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for Humanities. At first, I was a little now. Knowing that there is/was a
nervous to do a panel during distance virus that affected many people. I
learning because I felt that I was not admire doctors, nurses, paramedics,
going to pass. This was my first time and everyone who works. During
actually doing a panel and actually this epidemic, I felt as if I grew as a
getting graded on it with it depending better student and also growing as a
on me passing or not. Overall I felt better writer. I’m able to accomplish
that I did a good job on my panel. I writing exhibitions completely on my
was scared that I was going to do the own and that’s something I thought
panel alone without other students I would not be able to do. I became
but I wasn’t alone when I was doing more independent of my school work.
my panel. I liked all of the portfolio I felt that this epidemic is helping me
graders I felt that they were really nice become more independent and it’s
and they gave good questions for us to making me realize that I don’t always
answer. need someone to help me do some-
thing. The hardest part of Distance
At first I was backed up in learning that took a huge impact
Spanish and I needed to turn in a for me was when my friend Leamsi
lot of work that I was missing. I was passed away. I felt down and I just
failing Spanish for a while. One day I really wanted to be left alone so I took
decided to take my computer and sit a little break from my school work. I
there and just focus on my Spanish eventually pushed through it and re-
work that day. It took me about two or alized that she would not want me to
three hours to finish all of my Span- mess up on school she would want me
ish work. I then emailed my Spanish to push through this epidemic and
teacher Eriberto and asked him if he get it done. Everything that Leamsi
would be able to grade everything for wanted to do I’m doing it for her be-
me. Once he did that I got my grade cause she did not have the chance to.
back up and I was passing his class Going into a new school year I hope to
with 100. I was proud because I did stick with everything that I been do-
not ask anyone in my house to help ing during distance learning. I want
me with the work. I did it all on my to go into the new school year with
own not knowing if it was good or a new mindset, I want to get things
not but I had to get it done. For gym, done and I want to graduate early if it
everything was the same, nothing is possible.
changed for me.

In conclusion, I feel that Amer-
ica should be a little bit more careful

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