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Zombie And Zombie Apocalypse

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Studying the zombie and zombie apocalypse for the past seven weeks has been an interesting experience. When I signed up for a class about zombies, my parents questioned me and my friends laughed. Before participating in this zombie class I thought the zombie was simply a monster with no meaning. I thought the zombie was a brain dead creature with no motivation in life. Little did I know, the zombie and the post-apocalyptic setting means so much more. The zombie and apocalypse are metaphors for bigger things connected to the world we live in. This semester I have realized that the zombie apocalypse represents the total breakdown of society. This includes the lack of technology, lack of government, and lack of social interactions within …show more content…

I believe that one important fact to consider when thinking about the “traditional zombie plot” is that everything happens so quickly. This is most likely because there is a limited time in movies and they want to get their point to fit in a one movie. Although, it seems that in today’s society with today’s technology, the apocalypse would not have such an intense effect in such a short amount of time. The movie Dawn of the Dead, depicts the full effects of a zombie apocalypse overnight. Even Contagion shows a disease that rapidly spreads in such a short amount of time. In week two and week three we focused more on technology and how the apocalypse would be affected by newly produced and even current technology. In between these two weeks we participated in the zombie project. I enjoyed the zombie project and really like creating and implementing a form of technology. I used a solar powered car as my technology. I thought of this idea while driving on the highway with my dad. He is in the automotive industry so while driving sometimes he brings up information about cars. I knew that the zombie project was coming up and I asked him about solar powered cars as well as hydrogen fuel cell cars. Both of these cars seemed like good options but through much thought, the solar powered car seemed like the best option. It has not wasted and only requires sunlight which will be created during a possible

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