Zombie Survival Guide

What would you if a zombie apocolypse just began?  There are many things that you need to know before going against a zombie invasion. "Zombies won't stop until they get food," said Ali. The three most important things are the following: supplies, base, and weapons.
Voytek mentioned, "zombies are quite the unexpected disaster." You should always have weapons on you because you never know when you are going to get attack by a zombie. "Always be prepared," said Brooks, " for a long siege." You should have a lot of guns, swords, knifes, flashlights, and ammo so you don't ran out when you are fighting zombies. Once you have your weapons place them in your base/house and use only some until those are finish then use the other weapons. If you run out of weapons go find a gun shop, but make sure there are no zombies when you go.
Next you need a base for you to sleep, and hide from zombies. Make sure you board up the doors and replace the windows with steel or concrete. If you can't do that just board them as good as you can. Try get a stilt or an apartment for your base because you are more safe in there than a regular house. you should also try making a huge brick wall around the house so you have time to escape or you can kill them without getting dirty. " A gate should be steel or wought iron," Sugested brooks. Get your base securred as protection as you can because zombies won't stop till you are dead.
The final idea is you need a lot of supplies because you do not know how long the apocolypse will last. Brooks states," use common household items." You need suplies such as: toilet paper, food, water, flashlights, bike, gasoline, generator, and many other things. You need a lot of supplies because first of all you need feed and water to survive. When you have all your supplies make sure you pack/storage away. Get food that lasts along time and doesn't rot in like a month.
Those are the survival guides  running through your mind if a zombie apocolypse occurs. People will need food and protection to stay alive and will do anything to get get it.  You will have a easier time to survive if you listen to these instructions. Don’t keep this to yourself, because a world with living humans is much better than one full of the undead.

Lit. Analysis Extra Credit LOTF

A plane carrying a group of British boys ages 6 to 12 has crashed on a deserted island. With no adults around, the boys are left to fend for and govern themselves. Things start out okay. The boys use a conch as a talking stick, and Ralph, one of the older boys, becomes chief.
And then trouble begins. They're afraid of a "beast" somewhere on the island, and then they decide to build a signal fire using the glasses of a boy named Piggy. But Jack, jealous of Ralph's power, decides the boys should devote their energies to hunting food instead of watching the fire. The longer they're on the island, the more savage he becomes. Meanwhile our other key player, a wise and philosophical boy named Simon, works with Ralph to build shelters.
Eventually these latent conflicts become not so latent, and the boys who are supposed to be tending the fire skip out on their duties to kill a pig. The blood and gore of the hunt is all very exciting until they realize that, while they were out being bloodthirsty boys, the fire went out and a ship passed by without noticing them. Jack has also managed to punch Piggy in the face and break one lens of his glasses.
Right about this time a dead man attached to a parachute comes in. The mysterious parachuting creature is mistaken for the beast, and the boys begin a massive hunt to kill it. Only Simon thinks the beast is themselves. He goes off into the woods to got to his happy place.
Jack decides Ralph shouldn't be chief anymore. He secedes and invites whoever wants to come with him and kill things. Most of the older kids go with him, and Simon is hiding, he watches Jack and the other kids hunt a pig. This time, they slaughter a fat mother pig cut off her head, and jam it onto a stick in the ground.
Simon stares at the head, which he calls "the Lord of the Flies" as it tells him that it is the beast and that it is part of him. Simon passes out, gets a bloody nose, and wakes up covered in sweat, blood, and other generally disgusting things. Despite all this, he decides to continue up the mountain to face the beast. Then he vomits and staggers down the mountain.
By now, Ralph and Piggy  are attending a big feast that Jack is throwing.A  reenactment of the pig hunt until Simon walks up to the crazz boys. He tries to tell them about the beast, but they don't recognize him and the boys jab at him with their spears until he's dead. Simon's body is washed out to sea that night, and the wind carries off the body of the dead parachuting man, while Ralph and Piggy convince themselves they didn't take part in murdering Simon.
It's all downhill from here. Jack's crew attacks Ralph and Piggy and steals Piggy's eyeglasses to make fire on their own. When Ralph and Piggy decide to calmly talk it out with the "savages," Roger pushes a huge boulder off a cliff, killing Piggy. Ralph ends up running for his life, finds out that there's a head-on-stick future planned for him, and at last makes it to the shore of the island where he runs into a officer of the British Navy. The boys are rescued.

Lit. Analysis #2

Darren Shan is a regular teenage kid. He and his friend Steve find out about a Freak Show coming to town and work hard at trying to find tickets. They do, and together they go to "Cirque du Freak" where they see many strange acts including a wolf-man and a bearded lady. Steve and Darren think that it is all a joke until a vampire, Larten Crepsley comes on with a very poisonous spider that he makes do tricks. When Steve sees this man he freaks out a bit but won't tell Darren why. After the show, Steve tells Darren to go home, and that he will follow later. Darren says yes, but instead sneaks upstairs to see what Steve is up to. He sees Steve talking to Mr. Crepsley and overhears their conversation. Steve tells Mr. Crepsley that he knows that his real name is Vur Horston and is a Vampire. He tells Larten that he would like to join him and become an apprentice. Mr Crepsley says he must test Steve before he agrees, and when he does he reveals that Steve has "bad blood" and he will not transform him. Steve becomes angry but Darren leaves the theater and doesn't see what happen next. Darren goes home and thinks about what Steve did, but also cannot stop thinking about Mr. Crepsley's Spider. The next day he steals the spider with the hopes that he will be able to make it perform tricks too. Meanwhile, Steve is acting as if nothing happened. Darren manages to train the spider by using a flute to hypnotize it. Darren brings the spider to school with him and Steve finds out and drops the cage in the middle of the halls. The spider gets out and bites Steve. Steve becomes very ill, and is rushed to the hospital where the doctors say that there is nothing they can do. Darren decides to see Mr. Crepsley about the possibility of a cure. The vampire agrees to give him the only cure if Darren agrees to become his assistant, and half vampire. He does. Steve gets better but starts to realize that Darren is now part vampire and becomes angry, jealous and betrayed. Larten stages Darren's death and Darren is buried. Mr. Crepsley comes to dig up Darren and leave. He does and gives Darren a moment to say goodbye to his hometown. Then Steve shows up and tells Darren about all he knows. He says that Darren and Mr. Crepsley were planning the betrayal all along and that Steve doesn't really have bad blood, which Darren knows is not true. He tries to explain about the spider, but Steve cuts a small cross into the flesh of his left palm and swears on his blood that he will kill Darren and his mentor Mr. Crepsley. Darren shakes off the warning and leaves with Mr. Crepsley.

Task Three: Prepare Your Home

In Max Brooks's non-fiction Zombie Survival Guide he suggests that you should prepare your home before the zombie apocalypse. The author supports his claim by saying you should board up your house if you don't have apartment or a stilt house. Build a high brick wall around your house so the zombies can't come. replace your windows with concrete or steel because the zombies could get through. if you don't have enough money board the windows and doors with peices of wood. The author next proceeds to show that you need to get a lot of supplies if you want to survive. You need guns, ammo, knife, sword, food, water, and stuff that doesn't use electricity. Finally, the author also suggest how to survive a zombie attack. Patrol the house just in case zombies are coming and you could get ready to kill them or get away.

Task Two: Know Your Zombies

In Bradley Voytek's article "The Science of surviving the Zombie Apocalypse," he states that zombies have five defects that we could use to get away from them. The author supports his claim by one defect is they move really slow and is uncoordinated. You get this disease/defect by damaging the back of the brain. After that the author also supports his claim by another disease or defect by Amensia. Zombies have Amensia because the side of the brain is damaged. This means they can't hear and you should be quiet if zombies come aorund you. The author next proceeds to show that zombies have immunity to pain. You get this disease/defect by damaging the top of the head and it means the don't feel pain. Do not fight them because they'll win and you will die. He next mentions zombies are easily distracted because the topish sideish part of the brain is damaged. So you could easily throw a rock or something else somewhere far from you and the zombies will think that's you or someone else. Finally, the author supports his last didease/defect that zombies have is you could mimick them and they'll believe you. If you are in trouble just blend in with them and try get away like that.

Task One: Survival Basics

In Ali S. Khan non-fiction article "Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse," he suggests that you should prepare for a zombie apocalypse and/or a real disaster. The author supports his reason by explaining what should be in your emergency kit, such as water, food, medications, tools and supplies, clothing, bedding, sanitation, hygiene, and a first aid supplies. He told us, to get through the first couple of days before you can locate zombie-free refugee camp. Next you need to identify the emergency crises and pick a meeting place for you and your family. Finally, the author mentions that the CDC is prepared to help others and to send their medical teams to the affected areas and provide technical assistance.

Vocabulary Sentences & Definitions

Definitions:
1.Bemoan-Complain about
2.Pensive-Thinking deeply; lost in thought
3.Devoid-Entirely without
4.Melancholy-Sad/ Emo
5.Mollify-to calm someone
6.Memento-a keepsake or souvenir
7.Illicit-Illegal
8.Ascend-To climb or go up

Sentences:
1. I BEMOANED when my teacher gave us an essay for homework.

2. I was PENSIVE when my coach was talking about food.

3. His fridge was DEVOID of any food or drinks.

4. Dalton was MELANCHOLY when I bullied him every day of the year.

5. I MOLLIFIED Dalton into fighting his sister.

6. I got a MEMENTO from Hawaii, it was a conch.

7. Alcohol is ILLICIT if you are under 21.

8. I think my grade is ASCENDING finally.

Leopard Man

Did you ever wanted to be a during your life at all? I read an article, The Sociology of Leopard Man, by Logan Feys. The genre is non-fiction I believe. “Society looks down upon freakish and extraordinary individuals alike and views them with suspicion”. I think Feys is trying to make extraordinary people feel like no one likes them and you are only doing this for attention.

I disagree with the author because society doesn’t tell you what wear, get tattoos, or even how to act in public. The author’s argument was, “ Society tends to discourage people from expressing their unique ideas and behaving in ways that are different from their peers”.

Logan Feys blames people and society for the extraordinary people how they act, dress, and look. “ Society looks down upon freakish and extraordinary people”. He also said,” Ordinary people fear what they don’t understand”. He is trying to say that we, the society, are making people be different and not acting normal.

Another example is he thinks Conformity is the world’s most common disorder. I think Feys just hates how people are acting different and not trying to fit in with the others. I also strongly believe is trying to bring down the extraordinary people, putting them on blast, and just making stupid reasons about being different.

My thesis was Feys is trying to make extraordinary people feel like no one likes them, no one cares about them, and is just trying to get attention for them. My advice to you is you should be like leopard man time to time not all the time. You should go out and have fun during the weekends.

Vocab Sentences and Definitions #9

Definitions:

1.Savory-Delicious
2.Entice-To tempt
3.Tactless-Insensitive
4.Integrity-Self-respect/self-worth
5.Compensate-Pay for services
6.Aloof-Disinterested/Spaced-out
7.Goad-To taunt
8.Cohort-Friend

Sentences

1. The SAVORY ice cream melted in my mouth when i licked it.

2. I ENTICED a new food that I barely met.

3. The TACTLESS women asked the gentleman if that was a mole.

4. IF you lie to me you will need to gain back INTEGRITY to me.

5. I had to COMPENSATE my mom because it was her birthday.

6. I was ALOOF during class because MR. Ostini is boring.

7. I GOAD Dalton after I scored a touchdown on him.

8. Dalton, my COHORT, is very cool and nice.

Vocab Sentences and Definitions #8

Definitions:

1. Malignant-Harmful
2. Ornery-Irritable/cranky
3. Indolent-Lazy
4. Belittle-Insult or put down
5. Jeopardize-To put in danger
6. Demise-Downfall or death
7. Awry-Not according to plan
8. Frugal-Cheap

Sentences:

1. My grandma's tumor his MALIGNANT and needs to be careful.

2. I was ORNERY when I had to wake up 4 in the morning to let my dog out.

3. MY family and I are INDOLENT during the weekends.

4. I BELITTLED Dalton because he was getting annoying.

5. I JEOPARDIZED my family by going sky diving.

6. Fighting a tiger will surely lead to your DEMISE.

7. My painting went AWRY because i was tired.

8. MY girlfriend told me I was FRUGAL because I didn't buy her a soda.

Favorite Mistake

My favorite mistake was going ding-dong ditching with my sister and my cousins. It was my sister’s birthday party and we all decided to go toilet papering, but we didn’t have toilet paper at all. So we all decided to go ding-dong ditching are neighbors house because we were pretty messed up.

We started walking down the street and my sister said,” lets do these houses because it’s close to my house and we won’t have to run far”. After she said that we responded,” yea but hurry up, it’s cold outside”. We all banged on the door and ran to my house, but my sister shut the door on me and locked the door too. The neighbor came out, saw me sitting on the curb and decided to blame me.

He yelled,” I’m going to call the cops on you!” the cops came and called are parents. Dad came home and said,” say sorry to them and the officers”. We told them sorry and it won’t happen again I promise. For me and my sister’s punishment we had to wash my parent’s cars and clean the house.

The next day my parents just laughed at us and told us,” don’t get caught next time “. Ever since then my sister and I haven’t got caught, knock on wood. My advice to you is to be smart and don’t do anything stupid because we got lucky that time. Who knows what would happen next time if it involves with the police.

Rooftop

In the book Rooftop by Paul Volponi he wanted to teach kids to stay away from drugs, don't fall into the wrong crowd, and stay out of trouble. Clay was in a rehab facility for drugs and trying to get his GED and do something with his life. Clay's cousin, Addison, comes to program because of his drugs. Addison does more crazy drugs, hangs out with more gangs, and kills people. They both grew up in the projects and their family was ripped apart over a stupid argument about Clay and Addison doing drugs. They go on the rooftop with one of their friends and stuff goes down, the cops come and finds them doing drugs, one of them shoots Addison for no reason, and arrests Clay and not the friend. Clay finds out his "friend" snitched on them about the drugs, the cop goes to trial for shooting Addison for no reason. He is guilty and is sentenced to 20 years and Clay goes and jumps his ex friend. Clay goes to the funeral and finally the family is back together.

The Monkey's Paw

If I had three wishes i would wish for: a new phone, a BMW, and no school. I want a new phone because my broke because of my friend and it was getting old anyway. I wished for a BMW because I'm getting my permit:) I want to drive already and my uncle is buying me a car. I want no school because I hate Homework a lot and I also hate teachers, but all the other stuff is fine to me.

I am not superstitious about a new phone or a BMW because its awesome and sexy. I am superstitious of no school because without school all of us would be retarded and we wouldn't mark smart choices at all. I want school, but then i don't at all because i am lazy.

Definitions and Vocabulary Sentences #7

Definitons:

1.Inhibit-Slow or stop something from happening.

2.aberrant-Unusual/Unexpected.

3.Loathe-To hate.

4.prowess-Exceptional skill or ability.

5.Incoherent-Unable to be understood.

6.Epitaph-A headstone (or what's written there)

7.Elaborate-to add more detail.

8.Countenance-Face/facial expression.

Vocabulary:

1.Football pads INHIBITS your speed.

2.IT's ABERRANT if I get an A plus in MR.Ostini's class.

3.I LOATHE on the Dodgers.

4.Jarett Rodriguez showed PROWESS when he played Black Ops.

5.Mr.Ostini is INCOHERENT because he is boring.

6.I want a picture of Megan Fox on my EPITAPH.

7.Playing football is more ELABORTE than baseball.

8.Jarett's COUNTENANCE makes girls fight over me.

Antigone Compare/Contrast

In Antigone, by Sephocles, Antigone wants to give her brother a proper burial. Creon doesn't want to give him a proper burial because he started a war against their own state. Antigone and Creon hate each other even though Antigone was going to marry Creon's son, but then she killed herself.

Although Creon and Antigone have some similar characteristics, they still have different ways of showing loyalty. Antigone said" He is my brother and he is your brother" (prologue,34). It means she still loves and cares for her brother because she is breaking the law just to give him a proper burial. Ismene doesn't love her brother because you could tell by what she says and how she acts when they talk about him. In scene 2 Antigone tells Ismene that the gods and the dead man know who did it and who didn't do it. She doesn't make up excuses and she will take the blame like a man should too. She loves her family a lot, but Ismene doesn't. Creon says" You will give no support to whoever breaks the law" (1,59). He means his rules are more important than anything else and they should listen to what says. In scene 2 Creon said take these girls away because they are both going crazy and retarded. He is not loyalty to his family because he thinks they are after him.

Although Antigone and Creon have some similar characteristics, they still have different ways of showing pride. Antigone says" That must be your excuse, i suppose. As for me, I will bury the brother I love" (prologue,70). It means she is proud to be his ister and to have a brother like him. She doesn't care what people thinks think, and she is proud to be related to him. In scene prologue Antigone tells Ismene to tell everyone what she is going to do. Antigone knows that no one will be mad or sad at her, and she also knows that they will honor her instead. Creon said" I am not aware of that I have never failed to listen" (5,5). He means that he pays attention and he never fails at all. In scene 5 Creon says no one will change my mind about what he is going to do to Antigone. He means he is unstoppable and no one can't stop him.

I'm not going to lie, but Antigone should get some blame for her own death. She went a little to far about her giving a proper burial to her brother, but i respect that because it's your family. Creon should get most of the blame because everyone should get a proper burial, but he thinks his laws are more important than the god's laws. He also doesn't care about his family because he put his niece in stone fault and didn't give his nephew a proper burial.

My AutoBiograhy

Hello im Jarett Rodriguez and this is my AutoBiography. life before High School was pretty awesome i guess, except i always had football, baseball, or basketball practice after school. I went Fesler Junior High Schoolfor both 7th and 8th grade year, it was fun because all my friends went and we got to hang out everyday. On minimum days we would go to Dalton’s house and play basketball on the trampoline and play Man Hunt. I went Taylor School Elementary for kindergarten through 6th grade, i dont remember most of the stuff that happened at Taylor. I travel alot, I’ve been to Hawaii, North Carolina, Arizona, Mexico, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

I go to Pioneer Valley High School and I am a Sophmore. I play football, basketball, and baseball. I hate school, but we have to go because it’s the law. I love my doggy, Yeti, I didn’t name him my dad did . I am playing JV football for Pioneer right now with my friends, i play Quarter Back and Free Safety. I live with my parents, my sister, my dogs, and my cat. I hate mornings, I just want to sleep in everyday.

In the future I want to go pro for Football, baseball, or basketball. I mostly want to go pro is football because i think it is fun playing. I want to go to USC or Oregon because those are my favorite colleges, but i went to get a full ride scholarship to go their. If that doesn’t work I want to go to the Army with my Bestfriend, Daniel, because had a deal that if we dont get a scholarship we go to the Army together. Then after the Army I want to work as a FBI Agent. This is my Autobiography. 

Definitions and Vocabulary Sentences #6

Vocabulary Definitions:

Inevitable: going to happen no matter what

Phobia: strong fear

Seclude: to hide away from others

Rebuke: to criticize publically

Notorious: famous for something bad

Fluctuate: to change often

Candid: honest/sincere

Sophomoric: Immature

Vocabulary Sentences:

1. The 49ers winning the Super Bowl is Inevitable.

2. My sister has a Phobia of smelling candles.

3. My dog likes to Seclude in his doggy house.

4. My mom Rebuked me to my girlfriend with baby pictures.

5. Alex Rodriguez is Notorious for doing steriods.

6. Mr. Ostini's personality likes to Fluctuate a lot.

7. My mom is Candid when she tells me she loves me.

8. Dalton Posovsky is Sophomoric when he is in class.  

Vocab Definitions #1-5



#1 Debunk (Prove something false) Imminent (about to happen) Affluent (wealthy) Routine(ordinary, normal) Benign (harmless) Enlighten (to teach something new) Malevolent (evil) Inquire (to ask)

#2 Perplexing (confusing) Resilient (tough/determined) Amend (to fix/to change) Fickle (indecisive) Benevolent (good) Desist (stop doing something) Listless (tired/lazy) Lackluster (not impressive)

#3 Dwindle (to reduce in number or amount) Subtle (not obvious) Gullible (willing to believe anything) Erratic (unpredictable) Condescending (conceited/talking down to someone) Aspire (to seek to become or achieve) Pristine (untouched/in perfect condition) Nettle (to annoy or bother)

#4 Hapless (unlucky) Scrutinize (To look closely) Domicile (home) Clarify (to explain more clearly) Asinine (stupid/idiotic) Infer (to figure out without being told) Eloquent (well-spoken) Strife (conflict)

#5 Plaintive (Very sad) Flaunt (to show something off) Distraught (emotionally upset) Queue (a line of people or things) Accrue (to gather over time) Relentless (never stopping) Leery (untrusting) Crass (rude/vulgar/having bad manners)

Vocab Sentences #5

1. I was plaintive when we lost against Lompoc Braves.

2. My sister was flaunting me when she got her new tattoo.

3. I was distraught when my aunt died 3 years ago.

4. I put my toy army soldiers in a queve.

5. It will be accrue if the 49ers win the Super Bowl.

6. Homework is relentless in High School.

7. My friend, Jacob, is leery because he made a rumor about me.

8. My friend, Daniel, is crass because he kept saying bad words