English Final Draft
Use the prompt to write a rough draft and submit it to the Rough Draft Forum. Include at least one quote from reading or the Harari interview, and at least one quote from one of your classmates to support your argument. Quote From classmate:” When I first heard about COVID-19, I looked at it as if it wasn’t a big deal, so I just thought of it as a vacation because my school closed whenever it struck the U.S, but little did I know that it would end my high school experience in the most disappointing way. My friends and I were having the time of our lives playing video games till 3 in the morning; this was a dream come true to us because we have always thought about a huge event like this would happen where self-quarantine would be mandatory, using this as an excuse to do nothing but a game. As time passed around April, I noticed that I began to lose my interest in gaming. I felt as if I was wasting my youth doing nothing, so it struck me when I told myself, “ Damn, I’m really in my room waiting for days to go by, just for them to be the same.” At first, I enjoyed the quiet roads, just the sound of the birds when you go outside, but this made me feel lonely because I was so used to seeing my friends every day who are loud and obnoxious. Still, their personalities make memories, good ones, unlike the self-isolation, where it is just plain and saddening. “
- Revise your essay.
- Edit your essay.
- Submit your Final Draft
Works Cited
Davis, James C. The Human Story: Our History, from the Stone Age to Today. New York: Harper’s Perennial. 2004.
Dietz, Kasia, et al. “Travel – What Coronavirus Reveals about the World’s Culture.” BBC, BBC, 28 Mar. 2020,
www.bbc.com/travel/story/20200327-what-coronavirus-reveals-about-the-worlds-culture (链接到外部网站。)
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Harari, Noah Yuval. Sapiens. New York: Harper’s, 2014.
“Coronavirus: Yuval Noah Harari, philosopher and historian, on the legacy of Covid-19” YouTube, uploaded by BBC HARDtalk May 5, 2020. https://youtu.be/gfVrin7Ybp8
Matyszcyk, Chris. “I Went to a 50-person Zoom Party and I May Never Recover.” ZDNet, 17 May 2020, www.zdnet.com/article/i-went-to-a-50-person-zoom-party-and-i-may-never-recover/
Running Head: CORONAVIRUS AND HUMANITY 1
CORONAVIRUS AND HUMANITY 4
Rui Deng
Cal State LA
Joshua Adachi
English 1005
10-30-2020
Rough Draft
Covid-19 has brought out the best and the worst in human beings. The enormous majority of individuals are representing the best of humanity and bringing real hope to others as they strive to put the pandemic to an end. The illness and suffering brought by this pandemic are reduced by their spirit of generosity, kindness, and compassion. By being disciplined about safe behaviors numerous citizens around the globe have been protecting the elderly and others most susceptible to the pandemic in their communities. People have been assisting their neighbors in modest acts of grace like providing groceries, offering connections, calling them to keep spirits up, and running errands. Everywhere, community coordinators have been stepping up to offer food to those in need comprising children who lost access to regular meals once schools closed (Skey & Jiménez-Martínez, 2020).
Possibly the entire best of humanity has been proved in the forefront healthcare professionals who have dedicated numerous hours and despite the obvious risks have been showing up for work daily. Countless medical professionals have lost their lives giving service to those infected with the coronavirus. Similarly revealing their willingness to accept risk as well as compassion for others are essential workers who have been picking up trash, delivering mails and packages, manning the cash registers, or maintaining critical elements of society despite the presence of the pandemic (Morales, 2020).
Although the pandemic has brought out the best in humanity it has also revealed some of the worst human behavior. Among them, the top is those who have declined to acknowledge that their actions have repercussions on others’ health. The pandemic has been spreading rapidly because those who perceive themselves at little or no risk of illness, or somewhat forthrightly do not care about others’ health provide the kindling needed to keep the virus spreading. (expend this one)
Additionally, Covid parties have perhaps represented the very worst of humanity. In such parties, young individuals supposedly have been gathering at a locality with an infected host and they pool their cash into a collective pot and the payout goes to the person who will become infected first. Even though these parties may be city legends, various recognized public meetings have continued to contribute to more infections of Covid-19 whether deliberately or not. (sources support this paragraph.)
Correspondingly reckless behavior that has been represented is the declining to put on a face mask in public claiming it impinges on the freedom of a person without considering the freedom that is lost by the ones who succumb to the coronavirus pandemic. Some individuals demonstrate represent lack of humanity by even saying they cannot wear a mask for any other person especially the ones who are unhealthy. They feel that the unhealthy individuals who have an issue that is entirely their problem. (article support)
During this Coronavirus pandemic, it is necessary for the whole population that is all of humanity to come together and work towards eliminating this novel virus. During this time if people fail to play their roles, the people who lost their jobs will stay without a job for a long period, students will not be in a position to go back to school safely, and essential will go on risking their lives in a work setting where vulnerability persists.
Being informed is key in reducing the infection rates of the pandemic. According to Harari Noah, the best defense that humans have against pathogens is not isolation but information (Harari, 2020).
References
Harari, Y. N. (2020). Coronavirus: Yuval Noah Harari, philosopher, and historian, on the legacy of Covid-19–BBC HardTalk.
Morales, M. (2020). Science at the service of humanity: The challenge with the novel coronavirus.
Skey, M., & Jiménez-Martínez, C. (2020). Coronavirus reveals how important the nation is to our daily lives. The Conversation.