ENGLISH 1101 OL40 with Prof. S.

Author: Amneris Cruz (Page 5 of 5)

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Life After Disease

Imagine being amidst a universal pandemic. A disease which in the meantime, has changed life distinctively. The general public believed the pandemic may perhaps last a few weeks. But the unexpected happened. This imminent virus ended up lasting a year and it’s still persistent. It was faced with the public which already had severe underlying issues, and it ruthlessly manipulated them. Incurable ills went untreated for years, such as an inflated legislative elite, a rigid bureaucracy, a heartless financial system, a fragmented and distracted public. 

We learn that living with these auguries is excruciating. The higher regime lacked understanding in science. The public unwillingly had lived in a new typical standard. Americans wake up every dawning in the relentless days in March, just again finding themselves as residents in a failed state. Families, academies, and businesses were left determining whether ceasing all activities as an alternative and taking refuge required a civil timetable, needing any articulated guidance at all. When it was learned that test sets, masks, PPE and breathing machines were in desperately limited supply, executives begged, which stalled, then began with a private agency that failed in delivering. 

The public suffered making changes in the future. The pandemic has affected the public in different ways. Even myself. I’ve taken the extra safety measures because I live with my grandma, a high risk elderly individual. Luckily my family and myself haven’t caught the disease. Life wasn’t the typical life I knew. Life is currently in a heightening curve. Big disasters shake humans away via their curves endlessly.

Intro

Collected.

Hey guys! My name is Amneris but you can call me Neri for short. I’m glad to have met you all online yesterday.

The reason I picked the word ‘collected’ is because I’m not exactly new to remote learning. I’ve taken plenty of online courses before and it’s been smooth sailing. Don’t get me wrong, I usually do panic at the start of every semester but I’m glad that some professors are willing to work with us and try to be as understanding as possible despite everything that has been going on for the past year. So far, I’ve enjoyed my classmates and I hope this semester goes well for everyone because I know it hasn’t been easy. I look forward to our future class sessions!

I got diagnosed with depression multiple times in the last year. I chose this picture because I finally got to have a BLACK female doctor. For once, I felt seen and heard. This picture means a lot to me because not only that, I also got a new black therapist which is the best thing I could ask for. Mental illness doesn’t define you. It’s a part of you but that doesn’t change the fact that you’re destined for greatness. It doesn’t change the fact that you’re worthy and deserve to be heard and appreciated.

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