Question: Is the government’s requirement for people to wear masks a violation of human rights?

Model Essay: “A New perspective on Gun Control,” By Aristotle Aung

A New Perspective on Gun Control

In the beginning when trying to make a decision to choose a question to focus on I found myself constantly thinking about this specific question. Personally, my life has been impacted severely by the pandemic, this is the first time remote learning is introduced to me and personally adjusting to school at home has been difficult due to several factors. Due to the huge impact, the pandemic caused it changed many people’s lives economically, socially, and even politically. Due to the long duration of quarantine people are becoming restless due to frustration, income lost, and many other reasons. These people have been going into the streets protesting for the release of the lockdown. While educating myself on this situation I found it kind of unique. Everyone knows the purpose of the lockdown but protestors are now saying that the lockdown and quarantine are a violation of their human rights and is socially unjust. Many people are speculating and debating whether or not the requirement for facial covering in public areas is truly necessary. There are also people who are beginning to claim that masks are useless and do not prevent the spread of the virus and that the government is simply violating people’s human rights by creating the hoax that masks prevent the spread of diseases. Even our president, Donald Trump, is making outrageous claims on the usage of masks and the necessity of them. Due to this reason, people are protesting against their government so that quarantine may be lifted. I on the other hand wonders if this is truly an example of social injustice. When writing about how this event affects people I will look for secondary sources to find people’s experience regarding the pandemic and their opinion on whether or not the policies the government made for this pandemic are socially unjust or not. The intended audience I am trying to focus on is the people who are currently stuck in quarantine or lives which have been severely impacted both negatively or otherwise by the pandemic. The reason why I am targeting this specific group is that I have personally been affected a lot because of Coronavirus and by writing this essay I hope I can reach out to other people who are experiencing the same problems and going through the same thought process during the quarantine and help people understand the situation we are currently in and whether or not our social rights are being violated. The model essay I will be using will be “A New Perspective on Gun Control,” by Aristotle Aung. I really like the way the author structured their essay, for me it really elaborate and precise, and straightforward, the author addresses the issue, elaborates on it, and further expands on their idea through the implementation of their sources which leads to a clear conclusion. While writing my own essay I hope I can also structure it similarly to Aristotle Aung so I can make sure my points are clear and precise.

Bibliography:

Cheng, Vincent Chi-Chung, et al. “The Role of Community-Wide Wearing of Face Mask for Control of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Epidemic Due to SARS-CoV-2.” Journal of Infection, W.B. Saunders, 23 Apr. 2020, www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0163445320302358.  (Scholarly Source)

“Still Confused About Masks? Here’s the Science Behind How Face Masks Prevent Coronavirus.” Still Confused About Masks? Here’s the Science Behind How Face Masks Prevent Coronavirus | UC San Francisco, 16 Oct. 2020, www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/06/417906/still-confused-about-masks-heres-science-behind-how-face-masks-prevent.

“Human Rights and Coronavirus: What’s at Stake for Truth, Trust, and Democracy?” Health and Human Rights Journal, 2 Mar. 2020, www.hhrjournal.org/2020/03/human-rights-and-coronavirus-whats-at-stake-for-truth-trust-and-democracy/.

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