Zombie Apocalypse

Zombie movies have haunted movie theater screens since the 1930s. Yet, the definition of 'the zombie' has changed since the beginning of the new millennium. While a few decades ago, zombies were described as dead people who escaped their graves and started walking the earth again, new movies have altered that definition and now “[...] include still-living characters infected with an incurable disease that extinguishes their personalities and turns them into bloodthirsty killers” (Kay 1), or “[…] dead people who are still alive, and driven to kill and cannibalize the living” (McAlister 460). Especially these new zombies, still-living, yet infected humans, “[...] fast runners and swift climbers, [who] think nothing of smashing

Daniel Drezner book addresses how the world would potentially react should the Zombie Apocalypse start while relating it to international relations. While discussing the anarchical nature of the world, in the realist argument, he addresses the fact that it is not likely that any one state would be able to gain complete control of the world. However, if the entire world is being overtaken by a zombie plague it is not outside the realm of possibility that survivors of various nations would come together and merge with whatever power still existed and divvy out more power to that group or individual. A good old fashioned military takeover would be just the thing to create an uneasy world-wide alliance with other militaristic organizations across the world against the zombie hordes. The military would easily be able to take charge in a global catastrophe of this nature relatively quickly and with little resistance from the common people. They are one of the most disciplined and structured organizations in regards to bureaucracy and other political organizations, and would not hesitate to change the protocols of war against an end-of-the-world type of threat such as a zombie takeover. Also, military tradition and codes of conduct cross borders with significantly more similarities than do political ideologies and governmental structures, which would result in there being a much easier and more unified alliance than could ever be achieved in any other global unification setting.

There are all kinds of emergencies that we can prepare for; a zombie apocalypse is one of them. Zombies may be fictional, but natural disasters are a very real concern in which we would take the same precautions. To prepare for those kinds of outbreaks, you should have a well structured plan.

Even the most passionate zombie movie fan will have to admit that the genre gets played out from time to time. Sure, we all love a good walking dead/end of the world film. Yet, it’s been a long time since George A. Romero and Night of the Living Dead scared up audiences in 1968.

Anyone paying attention has had the privilege of seeing the rotting, disheveled, missing limb creature inhabiting society in a sensational way. Dating back thousands of years, zombies were integrated into American society with “[the] depiction of the zombie from 19th-century Haitian voodooism” (Crockett, 2016) leading to the zombie epidemic existing today. The dawn of the dead has reigned from as early as the 1930s and now a spin-off concept has emerged. A zombie apocalypse has influenced modern day media such as movies, TV shows and videogames: reflecting the viewers worst fears and adapting the generation.

Elizabeth walks up to Suzy and starts a conversation. Then she dies. It was so sad. But who died? Everyone went to Elizabeth's funeral. But wait. Did she die? Or did Elizabeth die? But Suzy was at Elizabeth's funeral. But Suzy could be a zombie. And Elizabeth could be faking death to escape the zombies. But then, Suzy could be a normal human and Elizabeth could think it's a zombie apocalypse in her mind. Or Elizabeth could be a zombie. After the funeral, Suzy flew to Chili. Then, Elizabeth slowly got out of her coffin. Or did she? Or is she a zombie? While Suzy is on the plane, she teleports Elizabeth(alive or dead, we don't know) to her. But now, the teleportation made Elizabeth a zombie. But the real

Kathleen, your definition for preparedness could have not been said any better! Every individual should be prepared for an emergency just in case a situation goes viral. During a zombie pandemic the neighbors not infected should have an area stocked with food and water just in case it may take months to prepare a vaccine to get rid of the zombie symptoms and to recovery zombies back to the individuals normal

The endless space above became saturated with a bland color; the grey shades seemed to consume the earth. The ominous stench of putrid flesh overencumbered areas around any matter it could get to. The mental state of all beings were slowly diminishing as if their brains were degrading to a pulp. It was like a plague which slowly took over, no matter if you were vulnerable in any way or not: it just came. One would feel deathly ill, dexterity would weaken, and at which point they just fall unconscious, only soon after to wake up again but not entirely be there like they once were. They would walk as if injured, talk as if their voices were limited, speaking in grunts, moans, and hisses. They were dead – undead. Their flesh beginning to decompose and peel off of their body like a leaf

Newscasters from all over the media recently broadcasted spine tingling news that there is a zombie apocalypse invading the human species. There is not only one zombie, but millions of them all over the world. Every hour the amount of zombies double in population, and the thirst for human flesh is uncontrollably desired. Once bitten by the undead, the unimaginable becomes a reality. The human body rapidly decays, and the zombie’s disease transfers with a bite. The anxiety begins and questions arise such as what to do, where to go, what to bring, and who to go with. The key elements to survival include a well-built shelter that is isolated and within range to a variety of places along with comfortable clothing, and brave, trustworthy people.

The day has come when the zombies have come back to feast on the Earth that they once learned to roam and they hope to win the blood of humans for their prize. Zombies are looking for different things to feast on and these tips are here to help guide every person to become a survivor. Zombies do not care what we work hard for or the children that we have because they only care about having us for dinner that night. The last idea anyone may want to think about is if a zombie sneaks up and happens to gets ahold of their neck. Nothing is better than a few helpful tips to follow to be able to survive this apocalypse. A zombie apocalypse can be intimidating, with the living dead walking around everywhere, but with the appropriate materials, proper hiding skills, and ultimate protective system we can survive this attack with nothing except maybe a few scratches and bruises.

John is 21 years old, he is alone. Well, there are Zombies with him, but I guess you can’t say that you can be happy with that. Because Zombies aren’t really your best friends, though. They are more like your enemies and they like brains, especially your brain! So, John wants to escape – from the world. He thinks he hasn’t got anyone on the world. When he went to Oklahoma with a stolen car, he found an old farm where he hid for several months. One day he went to a city 12 miles away from his farm to get new food and medicine and weapons. On his way he shot 16 Zombies who wanted to attack him but then he saw a girl who really didn’t look like a Zombie and ran through a street after she had hid behind a trashbucket. John screamed and yelled at her. When she saw him, her eyes glanced. There was hope in her eyes. John shot a Zombie that came along. She got scared. John stopped the car and the girl ran to him. She breathed very fast.

This semester, I’ve learned a lot about myself. I started this course unfamiliar with being in a classroom and unsure of whether I’d be able to complete the curriculum satisfactorily. Now that I’m nearly done, I’ve learned that what matters the most is putting effort into what I write and taking the time to absorb all commentary and information. Through completing this course, I feel much more confident that I have the skills and resources necessary to write a useful paper in the career I plan to enter.

Making this portfolio made me think about my writing skills and what level of writing I am on. I think that I made some improvements to my writing, but I could have done better. Some improvements I made during this semester would be better organization; I was able to produce my own outline that actually helped me while I was writing my essay. Another improvement that I made would be the ability to find three main points that could be argued in a paper. Even though there was improvement in some aspects of my writing there are some areas that could use a little work. I need to do a better job of supporting my main points. I am able to find the main

In my first assignment, I said that I would not consider myself a strong writer, describing that it is oftentimes difficult for me to get words out on the page. However, once I start actually writing, the words just flow out. Organization skills in regards to writing compositions was an area that I said I wanted to improve in. I also desired to challenge myself intellectually as a writer, and step out of my comfort zone of more formal, academic writing pieces. I believed that this expository writing class would be beneficial to my writing, and help me develop as a student and a writer. It was necessary that I learn how to change my style of writing, which is something I struggled with greatly. Nonetheless, I feel as if my writing did actually improved over the course of the year.

In my portfolio I will be including my first essay and second essay that I did for this class. I am most proud of these essays not because I took my time on them but I know that I fixed what was asked and made a lot of improvements on them. I believe I did meet the contract agreement that we signed at the beginning of the quarter. Although, I did miss some days of class, more than I expected, but even after that I feel like I kept up with my work in and outside of the classroom and what was required. I enjoyed this class a lot because I was able to learn a lot about myself as a learner and was able to work on my study habits. I learned a lot about how to read properly and how reading aloud truly helps you as a writer and learner. I also became better at being able to correct others essays without feeling guilty of what I was saying.