Summarizing the Online Learning Divide by Katie Reilly

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Plagues have been a common phenomenon around the world since time immemorial. Some plagues have affected a large group of individuals around the world that they have been declared a worldwide emergency. When there is a plague, almost everything stops as everyone tries to find ways of avoiding the plague and getting through the next day. The United States of America is one of those countries that have been affected by plagues. Therefore, plagues are a common phenomenon in the United States of America and the entire world, and they affect various individuals differently.
The United States of America has undergone various plagues in the past. The plagues have been in existence from as early as the 14th century. In his article “A Plague Is an Apocalypse. But It Can Bring a New World”, Andrew Sullivan mentions some of the plagues that the country has suffered. He states, “When the plague returned to a fast-repopulating Europe in the 14th century, in the Great Mortality known as the Black Death, up to 60 percent of Europeans perished in an astonishingly short amount of time”. From Sullivan’s statement, the United States of America has been through worse plagues that have seen many of its citizens perish. Fortunately, the country has been able to deal with every plague they have faced and emerged stronger. Despite all the plagues that the United States of America have faced before or will face in the future, they will be able to find a way to overcome it and continue with their day-to-day activities.
Plagues have negative impacts on every sector of the society. When a plague hits, not only are peo...