Zombie Survival

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Task Three: Home Defense

In Max Brooks's article entitled The Zombie Survival Guide, he stats that ways that you can do to prepare your house for a zombie apocalypse.The author supports his claim by telling us ways we can modify our homes to be more indestructible. He says not to buy anything like making your home tornado proof because it's to expensive so if you want one to buy one already built because it's cheaper. The author next proceeds to show what weapons to get for portability and stationary. He has all sorts of weapons for just a single person. Finally the author stats that having the right equipment will help you live longer through a zombie apocalypse until there is a cure or a camp where people can go to be safe. He says,"Common household items are clothing and toilet paper."

Literary Analysis: Lord of the Flies (Extra Credit)

Jesus Dulay

12/5/13

Block 3

Lord of the Flies

1. Lord of the Flies is a non-fiction novel that tells a story about a group of little kids that get stranded on a deserted island. The main characters in the story are Ralph, Jack, Simon, Piggy, Rodger, Sam and Eric, and the Lord of the Flies. Ralph finds a conch when walking on the island. Ralph blows the conch to lead people in his direction to see who else is on the island. Then the group picked who would be in charge of what. Ralph became leader, Jack became hunter, and Sam and Eric are the scouters. When living on the island for quiet some time they learn how to be a civilized group with helping on the food, fire, hygiene, and survival. Over the time the group has lost people from the group and is separating. Simon has his own little spot that he likes to go. Simons’ spot is where there is shade and fruit and he enjoys it. Simon goes for a walk at night and the littleluns think he is the suppose “beast” so they have a meeting for that. Simon has an encounter with the Lord of the Flies and have a vision with the Lord of the Flies. When the group has their separation they become less civilized and are not using the conch anymore. Their fate of getting saved has died after their fire goes out and a ship passes by. Once Jack’s group has Ralph alone and no one on his side they go hunting for him. Ralph has to run from the other boys and he encounters the Lord of the Flies and he does damage to it and takes the stick for protection. The group sets the island on fire in order to get Ralph out of a cave but the fire got way out of hand. Ralph was running to the ocean and then trips and there standing in front of him was a officer that was there to save him and the rest of the group.

2. The author writes this novel because of his experience in World War II. During this whole story there are lessons that show the aging of things. The book is about people who learn the way of life.

3. The book felt really realistic because it shows the way humans would react when strafed alone with a group and have to live on their own. At the same time it seems not realistic because how could people be so disastrous.

4. The authors tone is realistic because it has back up information that can be used in real life situations. The way they go from civilized to not civilized is how people turn into when they are alone.

Literature Analysis #2

Jesus Dulay

12/5/13

Block 3

Invisible

1. First off let me tell you about the main character Dougie Hanson. Dougie is someone who is shy and won’t do things so basically an outsider. He has a best friend and which happens to be his only friend and his name is Andy Morrow. Andy was the complete opposite of Dougie. Andy is Athletic, popular, and an outgoing person yet him and Dougie have things to talk about. They talk about everything even if they only talk at night through their windows since they live next door to each other. The one thing they will never talk about or even bring up would be the thing that happened at the Tuttle Place three years ago. Dougie and Andy have a very close friendship even when Andy isn’t there for Doughie most of the time. Andy makes Dougie stalk this girl named Melissa Haverman and making a bomb threat via telephone. When Dougie's psychologist finds out that he hasn’t been going to his sessions. Dougie has to remember what happened at the Tuttle Place and says that Andy is no longer alive because of fire they accidentally set to the house. In the end, he sets his prized possession on fire which is his railroad miniature town without knowing he was going to be caught in the fire and having to go to the hospital. Andy visits him at the hospital but then leaves and says he’ll be back. However, it is unsure if Dougie is alive or dead since he is at the Madham Burn Unit. He says that the hospital smells like burning plastic. Dougie wants to find his grandfather and see if he’s mad about the railroad town. Dougie did not die from the fire he was just hospitalized.

2. The author wrote this novel about a 17 year old boy and him dealing with his inner demons. Going just based off of the name of the novel what would you think it was about. Invisible it seems like it would be about a person who is an outsider and doesn’t have any friends. Well the main character of this book is just like that but he does have one friend which is also his best friend. The novel is really about a teenager and his friend accidentally setting a house on fire and then coming back to one of them and harming him.

3. I chose this book because the name Invisible it’s so mysterious and I like stuff like that. The thing that caught my eye was the name as said previously and the front cover. People say don’t judge a book by it’s cover but I did and it turned out great. The book was a good book and I enjoyed it. What kept me reading was probably because it’s telling a story about someone’s life and I enjoy hearing about someone’s life.

4. I did find this book realistic because it’s true teenage boys want to have an adventure and they are reckless. Them going to an a banded house sounds like something I would want to do. The part of them accidentally setting the house on fire doesn’t sound like me because I take precautions and try to be as safe as I can. 

5. The tone of this book would have to be dramatic because it has scenarios that are over the top. Things like this can happen in real life but to stay safe just be very cautious but still have fun.

Task Two: Know Your Zombies

In Angela Watercutter's pamphlet entitled How to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse Using Science, she states that there is a way to survive a zombie apocalypse if you follow the rules she suggests. The author supports her claim by naming objects that people can use to protect themselves and gives a list of things to know about the zombies. The author next proceeds to show that there are people in the field of neuroscience that have put time into learning about how a zombie brain would function and how their abilities would be compared to a normal human. When they were studying the zombie brain off of movies such as 28 Days Later, Shaun of the Dead, and The Return of the Living Dead they figured out that a zombie has slow movement, short term memory loss, immune to pain, easily distracted, and won't know the difference if you started mimicking them. Finally, the author stats a quote from Verstynen which said, "This entire endeavor is partly an academic 'what if' exercise for us and partly a tongue-in-cheek critique of the methods of our profession of cognitive neuroscience." This means that since they have a profession in cognitive neuroscience they had the knowledge to make what they said facts because of their knowledge and everything the state has real abilities for example how they are immune to pain people can actually have that ability. They also include a visual of a normal brain and has the pinpoint were the function is located.

Task One: Survival Basics

In Ali S. Khan's article entitled Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse, he instructs on how to survive a zombie outbreak. The author supports his claim by stating steps to do when an outbreak or a natural disaster happens for example water, food, and a first aid kit just to name a few. The author next proceeds to show that there are organizations that are prepared for a disaster such as a zombie outbreak. These organizations have a plan ready and will have a camp for people that haven't got taken by the zombies. Knowing that we have an organization that is ready to help when the time comes is more comforting than knowing we don't have a plan. Finally, the author continues to state that the CDC is ready for any disaster to come, even ones we don't know that we would have to ready for, the CDC has the plan and we are going to need their help one day. He says that if the there is a zombie outbreak, "When zombies are hungry they won't stop until they get food." The CDC searches for the infection, virus, and the toxins so that once they find out it will be easier to find a way to create a cure. Khan's purpose is to inform us on procedures that we have to know when either a natural or abnormal disaster in order to keep alive and stay healthy is to follow these steps that he gives so we can live longer and be prepared for any disaster.