Similarities between our Society and Zombies

Society is very easy to compare to the vast changes that the citizens had to go through in Stephen King's Cell. The lack of a government structure, when the anarchy had spread, was what threw many people over the edge. Once there were no more laws to apply, the basic instinct to survive was brought out in man. In the book people killed each other over trying to find a place to live during the day, so they could then move around during the night. In Germany during WWII choas and panic was everywhere for the jews, they did everything to try and escape the nazi's, "the organized zombies". The propaganda of Hitler and the "Harved Zombie", is very similar. Hitler used propaganda posters to deture the jews, while the Harverd Zombie used mental telepathy to send threats and visions of death to the the normal people. During the book, the people learn that the only way they can get around is to move at night, since the zombies roam during the day. This is extremely similar to how the slaves would move up north during the night, since it was much easier to get caught during the day.

Zombies Everywhere!

It's quite easy to compare society to the brainless zombies in Stephen King's novel Cell. We tend to group together and follow a hive-mind like mentality. Take the recent release of Halo 3. Gamers everywhere flocked to stores like the undead to brains, and the groans of the half asleep didn't help with their zombie like image.

It's not just rampant consumerism that we flock to. People will follow the media, religion, and the government without quiestion or thought. A great example of this is the Nazi propaganda that was floating around during World War 2. Many Germans got behind the Nazi regime because they thought that they were doing something good and that they would bring Germany out of the depression that was caused by the first world war.

Josh Aki ideas essey 4

Should you be obligated to change the future just because you happen to have the power to. Is it your job... i think that if you are the only one that can stop it then there is.... Because in this book John Smith has a vision and sees that a man named greg stilson is going to like end the world. So john is trying to stop it....but many say that he should have to just because he knows this is going to happen. But i say yes he does...he is the only one who knows about this so yes he should feel some amount of obligation.Greg stilson is also running mayor which gives him even more power. But john smith knows what going to happen before it does. Ok i dont know what else to tell you about so i am done....thank you.

Essay 4 Ideas-DRollins

Essay4- Hearts in Atlantis.....Hmmm.....When I first started reading Hearts in Atlantis, I didn't know what to think. I didnt know what to write about. But then I started thinking...What's up with this Ted Brautigan Character? What is he really here for? Is he hiding from someone? Why does he have Little Bobby as his lookout? Who are these Low Men that are after him? Ted has a special power that some government officials want him to use in the war. What is the issue here? Should he use his power or should he continue to hide and stand his ground? I believe that if you have a way to possibly help someone then you should. You should always put someone elses best interests before your own. It is better to give then to recieve. All of these issues are exciting in my mind....its keeping me in suspense as I read and I would like to keep you that way until I write my paper. Where will this story take us next?

Travis- Essay 3

Im writing about the causes and effects of child abuse. and or the "problem children".
Think of a child that you may have went to school with, maybe the class bully or the shy quiet on that didnt have many friends. Why was that child so mean or withdrawn. The possible reasoning could have been more in depth then we could have pictured as kids. The child in question may have been verbally,physically or sexually abused at home. The number of abused children is staggering, and rapidly climbing. Parents/guardians don't know or care about the short and long term effects inflicted with each strike.

EFFECTS

• physical
  
• mental
• withdrawan
  
• bulling
• failing grades
• future abuser (sometimes)
• lashing out at others
• crime
• violence
• lack of social abilities(trust, communication, ect)
• anorexia, bolimia
• joins gangs looking for family
  

Causes

• single parent
• abusive parent
• drug/alochol use in home
• low income
• negitiave role models
• lack of religion
• absentee parents
• wards of state
• hunger
• poverity
• parental stress placed on child

I am going use example from "The House on Maple Street"
and outside recourses to support my topics.

Gracie Doughty Essay #3

At first, I thought I'd like to write my essay on either spousal or child abuse. Both are quite traumatic and worldwide. After thinking about this for nearly a week, I have decided to write my paper on the homeless. Are the majority of homeless people substance abusers, alcoholics, outlaws, and the mentally challenged, or are the majority ordinary folks that got a raw deal in the ever changing times of our economy? If so, how long does it take, on an average, for these folks to get a roof over their heads?
Katrina and Rita made thousands of people homeless. A lot of us know these folks, myself included. Some of us may have been homeless at one point in our lives. I know that I have been homeless, more than once. Every one of us, has a different story to tell, and I hope to find one that I can write about. I would also like to find the most recent statistics on the homeless, and compare it to 10 years ago.
I believe that there are two types of homeless people. The kind that choose to be, and the kind that don't. I met a cab driver about 2 years ago, that told me that the homeless have "beat the system". He said that he watched a homeless man drink a beer while jaywalking in front of a police officer, and the officer did nothing. The cab driver said that the homeless don't have mortgages or rent, they don't have to pay taxes, they don't have car payments, and they get their food free. So in that cab drivers eye's the homeless man had beat the system. As I was thinking about it, half of me wanted to slap the "cabby" silly, and the other half wanted to agree. I know that in my case, as well as a few homeless folks I have met, they all wish they had those bills. A lot of them were drawn to substance abuse and alcoholism after they had been homeless for a while. It was their way of "killing the pain".
Life is challenging, and can be very cruel. As I type this, I hear my Grandma's voice telling me, " Sometimes there are mountains or mudpuddles. If you can't walk over them or around them, you just gotta walk through them!". I was blessed to have her in my life, because that's just the kind of thinking that got me out of my homeless situations, and back on track. But my life, or situation is not the same as others. This is why I've decided to write on the homeless.

Patrick, B essay #3

On essay 3 I will be writing about a lot of different social issues and the causes and effects of them. One such social issue I will write about will be violence and its causes and effects on society. There are many reasons that people are violent towards each other. Someone might cut you off on the highway and give you the finger for you honking at them. That can definitely cause a violent act to occur. Someone might bump into you several times in a crowded place and not apologize for it. Some people become violent when this occurs. Some people become violent when someone looks at them wrong. These types of people have serious social issues and should not be allowed in public. There is a lot of different type of violence and the acts are carried out in a lot of different ways. You have those people that become so violent and angry that it causes them to take someone’s life. These are the type of people that society needs to be violent back at. Do you know what type of effect this has on people’s lives? To actually lose a loved one or someone you know and respect due to know reason at all. That has a serious effect on people in our society today. This is definitely a serious problem that definitely needs to be addressed. And I will be happy to be the one to bring it to everyone’s attention. I could go on for days about violence but I will save that for my paper. This is just one of the few social issues I will be writing about on Essay 3. I hope you enjoy...
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