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“Masks” by Nick Cannon, City As School
New York City is probably the most prideful city I know. New Yorkers
really don’t care about staying inside and keeping everyone safe. Instead, it’s
“NYC never sleeps! We not staying at home”, “We outsideee! It’s a movie yurr!”
on social media. We are so egotistical, thinking that we are some immune
creatures. I am ashamed to say that my generation is a part of this. I get that we
know that we’re strong people but come on, this is ridiculous.
As a continuation, the second most frustrating part of this pandemic
is since we can’t control people and how they choose to live their lives, it’s af-
fecting other people. Their selfishness affects the elderly and the helpless. For
example, imagine being a loving parent that takes care of their child. You put
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