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  2020-04-28

  REL 101 Project

  This image illustrates the social distancing practices that are taking place in Safeway. These social distancing posters are everywhere in the store to remind people to be at a distance from anyone else. This serves as a safety measure for everyone’s health. #REL101
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  2020-04-25

  Terrariums as Meditation

  Isabella Hurley, age 19, has found both a new hobby and a new means of coping through terrarium creation. When I spoke to her about it, she said "it's like building a little planet. I get so caught up in planning each detail and arranging them, that I am able to forget about all the stress around me. I especially like doing intricate ones because they're time consuming." She said this wasn't something she had imagined doing before the pandemic, but that with her new abundance of free time she's been able to find a hobby that really calls to her.
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  2020-04

  Morel Hunting

  The photo features Sarah, age 8, spending the day hunting for morels with her family. When asked Sarah said, "we're outside so much more now. . . I didn't know we could find food." Her parents are taking this opportunity to not only prioritize spending more time together as a family, but to teach her the skills their parents taught them. They want to focus on educating her about a sustainable lifestyle in the event a situation like this, or worse, ever happens again.
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  2020-03-20

  Residents of Rocinha favela show their thanks to health teams working to prevent the spread of COVID-19

  This film shows residents of the Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro celebrating health workers by clapping, cheering, and flashing the lights of their homes. The captions reads: "Residents of Rocinha applaud and flash their lights in gratitude to the whole medical team that is dedicated to the prevention of the coronavirus. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL!!! Film by a resident." The entry is tagged with #COVIDnasFavelas, a hashtag documenting the efforts of local residents to provide food and care in the absence of federal, state, and local resources and leadership. As the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro continues to deny the severity of the pandemic, the most marginalized communities are crowd-sourcing food to help those forced to stay home. Most workers and families have few or no savings to draw on. "Moradores da Rocinha aplaudiram e piscaram as luzes em agradecimento a toda equipe médica que está dedicada na prevenção do coronavírus. FOI LINDO!!! Vídeo de morador #COVID19NasFavelas" https://twitter.com/jornalfalaroca/status/1241194834364444673?s=20 #COVIDnasFavelas #NJIThist380
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  2020-04-20

  Collage of Anti-Quarantine Protestors

  This image shows multiple quarantine protestors holding various signs about getting haircuts, going golfing, and getting a massage.
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  2020-04-11

  "First Lines of Emails I've Received While Quarantining"

  This tweet is a picture of a poem that the twitter user @jessica_salfia wrote using the first lines of emails she's received during quarantine.
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  2020-04-11

  Need to Do Better than "Go Back to Normal"

  This tweet points out the hard conditions for workers and families without benefits, especially without healthcare coverage. People are wanting to return back to normal but this Twitter user says we need to do better than normal.