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Gamriel Sosa

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May 2, 2020

Daily Journal #5 

Saturday, 2 May 2020

Today I read an article written by Colette DuChanois which was posted onto News 4 Jax called Duval County beach restrictions to be lifted; zoo to reopen. The article is about Lenny Curry who is the mayor of Jacksonville, Florida and his plan to reopen some beaches and a zoo. During a virtual news conference, Mayor Curry said, “While this is a positive step, I continue to urge people of Jacksonville to be cautious and responsible, and continue to practice social distancing…” The quote from the mayor’s virtual conference shows that though his plan to reopen public areas might pose a risk he will still be enforcing the use of social distancing procedures. I think that though this will certainly release some of people’s stress that they might have collected in the past two months it will also be a risk, but is still much needed.

 

Sunday, 3 May 2020

The article I read today is called China ‘copycat’ buildings: Government clamps down on foreign imitations that was posted onto BBC News. In the article the author talks about the government’s statement on the many “copycat” buildings that are spread around Chinese cities. A quote from the article is “A government statement says ‘plagiarizing, imitating, and copycatting’ designs is prohibited in new public facilities.” The quote talks about how the government commented on recreating buildings from foreign places like English towns, Alpine villages, and the Eiffel Tower. Another quote is also part of the statement that says “buildings reveal a city’s culture.” This quote is the reason why the government has begun prohibiting copycat buildings. What they build should reveal their culture and if they build foreign buildings they are showing only other countries’ culture. I think that I agree with the government’s statement and why they think that it would be better to build based on their culture.

 

Monday, 4  May 2020

The article I read today is called Armed black citizens escort Michigan lawmaker to capitol after volatile right wing protest, it is written by Lois Beckett and was posted onto The Guardian. As the title suggests the article is about the state representative Sarah Anthony and why she had armed citizens escorting her to her workplace at the capitol. One quote that caught my eye is when “Lynn said he did not want to see a black woman who had been elevated to political office feeling threatened ‘because of the white supremacists in the yard.’” The quote from the article shows Michael Lynn Jr who was one of the escorts saying why he decided to escort the member of the house of representatives. I think that Michael Lynn Jr was doing good when he decided to escort Sarah Anthony to capitol.

 

Tuesday, 5 May 2020

Today I read an article that was posted in the U.S. News by the associated press called Ted Cruz getting a haircut at a salon whose owner flouted orders. The article informs readers about how state senator Ted Cruz got a haircut from a salon whose owner broke the orders to close her business. One quote from the article that caught my eye is “President Donald Trump also came to Luther’s defense Friday on “Fox & Friends” and called her “an incredible representative for a large group of people that want to do the same thing.” This quote from the article caught my eye because I have heard many people talk about how the president wants to get more people affected by the virus and if this is true this might support the theory. I think that this was a nice experience for the salon owner for have been supported by the mayor and even the president.

 

Wednesday, 6 May 2020

Today I read an article that was posted in The New York Times by the associated press called Mexico’s government is hiding a huge corona virus toll, especially in the capital: Live Updates. The article was written to inform about how the Mexican government might be lying about their death tolls by ignoring hundreds or maybe even thousands of deaths. A Quote from the article that caught my eye is “Doctors in overwhelmed hospitals in Mexico City say the reality of the epidemic is being hidden from the country. The quote is what many of the doctors said about what the government is doing to keep their covid-19 death tolls a secret from the public.