Blog 23: 2014 Interview

1. I interviewed Cesar Lopez, a student in South House.

2. Cesar: I am thinking along the lines of "what it takes to run a successful business"..Something like that. I've always kind of wanted to own my own little business of anything. Or like go into some kind of business area.

3. Cesar: Well, for career day they had someone come in to Pang's room and I was going to ask to see if he could be my mentor. I haven't kept in touch with him but he gave us a card and everything, so I'll get in contact with him as soon as I can.

4. Cesar: Well I'd like to see something in the architecture parts, business parts, engineering maybe, something along those lines. Maybe even culinary arts.

5. Cesar: Do you actually have time to complete your mentor hours and take young scholar classes?
My response: Well, I don't take college classes but my friend Amanda does and she said she's taken two classes and yeah, it was a bit stressful but it wasn't that bad. So you have time for that.You can take classes, but you just have to manage your time wisely.

Blog 17: Fourth Interview Questions

1. What main aspect makes zombie culture popular in today's society?
2. What is the most important factor for successful zombie fiction?
3.  In your opinion, what does a zombie signify? 
4. Which film do you believe best represents the zombie genre overall? Why?
5. What central message do you believe most zombie films send?
6. Out of all the zombie fiction you have read, which one is your favorite? Why?
7. In your opinion, what makes zombie fiction amazing?
8. What inspired you to write zombie fiction?
9. Do you believe that there is one special ingredient as to what makes a zombie story good?
10. What are the different types of metaphors you've heard of within zombie fiction?
11. Which metaphor do you think worked the best?
12. Do the characters matter in zombie fiction?
13. Which other genre would you compare zombie fiction to?
14. Are there any difficulties in writing stories about zombies?
15. Do you have any advice to give to someone like myself who would want to write a zombie novel?
16. What makes you want to read a zombie novel or watch a zombie film?
17. Which zombie film do you think is the worst? Why?
18. How can a writer make their zombie fiction not the same as all of the others?
19. Are there any works of zombie fiction that you recommend I read?
20. What do you personally like about the zombie genre? Do you prefer zombies rather than any other monster?

Blog 12: Third Interview Questions

1. What main aspect makes zombie culture so popular in today's society?
2. In your opinion, what does a zombie signify?
3. Which film do you believe best represents the zombie genre overall? Why?
4. What central message do you believe most zombie films send?
5. Out of your book, The Living Dead, which story would you say was your favorite?
6. What makes zombie fiction amazing?
7. What is your favorite zombie book? Why?
8. What is your favorite zombie film? Why?
9. What is the most important factor for successful zombie fiction?
10. What do you personally like about the zombie genre? Do you prefer zombies rather than any other monster?

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? 

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?