Covid Pandemic Research Paper

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Sebastian McCoy Professor Fox English 101 28 April 2024 How the Covid Pandemic Affected Me The Covid pandemic had a profound effect on many aspects of daily life. According to an article provided by the NIH, these can be categorized by healthcare, economic, and social. Haleem, et al. Businesses had to change how they did things, and many had to close down due to the restrictions caused by the virus. Hundreds of people lost their jobs. Hospitals were overwhelmed by the sheer number of patients and had to delay or cancel routine procedures. Families could not visit, and many people died with nobody there. Schools closed down, and that is when I discovered that I learn better remotely, cared more about senior activities than I thought, and that …show more content…
It felt like it had taken forever to get this far; however, Covid changed that. At first, it seemed like a vacation. I had no idea we would not return to the classroom, or that the end of senior year would be so drastically different than what I had expected. Before Covid, I had not thought much about the activities or participating. I had a few close friends but did not feel like a part of the whole senior class, so I was not planning on doing any of those things; however, when the possibility of doing them was taken away by the Covid pandemic, I realized that they were important to me and they were memories I would not have. Talking with classmates online showed me that we all felt the same; we were being cheated out of some of our senior experiences. Our senior trip to King’s Island was a great day with friends, food, and fun. As I understand it, the senior dinner would have been awards, some silly, some serious, but overall, an evening to talk, laugh, and remember. This brings us to prom; I am not much of a dancer, but I do love music. I had not planned to attend, and spending money listening to music with a group of people I hardly knew seemed