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  April 13, 2020

  Virtual Classes

  Just a month ago, I was living on campus waiting for spring break to come to a close and for classes to start back up. Now I’m back home and all my classes are online. There’s no classroom, library, or campus to walk around in, just my desk to do work from and my bedroom to separate myself from my family who also find themselves home with a whole new routine.
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  March 27, 2020

  From 24/7 to 24/3

  During these times of quarantine and working from home, it feels like every day is the weekend. It can be hard for some to keep track of time, unaware of what day it is. Instead of stating a specific day such as Monday or Friday etc, the creator plays with this concept and says that yesterday, today, and tomorrow is currently the way to keep track of time.Original text: Due to Corona, we officially have three days of the week 1. Yesterday 2. Today 3. Tomorrow
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  April 8, 2020

  The Big Apple Sleeping For The First Time Since The 1800s

  Birds and other sounds of nature are now audible because of the extreme decreases in human activity in New York City due to COVID-19. This media goes to show how much of an effect humans have on nature.Original caption by the creator: This is what NYC sounds like now - #stayhome means that there are no honking cars, planes, etc.
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  2020-05-25

  School during the Coronavirus

  Many students have been impacted by the Coronavirus due to the continuation of school online. They aren't able to interact with teachers and their fellow classmates, leaving them unmotivated to do their classwork. I personally dislike the idea of online school since I'm not really learning anything and just want to get the work over with so I can just relax. Nothing is going through my head, leaving me clueless and unprepared for next year. When there are tests, I tend to have to refer back to my notes due to not being able to understand the concepts. AP tests are also very unfair due to the various prompts with different levels of difficulties. The Coronavirus also impacts my future school life due to the fear of not being able to return back to school. College systems are also changing amidst this epidemic such as phasing out the SAT and ACT throughout the years. This virus has a big and negative impact on our education. #OnlineSchool #GGHSAPUSH
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  2020-05-23

  Change Sucks, Live Beyond It

  Change Sucks, Live Beyond It Covid-19 was a joke. I remember sitting in class and everyone would joke about how this little disease would become eradicated quickly; however, it became very real as our school shut down on March 13th. I will not forget the rainy day we were left with that day as I wandered around my school seeing how shocked everyone was. Now, this led to what we’re all living and dreading right now, quarantine. If you’re like me and many others, you don’t find this lock down appealing in the slightest, in fact, you want society to return to the norm. Many, see this unprecedented moment in history as something that will tear the world apart; but, there are still many benefits to this quarantine despite the great boredom it brings into our lives. For instance, we’re able to have more family time, something we take for granted in life. Although it may seem like too much family time, it’ll probably be the only time in your life that you’ll ever be able to have a chance to bond with your family members. Not only that, it’s a great time to explore hobbies, learn something new you’ve never gotten the time to do, or discover more about yourself. Change is still something that is seen as a tough hurdle for people, no one likes it. Living differently affects everyone, no one likes a sudden change from their comfortable lives. The impact of the disease had its negatives with shutting down many businesses and shoving people into their homes for extended periods of times; yet, there are many wonderful things occurring around the world. We’re seeing that animals are returning to their homes to live, new scientific discoveries being made in the medical world, and new ways of solving our problems. We’re humans at the end of the day and we were built to work beyond changes in our lives. Despite businesses going bankrupt as well as schools, we’re seeing people adapt to the internet through e-commerce and building academies in replacement of huge universities. People have been shoved into the digital world and are adapting to it, finding creative ways to keep entertained and continue their work. I truly feel that Covid-19 has made everyone realize that they took everything in life for granted, not realizing the transience of the beauty woven into life. Quarantine has its downside too and what I encountered during this event was, I saw the slow deterioration of my mental health of mine occur. I was losing hope and the light insinuating possibility in my dreams dimmed. Quarantine made me realize how weak of an individual I am as each day passed on and it felt as if I lived the same everyday. This in turn, made me compare myself to others and wonder why can’t I be as great as them or think that I won’t succeed in life. I grew tired of this feeling as a month passed by, so I pushed for change. I watched plenty of videos to build a foundation of what I wanted to do with my life and I started with exercise to build my mental strength. My dream is to inspire people so I chose to start running and forming this strong mental fortitude that could overcome any obstacle thrown at me. I did more research on life and how the body functions and why we think the way we think. I turned the tables on my problems and rekindled the flame I called possibilities. Quarantine has taught me that despite how bad of a situation life may put you in, there’re always solutions waiting to be made and you have the ability to see beyond the circumstance and exceed the limitations.
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  2020-04-24

  Lighting a Candle for our ANZACs

  On ANZAC day this year, while usual memorial ceremonies were cancelled, Australians were encouraged to take part at home. This is a photo of the candle I lit at 6 a.m. to commemorate Australia's past and current servicemen and women as the ABC broadcast the National Service at the Australian War Memorial.