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2020-05-04
A student's paper discussing the issue of water conservation in Nevada.
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2020-05-16
A student's paper discussing a KNPR report on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals in Nevada, covering the program's proposed termination and resulting impact on undocumented students.
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2020-05-09
A student's essay on how COVID-19 has affected education in Nevada.
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2020-05-11
A student's paper on a KNPR podcast covering the ways in which Nevada's dairy industry has been impacted by COVID-19.
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2020-05-06
This is an assignment done for a class in University of Nevada Las Vegas about the reopening of casinos in Las Vegas during the pandemic.
*Me
*KNPR's State of Nevada, Professor Martha Phelps for assigning the assignment.
*It is for a school paper in pdf format.
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2020-05-16
Colleges were forced to go online in a short amount of time. One assignment was intended to be about a topic on a radio that covers the dynamics of Nevadan politics. As COVID-19 occupied the mental space of the world, the radio show quickly become focused on how Nevada was handling the crisis on a political level.
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2020-05-09
A student's final paper discussing the reopening of Las Vegas and Clark County, Nevada
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2020-05-12
In communities across the world, children dream of their high school graduation and walking across a stage to receive a diploma. The graduating class of 2020, unfortunately will not share this moment with many classes before them as graduations and all public gatherings have been cancelled during this spring and early summer.
This disruption and breach from tradition reveals how we have taken the ritual of graduation for granted as well as many other ceremonies. Society loves ceremony, and while the act of a young adult being handed a piece of paper is not the pinnacle of their accomplishment, the ceremony signifies a rite of passage. Parents and/or caretakers watch the person they have raised receive a credential. Walking across the stage is a momentous point, and for many marks the end of the gestation period. In addition, it recognizes the students’ work and potential, launching them forward into the world. Without this ceremony, students lack the moment that defines a separation of the previous chapter from the next one. Teachers and administrators at some high schools have made “commencement signs” to supplement graduation, and by planting the signs in seniors’ lawns, schools have created an alternate ceremony to officialize the role exit of students.
Because our culture loves ceremonies dearly, we feel compassion for high school seniors who are being compromised by the virus and deprived of celebration. The commencement signs in graduates' front yards display students who have the achieved status of completing their formal education, and it reminds us, in a time of introspective isolation, to not lose pride for others or forget our youth. Graduates are like warriors with their positive spirits and persistence through this difficult and adverse time and are being appreciated in a novel way. The signs show us that while many things in our world are currently paused, these students are not, which I feel is a beacon of hope for the future.
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2020-05-16
Hi, Rebels. Thank you for your hard work these past five weeks. I have my grades inputted, and I will submit them to UNLV in 24 hours. I am here if you have any questions. I also have some announcements that I think may interest you:
Contribute to the Covid-19 Archive: A favor – if your KNPR paper dealt with coronavirus, would you please upload it to the Covid-19 Archive? I encourage you to upload other things that relate to you as a person and Las Vegas. Do you have pictures of an empty Las Vegas? Have you been journaling about how much this sucks? Have you made art inspired by the pandemic? I'm part of a project trying to collect these stories. I encourage you to upload a bit of your life. Tag anything class related with #psc100 and #unlv. I'd like you to include the tag #mlphelps in anything you upload to trace your activity to me. (Don't worry if you do it wrong, real people will review and fix your entry) Please upload your KNPR paper/journal/picture/poem/art/anger here: https://covid19.omeka.net/contribution
COVID-19 Testing: Testing for coronavirus is available and free. You do not have to have symptoms or health insurance to get tested. Visit UNLV Medicine's COVID-19 Triage Questionnaire website, Text ''covid'' to 702-744-9722, or call 702-583-4408. I tried out the website before sending it out, and it seems pretty easy.
Political Science Club: In Fall 2020, the department of political science will be sponsoring a student-led and student-created Political Science Club. We are now gathering interested members. This club will exist to provide a community for our majors and friends. Anyone is welcome. Join here: https://groups.google.com/a/unlv.edu/forum/#!forum/political-science-club
In closing, I offer my sincerest congratulations to our graduating seniors. Look at how far you've come and how much you've overcome! The world is dark and hard, but we've trained you to be a rebel. Be the light. Congratulations again.
Phelps
#mlphelps
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2020-05-16
Call For Paper Upload to Archive for PSC101: Hi, Rebels.
I hear your upset about the KNPR paper. In response, I have given everyone 5% extra credit on that assignment. (I've done this by lowering the points possible to 95 while not adjusting your score. Since the KNPR paper is worth 15% of your grade – no matter how many points I make it worth – this has the effect of giving you 5% extra credit on your paper. Yes, this really is the easiest way.)
I also offer you the chance for an extra 5% extra credit on the KNPR paper. I'm working with a project involved in chronicling people's experiences and the like during coronavirus. Right now, you and I are living history. We must keep and curate information from all walks of life (rather than just the elite). To get this 5% of extra credit, you will upload your KNPR assignment to https://covid19.omeka.net/contribution with following tags in the "What else would you like to tell us about this contribution?" field: #unlv #psc100 #mlphelps #knpr #stateofnevada #nevada You may also remove all personal information from your paper and upload it anonymously. If you do not want to contribute to the archive, you may write a 250 to 500-word essay explaining the intent and history of this archival project and upload that in place of the screenshot.
TLDR: For extra credit, upload your KNPR paper here: https://covid19.omeka.net/contribution then upload a screenshot of your confirmation page to canvas here: https://unlv.instructure.com/courses/61456/assignments/676624
I need to turn in grades soon, so you only have 24 hours to complete this extra credit. I'm here if you have any questions.
Best,
Phelps
PS: I hope you upload many, many things to this archive, such as journals, explanations of what is going on at work, pictures of empty or strange places, interviews with your parents and friends, etc. I would see us represented. It'll help me if you include #mlphelps in everything you upload. I want to make sure the experience of the individual - you - is not forgotten by history.
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2020-05-09
Citizen's need protection. KNPR.
*A Word Document
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2020-05-16
The image is a paper written about the coronavirus and how it affected las Vegas
*Corona virus
*Google doc
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2020-05-14
A couple of gay, trans college kids going to the park and shotgunning from a mini bong because it’s the only way to get out of the house and have fun these days!
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05/12/2020
Washington International School celebrates its class of 2020 the only way it can, with lawn signs.
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2020-05-16
Our two grandchildren 2yr Callie Kay and 4yr Addi left these for us in our mailbox after 8 weeks of self quarantine as I am a nurse
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2020-05-08
I was in my condo throughout the shelter-in-place for the pandemic alone except for my cat and the plants. While it was a hard time, I had a beautiful view and took care of the plants. One day, I noticed one had grown into a heart shape on its own. It made me really happy. I love this city and have been praying for everyone during the pandemic. So I feel it's representative of the love and prayers we have for one another, and have needed during this pandemic.
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03/28/2020
N95 mask for easy access and UV cleaning on my rear view mirror
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2020-04-15
10 year old plans Friday night movie outing in family living room! Lexi Salamanca and family. As the movie theaters are all closed, lexi used her imagination to make her family night as much fun as possible!
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2020-04-12
Great Grandpa of 32
Grandpa of 17
Dad of 6
Moved into an assisted Living Facility In March 2020 - 2 weeks later, no visitors allowed!!
*Great Grandpas second week in an ALF and quarantine struck!
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2020-04-04
Healthcare workers are trained and resilient in the face of this pandemic —- we love our jobs. Morning time preparing to head out to care for people. My wife and I (healthcare providers) participating in a “Resiliency Video”
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2020-05-16
I think it's important that future generations know that 2020 was insane from the very beginning and that COVID-19 was just one of many year defining moments
*May 2020
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2020-05-15
So the semester is basically over now. While I do have a few more days to finish up final projects I’m just about finished. With that I can confidently say that being in college during a pandemic is strange, and finals during this has been absolutely wild. I’ve had classes where teachers simplified everything to help the students deal with everything, but I’ve also had teachers essentially double the workload each week because we “have more time now.” I have teachers and classmates talking about my home over zoom. I’ve missed entire classes because the email with the link and time for the zoom meeting didn’t show up until an hour after it ended. Staying motivated has been more and more difficult as time has gone on, and with every class opting for a final project or essay rather than a test has left me with less time than before, especially when I also need to help my family. All-nighters have gone from once or twice a semester to a weekly occurrence, and even then, I still barely kept up with everything. I can’t begin to explain how excited I am to have nothing to do like everyone else.
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2020-04-15
I am Joshua Pinkstaff and my story will be describing the effects of cover-19 and what the people around have been facing, the way to not get sick is going out into public and exposing yourself to others but people will have to take the risk and buy supplies for themselves or others.
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03/19/2020
Beaches are closed down due to the Pandemic
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03/19/2020
While walking down the streets of Laguna Beach, the movie theathre there put up this message to stay positive during this time when everything is closed down.
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03/12/2020
The week that the lockdowns occurred in March, the shelves at the grocery stores were completely bare.
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2020-05-15
My name is Kylan Ritchie. I am a fourteen-year-old freshman from a small
town near Clarksville, Tennessee. I am homeschooled due to the fact that I am a
professional actress. COVID-19 did not have any effect on my school however, it
has had a temporary effect on my job. I normally have a summer acting job but,
due to COVID-19, I will be spending my summer at home. During my time in
quarantine, which started on March 18th, I have learned various things about
myself, my friends, and my family. Personally, I have learned that when I set my
mind to something, in this circumstance, that was school, I can achieve a lot
more than I believed. I learned that I am a procrastinator and that is something
that I am attempting to fix. Also, I have learned that I do, in fact, have the mental
stability to stay locked away in my house for long periods of time.
My situation is different in comparison to my friends because of my
father and grandmother. My dad has a heart condition and will be turning sixty
this year and consequently, he has a higher chance of getting the virus and it
being life threatening. Likewise, my grandmother has severe asthma and has an
even higher chance of dying if she were to catch the virus. Because of this, I have
been strictly following the Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines to shelter
in place as well as the Tennessee government’s stay at home order. Although, it
has been fairly difficult because my friends and family have not followed the
same guidelines that I have been following. Many of my friends have not been
social distancing at all after Tennessee’s government decided to lift its stay at
home order. A few of my friends have found that seeing their boyfriends or
girlfriends, seeing other friends, or going out to eat is more important than social
distancing or quarantining.
Some states have begun lifting their stay at home orders and have seen
a spike in cases and deaths. In my home state of Tennessee specifically, phase
one of reopening has begun. After the reopening began, there was a 130
percent increase in cases in Tennessee. In the U.S. according to recent updates,
by May 14, 2020, there has been a total of 1.47 million confirmed cases with
88,144 deaths across the U.S. and it is rising every day. The amount of deaths
correlating with COVID-19 has now surpassed the American death toll of both
WWI and the Vietnam War. The sad thing is, the death toll and infection rate
continues to climb however, many state governments have decided to open
everything up once more, massive amounts of citizens are refusing to wear
protection while out in public, and violence has begun between mask wearers
and non-mask wearers.
When we look back in America’s history, we can see how America was
able to overcome various epidemics going back to the smallpox breakout from
1633-1634 that killed 70 percent of the Native American population. In the
beginning, America never truly quarantined as many families in the 14th century
had done during the Black Plague, also known as the Black Death, outbreak.
One of the first mentions of quarantine due to an illness in America was during
the yellow fever outbreak. After attempting to have state and local
governments handle the containment of the illness with zero success, Congress
passed the federal quarantine legislation in 1878. This did not conflict with the
states’ rights, it showed that the federal government was ready to involve itself
in the quarantine activities of America. The legislation gave the Surgeon
General the ability to, “[m]ake and enforce such regulations as in his judgment
are necessary to prevent the introduction, transmission, or spread of
communicable diseases from foreign countries into the States or possessions,
or from one State or possession into any other State of possession.”
Many epidemics in the U.S. such as the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918
and the diphtheria epidemic of 1921-1925 have given me hope due to the fact
that, in the end, a vaccine was created and licensed in order to lower the
chance of America having another wave of that disease. For example, the
Spanish flu, though it was horrible, and many people died from it, ended with
the very first flu vaccine that would later stop millions of people from being
infected.
I believe that COVID-19, as of May 15, 2020, is far from over. There are
still many waves to come unless people begin to quarantine and take
precautions, or a vaccine is created. History shows that, in most cases, it takes
a great deal of time to create a vaccine for diseases of this capacity. For this
reason, I believe that many government related actions could be taken in order
to prevent further spreading of the virus. In the end, I have decided to follow
the advice of scientist and doctors who are seeing firsthand, what this virus is
made of, what it does to a person’s body, and how it spreads.
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05/10/2020
Today I tried to make my day more interesting by staying more focused on what I was doing right at that moment. I feel like this helps me to make the day go by faster and have a better quality of the things I did. Today I did my workout and then helped my mom make my pinata for my sister’s 5th birthday. We took a pizza box and covered it in different colored and cut streamers. We also put a picture of a unicorn in the center since that is the theme of the party. Even though it took a really long time and hurt my back my mother and I had a lot of fun and were very proud with the results. This Mother’s Day I was more thankful that ever for my mother because she is the one who has kept my family together during this tough time. The coronavirus has made this day different since my family would normally treat my mother to her favorite restaurant. I don’t even know what is open or if something will ever open which is a scary thought. #LSMS #NSD
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05/09/2020
Today I tried to make the day different while going through my same routine. This meant that I tried to workout harder and spend time with my sister and mom so that we can make something that lasts longer like crafts. Today was just really solid because I was so much more focused on what I was doing that it made me get through things faster. This helped me not snack as often because I didn’t really wait and think that I am hungry. I have still been sleeping in later as I have been waking up at about 8-9. I just recently found out that I was accepted to be a Student Ambassador for my school in my eighth-grade year. I was really excited to be accepted and am happy to have the opportunity to help make my school a better place during my last year at this school. This also shows me how people are making plans for life to resume pretty soon. The Rec Center is opening, my sister’s preschool is having lessons, and people at school are making plans for when students return back to school, showing that Distance Learning is almost done for good. #LSMS #NSD
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05/08/2020
Today was a normal day. It is really weird to think about it that way because no day is the same or has the same feeling. I would do different workouts at swim practice or learn new things at school. Even though I am switching up my workouts and home and am doing schoolwork I still feel like every day is just the same and boring. I am counting down the days until the Rec Center opens. (10) In a little bit I will be able to have access to all the things in the Rec Center. I can’t wait to go to swim practice, play rachet ball, run on the indoor track, and climb on the rock wall. Today I also decided to bake blueberry muffins because I was getting tired or only eating a couple different foods. They turned out really good, so I am happy I didn’t burn the house down. After they cooled, I ate three of them. I have learned how to bake many new things this quarantine. My grandma is stuck here since they are not allowing travel to Romania, where she lives. She has taught me many different recipes during this time.
#LSMS #NSD
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05/07/2020
Today I decided to take my sister to preschool. I did this because I was at home and because of the virus she had to miss preschool. Next week is her birthday and there are only a few kids in her class to celebrate. Since she missed preschool, she cannot have her preschool graduation because the kids did not have enough time to learn the songs. Since her final days in preschool are somewhat sabotaged, my mom and I went to get her tons of decorations for her fifth birthday. We went with a unicorn theme because that is what we could find the most decorations for, because of the virus there are not many decorations for things like L.O.L Dolls or My Little Pony. This virus has really impacted my sister’s birthday which means a lot to her as since she is just turning five. She won’t get the cake she wants, her ideal theme had to change because of what is in stock, and she cannot invite any of her friends over for a party. #LSMS #NSD
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05/06/2020
Today was really super chill. I woke up pretty late. This has been happening lately. I stretched because one of my goal during this quarantine was to get a split. After stretching I ate breakfast. I was surprisingly hungry this morning. Which is another thing I have noticed during this quarantine. I have been snacking a lot and am always hungry. After I wolfed down breakfast, I did my schoolwork. I can get my school done pretty fast. So, I am trying to do extra work and put my best foot forward in my schoolwork despite the circumstances. I then went to do my daily workout that my swimming coach sent me in hopes of maintaining myself. After I took a nice shower and read a book online. I do not like reading books online, but that is the only way for me to read books from the library. I can’t wait for the all the bans to be lifted so that I can go to the library and get myself a big fat paper book to read.
*Original text in "Creator:" Nicole Dumitrascu #LSMS #NSD
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05/05/2020
Today I decided I would do my run outside with my dad. We stayed pretty close and only went a mile out from the house, two miles total. On the run we passed my old elementary school
and there was caution tape all around it. This made me feel like I shouldn’t be outside. I was only outside for twenty minutes though and I stayed six feet away from everyone I saw on the way including workers and even my dad. Also, I listened to a podcast which discussed something I really got to thinking about. It stated how the last time we were in a national state of emergency was 9/11. Before 9/11 you could just show up to the airport and get on your flight and go, but after the tragedy the government put up a lot of security in airports and now, we have to wait in long lines for police officers to look in our bags and sometimes pat us down. The last national emergency changed the world. We may think that the social distancing, quarantines, mask wearing, hand sanitizer, and elbow shakes instead of hand shakes are just temporary, but the reality is some of these things might stick and become a part of our world. It is a crazy thought that you might always have to carry a mask with you to the water park, school, etc. However, it could happen. Ultimately, this pandemic will change the world.
*Original text of "Creator:" Nicole Dumitrascu #LSMS #NSD
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05/04/2020
I have noticed that I keep waking up later and later in the day. In the beginning of the quarantine I would wake up at about seven. Today I woke up at eight fifty-three. It is a good thing that we are not going back to school because I do not know how I would survive waking up that early. At least I have the rest of the summer to try and get my sleep schedule back in order. Other than that, my days have been very productive in my opinion. I have not been into any TV shows or movies. I think that is a good thing even though if one of my family members asks me to watch something with them, I do most of the time. This is kind of the same as before the virus. I wouldn’t watch too much TV. The virus has definitely affected my sleep schedule. Ever day I want to get out of quarantine and do something more and more. I am fed up with quarantine by now and just want everything to go back to normal.
*Original text in "Creator:" Nicole Dumitrascu #LSMS #NSD
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2020-05-15
This is a photo I took while out for a walk at a park that I grew up by. It was a park I had been going to all my life, and a playground that saw me as a 3 year old. Never in my life have I seen it closed. But on that day, I saw a sign that declared it closed until further notice, to stop the spread of the virus. It was straight out of fiction to me, because I had never seen anything like it. I was shocked, and had another of the (too common nowadays) moments of "wow, this is really happening."
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05/03/2020
On this Sunday I decided to try and take things slower and be thankful for every step. I was thankful for my breakfast, church online love stream, workout equipment I have at home, my family, the internet, lunch, and dinner. I was especially thankful for my little sister that is just a blast to hangout with. She is just able to be happy and positive during everything. Also, my dog has been in a really good mood as expected. I tried to be thankful and spend an extra minute in pray before I ate. I decided that after I worked out, I would read a lot because I am grateful that the library has set up a way to check out eBooks. I decided I would take advantage of that and try to knock down as many books I can off my reading list that I created a long time ago. I am going to try to keep this type of mentality for the rest of the pandemic and forward in my life. This could be a way to help the other things in my life that I cannot do right now because of the virus.
*Original text of "Creator:" Nicole Dumitrascu #LSMS #NSD
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05/02/2020
Yesterday, late at night, my family and I decided to take a walk together in order to get out of the house. This was the first time I was able to leave the neighborhood for about a month and a half. After this nice walk I immediately went to bed in order to try and keep my sleep schedule somewhat regular. Today I realized how much I love going outside and getting fresh air. Sometimes going on a walk or going shopping can really calm me down. In this experience I realized how grateful I am for everything outside of my house and family that makes up my routine. The next time I can go to the Nampa Recreational Center or Lone Star Middle School I will be so much more thankful. Even when I stop getting faster in swimming for a while or get I bad grade I will be so much more thankful that I have the opportunity to do the sport I love and learn from a teacher that I can communicate with face-to-face.
*Original text in "Creator:" Nicole Dumitrascu #LSMS #NSD
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2020-05-15
This is a photo I took in line at the bank, when I had to deposit a paycheck. I took this photo because of all the stories I herd about during the depression, when people would line up at the bank, demanding their money back. Was this the case on that day? Maybe, but probably not. Is this another great depression. I sure hope not.
*Original text in "Contributor:" Matthew Paluzzi, Fordham University, SOCI4421
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2020-05-01
Today I did my usual routine: I stretched, ate breakfast, did my school for the day, worked out, read my book, played with my sister, relaxed, and ate dinner. For my relaxation today I just watched YouTube and my favorite show to watch with my mom, Flea Market Flip. There are also a lot of free movies and shows because of quarantine. I have been trying to make my routine the same things, but different things each time. For example, I will still run every day, but changed my speeds and rest. I am also trying to find time to do those things that I have always wanted to do. For example, I am overseeing planning my little sister’s 5th birthday party. I will be able to get out of the house and go to a store, this time Walmart, for the first time in over a month. I am super excited to plan games and crafts for the whole family to do because my sister cannot invite her friends from preschool.
*Original text in "Creator:" Nicole Dumitrascu #LSMS #NSD
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2020-05-15
This was a funny story. We were walking around for a bit in my grandmother's neighborhood, when we saw a priest in a car while we were crossing the street. My dad gave him a bowing gesture, and in return, the priest gave him a sign of the cross. But then, once we had crossed the street, the car pulled over to us, and offered to give us our Palm Sunday palms. He told us they had been sanitized, and blessed, and that he had a whole box of them he had been giving out. He told us that he had been going around all day giving palms and blessing to people. It was quite the uplifting experience, as we hadn't at all expected to get anything Palm Sunday related this year.
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05/10/2020
This image shows the way a local Starbucks responded to the pandemic. #CSUS #HIST50H
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2020-05-14
The life of a essential Barista!
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05/15/2020
this image shows that it was super sunny outside and super war, but since we were not alloys to leave the house we decided to start a garden and so far it looks really good.
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04/05/2020
By order of the governor, all Kansas K-12 schools closed for the remainder of the academic year to curb COVID-19's spread, making online classes a necessity and rendering normal spring-time activities, such as sports and commencements, an impossibility. This makeshift message on Wichita Northwest's campus expresses an all-too familiar sentiment that can be felt all across the country, from the East and West Coasts and in the nation's Heartland.
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04/05/2020
Like business signs in the area, this local high school relays to motorists what is needed to combat the coronavirus.
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04/03/2020
In March 2020, Target, in tandem with other major retailers, announced that their company would assist in efforts to expand COVID-19 testing. This sign posted on the entrance to a west Wichita, Kansas, Target store makes it clear to customers that this particular site was not one of those facilities. Taken on April 3, this photo reflects the painstakingly slow expansion of the country's testing capabilities.
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05/14/2020
This journal entry is about the effects Covid -19 pandemic on my academic writing and academic goals.
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2020-05-12
Charity run by Diana Bowie (DB Peru) seeks donations to pay for medical supplies in Iquitos.
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2020-05-11
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2020-04-05
This particular restaurant on Maize Road in Wichita, Kansas, demonstrates the various strategies businesses employed to remain viable as COVID-19's easy transmission forced many restaurants to close their dine-in rooms and switch to online, carry-out, and delivery services. Along with the 15% discount for online ordering, this restaurant added the rather interesting incentive of a free roll of toilet paper for each order, thereby highlighting the acute hygiene product shortage that emptied store shelves across the United States in the wake of the virus-inspired "panic buying" that gripped the country.
Photo taken by Aaron Peterka
