The Dead Essay

Portrayals of zombies fill the mainstream media and popular culture. From television shows such as The Walking Dead to movies like 28 Days Later and Zombieland. Zombies have even been largely popularized through the Resident Evil novels followed by video game and big screen adaptations. The most awarded video game, The Last of Us, is based on a post-apocalyptic world full of zombie-like creatures. The popularity that zombies still elicit in the media can be traced back to one film that changed…

While I sit here playing Red Dead Redemption by Rockstar San Diego it reminds of a lot of action adventure games. The game resembles any other game I have played, but the animations during the hunting sense are something to be seen. My character is equipped with a carbine rifle that he uses to hunt a variety of animals. The hunting aspect of the game is so appealing; in fact, it I was so overcome by it that I lost focus of what my other objectives where. Red Dead Redemption, not only allows the…

book series The Walking Dead has since become a worldwide phenomenon since its premiere in October 2010. For some, it's the excruciating gore that makes it appealing backed by the sheer fascination of zombies , while for others, it's the presentation of humanity's resilience and the emotional and spiritual revelations only a zombie apocalyse can squeeze the sh*t out of everyone. To make the apocalyptic journey more exciting, here are some fun facts about The Walking Dead. Frank Darabont Days…

Trending today in popular culture is the transformation of books, even comic books, into television shows and series. The fascination with zombies, vampires, and other supernatural beings is at the highest it has ever been in our society. The Walking Dead is a television series directed by Frank Darabont, first aired in 2010, which was originally a comic book series by Robert Kirkman. The show displays the willingness of human beings to fight and survive during a zombie’s invasion. According to…

The Dead Sea Scrolls are a well-known archaeological finding of manuscripts that recorded biblical documents and religious history, copied in the second century. The scrolls were discovered in the years 1947-1956, at Khirbet Qumran, a large area of the Dead Sea’s northwestern shore. These scrolls were retrieved from eleven different caves and are classified in three categories: Jewish literature (400 manuscripts), biblical books (200, manuscripts) and Sectarian compositions (200 manuscripts).…

Walking Dead is a realistic zombie show set in the post-apocalyptic world of Georgia. The show has gained popularity over the last few years. Currently, The Walking Dead is on season six, and there is no evidence of it ending any time soon. The comic book serial, which is what it is based off is not close to its conclusion. The show is a financial and critical success. The show has an eight point six on IMDb (The Walking). It brings in a hauling of money. Universal Studios markets The Walking…

DEAD POETS SOCİETY Dead Poets Society investigates the contention between realism and romanticism as these differentiating standards are introduced to the understudies at an all young men private academy. Welton Academy is established on convention and perfection and is set on giving strict organized lessons recommended by the realist, hostile to youth administration. With the unfolding of each new semester, many parents relinquish their children, leaving them in the attempted hands of Welton…

be analysed; it says that instead of just judging the work in front of you, you need to look at how the work relates or builds upon that of previous poets. I believe that this relates to the movie, The Dead Poet Society for a number of reasons, the first being that the excerpt uses the word “dead poet” when describing whose past work the the current poem should be judged against, this obviously relates to the title of the film, which foreshadows Neil’s own death in movie. The last thing I that I…

The Walking Dead: Zombies Among Us “People can try and set you in the right direction, but they can’t show you the way”, said Morgan, one of “The Walking Dead’s” most morally torn characters of all time (Negrete). The statement embodies the mental battle that each character must conquer regularly as they are trying to survive in a world that offers nothing but hard decisions. The constant fight between good and evil is what has kept the fans of the series coming back in droves for the last seven…

horror has seen significant change over the past few decades, the most notable being the quality of production, graphics and costume. From white paint applied to the face to now detailed graphics that show the gore and horror of living dead. George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead (1978) has far by been one of the most notable influences on the genre to date. Such influences have led to the release of successful films like Train to Busan (2016), directed…