Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there are some significant “civic activities” that have emerged and remained present in society today. These civic activities include protesting, vaccination, and voting. 2020 was an important time for the Black Lives Matter movement and protests sparked throughout the country. Since then, protests have become all the more common, especially in regards to issues such as abortion rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and the Black Lives Matter movement. Protesting embodies the commonplace of community as it brings together those who are fighting for the same end goal. Vaccination was another civic activity that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although vaccinations have been around for decades, getting vaccinated became something that was expected of people, especially as data continued to show that getting the COVID vaccine was effective at protecting people from getting the virus. Before the pandemic, vaccination was still a topic of debate, but it was not as prominent as it was during the end of 2020 and throughout 2021. People began to feel as if they were serving a specific duty to their country by getting the vaccine, which embodies the commonplaces of health and community. Health is a commonplace as much of society’s focus is on the health of the people and it is part of every aspect of life. In fact, it could be said that this commonplace could also be applied to protests, as many protests regarding women’s reproductive health began amidst the pandemic. The final civic activity that I noticed had arisen during the pandemic was voting. Obviously voting has been around for hundreds of years, but it became especially important during the 2020 election when people’s views were extreme. Much emphasis was being placed on millennials and Gen Z as they had been reported to have lower voter turnouts in past elections. Due to the state of the country and world at this time, it was important that people voted and had opinions about election candidates as the future of their healthcare and economy were extremely different depending on who was elected as president. Increased emphasis on voting as a civic activity also embodies the commonplace of community and voting (ironically). Going to voting centers, registering to vote, and exercising one’s right to vote all fall under this commonplace and help Americans choose their leaders and form their countries policies. All of these civic activities arose during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the fragile state of both the country and the world, as numerous civic issues began to arise at the same time. The country was in a state of unrest when it came to healthcare, women’s rights, and racial equality, so these activities rose to bring people together again and restore some parts of normal life.