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  2020-09-07

  We Can Do This So Much Better

  This essay was produced as a part of the American Studies program at California High School in San Ramon, California. The essay is in response to the prompt "Is America currently living up to its core values?" This essay argues that the BLM movement is taking advantage of its core values or equality and protest. It also includes references to the following modern events: BLM and riots
• 2020-06

  Political Activism in the Midst of a Pandemic

  As a New York native, I have experienced all that has gone on in the city through the 2020 pandemic. In late May, the inhumane murder of George Floyd sparked nationwide protests and walkouts in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Not only were there mass protests and marches throughout New York City, but some of these protests sparked looting and the burning down of institutions at the height of the movement. Following the week in late May and early June where the civil unrest was at its peak, De Blasio imposed a citywide curfew which was quite a historical moment, as it was the first time since 1945. I chose to showcase this collection of photographs that I have taken over the summer which document the movement in NYC. All the photos were taken in and around NYC with the exception of the one of the Black Lives Matter billboard which was taken in Utah while driving out of Salt Lake City. I thought it would be interesting to share what political activism looks like in the midst of a global pandemic.
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  2020-07-29

  HERMIT HERALD VOL 1 ISSUE 52

  Portland, Oregon riots
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  2020-06-29

  Does COVID only spread in bars or also in massive riots?

  This meme makes fun of the fact that people gathered in huge crowds during the Coronavirus pandemic. This person is portrayed at wondering if COVID only spreads in bars and restaurants or also in massive protests? Because apparently protests are allowed, but bars are closed. The "asking for a friend" part is funny.
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  2020-06-07

  Hollywood is deserted and all boarded up

  We drove on Sunset Blvd in the beginning of June. This was a week or two after the protests and riots. Hollywood was deserted and boarded up, looking like a war zone or something. Desolation.
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  2020-07-03

  What the %$#king %$#K America

  James Steven sums up the year 2020.
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  -2020-06-02

  HERMIT HERALD VOL 1 ISSUE 35

  racial issues that truly make this the year of the plague and fire
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  -2020-05-30

  HERMIT HERALD VOL 1 ISSUE 34

  pandemic and racial issues
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  2020-06-05

  I can't believe it's riot season already

  This meme is a comparison of U.S. Fall holiday jokes. Normally, we joke that in the fall the stores start changing out their holiday items the day after a holiday. For example; the day after thanksgiving stores will be stocked and ready for Christmas. This meme is joking that we have not even recovered from Covid-19 and another disaster has already begun.
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  2020-04-30

  From Riots to Lockdown, Hong Kong to Coney Island

  "The political climate of “One Country, Two Systems” of my mother’s home country of Hong Kong hit home for me as a first-generation American. A part of me resonates with student protestors resisting a communist regime such as China." This article describes the abrupt change from writing about Hong Kong and China and its protests to writing about the Covid-19 pandemic, written by a senior journalism student following a beat developed and thought about in terms of the "local" in a journalism course at Pratt Institute that was upended by the pandemic.
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  2020-06-02

  A Rising War

  Boredom in a war feels more like a prison than a nation. My story is just about my time during my freshman year and how it was cut short due to this virus of 2020.
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  2020-05-31

  Two Crises Convulse a Nation

  New York Times article describing the effects of both Covid 19 and the race riots in Minnesota.