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Zoe Casburn
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2020-05Zoom Fatigue
With the pandemic came online learning and being forced into a class room situation where everything was mediated through our screens. I found this learning style to be mentally draining and had felt that I was alone in my experience when all I saw online was people celebrating the wonders of connecting through zoom. Seeing this infographic which acknowledges zoom exhaustion and breaks down why it happens and ways to overcome it was really nice. It shows that my experience is felt by many and while technology has allowed many of us to stay connected it isn't with negatives. HUM402 -
2020-04-172020 Disaster Prediction Meme
The meme was created and posted on a Facebook group during April, and was part of a trend of memes predicting what terrible event will happen in the next month for 2020. The meme is comprised of two images taken from the show Avatar the Last Airbender, and contains a quote which has been changed to fit the memes theme. It shows the community online dealing with the pandemic through memes, but also highlights how tired people becoming because continued disasters throughout 2020. HUM402 -
2020-05-22"My Plans vs. 2020" Meme
A meme I created and posted on a Facebook group, on the topic of the year 2020. Comprised of two images taken from the opening sequence of "Shaun the Sheep", demonstrating how my plans for the year have been ruined by 2020. It summarises my feelings that all the events of the year has ruined all the plans I had, and that it has not been a great year. -
2020-05-25Stephenie Meyer's "Midnight Sun" Announcement
The announcement made on Meyer’s website which says that Midnight Sun, a novel which tells the story of Twilight from the perspective of the character Edward Cullen, will finally be published August 4th. The announcement acknowledges the passion people have for the Twilight series, and hopes to remind the readers of that fun in these unprecedented times. -
2020-05-25Delayed Shipping Email
An email which states that due to international shipping issue related to COVID-19 they anticipate the order will be shipped late April/early May. At the time of contributing to the archive (late May) the item had still not arrived. It's frustrating that the delay has been this long. HUM402 -
2020-05-05a group where we all pretend to be ants in an ant colony
An article about a Facebook group which has exploded during COVID, in which members pretend to be ants