Arianna's Life Memos

Journal Entry 1 3/20/20: It is a ghost town outside. I view through my window out to willow road where thousands of cars once drove by, several every second. Now I can count to ten, or even twenty before the next car zooms by. Last week my family went on a couple of walks to get some fresh air and out of the house. It was as if we had the plague. Everytime we walked near someone, they would cross the street so as to not come within feet of us. Today, my sister told me that 13,000 Americans officially have CoronaVirus. This number is huge to begin with, but that only includes the ones who have been tested and shown symptoms. It has reached every state and the number is nearly doubling each day. Hospitals are worried that they’re going to reach carrying capacity and not be able to save everyone. In Italy, they had to start picking who they were going to save. If it was between the 75 year old with an immune system deficiency or a 30 year old healthy mother of two. I can’t even imagi...

Abstract: As a Jewish teen living in America in the 21st century, I am concerned about the well being of my immediate and greater religious community. Through research, I found that there are a variety of threats from all different angles, yet all target Jews. Many white supremesists and nationalists are anti-Semitic and have caused disturbances. Additionally, there have been several other empowering groups like neo-Nazis, who have marched and spread their hateful beliefs around the nation. Social media has aided the rapid dissemination of bigotry too.  This research aimed to identify the source of Jewish hatred so it can be ceased. Reflection:  In the past five years there has been an influx of anti-Semitic incidences in the United States. As stated in my paper, “Throughout 2018, there were 785 anti-Semitic incidences reported, but in just the first six months of 2019, there were already 780 anti-Semitic incidences ( abc news-White Supremesists Arrested ).” Anti-Semit...