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The pandemic and quarantine has changed me in numerous ways. From having new hobbies or having cleaning products next to me wherever I am, or even looking at the world differently. Since I can’t go outside the house, I began playing ping pong with my family members. I also go in the pool way more often now then before. Continuously, Netflix has taken up a lot of my time during the day. “Suits” and “How to Get Away With Murder” are now two of my favorite tv shows. Furthermore, now knowing how easy it is to get affected by someone else’s cold or sickness, I am always carrying a hand sanitizer. It is always important to wash your hands all around so you don’t get sick. This quarantine made me realize and learn how the dangerous these diseases are. Lastly, my perspective in the world and how we take things for granted has completely changed after this quarantine because you will never know what can happen next. You will never know what your last words will be to someone. This is why you should never be afraid to do anything and always appreciate what you have. For example, treat people with kindness and always be respectful to others.

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During this past year, due to COVID we were forced to cancel numerous vacations and special occasions. For example, when It was my thirteenth birthday and I was going to celebrate my bar mitzvah. I was so excited that I would finally be able to have my Bar Mitzvah and celebrate it with all my friends and family members. I was also very thrilled because I have been studying and learning all the prayers for so long. We ordered a Dj, a dance floor, a ton of food, but ... it all got canceled. At first, everything got pushed to another day, and we all hoped that COVID would go away. That is what I thought at the time. That other day arrived but the disease was even worse than it was before. So again everything got canceled and rescheduled to another day. During this long time to decide when and how we would have my Bar Mitzvah, we decided to do it online instead of in person. Although everything we planned was ruined and I wouldn’t be able to celebrate this special moment with my friends I would be able to do it through the computer. In conclusion, it is obvious that this disease changed a lot of peoples lives in numerous ways.

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How did you react at the beginning of quarantine?
Brother answer- I didn’t think much about it because I didn’t think it would get to the point that it is today.
Have you started doing any new activities?
Brother answer- I am playing a lot more on my computer and I am watching a new Netflix movie.
What do you think about the vaccine?
Brother answer- I think that it is very much needed for us to feel alive again.

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How did you react at the beginning of quarantine?
Mom answer- I was completely terrified and new that this wasn’t a joke. I was very sacred because my dad is 97 and didn’t want him to get sick.  I also couldn’t believe this was true and that we were going to go through this.
Have you started doing any new activities?
Mom answer- Not really, but I have started watching a lot of new tv shows and movies.
How do you feel about the vaccine?
Mom answer- I think it’s a great way to get things going, but I am still a little scared.

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This is a baby picture of myself. This relates to the current situation I am in right now because since we have been in our house for so long we have been going through our old family pictures. This brings back the old memories I had when I was in Brasil.

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Online schooling and zoom is something that relates to the pandemic because since there is a pandemic we are forced to study from our house. After this stressful year, zoom has become one of our close friends due to the number of times we use it every day.

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Lysol wipes are very helpful because you can carry it in a very small bag. Also, with everything going on in today’s world, it is very smart to keep Lysol wipes around you. This relates to me in my current situation because with this disease it is safe to keep things that can kill germs.

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Masks play a huge role today due to the fact that it protects us from getting infected with the disease. This relates to me right now since we must use these masks in order to leave our houses and go to school.

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Chadwick Boseman is a very inspirational actor due to the obstacles he had to surpass to reach who he is today. He would always say that he was more than an actor, he would always be passionate no matter what character he would play. Millions mourn his death today.

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After DMX’s death the world mourned in grief due to his loss. He was a very inspirational artist and helped millions of his fans get out of depression with his music. He has always been a great model for his fans and he will be greatly missed.

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The death of Kobe Bryant was just another punch to a hurt soul. It hit us like we would never expect. Kobe has always been an inspiration to millions.

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This show is about how “Annalise Keating, a criminal defence lawyer and professor, teaches a group of aspiring law students. However, their lives alter when they get entangled in an aberrant murder.” This show further interested me into the study of law. As well, it helped me get through tough times.

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“Suits is set at a fictional New York City law firm and follows talented college dropout Mike Ross who starts working as a law associate for Harvey Specter despite never having attended law school.” This show allowed me to start getting interested into law. This also allowed me to get through quarantine.

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No school! Yes yes yes!
Sounds like summer and fun, but
gone wrong. No no no!

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This tiktok is about how friends feel when someone in their class gets Covid-19. Although this is very true and sad, it also allows us to forget about the bad things in life and laugh.

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This meme is about how people react with the COVID situation and how people are now getting the vaccine for it. This reminds me of how my grandmother would always say that she is fine since she never got any vaccines when she was a child.

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To begin with, its easy to say that COVID hit us like we never expected. At first, us students were thrilled to hear that school had been canceled for 2 weeks or maybe even the entire year. And with summer bound to happen it was even better, it just meant that we had more time to go to beaches, vacations, parties, and obviously our friends house’s. Although, months passed by and everything changed. People were walking around with masks, Lysol wipes, and everyone stayed “six feet away”. On January 21 the first case of COVID-19 was reported. The U.S government comforted the u.s citizens by saying that everything would be fine and that it would just go away. Unfortunately, that wasn’t what happened, more and more people were diagnosed with this deadly disease and took millions of peoples lives. I believe that the government and professional people in the field of medicine under reacted and allowed this deadly disease to reach to the point that it is today. Today, on May 4, 2021 I realized that we should live our lives to the fullest and spend as much time as we can with all of our friends and families because we never know when they will pass away.