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Soccer is a sport that has always had an important place in my heart considering I have been playing since I was 3 years old. I didn’t start playing soccer during quarantine, but I started getting more involved than I had been before. Not only had I started to play everyday, but also followed news in the soccer world, not just watched important matches. Thankfully, this was able to happen. I am so glad that soccer has become an even more important part of my life and that I am involved with this intriguing and wonderful sport.

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First of all, the long, covid pandemic made me realize that human beings are very vulnerable despite the amount of things we do to prevent these illnesses including anything made by the scientific community or health organization. Humans can easily die or get sick from these unknown illnesses. I also realized that elderly humans or people with strong conditions have very poor immune systems which increased their deaths during the covid pandemic we have been experiencing for the last couple of years. On the contrary, young and healthy people have a low possibility of getting covid. Although it has affected the younger generation, it is not as severe as it was for the older generations. Also, I realized that due to this pandemic people became much more scared. For example, many families stopped connecting and seeing each other with the fear of dying or being affected by covid.  People became extremely paranoid with the constant overwhelming feeling. Instead of working together, humanity as a whole became more separated than it had been in a very long time. In all, the covid pandemic has been very negative to society. Not only has it killed and harmed numerous amounts of people, but also separated people in such a short period of time.

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What were your first reactions to hearing about COVID19 when it first became a pandemic your sixth-grade year? Did you think people were over-reacting? Underreacting? 

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What were your first reactions to hearing about COVID19 when it first became a pandemic your sixth-grade year? Did you think people were over-reacting? Underreacting? 

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To be honest, I was not very concerned about covid when I first heard of it. I honestly thought it wouldn’t be that big of a deal and that it would be resolved in a matter of months. Clearly however, I was very wrong. To this day we are still dealing and living with covid. Everywhere we go there is still a risk of obtaining the virus. It has become a part of our daily lives. It is hard to accept but covid will never really go away,  just like the flu.  When I first heard about it I was very calm. As I started realizing, people were growing fear and doing a lot of things I would’ve found unnecessary. This constant fear led me to realize that it wasn’t as simple as I originally thought. I then completely changed my point of view when quarantine began. It made me realize that this was nowhere near ending. Now here we are today still dealing with covid cases all around the world. Some European countries are still under extreme safety precautions, but luckily the United States has started to provide quantities of freedom for the first time since the beginning of the horrendous pandemic.

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The Final Game by Luigi Gonzalez

Accumulating energy for the final game

Balancing my emotions and my physical body

Creating suspense before the starting whistle

Deciding who will be the victorious team

Encouraging my teammates to play at their best

Facing a complicated team

Glancing at the opponents hard training

Hacking into their tactics

Identifying their weaknesses and style of play

Jogging and stretching as part of our club training

Kicking the soccer ball into the top right corner

Launching my cannon

Maintaining position during the drill

Nurturing the winning mentality to win the final

Omitting the criticism from the opposing fans

Preaching and praying for our victory day

Quieting our anxiousness until the starting whistle

Roaring by the fans supporting their nation

Seized by the moment, I finally heard the starting whistle

Tackled one of the opposing players to go forward with the ball

Unbalanced the other team, our winger drove in for the cross leading me for a successful header

Waiting so long for this moment and now we have finally won

Yelling at the top of our lungs when the final play was over

Zigzagging in a conga line, we received and lifted up the World Cup Trophy

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When quarantine first started, I was usually very bored and never knew what to do until I started to play fifa again. Fifa is a realistic soccer with all the profesional players and teams. This game allows you to play with your friends or even with people online. Due to social distancing, this helped me stay connected with my friends virtually. I’ve known about fifa for a long time. I would play it a lot as a kid, but then I got bored. During quarantine, I decided it to play it once again and noticed how much I liked it. Since, I love soccer, this game really made me feel like a player in the soccer pitch.

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Family member 1

What has changed in your routine since the covid 19 pandemic?

I’ve been  more precautious. I’ve ben extra careful with not getting too close to people and wear masks to be safe.

What were you feeling during quarantine?

I’m a person that loves to go out. Therefore, the pandemic caused me stress. I felt trapped and had nothing to do.

Did any of our close relatives get affected by covid? How was it treated?

No, thankfully none of them were.

Did covid 19 affect your finances?

Yes, there was a loss financially. More people were spending their money on protection items instead of other products. This made sales go down.

How do you think the world has reacted to the pandemic?

I think the world has done a good job keeping safety measures throughout these times. In some places more than others, but overall we’ve managed to keep everyone safe.

Family member 2

What will be the long term consequences from covid?

Covid will be able to be cured, but like the flu it will never rework go away. It is now a part of out lives.

Do you think government’s made the right decision with the quarantine?

Although it’s hard to accept, it was the right decision. If quarantine never had happened, covid cases could potentially be doubled or even tripled. It was a good way to maintain safety measures.

If in the future there is another pandemic, do you think scientists will have the capability to confront it more efficiently?

I think they will. They can learn from their past mistakes on  failed attempts for the covid vaccine and implement it to the newer varient.

What effects has covid 19 had on the younger generation?

People don’t realize it but covid has had an extreme impact on children. For example, two year olds that don’t exactly communicate with their friends by talking are more about  facial expression. With the mask however it was nearly impossible. They didn’t know what their friends were feeling at the particular moment.

What is one positive thing that has resulted from the pandemic?

The pandemic has been mostly negative but there is some good to it. It has helped businesses think in different ways. For example, they found out new and improved ways to promote their products. The pandemic also helped them work as a team to get out of unfavorable situations.

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This news caused me unhappiness. I don’t like the fact how people can make such hurtful decisions to the environment. This act could easily harm any sea life living there like manatees and different species of fish.

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CBS Miami Local News; May 12, 2022 at 6:55 am

This video completely impacted me.  It surprised me how a person with no experience was able to save the lives of many worried people. He was able to keep calm despite this life threatening situation.