Lee’Andre Travis

 1/22/20

 Beacon Article

Covid Affects People’s Dreams

Covid has really impacted lots of people’s lives. 2020 was a year like no has ever seen before. A lot of restrictions were set and many just gave up and lost hope. I propose the question , How did Covid make you feel? Did Covid make you feel sad? I know Covid made me lose hope sometimes but I phased through it in a  good way . In this article , I will ask students about their feelings on people giving up on their dreams . I think  most students will have harsh words on these types of   actions. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/smashing-the-brainblocks/201805/is-it-time-gi   ve-your-dreams    

Covid has really impacted people’s lives and some have given up on their dreams . A student at Whitney Young has this to say “People giving up on their dreams is extremely sad but it’s a reality. You have to take into consideration the way this world is set up when thinking about people giving up on their dreams. There are so many obstacles made to put up a wall between people and their goals. That’s not an excuse for people not being determined but you have to understand it’s extremely difficult. As a society we need to work on ourselves as a whole as well as individuals in order to get to a place where reaching our goals is more attainable”says Da’Jae Allen ‘23.  Da’Jae really believes that giving up is a reality but one must face it and move on for the better.

There are many students who have the same opinion as Da’Jae. I can agree with Da’jae and I’m sure other students have that feeling too. “ I feel like people shouldn’t give up on their dreams because after all, we only have one life to live. You should follow your dreams and do whatever it takes because you might regret it in the end. But people should follow their own path and do what they feel like”says Luka Pina ‘22.  Luka really believes in living in the moment and that  you should always follow your dreams no matter what  .  https://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/11-reasons-why-its-important-follow-your-dreams.html.

The last and final student at Whitney young had this to say, “ People shouldn’t give up on their dreams. It’s just not right because you don’t know what you can be one day . You may be able to run the world or become one of the world’s greatest” says Davion Harris ‘21. I think I really agree with Davion because you don’t know what you can be until you really try to achieve what you wanna be . People give up before the actual results happen because maybe they aren’t up for the challenge and they just want to cool off for a while.