Although I’ve been only living for a little bit more than a decade in this world, I have realized many things in the course of these 13 years. Obstacles, challenges, hardships, and experiences have shaped the way I see things, and furthermore, shaped the things I believe in. One of my personal beliefs is that being united will make everything possible, and there are plenty of situations in my life where this is true. What’s a better example that we should remain together other than right now. While with these current circumstances where we are told to stay apart, we should actually become more united than ever. Maybe not physically together, but in a sense that we’re all here for each other. It’s unbelievable how quickly the coronavirus has turned our world upside down with just a blink of an eye. For instance, one second you hear rumors about a new virus with only 10 cases in China, and then in the next, it turns out to be a deadly pandemic. It’s almost like it’s straight out of a movie; schools, stores, and restaurants closed, people panicking, getting sick, losing their jobs, and others are not able to see their loved ones. It is truly impossible to wrap your head around this because it’s so difficult to believe this is all happening, yet it is. But enough of the negative side of things, let’s focus on the good things, and the good people. Many organizations have helped people with financial struggles, given them food, masks, and many necessary supplies. Doctors and nurses are risking their lives everyday for us when we need them the most. As you can see, with the help of each other we have accomplished many things that we wouldn’t be to if we were all alone. Let’s remember that the coronavirus does not care what race or how rich you are, it affects all of us this is why we should all be in this together. My family has always stuck together, and by doing so we have made a lot of things possible. I travelled 2,213 miles from my home country to be here, living in Great Barrington, MA. This is all thanks to my parents who worked extremely hard every single day to get us all here. Every obstacle we had to face when we arrived here, we have faced them together. Discrimination, language barriers, legal and financial problems were one of the many obstacles we had to endure. Whereas these problems would break someone if they didn’t have anyone along them, but luckily we did have each other. Now, we are at this point where I would never guess we would be at, and I’m immensely grateful for my parents who were always there for me. For this reason, this ongoing journey has genuinely only made my beliefs stronger. One voice will hardly be heard, but many voices united will lead to a greater impact. It's hard to believe how someone like me was lucky enough to receive a better education, better opportunities, and overall a better quality of life. I was referring to myself as lucky because unfortunately many undocumented children don’t have the same opportunities that they should have, and the same goes for the black community. We may not see it around us, but it doesn’t mean it isn’t there. In fact many people have grown tired of facing or seeing discrimination because of the color of their skin, and they have gathered to take action. The murders of innocent black men and women were the last straw to pull to make this happen. As a consequence of this, the black lives matter movement was formed. Protests have been occurring in all 50 states demanding justice. It’s fascinating what many people with the same goal are able to accomplish by standing together. Staying together makes us more powerful and almost invincible. United we can accomplish anything, and end racism. In short, staying side by side will form an unbreakable bond that can overcome anything. Proof of this is that by helping, standing, and supporting each other we've been able to survive this pandemic, stand against racism, and gotten this far in life. No matter what the next years will bring, good or bad, if we stay united I know we will be okay.
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