Tony Moore

English Composition I

    

 

The past year so far has been a rollercoaster, in my opinion. Its been full of ups and downs, and me jumping into adulthood at a fast pace. Nobody thought the pandemic would still affect us to this day, nor did anyone think it would be this catastrophic event. Covid influenced my future decisions playing in Football, and it also took family and friends away from not only my family but I’m sure a lot of people. It worried my parents and me about future events, and it also changed the way we approach different situations. A good thing I could say is that many money-making ventures were positive with Covid being around; I also enjoyed being in the house during times through the pandemic. This period of time definitely taught me how to be mentally stronger and adapt in certain situations. I believe everyone needed this experience because we often learn things from these events, whether the problem affected us negatively or positively. I will continue to be strong-willed and motivated to continue bettering my life. The pandemic also humbled me in ways that I couldn’t imagine for the better.

 

Blog Post #3

English Composition I

Tony Moore

 

 

I don’t remember March 2020 vividly, but the events months after caused terrible experiences. I knew to start taking the virus seriously when my mom went to the grocery store every day to make sure my little brother and I had enough food and supplies we needed to prepare for quarantine. I didn’t believe things could get affected quickly and thought everything would be fine in a couple of months; who knew we would still deal with Covid years later? Everything around me started changing from being forced to stay in the house to doing school online. Those days were the worst because I’m a terrible virtual learner. When my grades started to slip, that’s when I was worried the most. I had to worry about that, but I also had to worry about the upcoming football season and how Covid was going to affect it. I’ve always been tough tho’ so, I didn’t let these tragic events take a toll on me, but they definitely had me stuck in certain situations. I felt like everyone around me was panicking; my mom would freak out if I didn’t wear a mask to certain places or if I didn’t wash my hands before I touched something. I think what scared her the most was the news; her seeing thousands of people die weekly really freaked her out. It seemed like it was all she would talk about during those times.

When Spring turned into Summer in 2020, the main thing I set on was preparing for the football season. I didn’t care what rules or regulations Covid had implicated; I just knew that I wanted to be playing on that field on Friday nights. When I wasn’t focusing on football or working out, the main thing that kept me entertained was taking care of my 3-year-old brother and playing video games. I also loved binge-watching shows all week throughout the summer; it seemed to keep the time flying by considering that I wasn’t allowed to leave the house most of the time.

 

 

Blog Post #2

Tony Moore

English Composition 1

 

  When did Covid-19 affect my life the most? It all started early august, right around the beginning of the football season. In my senior year of high school, I was around 17 years old. My school was eleven floors with tons of elevators and stairs, so it was pretty big, so many students had different interests in academics, sports, clubs, etc. But during my early life, I quickly found a passion for football. I don’t know if it was me watching my dad cheer for his favorite team or if it was me playing backyard football with close friends that made me love the game this much. As soon as my senior year started, everyone on the team was forced to wear masks to practices, film studies, and work-outs. After a while, things got pretty standard until the season was about to start. The schedules were released, and the coaches notified players that parents couldn’t come to most games due to COVID-19. Once the news reached me, I quickly panicked because my parents could always go to my games in the past. I finished the season with offers from over 7+ offers from different schools. Most schools couldn’t offer kids in my class due to COVID and several college players being offered another year of eligibility for the same reason. Basically, my whole senior year was ruined due to COVID-19.

   Later that year, the pandemic started to get worse. Around December, the numbers rose, and people fought for their lives every day. I wouldn’t necessarily say COVID affected my life around this time, but it definitely affected the people around me. Going into 2020 was very stressful, from my parents making sure we had enough food to survive to a family member dying from the disease. Before these things happened, I didn’t really take COVID seriously; maybe it was because I didn’t know anybody who was experiencing these things that I saw on TV or perhaps because I didn’t think these things could happen to me. I soon was humbled and understood that I needed to take proper precautions to care for myself.