's tales of Civil War hospitals, and a poem.

2020-06-21

Thousands of workers at Tyson meat plants around the US test positive for Covid-19 as China suspends some Tyson imports

This tweet from the New York Times to one of its articles tells how poultry imports had been suspended by China. It explores how the US has handled the virus in comparison to China has begun to have significant effects on the meat industry. Thousands of meat plant workers have gotten sick, and many have died, and considering the importance of the meat industry this could lead to significant issues in the meat supply chain or overall US meat production. This tweet not only highlights this issue, but also puts the negative spotlight on a household name brand that nearly everyone is familiar with. I chose this tweet for the archive because it exemplifies the various global domino effects that the virus has caused. This tweet originated from a search of twitter using Tags 6.1.9.1 and using the hashtag #virus the week of June 21, 2020.

2020-05-24

Cover of the New York Times

As a high school history teacher I collect newspaper articles for my students to later explore. The 5/24/2020 New York Times cover had the lists of victims of Covid-19. The paper sold out early. I tried to get a copy calling everyone I could think of. My boss a principal at Sem Yeto called his family in New York and they were able to find me one. I just got it today.

2020-05-24

Enjoy your memorial bbq

When I saw an image of this front page on the internet, I thought it was from 100 years ago. And then I got my copy. Every year on the date, the 3,000 victims of September 11th are read aloud at the World Trade Center. It takes 3 hours. If we were to read the names of each person who has died of Covid-19 so far, it would take over 4 days, without stopping. It would cover each Sunday issue for over the next two years. Today I read 1% of those names. Each of those names was allowed half a sentence to describe them. Half a sentence for a lifetime on the front page of The New York Times. I picked out some of my favorites: -“We called him the grand Poobah” -her backyard birds ate right from her hand -could fix almost anything -first black woman to graduate Harvard Law school -quick with his fists in the ring -her will was indomitable -he could spit a watermelon seed halfway across a double lot -agent who turned on the CIA -her favorite quote was ‘I am as good as you are, and as bad as I am’ -cancer survivor who lived as a deacon -nothing delighted him more than picking up the bill -saved 56 Jewish families from the Gestapo -could be a real jokester -thought it was important to know a person’s life story -maestro of a steel-pan band -saw friends at their worst and made them their best -engineer behind the first 200mph stock car -discovered his true calling when he started driving a school bus -made the best Baklava ever -emergency room doctor who died in his husband’s arms -leader in integrating schools -architect behind Boston’s City Hall -shared his produce with food banks and neighbors -family believed she would have lived the traditional Navajo lifespan of 102 years. -loved his wife and said ‘yes dear’ a lot -mother to a generation of AIDS patients -worked long hard hours and still made time for everyone -walked across the Golden Gate Bridge on opening day -liked his bacon and hash browns crispy -more adept than many knew -would stay awake the whole night shift because she didn’t want anyone to die alone -freed from life in prison -her last words were ‘thank you’ . . . Seven small towns I thought no one else had heard of. Six women who reminded me of my mother. Five people my age. Four holocaust survivors. Three 9/11 responders. Two couples who died together. One person I’ve met. And a 5 year old girl. They didn't get a funeral. They didn't get to say goodbye. I've been in my apartment for 71 days. I've cried four times. Three of those times, was while I read this. Have fun at your barbecue.

2020-05-09

Four journal entries from 2020 pandemic

Journal entries about the seesaw emotional toll that news and info about the pandemic have on the sheltered.

2020-04-29

"Is It OK to Laugh During Dark Times?"

This is an article about all the memes surfacing about the coronavirus, and whether or not it's okay to make jokes about what is going on.

2020-05-04

New York Times Mini Crossword Puzzle May 4, 2020

Since self-isolation began for my household, my husband and I have started doing crosswords from the NYT (New York Times) with friends via Zoom. We can share our screens and complete the puzzles together. It has been good way to exercise our brains and connect with others. I'd be curious to see if subscriptions for the NYT Crossword, which has its own separate subscription option, have increased in the last few weeks.

2020-04-03

COVID 19 Journal: 04/03/2020

COVID 19 Journal by Kaitlin Whalen written 04/03/2020

2020-04-17

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From the NYTimes print edition 4.17.20 #FordhamUniversity

2020-04-15

A Virus That Hits All Faiths Tests Religion's Tie to Science

This article talks about how many places still are continuing their religious gatherings despite everything going on because of the relief it can provide. It mentions how some places are following their religious belief and going to their religious sites because the virus can be combated with belief and if something were to happen that would be the best place to die. While places like the U.S. have transferred their religious services to online ones or just stoped them many people in other places are still meeting up like nothing is going on and the virus won't get them becasue they are in a safe place.

2020-04-16

Inside the Fringe Japanese Religion That Claims It Can Cure Covid-19

This article is about religious group by the name of Happy Science who promote apocolyptic themes and is using the pandemic to drive their message and possible bring in new recruites.They are claiming that the virus is of supernatrual and extraterrestrial nature are offering a "spiritual vaccine" for a fee to be clear and safe from the disease. These indiviudals have an bizare and unsusal view of religion in a universal and supernatural way of looking at things. There are fees associated with joining this group and have revenues in the millions. To cure its members from the virus a private ritual must be conducted where individuals must pay hundreds of dollar to perform.

An article about the Hasidic community from NYtimes.com

2020-04-09

The Challenge of Social Distancing in Hasidic Communities

Frimet Goldberger writes about the effects COVID-19 is having on the Hasidic community in New York City, and also points out how their traditions and lifestyle are contributing to the exacerbated effects of the virus within their community. Household numbers considerably larger than the average American household, a deeply communal lifestyle, a lack of access to the news, and distrust in secular authorities and science are all contributing to the intensified effects that COVID-19 is having on the Hasidic community. Instead of blaming Hasidic Jews as a whole, Goldberger points a finger at rabbis that are in the position to warn their community about the threat of the virus and encourage social distancing protocol but choose not to.

A screenshot of articles from the New York Times.