Blog 6: Second Interview Questions

1. What type of projects do you work on here at the Zombie Research Society? Which one has been your favorite? Why?

2. How do you gather the information you present at conventions regarding zombies? How do you know whether or not the information is accurate enough to share?

3. What is your primary goal here at the Zombie Research Society? What has made you want to reach this goal?

4. How are the members of this society chosen? What characteristics do you look for when you are in search of more members?

5. How did you first become interested in studying the culture and history of zombies? 

Working EQ

The Pentagon:
1. The positive thing that has happened as a result of what I've done so far is
2. A piece of research that has helped me gain a better understanding of my topic was the article "Eat Me: The Growing Popularity of Zombies" written by Tobin Dalrymple. This article has helped me understand how now days the zombie genre has gotten extremely popular. It also talks about the way zombie enthusiasts participate in the use of games that are of that genre and also how they attend events such as zombie walks.
3. What has worked for me so far in the senior project, was finding my research and mentorship. Since my topic is zombie culture, I turned to Matt Mogk, head of the Zombie Research Society for assistance. He's great help due to the fact that he is the author of quite a few books relating to zombies and because he has set up events for those that are into the culture. Finding research on my topic has worked for me because there are several things to look at in order to examine the culture (video games, books, movies, etc.)
4. What hasn't worked so far was the interview. In the beginning I had trouble getting into contact with Matt, so I was unable to interview him. So, knowing that, I had to find someone else to interview that somewhat related to my topic and I chose a funeral director.  Although I did turn in my first interview in on time, I found out that I had to do it over again. So, as of now, I'm trying my best to book an interview with Matt as soon as he returns from a zombie convention in Pennsylvania in order to get that done.
5. Based on my experience so far, I would like to get an answer to the question of "What makes the zombie genre/culture so popular?
My end goal this year with my senior topic is to actually complete the first task I was assigned in my internship of getting George A. Romero a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I think it would be really amazing if I were to help the Zombie Research Society reach that goal and be known as one of the people that helped get that star for the "grandfather of zombies". I believe that George Romero does deserve this star because he was the one who started the whole modern zombie genre.
I would like to talk to a famous actor that has been in a zombie film next because obviously they are into the whole zombie thing if they were a part of a movie about it. I would probably try to talk to Simon Pegg due to the fact that he is the closest I could get to thanks to the Zombie Research Society. I would also try to talk to Mr. Romero himself, if that was in any way possible.

SF Blog A: Problem Statement

1. Topic: Zombies
2. Problem: Few people are prepared for real life emergency situations. After I solve this problem, I'm going to spread my knowledge on survival to others so that they can know what to do in case of a natural disaster.
3. Problem: People are unaware of several harmful diseases that are extremely contagious. After I solve this problem, I will let people know how they can prevent themselves from getting the disease.

Blog 3: Interview Preparation

1.  Who do you plan to interview?  Why?
I plan to interview Matt Mogk, Head of The Zombie Research Society because he has been researching everything about zombies since 2007. So, you could pretty much say that he's an expert at what he does.

2.  You have to ask 5 questions.  What additional questions do you plan to ask?  
I plan to ask him:
-What made you want to start an organization/society that researched all that has to do with zombies? 
-How were you able to create this society? What steps did you have to take in order to get the society to where it is at now?
-How do you like your role in this organization? Have you gone through any difficulties because of your belief in zombies?
-What projects have you worked on recently? Which project has been the most memorable?
-What is the main purpose of your organization? What message are you trying to send? 

Blog 2: Zombie Survival

A. My senior topic is Zombie Survival. I chose this topic because I believe that survival is an important thing we all should learn about and also because I am a huge fan of zombies. I thought it'd be interesting to make my senior project about survival and incorporating zombies, which could be used as an attention-grabber for my audience. With this topic I could also have a reason to study neuroscience and anything that has to do with diseases that are close to zombieism.

B. I hope to accomplish these things:

• As an effective learner, I plan to teach my fellow peers what I know about the diseases that closely relate to becoming "zombie-like" and how to overcome it or prepare for such a global disaster in which an infection has become extremely contagious. 
• As an effective user of technology, I plan to pick up skills in using certain gadgets that experts in the neuroscience field use that will come in handy in future studies.
• As an iPoly Citizen, I plan to spread the teachings of survival to other students and teach why it is important to prepare for a disaster due to the possible outcomes of it. 
• As an effective communicator, I plan to connect with experts in the fields that fit well with my senior topic so that I could get a better experience and understanding in what is required in order to survive a Zombie apocalypse. I also plan to give my mentors all of my attention to show them that I am truly interested in learning about their profession and to take note of what is important to know.