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2020-04-14
This is an artwork drawn by the outsider artist Margaret Mousseau during the Covid period (March/April 2020). The title "Exorcism of a Virus" is not the only piece to reference current events. A former healthcare worker, now 64, she works from her apartment in Vermont.
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2020-04-29
As I imagine it is for many other people in the United States, particularly in the
northeast, the emergence of the Coronavirus, and the subsequent panic and declaration of
a global pandemic, was surprisingly quick. The first that I heard about the virus was from
a news article during Holiday Break. At this point, my thinking was that because it is in
China, it was not that big of a deal. However, the picture of doctors in full protection gear
carrying a body bag was disturbing. Being a person with contamination fears that
accompany my obsessive-compulsive disorder, I immediately Googled the symptoms of
the disease. I was slightly comforted that one of the symptoms was not nausea and
vomiting because my main phobia is vomit.
A few weeks after this initial introduction, I was back at Bates College for my
Winter Term. Coincidently, I was enrolled in a course called “China in the World.” Part
of this course was to analyze media relating to China and connecting it to our core
concepts. The first week that we got into small groups to share our individual pieces of
media that we chose, most of my classmates choose news articles about the novel
Coronavirus. In the weeks following our initial discussion about COVID-19, the virus
was present on everyone’s mind, but it did not seem as an eminent threat. People would
bring it up in conversation, but we were told not to worry. We had our winter break
during the week of February 16th, and many people traveled with friends or went home. I
went back to my home in Connecticut. Being that we live an hour away from New York
City, my dad commutes into the city every day, and we visit the city often. My mom
planned for us to go into the city and watch the Broadway show, Hadestown, before I left
to go back to school. At this point, I saw some people taking precautionary measures, but
the majority of people did not seem to be worried. My sister brought hand sanitizer, and
we all used it before eating and after touching handles or anything else.
After break, I headed back to school. During the next two to three weeks, the
nation saw the confirmed cases of the virus rapidly increase. Once it became prevalent in
the Boston area and colleges started to shut down, it was only a matter of time before
Bates closed. The last week before we were sent home—the week of March 8—things
started to change each day. Each day brought cancelations, new dining protocols, and a
lot of uncertainty for both students and professors. I found it hard to concentrate on
getting the work I needed to accomplish completed. By the time it got to Thursday, the
high school in my town—where my sister is a senior—had moved to remote learning, the
preschool that my mom works at had closed down, and many other colleges and
universities have sent their students home or asked that they stay home after spring break.
Thursday, I tried to spend a good amount of time with my friends, assuming that we were
going to be sent home and not going to be able to see each other for an unknown period
of time. Friday morning, around 10am, Bates College President Clayton Spencer
announced that we would need to pack up all of our belongings and leave school by the
following Tuesday. Subsequently, we would begin remote learning. My 11am class was
canceled and very few people showed up to our last in-person China in the World class.
During this time, our professor put up the live stream of President Trump’s address to the
American public declaring a national emergency. We all sat there pretty quietly. The
whole situation still felt so surreal. One invisible entity was causing mass destruction
around the globe.
My sister and my dad drove up to Maine and picked me up Saturday the 14th of
March. It was quite difficult to say goodbye to all of my friends, especially since I wanted
to give them all hugs. I said goodbye to the vast majority of people I wanted to see and
we headed to Portland for the night. It occurred to me as we were driving by the historic
quad a Bates that this would be the last time I would be there for a while; I was planning
on going abroad in the fall before the chaos of the virus. Arriving at the hotel, I was
feeling pretty down. I am such a homebody, so I never thought that leaving school and
spending the rest of the semester at home would be upsetting. It truly was. The week after
being sent home, I got an email saying that I was exposed to the one individual who had a
confirmed case of the disease on Bates campus. It was a little alarming feeling like I
might have exposed my family to the virus. However, my sister happened to be talking to
her best friend that night and her friend confessed that her whole family had the virus.
Therefore, we had been exposed to the disease twice. We all quarantined for fourteen
days, and luckily no one developed symptoms.
Over the last month, I have been trying to stay busy and focus on my schoolwork.
As more and more people perish from disease, it has been difficult to get up each day not
dreading the worst. I have tried to limit the amount of news that I have watched in order
to decrease my anxiety. I have tried to ignore some of the “news” presented on social
media sites that provide misinformation about the disease. I wish I could help with the
crisis more than I have already because, honestly, it feels like staying home is not
enough. It has helped to talk to my friends and family over Skype, Zoom, or FaceTime.
Now that school is over, I am going to focus on doing things for my mental and physical
health. As I mentioned before, having contamination fears during this pandemic has been
challenging. Through therapy, I have been taught to limit my hand washing and other
compulsions having to do with my phobias. During the pandemic, though, it is necessary
for everyone to be extremely cautious and wash their hands pretty constantly. All of the
precautionary measures have been triggering, but I am proud to say that I am handling the
pandemic a lot better than I would have imagined I would have a few years ago. I am
extremely grateful to be able to be living at my family home safely, and having access to
food and other resources. I feel extremely privileged being in the situation I am in, and
sincerely feel for others who may not find themselves in a similar circumstance.
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2020-03-26
This image can be interpreted of the tough times that we live in today as a society. Although all seems lost, there is light at the end of the tunnel.
#REL101
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2020-04
The only things keeping me sane this Q-teen has been delving into art, drawing, and practicing animation. I have been using animation as a way to make money as well, since I lost my job. It's not much in commission but it helps fill in blanks of income. I have been animating people's favorite places- that they can no longer go to- during the lockdowns so that they can feel less anxious about what is going on, even if it is for a second.
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2020-04-30
9 Roses Cafe in the French Quarter closes due to the pandemic, but the restaurant's Gretna location remains open for take-out.
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2020-04-29
Ma Momma's House Restaurant offers words of encouragement, wishing to be back in the kitchen to serve customers as they are closed during the pandemic.
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2020-04-24
Ma Momma's Cornbread, Chicken, and Waffles Restaurant posts a photo reminiscent of Jazz Fests past with one of the restaurant's best sellers. The restaurant is #ClosedDueToCoVID19.
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2020-04-16
Ma Momma's House of Cornbread, Chicken, and Waffles shares the announcement of the cancellation of Essence Festival 2020. The restaurant will miss the loyal customers coming from the convention center.
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2020-04-30
The newspaper man wearing his mask.
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2020-04-13
Dooky Chase Restaurant announces the restaurant will shut down temporarily until May to conduct the Community Give Back Days.
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2020-04-06
Dooky Chase Restaurant shares an article from nola.com that promotes the restaurant's curbside service. The article reads exactly, "Dooky Chase’s gumbo z’herbes goes curbside to keep a New Orleans tradition rolling."
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2020-04-30
A Ghanaian man poses with a fancy mask covering his face.
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2020-03-22
New Orleans' famous Dooky Chase restaurant offers words of encouragement during the pandemic and offers food from the restaurant's popular take-out window.
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2020-03-23
14 Parishes Jamaican Restaurant post reads exactly, "#stopthespread #supportsmallbusinesses," with a flyer promoting online ordering.
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2020-04-30
Mr. Bobby Misquito pose with his mask under his chin.
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2020-03-20
14 Parishes Jamaican Restaurant offers to-go orders through the Uber Eats application to keep business moving.
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2020-04-30
I am currently deployed in Afghanistan and have no idea when I will return home to the states due to COVID-19 travel bans. I have been here for about 7 months now and was supposed to leave soon but we have been informed it is a strong possibility we will be extended. Through these tough times it is even harder for troops that have been away from their families for so long only to be told they cuts wait longer. We have limited access to amenities such as gyms and MWR(game rooms) due to social distancing. I hope that resolutions for the virus will soon be found and we can return home safe and sound #REL101
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2020-03-11
14 Parishes Jamaican Restaurant in New Orleans shares a photograph with an employee wearing a mask and gloves to assemble a table full of meals.
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2020-04-30
Siblings smile (I think) behind their mask
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2020-04-02
Reaching out to social media to find the positive side of the pandemic.
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2020-03-30
I filmed this on my phone during my last day on my college campus in Providence, RI, (after evacuation measures had been announced) and during my 12-hour drive home to Greenville, NC.
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2020-04-30
College student's perspective on senior year ending during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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April 30, 2020
Leon County Schools in Tallahassee FL has found a way to get students internet access who are without in our city. It is bringing wifi to the kids and their families!
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2020-04-07
A hopeful graffito on a day 564 people in NYC died of COVID
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2020-04-29
I have noticed kids playing in our neighborhood again. Parents setting up cones in the street for games and kids riding scooters, all have been more prevalent than ever before. I decided to document this as best I could with a picture of our neighbor’s kid’s chalk artwork to show how even in dark times, people always strive to make the best of bad situations which is something I think we should always remember when looking back at this year.
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2020-04-15
One of the Midwest-famous Wienermobiles, owned and operated by the Oscar Mayer company, has sat idle on a residential street in La Grange Park, Illinois for nearly two weeks. Possibly parked near an Oscar Mayer employee’s place of shelter, the stagnant truck, like many other closed businesses in the Chicagoland area and around the country, has become a symbol of the hard-hitting economic recession that followed soon after the initial outbreak of COVID19. #DePaulHST391
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2020-04-30
A personal account of the pandemic #REL101
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2020-04-14
In the time of corona, we all must make do with safer, and sometimes simpler, forms of entertainment. With schools and businesses closed in many states, parents are looking for new and unique ways to entertain their young kids during the day. Reaching out to social media, many suburbs, like this one in La Grange Park, began displaying miscellaneous items as a sort of community-wide iSpy hunt for the local children to find and count as they go on walks with their parents. #DePaulHST391
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2020-04-20
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2020-04-30
A phrase stating the fact we are living in crazy times.
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2020-04-30
I took this photograph of the USS Comfort, a Navy medical ship, leaving NYC on the Hudson River. It arrived in early April to supplement the already overtaxed medical resources of NYC. I don't think it ever helped as much as we hoped, taking fewer than 200 non-covid patients, and treating between 180 and 190 Covid patients. All the same, it's a good sign that it is no longer needed.
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2020-04-30
While numerous non-profits created grants to assist New Orleans musicians out of work due to COVID-19, many required financial paperwork and immediate access to a computer. Many of New Orleans culture bearers most in need were unable to apply for assistance. MaCCNO created a low barrier grant to assist these folks. The document reads: "MaCCNO remains committed to ensuring all members of our cultural community have access to relief during the COVID-19 crisis, but we know many musicians, traditional culture bearers, and other cultural practitioners are struggling to access the resources they need. To meet that challenge, drawing from the lessons learned by Sweet Home New Orleans, we have launched our own “low barrier” $250 mini-grants, which are available to members of the cultural community who work/practice in and around New Orleans. To date, we've already given out nearly 100 grants to working musicians, street performers, Black Masking Indians, dancers, Social Aid and Pleasure Club members, burlesque performers, and many others. Grants are distributed on a rolling basis, so the more money we can raise, the more people we can assist.
We know those most in need of aid are often the least likely to be able to access it, so we are operating via referrals, proactively reaching out to members of the cultural community who then connect us with people they know are in need (however, self-referrals are also possible). When we connect with a person in need of aid, we conduct a roughly 10 minute intake session over the phone. Once complete, funds are distributed via Paypal, CashApp, or paper check as soon as possible. Priority is given to those aged 70+ and individuals who are having difficulty accessing other forms of financial assistance."
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2020-03-30
A personal account. #REL101
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2020-04-30
I still have my job and luckily, money is still coming my way
I just stay at home day after day
Forced into retirement
At only 26 years shy
It has truly been a blessing in disguise
There are so many things to be grateful for
Not letting myself get bored
With the television screen
And the shows scene after scene
I find myself lost in a different routine
Finally, with too much time on my hands
I can freely escape to different lands
Where my mind, body and soul are in unity
And the me I’ve always known takes on a new identity
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2020-04-30
Life on a farm during the pandemic.
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2020-04-30
#REL101: A Personal account of their concern going out into public.
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2020-04-30
A personal account of how COVID affected their family.
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2020-04-29
A photo of me (Sarah Lukowski) posing on FaceTime while my friend took a screenshot of it. FaceTime photoshoots are a new trend during quarantine. This is a creative way to take photos of a friend while social distancing.
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2020-03-14
A picture of Suffolk University student, Sarah Lukowski (Class of 2022) moving out of her 10 West dorm early because of the Coronavirus.
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2020-03-14
Suffolk University police directing traffic on West St in Boston, MA in order for students to move out of their dorms due to the pandemic.
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2020-04-20
My siblings who are home from college working on their homework in the dining room.
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2020-04-25
This shows a sign outside one of the Cambridge City Hospital buildings
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2020-04-15
The idea was to show my attempt at bringing some of the things I missed from the outside world to the inside of my house. It is meant to be ironic and sort of comedic as it is obviosly kind of impossible for me to bring the beach or to go on a walk around the city inside of my house but it shows the reality of the right now. It was an assignment from my class at Parsons, PUFY 1001, A09 with Professor Jensen
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2020-04-27
My name is Egor and i write my thoughts and emotions in my blog https://starcatcherrus.tumblr.com every day for more than 6 years. And i want to share some of posts about life in self-isolation. And also i'm working in a city hospital as a radiologist.*There is some photos taken by me and notes from my blog about my thoughts and feelings. May be it will be helpful for your research. Thank you!
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2020-04-27
My name is Egor and i write my thoughts and emotions in my blog https://starcatcherrus.tumblr.com every day for more than 6 years. And i want to share some of posts about life in self-isolation. And also i'm working in a city hospital as a radiologist. *There is some photos taken by me and notes from my blog about my thoughts and feelings. May be it will be helpful for your research. Thank you!
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2020-04-27
My name is Egor and i write my thoughts and emotions in my blog https://starcatcherrus.tumblr.com every day for more than 6 years. And i want to share some of posts about life in self-isolation. And also i'm working in a city hospital as a radiologist. *There is some photos taken by me and notes from my blog about my thoughts and feelings. May be it will be helpful for your research. Thank you!
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2020-04-27
My name is Egor and i write my thoughts and emotions in my blog https://starcatcherrus.tumblr.com every day for more than 6 years. And i want to share some of posts about life in self-isolation. And also i'm working in a city hospital as a radiologist. *There is some photos taken by me and notes from my blog about my thoughts and feelings. May be it will be helpful for your research. Thank you!
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2020-04-27
My name is Egor and i write my thoughts and emotions in my blog https://starcatcherrus.tumblr.com every day for more than 6 years. And i want to share some of posts about life in self-isolation. And also i'm working in a city hospital as a radiologist.*There is some photos taken by me and notes from my blog about my thoughts and feelings. May be it will be helpful for your research. Thank you!
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2020-04-27
My name is Egor and i write my thoughts and emotions in my blog https://starcatcherrus.tumblr.com every day for more than 6 years. And i want to share some of posts about life in self-isolation. And also i'm working in a city hospital as a radiologist.
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2020-04-24
My name is Egor and i write my thoughts and emotions in my blog https://starcatcherrus.tumblr.com every day for more than 6 years. And i want to share some of posts about life in self-isolation. And also i'm working in a city hospital as a radiologist.
