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This is a picture of the song "sweetner." I drew this picture because this song is all about maintaining hope and getting though life. This song helped me a lot throughout quarantine by being such a mood booster.

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This pandemic has made me learn to value the little things in life. By this I mean basic things like going to movies or just going out period. I never thought there would be a time where we were stuck at home and couldn't go out unless we absolutely needed to. I remember that once at the beginning of quarantine, my mom had gone to Publix. When she returned home, she either sprayed or wiped down almost all the groceries with a Clorox wipe/spray. If someone told me one year ago that this would now be the state of the world, I would have laughed. Now, anytime my parents go somewhere I beg them to let me go with them. Whether it’s going to CVC to pick up a prescription or going to a restaurant for curbside pickup. I have gotten so bored of staying in the house that I am now willing to go anywhere. Another example is going to school. I always just accepted the fact that I was going to wake up in the morning and go to school because thats just the way it is. Now, I wake up and walk to a computer screen. It’s so weird that a simple thing like going to school has been so affected. After each quarter of school, I think, “this is the time I finally go back to school.” And here I am, having experienced less than half of actual middle school and I’m going into high school in a few months. Its so crazy to think about how much I miss the simple things in life.

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My first reactions to COVID was not that big because I first heard about it when it was in China. I kinda just brushed it off to the side and did not really care about it. Then it came to America and soon after the numbers were growing and growing. This was when I started to get worried. Then when schools started shutting down, I thought people were over exaggerating. When COVID first started, I don't think I understood just how harmful and deadly this was. I thought that virtual school would just be for a few weeks until the COVID cases in America started to decrease. Then, it was said that we weren't going to go back to school for the rest of the 2019-2020 school year. This was when I truly realized how dangerous this disease is. This is when I started to think that the government, society, and the world was under-reacting. My opinion is that our government wasn't taking this serious enough and that they were just waiting for this disease to go away by itself. When they realize that it wasn't going to go away by itself, it was already too late and the country was already doing terribly case wise.

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This is a picture from after I got my wisdom teeth removed on the lower sides. After getting the teeth out, both sides got infected so, overall, this was not a good month.

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This photo was taken on December 10th, my birthday, when my friends Saanya and Mandy drove to my house  to surprised me. This was one of the first times I got to see my friends since quarantine started.

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Around June 2020, we bought a vacation house in Sanibel Island. We go there pretty frequently to get away and its very relaxing.

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Interview - little sister (8 years old) 👧🏽🦄

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Interview - little sister (8 years old) 👧🏽🦄

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What were your first reactions to hearing about COVID19 when it first became a pandemic last year? Did you think people were over-reacting? Under-reacting?
"When I first heard about COVID, it was when school was closing. It made me sad since I wouldn't see all my friends. I thought people were over-reacting because we then had a toilet paper shortage. because no one knew what was happening."

How is today different from when the pandemic first happened for you, your family, the nation, the world?
"We can't go out as much. I love going to the park and playing on the playground and I can't do that anymore."
Did you have to cancel any major event like a vacation, a Bar Mitzvah, etc. because of the pandemic?

"I didn't have to cancel any major events, but I didn't get to have any birthday parties or hang out with my friends."
How has your life changed since first going on quarantine last year?
"I got my friend's phone number and now we talk every single day, all day long. It's weird that we got closer when not even getting to see each other."
What has the pandemic made you realize?

"How much I love going to school. I really miss all of my friends and teachers and miss getting to see them everyday."

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What were your first reactions to hearing about COVID19 when it first became a pandemic last year? Did you think people were over-reacting? Under-reacting?
"I was in disbelief. I thought everyone was under-reacting and I felt like it took too long for the government to start acting on the situation. I also felt like it took too long for society to start taking the pandemic seriously."

How is today different from when the pandemic first happened for you, your family, the nation, the world?
"I am feeling more relieved. When the pandemic first started, it was bad and we didn't know what we were doing. Now, we have a system and things are getting done."
Did you have to cancel any major event like a vacation, a Bar Mitzvah, etc. because of the pandemic?

"We were going to go on a road trip visit my sister in New York and that got cancelled. The AirBnB company robbed us of $4,000 and we still haven't gotten it back."
How has your life changed since first going on quarantine last year?
"It didn't change as much as you would think it did. I am a stay at home mom so its not like my job got interfered with. I became a little more involved with my kids school since all of them are attending school virtually."
What has the pandemic made you realize?

"Don't take things for granted. It's so crazy to see how much we miss the little things like going to movies and family gatherings."

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This is what it felt like when everyone was waiting for Nevada's votes to come in from the election. Although it was slightly frustrating waiting for those votes, the memes that came from this event were hilarious.

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Along with watching all of the MCU movies, I also started and finished a new show during quarantine: Gossip Girl. Gossip Girl is a show that follows the drama filled lives of six teens from the Upper East Side of New York. My friend had been trying to convince me to watch the show for a while, and during quarantine, I finally gave in. It is now one of my favorite shows and I've watched it over multiple times.

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This article shows the latest news about COVID-19 and it's vaccine. I am extremely happy to see that COVID's deaths, hospitalization, and case rate are all the lowest it's been in months. On the not so brighter side, the new India variant is worrying me because I hope that it does not start rapidly spreading throughout all the other countries.

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By Brad Lendon, Joshua Berlinger, Aditi Sangal, Meg Wagner, Melissa Macaya and Veronica Rocha, CNN

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The coronavirus pandemic has brought countries to a standstill. Meanwhile, vaccinations have already started in some countries as cases continue to rise. Follow here for the latest.

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I saw this earlier today and I was definitely scared because, even though it is not likely, it could land here. This video clarifies that it is likely to land in the ocean near the equator which makes me feel better, but it is still scary to know that something is just falling to Earth with no control.

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Chinese rocket debris expected to fall to Earth on Saturday

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I think this Tiktok perfectly sums up 2020. I also know that I can relate to this since all my 2020 plans, and pretty much everyone else's, were cancelled.

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Every time I see a meme about future student learning about 2020 it make me laugh so hard. Rather then the whole year being a unit, there gonna have to split it up so that each month has its own unit.

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This is a picture of my brother's bird Nova. My parents got her for my brother because he was stressed and she is definitely the highlight of being stuck at home.

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This was an absolutely insane experience that no one could have ever expected. It is so crazy to see how divided the American people are and it made me feel sad to see how far some people are willing to go.

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The Capitol Attack Was the Most Documented Crime in History. Will That Ensure Justice?

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As evidence mounts, so does the challenge of making the case and deterring future violence.

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With 3.1 million views and and over 400k likes, this TikTok does not fail to make me smile. As someone who loves Pixar, I think that they should start taking notes and make their movie intros into this.

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One meme that our generation will NEVER forget is, of course, Mr. Bernie Sanders and his mittens. When the public saw this picture of him, they went crazy and they have come up with every meme imaginable. Linked below is one of my personal favorites.

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At the start of the pandemic, my brother convinced me to watch every Marvel movie (there's a lot of them). Although it took a year and a half because of my lack of commitment, I ended up finishing them all. I love them so much and some of my favorites include: Avengers Age of Ultron, Avengers Endgame, Iron Man, and Thor Ragnorok.

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I feel like today is different from when the pandemic first started because I am more adjusted to this way of life now. As much as I hate to say it, this has become the new normal. When we first went into lockdown, everyone was either super cautious or didn't take it seriously. As time progressed, people started to realize how impactful COVID really is. We all started to pay even more attention to the pandemic and now, when we see someone in public without a mask on, we think "how bizarre." With all the vaccinations taking place right now, COVID is on the decline (knock on wood)! I would literally feel naked if I was allowed to go in public without a mask. It's so crazy to think that I haven't been to the movies or even school in over a year. It's also a lot harder to see family members, like my grandparents, since I don't want to risk them getting sick. I feel like the nation has also suffered greatly. America and its people are more divided than it has ever been right now due to everything that is going on in the world. This is so heartbreaking because I think we need to be there for each other, in especially in time like this!