Zombie apocalypse

while watching these events unfold right in front of you. Well, let me be the first to say that I have. In fact, after watching Dawn of The Dead, for the first time as a fifth grader, I was afraid to go to sleep. Thinking I might wake up and see a zombie walking around, or I myself might turn into one and start attacking my family like the little girl in the movie. Despite my fear, however, I seem to always get my hands on either a movie, or a video game that involved civilians being attacked…

rhetorical techniques/strategies that complimented it at as a whole. The genre of this text is a compare and contrast essay that compares a zombie apocalypse to the present economic malaise. She connects the recent zombie craze to the current economic rescissions and draws parallels between them. Bosch thesis for her paper is “What’s new about the current zombie craze it its white-collar shine”. This articulately constructed sentence immediately shows the reader her main idea about the two…

A zombie apocalypse suggests the end of humanity by humanity. Essentially zombies wound turn healthy people into zombies by eating their brains which would lead to a large population decrease. While this is far from reality we are still hardly equipped for this epidemic. Ali Kahn’s “Preparedness 101” and the “How to Survive Zombies” poster demonstrate this. As living human beings we are not prepared for a zombie apocalypse because all we know about zombies is what we learn from entertainment…

In World War Z, by Max Brooks, a zombie virus ravages the lands leaving all in its ways in ruins. Human society is on the break of collapse and a solution must be formed before the human race becomes extinct. Natural selection and genetic engineering are both front runners in theories of solution to the problem however natural selection move the human race further with less consequences in the future. The solution of the zombie virus is to allow natural selection to take its course and allow…

begun to take a new form. In the past, the apocalypse has been seen as an end to the world as we know. An event that would save those who followed God’s word while condemning those who failed in this task. However, popular culture has appropriated a new interpretation of this Christian event. We will attempt to define the how the apocalypse has been reinterpreted, as well as, how violence from God does not necessarily predict an oncoming apocalypse. With the creation and deployment of…

Shawn McIntosh’s essay, “The Evolution of the Zombie: The Monster That Keeps Coming Back,” ends by suggesting that the reason why zombies, although they are not the most frightening of the monster genre, made their way to being an iconic entity in our imaginations because of the way they comment on the events that are happening during their times and the need to go against societal rules. He also goes on to further imply that even in that kind of chaotic mentality, we find comfort in the sense…

Red Cross Zombie Emergency Plan Everyone has seen the show The Walking Dead and cannot get enough. People seem to be engrossed by the idea of a zombie apocalypse; however, if this were to become a reality would we have a sufficient plan of action to survive such an ordeal? As a member of Red Cross or just a citizen of this town, would you know what to do? What procedures are required, or what actions to take? In case of a zombie outbreak, Red Cross provides exclusive plans dealing with…

It's official, Warm Bodies wins the award for the most creative and unique relationship ever. R is a zombie who finds himself inexplicably caring for young, vivacious Julie, after stumbling upon her while attacking some humans. As he consumes the brain of her boyfriend, he receives brief memories of his captive's life, including his love of Julie. Through strange circumstances, he decides to protect Julie and keep her safe from other zombies. Now wait right there, it definitely sounds sick,…

like slaughtering zombies.” This statement is true in the eyes of Chuck Klosterman, where he expresses opinions in his article “My Zombie, Myself: Why Modern Life Feels Rather Undead”. In correlation, to the movie Warm Bodies directed by Jonathan Levine one can see that there are many things that we can relate to in modern life that can also be seen in a zombie apocalypse world. For example, in both worlds you can see that once we adapt to our daily lives of work, school, invasion of zombies,…

“Raising the Dead.” Journal of Popular Film and Television. (2006):.33:4, 196-205, DOI:10.3200/JPFT.33.4.196-205 The article mainly discusses what aspects of a zombie and their movies are that make them such fowl creatures, while at the same time being impactful with society and people. The author gives specific details on how different movies and characters all deal with different taboo topics in society and how…