Monday, June 4, 2012

Blog 1: Summer Mentorship Component: Zombie Survival


    Literal (Know)


    Literal (Need to know)   

  • What is the most accurate definition of a zombie? 
  • Which disease could be considered the closest to a zombie infection?
  • Which would be worse? A quick spread of the infection or a slow one?
  • How would we be able to tell if someone was going to turn into a zombie? 
  • How would the infection be spread? 
  • Is there any other way to kill a zombie besides taking out the brain? 

   Interpretive

The most important thing I have gained from this experience was the knowledge of which supplies are needed to survive a zombie apocalypse, which locations are the best to go to, what weapons are the most effective, why audiences from all places and times have been so interested in zombies, where there have been said to be "zombie" outbreaks, how zombies have changed throughout time in shows and films, how the idea of zombies was brought up and what the most common symptoms are in a zombie. 

   Applied

My experience helped me choose a topic by grasping my attention with how several people really believe that something like the zombie apocalypse could actually happen. This experience also helped me choose a topic because I found it really amazing that there is an actual society out there that legitimately researches all things zombie with members that are neuroscientists, trying to discover if there are any zombie-like infections in the world.  The Zombie Research Society also amazes me with the way they are trying to spread the teachings of basic survival because if you pay close attention, the procedures for a zombie apocalypse are somewhat similar to that of what you would do in case of a natural disaster.