FIRST ASSIGNMENT IN LIEU OF MID-SEMESTER EXAM.

ENGLISH-II

NAME: ANAND BHOMA

ENROLMENT NO.: 2019021

SECTION: A

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered

coronavirus which spreads very fast through contact and can be prevented by proper sanitization
and social distancing. The outbreak of this disease has created an unprecedented alarming
situation around the world. This is the first kind of virus outbreak which occurred in such a large
scale. In my opinion this outbreak it serves as a signal to the humans as well as to our approach
towards nature. It serves as a sign to the humans about how much precious our lives are, that our
mistakes can lead the society to doom, how granted we take our nature etc. and that we need to
start learning from our mistakes and prepare to face such difficult times. It is a message to the
world who feels it has achieved every success in the material world but is unaware of its own
limits to come out of such a crisis. This pandemic warns us about the impending crisis of the
environment due to climate change which can lead to such panic situations as this is. According
to Kyle Harper “It burst the bubble, a bubble of false comfort and denial, bubble of the belief
that we are insulated from all the hazards.” But, every act or event has a positive side and the
positive aspect of such crisis is that it gives us the opportunity to introspect ourselves and
understand that we as an individual have certain roles and duties in the society. It is a time where
we all stop and wonder how one’s action can lead to such crisis and that it is us who by taking
proper steps can stop this pandemic. This crisis has given rise to global cooperation to a massive
scale, it has showed that we all are social humans and any boundaries vanishes away when
humans unite to fight against such evils. Communities are coming together like never before in
various ways. Countries are extending their support to each and other to end the spread of
Corona Virus. In this era of Globalisation which has connected us to each and other and has
made us interdependent, the only way to help ourselves is to help one another and by protecting
the nature. This has reestablished our interconnectedness with humanity and as well as with
nature. I believe this has helped us to understand the value of being selfless and that we need to
change our behavior and the need to emerge from this pandemic. This pandemic has no doubt led
to shattering of world peace and is costing us such a price which is unaffordable to humanity by
destroying lives, disrupting economics, destroying livelihood etc. but is an opportunistic crisis
where people are uniting with their loved ones, it has relived people from their hectic schedules
and have united them to their family and most importantly signaled the humanity that we should
not take our lives for granted, we should respect our nature and should strive in any way possible
so as to preserve it.