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COVID-19

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CARTOON IN RELATION WITH CORONAVIRUS  The cartoon I chose represents the President of the United States.  You can see he's making an official speech at the White House.  He explains that his authority is total, which means he has the situation under control.  However we can see that his hands and face are infected with the Coronavirus.  A rather paradoxical situation which shows that in reality he is not in control at all. The United States has been particularly affected by the Coronavirus crisis.  The lack of social security is aggravating the situation.  Trump announced the containment of the population well after other countries.  The United States is by far the country that has suffered the most losses, yet deconfinement is already underway. The relationship between the concept and the Coronavirus is the global reach of this crisis.  It has reinvented the way people live, whether it is for exchange with their loved ones or f...

Coronavirus

Definitions of the ten most important terms to understand covid-19 pandemic  coronavirus Coronavirus refers to any of various RNA-containing spherical viruses of the family Coronaviridae, including several that cause acute respiratory illnesses. Notable types of  coronavirus are  SARS ,  MERS , and COVID-19. COVID-19 is popularly referred to as  (the) coronavirus or  corona for short. COVID-19 is referred to as the novel coronavirus because it is a new ( novel ) virus (i.e., it hasn’t been detected before).  Novel coronavirus can be abbreviated as  nCoV . When looked at under a microscope, coronaviruses appear to be surrounded by a spiky array thought to look like a  corona , or a crown-like shape, hence the name  coronavirus. epidemic An  epidemic is a temporary prevalence of a disease spreading from person to person in a locality where that disease is not permanently prevalent. incubation period Incubation ...

Cartoon spaces and exchanges

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First document:  On the first picture you can see a shop called "ace computers".  There are three computers at the entrance, so we can assume that it is an electronics shop.  A sign is displayed where it says “ Welcome, Eco-tourists! Why travel add to pollution? Stay home and visit exotic travel web sites! This sign offers a whole new way of travelling. A man walks past this shop looking at this sign.  He seems intrigued by this surprising and innovative ad. It's the only tourism allowed today during the global pandemic. This document can be linked with the events present.  By not traveling they ensure not only the non propagation but also a strong decrease of the pollution.  New technologies take a very important place in our lives today. It would not be excluded that such a technology would be put in place.  The virtual has nothing comparable to the real, which makes reality much less authentic. Such an invention could do good as well as ha...