...The zombie apocalypse had just broken out, and I was astonished that so many people had died on the first day. Apparently half of the world’s population had been killed by a zombie; but the peculiar thing about all these fatalities, is that all the people were standing still when they were killed. Apparently they didn’t even try and make a run for it when they heard the zombies approaching. Every single one of the deaths had been reported that way, and I, as well as others, had no idea what may have caused this phenomenon. Why would people not try and outrun something that was almost certainly trying to kill or mame you? I reached out to my colleague, who had the information first hand from civilians he had interviewed. When I had gathered...
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...But the gems reveal themselves rather quickly as demonstrated by the meteoric rise of “The Walking Dead”. The creators of the franchise jumpstarted a dying genre, that of the Zombie Apocalypse. So much so that spinoffs are in production, and imitators abound. All trying to cash in on the mindless consumption of the horrid, as if we ourselves had become the mindless horde. Somewhere within each us the idea of watching a person actually devoured by another is fascinating, the repulsion one might expect; affected. The revulsion feigned, we just can’t get enough. Much is a byproduct of the desire to be a survivor, a warrior. Fearsome and self-sufficient, something our society discourages. The martial values being firmly placed in the purview of the military and the...
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...Zombie Apocalypse In order to keep myself safe in an event of a zombie apocalypse I need to go to my house and then find a safer shelter. In order to do this I first need to find a safe way out of the school. The next step in this plan would to find a vehicle and drive to my house in Lamedeer. Once I get there I need to pick up my family and make sure they're safe. The following action if needed that I will take is to find a safer shelter. The way I am going to get out of the school is to hide in a safe place in the school. Once I do that I then need to call my family to see if they can come pick me up. If they can’t then I’m going to have to find someone's keys and borrow their car. I would then have to find the car of the keys I have taken...
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...The Keys to Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse A zombie apocalypse occurs when the dead “revive” with the intention to transform the living into zombies. It is quite evident that a zombie apocalypse has never occurred, and that the chance of a zombie apocalypse will ever occur is unlikely. However, such absent inactivity should not lead a person to eliminate the possibility of a zombie apocalypse as a future reality. Unlike natural disasters that often come with a warning, a zombie apocalypse would most likely be absent of any warning – it’s an outbreak that occurs unexpectedly, and spreads rapidly. Due to the unpredictable nature of zombie apocalypses, one should not neglect preparation. While at first glance, it may seem that surviving a zombie apocalypse is impractical; with the proper location, shelter, and weapons, people can in fact survive. Location is a vital factor to consider when preparing for a zombie apocalypse....
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...My first step into finding out there is a zombie apocalypse, I would try to see who is all human. I would try to see who is all human. I would get contact with family and friends first, but I would try to get with as many people as possible. With that being said you would use the internet and your phone so make sure it's charged. Once I found out who is human, step two comes into play. My second step would be to find a place to meet at. There would need to be a secure place that's around where everyone is. Everyone would also need a vehicle to get to this place to meet and a safe get away from their house to vehicle. once in the vehicle and on way, step three comes into action. On your way to your meeting place, you should collect needs. So...
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...father's parenting style. Violent shows for children and teens are far too common. Aggression can begin from constantly seeing these violent images. AMC’s The Walking Dead (2010-present is the most watched show in cable television history, according to the number of views. This television show is all about zombies , or walkers as they call them in the show. A serial about a handful of humans struggling to survive in a world infested with lifeless walking bodies. The recently dead awaken with an inborn and insatiable craving for any type of flesh, if it smells alive they crave it, including human flesh. Their cannibalism is contagious, the people who get bit by the zombies turn into one of them. So it begins an exponential spread of the zombie plague and the collapse of their society. The few uninfected persons join to form a defensive cliques or they too get infected. The Walking Dead novel and series has a siple catch: it is an open-ended story. It never ends. As the story unfolds, just like the original comic series, the scene begins in the center of a small town. Sheriff deputy Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), who awakens from a coma and sets off to locate his...
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...surviving the zombie apocalypse. Initially, shelter must be established. A well concealed building, such as a prison, is an ideal shelter from zombies. It is large enough to accommodate a large body of survivors who are hopefully willing to join the fight against the army of the living dead. Gates, fences, and large open areas surrounding the facility make it easier to locate and fend off any zombies that try to breach the perimeter. The solid structure of the building itself will help further deter intruders. A high outlook post within the shelter will also need to be quartered; from which, a designated “spotter” can survey the surroundings for any posing danger. Additionally and unquestionably, food and water are necessities whether zombies are seeking your flesh or not. In order to maintain proper health and nutrition while fighting the undead, food, water, and any other desired supplies will need to be collected and stored. In the midst of the out breaking chaos sprung from the apocalypse, the necessary supplies can be looted from stores or other sources. A large stock of each item is recommended so that it may last an extended period of time. Acquiring such supplies is a dangerous yet essential task. A thorough plan of execution may come in handy to organize the quantity of each desired supply. Though it may seem unethical and promptly illegal to loot and raid for your needs, survival requires determination. The pure drive to live through the zombie apocalypse must flow fluently...
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...Army Counter-Zombie Operations at the Fireteam Level Table of Contents Page Preface ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………ii Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………………iii CHAPTER 1 – THE ZOMBIE …………………………………………………………………………………..1-1 The Disease ……………………………………………………………………………………………1-1 Zombie Stages, Identification and Action ……………………………………………………..1-1 CHAPTER 2 – ZOMBIE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT …………………………………………………………..2-1 Protective Equipment ……………………………………………………………………………….2-1 Weapons Effective Against Zombies …………………………………………………………….2-2 Weapons Ineffective Against Zombies ………………………………………………………….2-3 CHAPTER 3 – THE FIRETEAM IN COUNTER-ZOMBIE OPERATIONS …………………………………3-1 Fireteam Formations and Individual Soldier Tasks ………………………………………….3-1 The Fireteam on Offense …………………………………………………..………………………3-3 The Fireteam on Defense ………………………………………………………………………….3-4 Joining or Rejoining Friendly Forces ……………………………………………………………..3-6 Chapter 4 – WEATHER AND TERRAIN ……………………………………………………………………..4-1 CHAPTER 5 – CIVILIAN CONSIDERATIONS ………………………………………………………………..5-1 APPENDIX A – APPROVED UNIFORMS AT THE ARMY ZOMBIE COMBAT SCHOOL ………………A-1 APPENDIX B – DISCLAIMERS AND NOTICES ……………………………………………………………..B-1 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release, distribution is unlimited. iii FM 999-3 Preface FM 999-3 is the primary doctrinal reference on conducting fire team sized infantry operations in a Zombie infested environment in the United States. The term “Zombie” refers to a previously...
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...with my dad. There were many attractions, as in, hey rides, fake graveyards, shows, ect. and the main attraction , the house of terror. I did almost every ride that day except for the house of terror at about 10:30pm. I walked up to the house of terror and It said ¨CLOSED OPENS AT 12:00 PM!¨and there was still a huge line, So, I got in the line. Finally, at 12:00pm they started letting people in through different doors, one at a time.Once it was my turn ,they let my dad in the door on the far left, and me in the door on the far right ; It was a huge maze with flashing lights,every corner I took either had, a person with a syringe or chainsaw, a wall, or another lost person. It wasn't very scary until I saw one of the people dressed as a zombie pick up the curtain wall and go under it and...
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...The role of the American Red Cross would be vital to the well-being of all citizens in the case of a zombie apocalypse. The Red Cross is a disaster relief organization filled with volunteers genuinely concerned with the health and safety of those affected. Our priorities would mainly be transporting the injured and tending to their needs. By following our recommended procedure, we can keep casualties at a minimum. The American Red Cross will help you out in a variety of ways in this zombie outbreak. The American Red Cross takes care of many of the health aspects of the situation. We help with aiding with your basic medical needs such as zombie bites and scratches. We help do this by sending out emergency response vehicles. These emergency response vehicles...
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...Spoiler Alert* What I am about to disclose to you may give away the story from past seasons or from the current season of The Walking Dead. For those who do not know, the first season starts with Sheriff Rick Grimes awakening in a hospital from a comma. Since it was the first season there was some action but for the most part the viewers were getting back story on the characters and what caused the zombie apocalypse. There was a bit of drama because Rick’s wife had an affair with his best friend since she believed Rick to be dead. By the end of the season the group Rick and the rest of the group leave to building in which they were staying and go out into the world to survive. For the most part this season is fairly straight forward and to...
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...the Living Dead zombie movie to present day zombie movie, Ruben Fleischer (2009) film, Zombieland, zombie movies have become very popular because people want to experience a zombie apocalypse. The success of this film delivers entertainment, interests, and desires for the people that are big fans of zombies with survival guidelines throughout the movie on how to survive a zombie apocalypse. Balaji, Murali. Thinking Dead: What the Zombie Apocalypse Means. Lanham: Lexington Books, 2013. Print. This book discusses how over time zombies have become popular to American culture. Zombies became so popular that it “has a way of seizing upon our anxieties and apprehensions and delivering content that reflects these fears while still entertaining us” (17). Present day America calls the entertainment of a film, adrenaline. In this case “the time is ripe for the rebirth of zombie culture” (17), to deliver the adrenaline to all audience, especially the younger generation. The facts from this book will be useful to my essay since it describes the adrenaline they deliver to the audience to be entertained and who they target their entertainment on, the younger generation. Boluk, Stephanie and Lenz, Wylie. “Generation Zombie. Essays on the Living Dead in Modern Culture.” Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. 2011. Print. The thesis of this book discusses how today’s generation is preparing for a real life zombie apocalypse. By observing how people prepare for zombie...
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...Michael Collins English Composition 1 1010.01 Professor J. Caviezel 16 October 2013 Zombies These Days “By any observable metric, zombies are totally hot right now” (Drezner para 1). “Look at movies like ‘Warm Bodies’ and the coming ‘World War Z,’ the ratings for AMC’s hit series ‘The Walking Dead’ and $2.5 billion in annual sales for zombie videogames” (Drezner para 1). As time progresses, zombies seem to become a more prominent aspect of the American culture. Many people, along with thousands of experts, actually think that there could be a zombie apocalypse at some point in their lifetime. The primary cause of the zombie apocalypse popularity is gained through the entertainment that the media presents to casual audiences. The zombie craze originally started with Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” This song set stage for zombie entertainment for the future. Over time, zombies have proven to “thrive in popular culture during times of recession, epidemic and general unhappiness” (Drenzer para 4). Since the United States is currently attempting to recover from a recession, zombies in entertainment are flourishing within American’s everyday lives. “The reason zombies are so powerful is that they capture an atheistic fear of the dead” (Marche para 4). Many experts say that this is one of the many reasons why the people like the shows so greatly and also why they prepare themselves for the worst (Gross para 25). As time has passed, zombies have highly impacted the entertainment...
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...following situation Mr. Rawls, as it would be most interesting to hear from your perspective when the word “sacrifice” is brought to a level you may have never witnessed before. I am referring to the upcoming event of the zombie apocalypse. I first wish to discuss the origins of such an event. First, let me just clarify the term “zombie,” as it has variable meanings. In this case, a zombie is a person who is not undead, as that digresses from an unrealistic situation, but instead is infected with a disease that numbs the human brain to any type of central pain. It also brings the human to a primitive state, and as a result, finds any creature that does not resemble it or its kind as either a type of food or just hostile to its existence. This is a practice commonly used by most animals of today, but not in a state such as this. This infection causes the zombies to crave the flesh and meat of any creature, and as a result, the transfer of bodily fluids such as saliva will infect the victim, assuming the victim gets away from the attacker. At this point, there is no known cure for the disease, as those who were infected first created the infection accidently, and those who are trying to survive are simply trying to survive, and not create a cure. Now that a zombie has been...
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...city, state, country, and even maybe the entire world from a zombie outbreak. We were ready, I thought, well we had to be because she was a raging zombie that is able to take storm and chaos everywhere in the world in just a few days, but we absolutely were ready because we are both made of pure adrenaline now and could shred ten of these at once. There the zombie was, in all her awful discustingness, headed right toward us, thinking that she's taking over the world. She thought wrong because she was most likely going to get destroyed by Jenna and I, both. The zombie definitely did think wrong...
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