The Walking Dead Persuasive Essay

Cold blood, cold facts, hot topic. The banning of the book In Cold Blood from many school's curriculum has been widely based on the violence, sexual content, and profanity contained in Truman Capote's novel. However, based on a true story, this novel helps showcase the indisputable issues in society. Although In Cold Blood includes savage violence that can be damaging to students in younger grade levels, the novel should be included only in upper level advanced placement curriculums because it fosters safe and open discussions about violence, profanity, and sexual content in literature.

“Hey guys! This is the last communication you shall receive from me. I now walk out to live amongst the wild. Take care, it was great knowing you” (Qtd. In Krakauer 69). After graduating from Emory University, Christopher McCandless abandoned everything, gave his entire savings account to charity, and then hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wild. In the novel, Into the Wild, Was McCandless justified in shunning society? McCandless was justified in shunning society because he simply wanted to find himself and be independent without any distractions from his friends or family.

In the book “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger, the story describes Holden Caulfield as a mystery man that a rReader would have to find clues to discover the hidden truth behind him. Holden is afraid to go into the adult world and he wishes he can stay in his childhood world, because Holden wants to avoid the adults world phoniness and it's painful for holden to grow up; knowing thats he’s been through so much as a boy and how he has heard so many lies growing up.

Death is calling to him. The prisoner is anxiously waiting to be strapped to a table. He wonders what could be on the other side of the living. Is it God waiting for his soul to be judged? Or is it plain darkness? The guards finally escorted him to the chamber where his fate lies within. A very fine needle is inserted deep into his vein and what the vile tubes contain are sodium thiopental and pancuronium bromide. Once injected, these chemicals will shut down the body completely. After a steady rhythm of the heart monitor declined, there was a long flat beep sound. A doctor examines the body and the prisoner is pronounced dead.The U.S currently have 2.3 million people locked up in a prison or jail (Mass Incarceration) . Majority of the States have the death penalty for criminals with violent offences. However, There’s a lot of controversy surrounding capital punishment. Both sides of the argument are consistently trying to persuade the population whether it’s right or wrong. The movie, Dead Man Walking, is based on a true story that centers around a death row inmate Matthew Poncelet. Sister Helen, a nun, is called to help him for an appeal to escape the death penalty. The film illustrates both factions of the argument by demonstrating the usage of the persuasive techniques like pathos, ethos, and logos.

Animals that talk are a figment of one’s imagination, however one author uses them to explain his views about other people. Animal Farm authored by George Orwell, a satire fiction, is about animals who rebel against their owners and create a life for themselves at Manor, Pinchfield, and Foxwood Farm. Snowball and Napoleon are both persuasive yet divided on their intentions for the farm.

No outcome is ever the same as another. There’s always a different ending. If there wasn’t, life would be on a loop. This is what Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant scholar, begins to worry about in Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley. He made a promise to make another creature of the opposite sex for the one he has already created. However, the creator opened his eyes, and realized that there are negative results to this deal that has been made. The young scholar didn’t want to break the promise, but he was looking for the best interest of his family. One reason why Victor didn’t want to make another monster was because this female monster that was about to be built still posed as a threat to the Frankenstein family. She may feel hatred of some sort towards their family, and may

The Ducks, Where Do They Go? Throughout the novel, The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield frequently asks the question, “You know those ducks in that lagoon right near Central Park South? That little lake? By any chance, do you happen to know where they go, the ducks, when it gets all frozen over?” (Salinger 60).

Zombies or cannibalistic humanoids are popular among the horror genre of myths and legends. As a result, they have became dominant in the pop culture with their appearance in numerous iconic films and shows. Within these legends, stories or films, zombies have been depicted in different versions. They can either be quick and cunningly vicious or slow and mindless. Some stories even portray them having a smart efficient society where they utilize a strange sense of teamwork. Although all of these versions have its comparisons, zombies always end up having a relation to the infamous virus that infects

Last week police shut down an illicit underground rave referred to as Survive The Night by many teens present. It was being held in an empty subway station under a street in downtown Manhattan. These subways have been out of use lately due to flooding from hurricane Sandy. Police found it after an anonymous tip was calling in at about 11PM Friday night. In a report, it was said that whoever had organized the rave had lit canels all though the station for light, and had even managed to sneak a substation DJ booth in. Many of the teenagers arrested at the scene for trespassing where under the influence of an arrayment of different drugs and many more had consumed alcohol dispit being underaged. Police suspect that this was not the first rave

Rick wants to create a perfect society in an imperfect world suffering from cultural decay. Rick has had a few bumps in the road, mainly a battle with the Governor at the end of season three, but has managed to keep order at the jail. All hell breaks loose when a blood trail leads to the burnt bodies of Karen and David (“Infected”), thus starting the decay of Rick’s perfect society and creating horror. Rick, in an attempt to prevent his community from falling apart, sends the murderer away. As a virus begins to spread through the jail, Rick tries to keep control of his community as tempers flare, and the dead begin to turn into walkers.

My favorite snippet of “The Walking Dead” takes place in the first season when the show demonstrates the neurological effect the zombie virus has on the brain and how electric impulses continue to fire in certain cortexes even after death. In the next season, viewers learn that the virus lies dormant in everyone and then activates after death. While most people probably dismissed these scenes when the next zombie attack transpired, I spent time contemplating the possibility of a virus or disease affecting the brain in a way similar to that depicted. What enthralled my imagination had little to do with the action or gore, but rather the scientific reasoning and justification. With my curiosity sparked, I researched the notion of zombies,

Eating is a necessary commodity. Every living being has to eat in order to stay alive. In fact, you can only survive about 3 weeks without eating. Many animals don’t receive backlash for the food they eat because, even us, human beings understand that it’s necessary to obtain proteins. However, the Big, Bad Wolf will always be unfairly criticized for eating pigs. Even though society views the wolf as malicious, that is very far from the truth as proven in sources B, C, and H because the wolf deserves to eat food as much as the pigs do.

Kayla sits up on my couch and begins to watch Pretty Little Liars with me. Right now, I'm re-watching the reruns of season one because I watched all the recent seasons. Why not start over for like the fiftieth time? For some reason I could watch this series over and over again and never get tired of it.

While feeding roadkill to the poor and homeless would be a cost saving way to cut spending for the needy there are fundamental problems that arise from this solution. The problem that would inevitably arise with consuming roadkill is keeping the meat from spoiling from time of kill to time of consumption. The Doctor's at Penn State University created a safe handling guide called "Proper Field Dressing and Handling of Wild Game and Fish" which states that the proper handling of game in the wild is keeping the meat at or below temperatures of 40 degrees Fahrenheit. The article also talked about the food danger zone which is 40 degrees to 140 degrees for no longer than 5 hours. The reason why people should adhere to the danger zone rule is because

Have you ever wanted to be immortal? To live forever and to never age, well that happens to be one of the perks of being a vampire. All vampires were at some point human but through deals with the devil, getting bitten by vampires or through magic they were turned into immortal creatures. The idea of becoming an immortal sounds great but is it worth losing your humanity and becoming a monster. Being a vampire means that you will be able to live forever but you will need to deal with the struggles of being a vampire. Being a vampire is very hard they have many weaknesses they need to avoid, they also have very strong cravings for human blood and are they cursed to forever be alone. For these reasons I don’t think immortality is worth all these