There are those that go beyond their needs to save others but never save themselves. Individuals sometimes own an obsession with an idea that they will do anything to be superior in that concept, even ignore their own necessities. An example of this would be a high school football coach that stood out from all the rest. He, however, had a deadly illness that interfered with his living. His cancer weakened him in many ways, but not in his way of attempting to succeed in matches for his team.…
"THE WALKING DEAD"strolls on the 8th spell! Together they struggle to survive and adapt in a post-apocalyptic world filled with walkers and opposite groups of survivors, and they are often more terrible than the walkers themselves. Phew! Yes, that is "THE WALKING DEAD".…
" If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem" - African Proverb (Unknown African Source). In the book Night by Elie Wiesel, Darfur Genocide and Syrian Refugee all show that when a person's responsibility when confronted with another suffering is to help them but sometime the situation that we are, and can affect if we are going to help the person or not. Sometime were are in position where we choose not to do something when we know that someone is suffering because we know that something bad will happen. For example, In the book Night by Elie Wiesel, Elie's dad asked Elie to give him water the second time then Elie ignored him and then his dad said, "My son, water . . . I'm burning up . . ."…
Imagine being encountered with two different doors. You may choose which door to enter. One is labelled love and the other is labelled hate. The obvious choice may be love, but choosing it may be difficult depending on the situation. The book “Daniel’s Story,” written by Carol Matas displays a great example of choosing love over hate.…
The claim that Lane Wallace presents in the article “Is Survival Selfish” is that there is a very blurry line between being selfish or heroic. The two can be very similar it all depends on the circumstances. Sometimes people freeze up or run straight into the flames of a situation. Everyone has a different viewpoint on whether a persons actions were stupid or self-centered. There should be no judgment until you are put into the same position.…
In a society where the citizens believe a group effort throughout daily life is best, chaos and loss of individuality often, and almost always occur. When there is individuality present, people are able to express their singular beliefs and ideas, which leads to success and prosperity, which could not be attained without said individuality. In both The Walking Dead and Harrison Bergeron, the presence of individual dependence is shown in more than one way, this is more superior to group equality, as when you try to make everyone equal, in perspective nobody is equal. The Presence of singular control, or individuality is more superior than the total undeniable equality of everyone.…
#1 – The character Rainsford in Most Dangerous Game is a great example of a survivor with courage. Rainsford shows this trait in the story multiple times. He not only falls off a boat and swims to an island, but he also survives being chased by the evil General Zaroff too! Rainsford survives Zaroff by using all of his hunting and outdoor skills to survive and defend himself. Rainsford also shows his courageousness by jumping off the cliff to finally escape Zaroff and later defeat him.…
I agree that we can’t believe in someone 100% all the time, because everyone can change. We can’t predict the future and we will never know about what will happen to anybody. Everyone has their own mind. Mind can change due to any situation.…
Imagine living in a post-apocalyptic world where living in constant fear of zombies has become a new normal. Every little move that is made or every noise that is made can depend on life or death. Everything someone worked hard for would be destroyed and there would be no where to go for help. Would this push someone over the edge or would this push them to keep trying to survive? This is what The Walking Dead is all about.…
It's hard to imagine AMC's The Walking Dead without characters like Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), Glenn Rhee (Steven Yeun) or Carol Peletier (Melissa McBride). As the strongest characters in the show, it may be a long time before they get killed off in Season 6. However, executive producer Greg Nicotero has just admitted that one of these characters was supposed to die back in Season 3! Nicotero recently spoke to SFX Magazine (via Comic Book Resources), where he revealed that T-Dog (IronE Singleton) was originally not supposed to get killed off in the third season.…
Would survival be selfish if you were put into a situation like the holocaust? When death camps and gas chambers were all you could see? Or would surviving that dangerous horror filled time be a miracle in its place? Because surviving a situation that you have been put in, you might only be able to see getting out of it. Survival doesn’t require selfishness if your life is at risk as well as others, if you are really struggling and doing everything in your will power to survive.…
In The Walking Dead scene described above one can understand the effects of losing someone dear. The feeling of lose, anger, and regret come in to play. Death is and will always be a part of life and people die every day. Tragedies come in different shapes and forms, and as a society we have to pull together to make each other strong in difficult times. We have to give each other hope that there is something better or greater to gain.…
There are several legends or just stories regarding monsters that we have known since we were children and they have frightened us since we were young into our early teenage years. But if we really think about it, what might these monsters represent or why do we even have monsters. Authors attempted to look into the world of monsters more and attempt to identify more of what the monsters could symbolize or what they can represent regarding us, humankind. In other words, the authors explain their perspectives on how do monsters and their existence affect us, how do they represent what we are here for and more. Using the articles “My Zombie, Myself: Why Modern Life Feels Rather Undead,” “Cursed by a Bite,” and “Monsters and Messiahs” I will help…
The two stories “Breaking through Uncertainty- welcoming adversity” and “Neighbours” are both stories about how big the benefits are when you take risks. The first short story is about how a skydiver must overcome his own uncertainty, to save himself from certain death. While the other story is still dramatic, just in a different tone; it's about a young woman, who has to decide whether or not a friendship is worth standing up for something that’s right. The protagonists in both stories, they have to take risks, and they’re both rewarded for taking those risks; on with his life, and the other with a stronger friendship. Even though the skydiver is risking his life, the protagonist in “Neighbours” had more gut to do what she had to do, where's…
Not all shows are what they appear to be. To truly go behind the meaning of some shows, going in depth into the story will reveal its true implication. The Walking Dead is a TV series show in which people are living in an apocalyptic zombie era. This show gives the impression that the zombies are the evil entities, when in reality they are not. The actual foul beings are the humans.…