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This Pandemic Drastically Affected My Life, David Creo

Community Reflections

Class assignment for Western Civilization, Professor Marino.

The coronavirus entered the United States and started to rapidly spread, forcing my high school to indefinitely suspend and eventually cancel my whole senior year and all activities included, which would totally ruin my whole year, and the worst part was that this was completely unexpected.

Quarantining At Home, Anonymous

Community Reflections

What it was like quarantining at home and how it felt living through the pandemic.

As Soon As This Is All Over, I Am Going Back To Paris, Anonymous

Community Reflections

My plans for 2020 were much different from how it actually played out. I had plans to study abroad, turn 21, and start my senior year of college. I never expected a worldwide pandemic to ruin it all.

The Gloominess Didn’T Control Me, Vincent Bassolino

Community Reflections

What my Covid-19 experience was like for me and people living around me.

Class assignment, Western Civilization, Professor Marino.

More Conscious Of The Things That I Value, Anonymous

Community Reflections

This document is a response to the question, "what would you like future generations to understand about what life was like during a pandemic?". My response talks about my personal experience with Covid-19 and how it has changed my life.

Isolation And Quarantine, Anonymous

Community Reflections

My Covid experience talks about the day we were moved out to the present.

This Virus Is Not Going Away, Anonymous

Community Reflections

Living during the COVID-19 pandemic was nothing short of infuriating. If there is anything I have learned about America, it is that some people are extremely selfish.

Primary Source Reflection 1: Covid-19 Pandemic Personal Experience, Kaitlyn Anonymous

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Class assignment HI 102 Western Civilization: Since 1500.

My document incapsulates my personal experience of first learning about the pandemic, and contracting COVID.

My Life Experience During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Melissa Blanco

Community Reflections

My content explains what my life was like during the last seven months of the Covid-19 pandemic and how it affected my life both positively and negatively. It also explains what it was like when I graduated from High School and how I want the future generations to remember the Class of 2020.

Class assignment, Western Civilization (Dr. Marino).

Quarantining At Home, Anonymous

Community Reflections

My family had multiple positive cases (of Covid-19). Luckily no one had died or been greatly harmed from it. Within my own household we had made memories that will last a lifetime.

Beyond The Fear, Loneliness, And Confusion, There Was Hope And Unity, Anonymous

Community Reflections

Beyond the fear, loneliness, and confusion, there was hope, unity within people, and a time to take a break from all that was happening in life and just reflect.

Will I Ever Have A Normal College Experience?, Mia Anonymous

Community Reflections

During a time of stress, sadness, and panic. Covid started my senior year of high school and still leading into college. Will life go back to normal?

Life During Covid, Anonymous

Community Reflections

Explains what life was like during the COVID 19 pandemic. This was an assignment for Western Civilization.

The Class Of 2020, Anonymous

Community Reflections

The class of 2020 will go down in history as one of the most unique graduating classes in history.

Coronavirus Personal Experience, Anonymous

Community Reflections

The document explains how I felt and what I experienced during the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Anything Can Happen Within A Blink Of An Eye, Anonymous

Community Reflections

This reflects my experience during Covid-19 because it compromised my senior year of high school. Class assignment for Professor Marino, Western Civilization.

A Time To Remember, Anonymous

Community Reflections

COVID has truly been a time to remember. Six months ago, on March 13th the whole world changed. Experiencing a global pandemic first hand has been an experience I will never forget.

Take A Deep Breath, Edward Stewart

Community Reflections

Email sent by Fr. Ed Stewart on his departure from SHU: Early on in the pandemic, Father Tony asked Campus Ministry and Volunteer Programs staff to come up with a way of reaching out to the wider SHU community during our dispersal. With that, the daily Take A Deep Breath reflections were born.

Perspectives Of A Graduating College Student, Kristin Anonymous

Community Reflections

My personal thoughts/ reflections about this time and its impact as a graduating college student.

Remembering Covid-19, Ellis Badger

Community Reflections

I have recently started working as an Occupational Therapist for Wellpath Recovery Solutions at Bridgewater State Hospital, a maximum security, forensics hospital, including working in the Covid 19 Unit.

Outside of work, I am able to spend a lot of time with my family, exercising, and woodworking. I keep in close contact with my classmates and we are always there for support through these tough times.

Giving Back To Our Communities During Covid-19 Pandemic, Kylie Roberts

Community Reflections

My first year in the SHU physical therapy program was unfortunately brought to a halt and transitioned online earlier this year due to the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Sadly, this pandemic has affected my family and me in more ways than school moving to online courses. My grandmother Gloria passed away due to COVID-19 in mid-April.

My Mother's Obituary, Her Death From Coronavirus, Annemarie Murphy

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My mother's obituary, her death from Coronavirus. Her mention in the New York times, U.S. Deaths Near 100,000, an Incalculable Loss (May 24, 2020).

Experience During Covid-19, Anonymous

Community Reflections

This submission from Professor James Bartley was a class assignment from a student who maintained a journal describing her experience working at a hospital during the pandemic.

Separation Anxiety, Nisha Sidana

Community Reflections

I wrote this poem about a month and a half after we were sent home from SHU. A couple of my friends were talking to me one day, telling me how much they missed their boyfriends/girlfriends, everything they love about them, and their longing to see them, knowing they wouldn't be able to. I took inspiration from this, as well as the feeling of being suddenly separated from the people you love, and wrote it into a poem I titled "Separation Anxiety." I wanted to artistically express the feeling a person gets when they realize how much they have taken …

My Thoughts On Covid-19, Patrick Ferraro

Community Reflections

I feel deeply sorry for the loved ones that were lost from the SHU community directly from COVID-19. The tragedy of death can feel even worse in a time like this where it’s almost as if we can feel it through all of the fear we are presented with.

Don't Bug Me: Everything Young Kids Need To Know About Coronavirus--In Verse!, Rhea Paul

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A story in verse for young children (3-8) about coronavirus. Narrated by the author, Rhea Paul. Press the "Slide Show" button at the top of the screen, then in the menu that appears, hit "Play from Beginning" all the way to the left.