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POST 14: TºL LVA & LVO: YOUR INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENT ON THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE CURRENT HEALTH CRISIS

First of all, this video was published by Animalkind on April 8th of 2020. Due to the Corona virus expanding, zoos as well as other public spaces are closed. This YouTube video  shows zoo animals getting the chance to explore other animals' habitats. We see the faces of armadillos, sea lions, tegu lizards , penguins, dogs, tigers, camels and more discovering each other. It's fun to look at these animals getting so curious and running around, examining the new animals they meet. The zoo workers also appear in this video, they are in charge of making sure that the animals are visiting each other safely. Furthermore, I believe that this video can be linked to the Spaces and exchanges Notion. The reason why, to begin with, is that the zoo can be defined as a public space. Therefore, exchanges are forced to happen. For example, visitors pay in exchange for the permission to take a look at some animals and learn about them. Zoo guides and visitors communicate

CORONAVIRUS

Asymptomatic means “showing no evidence of disease.” Just because a person is asymptomatic doesn’t mean they aren’t infected with COVID-19. Community spread is spread of a disease where the infection source is unknown. According to the CDC, many sources of COVID-19 are due to exposure to a returned traveler who was infected. Coronavirus refers to any of various RNA-containing spherical viruses of the family Coronaviridae, including several that cause acute respiratory illnesses. Notable types of coronavirus are SARS , MERS , and COVID-19. COVID-19 is popularly referred to as (the) coronavirus or corona for short. COVID-19 is referred to as the novel coronavirus because it is a new ( novel ) virus (i.e., it hasn’t been detected before). Novel coronavirus can be abbreviated as nCoV . When looked at under a microscope, coronaviruses appear to be surrounded by a spiky array thought to look like a corona , or a crown-like shape, hence the name coronavirus. COVID-19

Exchanges in Real Spaces & Virtual Spaces

SPACES & EXCHANGES -  Exchanges in  Real Spaces & Virtual Spaces These two cartoons might illustrate the following 'key issue' ('problématique'):  How far is the boundary between real and virtual spaces  becoming increasingly blurred nowadays? Study each of the following documents along the following lines: 1. Description 2.Meaning 3. Conclusion: LINK WITH NOTION = KEY ISSUE  To be published before Friday 03/04 3 pm DOC.1    Ace Computers , by Harvey Schwadron At first sight, the cartoon's scene seems to be located in the street. There's a computer shop in the foreground : "Ace Computers". Next to it, there's a man walking by, reading the store's advertisement. The billboard is aimed at Eco-tourists, trying to persuade them that staying home, visiting "exotic travel websites" does zero harm to the environment. Furthermore, Harvey Schwardon wants us to interpret this cartoon, reflectin