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Let's talk about the environmental impact of COVID-19. The masks. The paper masks. They need to go. I am so disgusted by the amount of paper masks being strewn about on the sidewalks, on local hiking trails, and in waterways. The flimsy film is not biodegradable and the straps are choking our sea creatures. Something needs to change or we're never going to recover from this pandemic. I saw this mask on the floor when I was taking a walk back from the dining hall. I was so upset. I couldn't even pick it up because I ran out of hand sanitizer. I'm going to invest in a trash picker at this point. I'm sick of it. I don't care if people call me gross or make fun of me for picking up litter. This is our planet, people; and we need to take better care of it. The rubber gloves. First of all, as of right now, wearing gloves has been deemed ineffective for fitting off COVID-19. We need to ditch the rubber and just start washing our hands! On top of that, we need to stop discarding of rubber gloves. Here's a suggestion: if you're so concerned about wearing gloves, why not invest in reusable cloth ones? Although they are ineffective as of today, at least cloth ones won't pile up in a landfill (the same thing goes for masks). I am outraged at the human race right now. Not only are we selfish, but we are sloppy, too. We must do better. I may go around campus this weekend and pick up garbage. I am so shaken by this behavior. I'm sure our planet is shaken, too.
August 22, 2020
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
The coronavirus is making my life a living hell. I am still in high school and I have little siblings. I have three little siblings. The oldest little sibling goes to school every day so that's not an issue for me. But my younger little siblings are between the ages 2 and 5. I don't want to give a specific age in case you can make the ductions or anything like that. But those two don't go to school every day. My youngest has daycare but the other one hasn't gone to school since the pandemic started. So I am at home by myself with my younger sibling trying to focus on school work and I find it very hard. End on bad days my younger sibling and my other sibling stay home and when they get together they're absolutely awesome. I love them No, but they can be a pain in the butt. During this time my mom works with my dad, they go out every day and do work. So I'm with the children until they get back. I don't find it nice to complain because they are trying to support us and complaining isn't going to help them. But for right now I'm just struggling to do my school work. I'm having a hard time with school and keeping my grades up. It's very hard to do my work. I'm very unmotivated and I don't know why.
March 27, 2021