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Here is a transcript of USA Pres. Biden’s address to the Americans on the 1st year
anniversary of COVID-19 pandemic. Try to analyze and fill out the box below and judge the
relevance and worth of ideas, soundness of the author’s reasoning and the effectiveness of
the presentation.
An Excerpt of the Transcript: Joe Biden delivers remarks on 1-year anniversary of
pandemic
"Good evening my fellow Americans. Tonight, I'd like to talk to you about where we are as
we mark one year since everything stopped because of this pandemic. A year ago, we were
hit with a virus that was met with silence and spread unchecked, denials for days, weeks,
then months.
"That led to more deaths, more infections, more stress, and more loneliness. Photos and
videos from 2019 feel like they were taken in another era. The last vacation, the last birthday
with friends, the last holiday with extended family.
"While it was different for everyone, we all lost something -- a collective suffering, a
collective sacrifice, a year filled with the loss of life and the loss of living for all of us. But in
the loss, we saw how much there was to gain in appreciation, respect, and gratitude. Finding
light in the darkness is a very American thing to do.
"In fact, it may be the most American thing we do. And that's what we've done. We've seen
frontline and essential workers risking their lives, sometimes losing them, to save and help
others. Researchers and scientists racing for a vaccine. And so many of you, as [Ernest]
Hemingway wrote, "Being strong in all the broken places."

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