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  The Last Days of Ptolemy Gray                  The psychological drama series The Last Days of Ptolemy Gray has a powerful impact on how an individual navigates their last days knowing the end is near. The series is based on a book written by American novelist, Walter Ellis Mosley. With only one season with six heart-felt episodes, it shines a light on the importance of life, family, and money. The first episode was released on March 11th, 2022, on Amazon Prime. Staring one of the best actors from his generation, Samuel L. Jackson. Samuel L. Jackson was born in Washington, D.C., raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Jackson only had his mother growing up due to losing his father to alcoholism. Originally went to college in Atlanta to studied marine biology. While attending that school he became heavily involved in civil rights movement. With the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Jakson became so mov...

What If Covid-19 Never Happened?

What If Covid-19 Never Happened? In 2020, I lost my father to COVID-19, a virus that changed the world in ways none of could have ever imagined. But what if it had never happened? What if life had continued as normal, by lockdowns, loss, and uncertainty? In December 2019, a scientist first discovered a contagious virus in Wuhan, China. Two days after its discovery, China was put on strict lockdown. “In January 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) alerted the nation of the outbreak abroad. Later that month, the first national case of COVID-19 was reported in the state of Washington; by January 24, the virus had made its way to Chicago” (Northwestern Medicine). No one would have ever imagined the disruption it was going to cause in everyone’s daily life. This virus impacted millions of people. What if COVID-19 had never happened? The world would have avoided such massive suffering, and all those individuals who lost loved ones, like I did, would have still been ...