A HOPEFUL MESSAGE Melani Mendoza 3rd Grade • Horace Greeley Elementary
It was a rainy day in March 2020. I was doing my homework sitting next to the window looking at the street because it was the only peaceful place I could look at while being stuck inside my house. All of sudden, a lady caught my attention. The first thing that I noticed was the way she looked, as if she was worried. She seemed lost and sad. I started wondering if she had to go get food for her family or if she had someone in the hospital who was sick because of COVID-19. Since the start of 2020, COVID-19 has infected the world with lots of people getting infected and then sick. Maybe she is worried that if she goes outside she would get sick as well. But still she had to go get food or do something else. COVID-19 has done great damage to the world. First, every school in the U.S. closed and now students are e-learning. There are many people that lost their jobs because companies had to close. Most of the restaurants are doing mobile orders to deliver food,and all the public parks are still closed. Everyone was required to stay home, except for essential workers like nurses and doctors. Now, we have to wash our hands more often, don’t touch our faces and stay 6 feet away from each other to prevent the spreading of the virus. In my case, I am thankful that my mom is able to stay home with us every day, but I do worry about my dad when he has to go to work because he is part of the essential workforce. But I know that many people do not work or have lost their jobs so it is harder for them to buy food and supplies for their family.
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