The Thin Executioner
This story is about a boy, Jebel Rum, who is the third, and youngest son of the town executor, Rashed Rum who holds a high position with pride. Jebel was weak for his age, and was shamed by his father for not being strong enough, so what does he do? He goes on a quest, but not just any quest, but goes on the quest to the faraway home of a legendary fire god to gain powers beyond mortal men. Unfortunately many have failed, and almost none have come back alive, but for Jebel, the risk is worth it.
Questions
1)This story can make you think about many things, such as what time period is this story placed in due to the many towns, cities, and tribes Jebel has traversed through, some varying from primitive to others of high standards. One thing is sure, slavery is acceptable, and many legends of gods are told, but many people also deny the existence of such, which leaves you wondering if this story is really a story set in primitive times or in modern times with primitive people.
2)The whole reason Jebel sets out on his quest is to prove himself strong, and revoke the shame he has been given by his father. Throughout his adventures he deals with the harshness of the real world and realizes that pride is not as big as one thinks, his thinking of the world changes the more he interacts with it. Tel Hesani is there for a different reason; he is a slave. He undertakes the quest under Jebel and be sacrificed so that his family could be freed from slavery and live a free life. Throughout the story Jebel and Tel Hesani bond and become friends, overshadowing the views of slaves as brutish people and teaching Jebel that you can only get to know people if you really interact with them.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Sunday, November 28, 2010
11/26/10 Quotation
Flowers for Algernon
"The more intelligent you become the more problems you'll have..." - Dr.Strauss
The reason this quote is important in the story is because the main character was originally simple minded, unaware of much around him until one day he had surgery on his brain which expanded his thought process, but also revealing to him many unpleasant truths in his life.
This quote resonates with many of society today, such as another quote of similar meaning: "ignorance is bliss", stating that sometimes it's better to not know. People may not notice for the most part, but people with jobs that require more response in a certain area face more problems than usual, such as scientist or doctor having to find out a new pathogen has emerged and races against the clock to get it contained and create a vaccine to counter it. Another example is being a world leader, such as the President of the United States of America. It is not an easy job, having the weight of America on your shoulders to lead, either through glory, or through ruin. The president is constantly bombarded with assaults from many faucets of society, like making bills or amendments to suit the American people, as America is a democracy. Basically people with more intelligence usually have more pressure pushed on them when they reach higher slopes of achievements.
"The more intelligent you become the more problems you'll have..." - Dr.Strauss
The reason this quote is important in the story is because the main character was originally simple minded, unaware of much around him until one day he had surgery on his brain which expanded his thought process, but also revealing to him many unpleasant truths in his life.
This quote resonates with many of society today, such as another quote of similar meaning: "ignorance is bliss", stating that sometimes it's better to not know. People may not notice for the most part, but people with jobs that require more response in a certain area face more problems than usual, such as scientist or doctor having to find out a new pathogen has emerged and races against the clock to get it contained and create a vaccine to counter it. Another example is being a world leader, such as the President of the United States of America. It is not an easy job, having the weight of America on your shoulders to lead, either through glory, or through ruin. The president is constantly bombarded with assaults from many faucets of society, like making bills or amendments to suit the American people, as America is a democracy. Basically people with more intelligence usually have more pressure pushed on them when they reach higher slopes of achievements.
Friday, November 19, 2010
11/19/10 Writing Challenge
Harry Potter and The Hazy Aftermath
It was half past dawn, Harry had recently woken up in a room covered in white, with a single door as the entrance. He wondered what he was doing there, he had recently defeated the Dark Lord Voldermort and brought peace to the World of Magic. After taking a nap, the last thing Harry remembered was waking up in this room of white, a single door and a mattress. He tried to open the door and leave, but it was locked from the outside, there was nothing to do. If only he had his wand he would be able to unlock the door with ease. He observed and noticed that every few hours a man in white would come and give Harry these strange liquids to drink. Maybe they were potions that forced him to forget what had happened to him or to prevent him from calling his wand. Needless to say Harry had attacked the man with his back to him and forced his way out. He had to find a way out of this white laboratory of death. It was probably the place where the remnants of the Death Eaters took him to to take their revenge on Harry for their fallen leader. Harry was determined to find a way out, finding open exhausts and climbing into of the pipes and wiggling his way through. It took him back to the days of when Dudley and his gang would bully him, forcing Harry to hide in the exhaust pipes to avoid being harmed by the trio of bullies. Back to the escape, Harry had found an elevator shaft, and he went down carefully as to not make a noise that might alert his enemies. At the end he finally got to the bottom floor, or so he thought. He called for his Firebolt to come, but nothing came, so he tried again, but once again nothing came. Harry concluded that his enemies' potions have somehow affected him, blocking his magic. Harry decided to things the old fashion way, just like Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible III; II sucked. Doing incredible flips and stops that would make a stunt-double blush he reached the entrance out. Just then, as he was about to make a dash for freedom he saw a familiar face, his Aunt and Uncle Dursley. Their faces welled up with tears in their eyes and handed Harry a clipboard. They turned and left as Harry was subdued by 4 men in white, shocked from what he had seen.
The British Institution of Mental Health
Harry Potter, age 18
Admitted at age 10
Trauma:Parents murdered by serial killer when age of 3.
During his 10th birthday he claimed to see a giant man come in and invite him to a school of Witchcraft and Wizardry, while all that were present at time saw nothing.
Symptoms:Psychological impairment of thought, diagnosed as Schizophrenia.
His life had all been a lie, a cruel trick of the mind, all crumbling before him. Left forever in his little white room alone with himse-
Harry gasped, waking up from his nightmare, wondering what had happened. A frightful dream he thought, a shocking dream. He went to get a glass of water to calm himself down, still thinking about the dream. Wouldn't it be funny if it all had happened was what he thought, going back to bed, but it wasn't real, he was okay. Afterward, he then snuggled back into his haven, safe from the atrocities that haunted his dreams.
Harry was safe, safe in his cupboard under the stairs.
It was half past dawn, Harry had recently woken up in a room covered in white, with a single door as the entrance. He wondered what he was doing there, he had recently defeated the Dark Lord Voldermort and brought peace to the World of Magic. After taking a nap, the last thing Harry remembered was waking up in this room of white, a single door and a mattress. He tried to open the door and leave, but it was locked from the outside, there was nothing to do. If only he had his wand he would be able to unlock the door with ease. He observed and noticed that every few hours a man in white would come and give Harry these strange liquids to drink. Maybe they were potions that forced him to forget what had happened to him or to prevent him from calling his wand. Needless to say Harry had attacked the man with his back to him and forced his way out. He had to find a way out of this white laboratory of death. It was probably the place where the remnants of the Death Eaters took him to to take their revenge on Harry for their fallen leader. Harry was determined to find a way out, finding open exhausts and climbing into of the pipes and wiggling his way through. It took him back to the days of when Dudley and his gang would bully him, forcing Harry to hide in the exhaust pipes to avoid being harmed by the trio of bullies. Back to the escape, Harry had found an elevator shaft, and he went down carefully as to not make a noise that might alert his enemies. At the end he finally got to the bottom floor, or so he thought. He called for his Firebolt to come, but nothing came, so he tried again, but once again nothing came. Harry concluded that his enemies' potions have somehow affected him, blocking his magic. Harry decided to things the old fashion way, just like Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible III; II sucked. Doing incredible flips and stops that would make a stunt-double blush he reached the entrance out. Just then, as he was about to make a dash for freedom he saw a familiar face, his Aunt and Uncle Dursley. Their faces welled up with tears in their eyes and handed Harry a clipboard. They turned and left as Harry was subdued by 4 men in white, shocked from what he had seen.
The British Institution of Mental Health
Harry Potter, age 18
Admitted at age 10
Trauma:Parents murdered by serial killer when age of 3.
During his 10th birthday he claimed to see a giant man come in and invite him to a school of Witchcraft and Wizardry, while all that were present at time saw nothing.
Symptoms:Psychological impairment of thought, diagnosed as Schizophrenia.
His life had all been a lie, a cruel trick of the mind, all crumbling before him. Left forever in his little white room alone with himse-
Harry gasped, waking up from his nightmare, wondering what had happened. A frightful dream he thought, a shocking dream. He went to get a glass of water to calm himself down, still thinking about the dream. Wouldn't it be funny if it all had happened was what he thought, going back to bed, but it wasn't real, he was okay. Afterward, he then snuggled back into his haven, safe from the atrocities that haunted his dreams.
Harry was safe, safe in his cupboard under the stairs.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
11/5/10 Reading Questions
Black Jack
Black Jack, the main character of the series that is also named after him is a back-alley surgeon who works without a license and charges exorbitant prices to his patients who come from all parts of the world.
This story makes you think about life itself, provoking the thought of what humans are willing to do on the verge of death, which is illustrated often. Black Jack is the one whom is called when someone has no way out, a last resort. A story about life and death is bound to provoke these thoughts.
Black Jack is a doctor that works outside the law, he has not gotten a license and refuses to do so. He works this way because to get a license one must take an oath to not kill. Black Jack cannot swear on this oath because he is searching for the people that caused the death of his mother and nearly himself, swearing revenge on them.
The events in the series are divided into episodic stories that Black Jack is involved in. Usually it is people searching for Black Jack to fix their diseases, other times he goes out of his way to find them. At the end of each episodic event some moral is learned.
Black Jack, the main character of the series that is also named after him is a back-alley surgeon who works without a license and charges exorbitant prices to his patients who come from all parts of the world.
This story makes you think about life itself, provoking the thought of what humans are willing to do on the verge of death, which is illustrated often. Black Jack is the one whom is called when someone has no way out, a last resort. A story about life and death is bound to provoke these thoughts.
Black Jack is a doctor that works outside the law, he has not gotten a license and refuses to do so. He works this way because to get a license one must take an oath to not kill. Black Jack cannot swear on this oath because he is searching for the people that caused the death of his mother and nearly himself, swearing revenge on them.
The events in the series are divided into episodic stories that Black Jack is involved in. Usually it is people searching for Black Jack to fix their diseases, other times he goes out of his way to find them. At the end of each episodic event some moral is learned.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
8/29/10 Quotation
One Piece
"We shouldn't worry about being able to achieve our dreams, as long as we have the desire to do it!" - Coby
This quote was in one of the earliest chapters of this story, but in a way it resonates throughout the entire series. The main character Monkey D. Luffy dreams of becoming the Pirate King and claiming the treasure of One Piece. The treasure itself does not interest him as much as the adventure reaching One Piece.
This quote revolves around almost everyone in the world that as aspirations or goals in life that they wish to achieve. Sure, once you reach the goal you will be satisfied, but it's the effort to achieve that goal or dream that really matters. For example, there are two boys that dream of becoming doctors. One of them puts all his effort and time into learning and putting honest work into his degree, while the other boy bribes his professors and try underhanded tricks to get his degree. They both end up with the same degree, but who comes out on top? Sure at first the second boy may be happy, but on the long run the lack of work won't help him much and he won't be as happy about his career contrast to the first boy who out his whole heart into his work and finally achieving that dream.
"We shouldn't worry about being able to achieve our dreams, as long as we have the desire to do it!" - Coby
This quote was in one of the earliest chapters of this story, but in a way it resonates throughout the entire series. The main character Monkey D. Luffy dreams of becoming the Pirate King and claiming the treasure of One Piece. The treasure itself does not interest him as much as the adventure reaching One Piece.
This quote revolves around almost everyone in the world that as aspirations or goals in life that they wish to achieve. Sure, once you reach the goal you will be satisfied, but it's the effort to achieve that goal or dream that really matters. For example, there are two boys that dream of becoming doctors. One of them puts all his effort and time into learning and putting honest work into his degree, while the other boy bribes his professors and try underhanded tricks to get his degree. They both end up with the same degree, but who comes out on top? Sure at first the second boy may be happy, but on the long run the lack of work won't help him much and he won't be as happy about his career contrast to the first boy who out his whole heart into his work and finally achieving that dream.
Friday, October 15, 2010
10/15/10 Writing Challenge
World War Z
Amsterdam, New York
[I meet up with Billy McBillard again to discuss his events of before the war, naturally, we go to a Starbucks to discuss his past story.]
Day after day, swarm after swarm. They were looking for something. I'm not sure what, but they seem to be focused entirely on their hunt. Some may say they're just mindless killing machines, but I beg to differ. At first, there were few in between, you usually just see them on the news, a new strain of "rabies" they say, well I call bull. What kind of rabies infected creature could rise up after half their torso is missing? Not anything of this world is what. I lived on a farm, so I never really got to meet any of these crazies face-to-face, but darn it did they piss me off. Not directly, you see, but what they do. There use to be just the occasional driver that passes by, but since the Great Panic people came in droves. One after another they drove in their cars and stole my crop. It was one hell of a fight. A few managed to convince me to let them stay and they offered to help me with my work. By winter we were all well off, living off the crops and the dead were frozen. There was something off about the zombies around us, they didn't came in masses, but in groups. I personally think they're being controlled by someone, or something. Unfortunately any evidence I had on the farm is long gone now, burnt to a crisp.
Amsterdam, New York
[I meet up with Billy McBillard again to discuss his events of before the war, naturally, we go to a Starbucks to discuss his past story.]
Day after day, swarm after swarm. They were looking for something. I'm not sure what, but they seem to be focused entirely on their hunt. Some may say they're just mindless killing machines, but I beg to differ. At first, there were few in between, you usually just see them on the news, a new strain of "rabies" they say, well I call bull. What kind of rabies infected creature could rise up after half their torso is missing? Not anything of this world is what. I lived on a farm, so I never really got to meet any of these crazies face-to-face, but darn it did they piss me off. Not directly, you see, but what they do. There use to be just the occasional driver that passes by, but since the Great Panic people came in droves. One after another they drove in their cars and stole my crop. It was one hell of a fight. A few managed to convince me to let them stay and they offered to help me with my work. By winter we were all well off, living off the crops and the dead were frozen. There was something off about the zombies around us, they didn't came in masses, but in groups. I personally think they're being controlled by someone, or something. Unfortunately any evidence I had on the farm is long gone now, burnt to a crisp.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
10/8/10 Questions
Yotsuba&
Summary
This book series is about a girl named Yotsuba Koiwai living with her dad and her everyday adventures. Yotsuba learns about new things everyday and meet new people, like her neighbors Ena, Fuka, and Asagi, who sometimes join her on her escapedes.
Questions
1)Yotsuba's everyday adventures bring out a certain simplicity and tranquil peace you don't see very often. The message this story brings can be summarized as enjoy everything in its form whether it is going to the zoo or just picking up acorns at the park. Try to find the time to enjoy the little things. A lot of people, as a whole, don't find time for little things as they are too caught up with big problems, such as bills and work. If we could all just enjoy the little things like family, a simple walk in the park, or just going out to eat we wouldn't have to stress out about so many things.
2)Yotsuba Koiwai is an energetic five year old girl that can pretty much make anything an adventure for herself, like going to the covinience store or eating cake. Her misadventures can sometimes cause trouble for her father and neighbors. One such trouble was when Yotsuba biked all the way from her home to Fuka's highschool just to deliver milk, without her father's knowing, causing him much dismay searching for her. In the end, it all worked out as Yotsuba learned her lesson of not traveling far without her father's permission.
Summary
This book series is about a girl named Yotsuba Koiwai living with her dad and her everyday adventures. Yotsuba learns about new things everyday and meet new people, like her neighbors Ena, Fuka, and Asagi, who sometimes join her on her escapedes.
Questions
1)Yotsuba's everyday adventures bring out a certain simplicity and tranquil peace you don't see very often. The message this story brings can be summarized as enjoy everything in its form whether it is going to the zoo or just picking up acorns at the park. Try to find the time to enjoy the little things. A lot of people, as a whole, don't find time for little things as they are too caught up with big problems, such as bills and work. If we could all just enjoy the little things like family, a simple walk in the park, or just going out to eat we wouldn't have to stress out about so many things.
2)Yotsuba Koiwai is an energetic five year old girl that can pretty much make anything an adventure for herself, like going to the covinience store or eating cake. Her misadventures can sometimes cause trouble for her father and neighbors. One such trouble was when Yotsuba biked all the way from her home to Fuka's highschool just to deliver milk, without her father's knowing, causing him much dismay searching for her. In the end, it all worked out as Yotsuba learned her lesson of not traveling far without her father's permission.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
9/23/10 Quotation
World War Z
"Fear Sells" - Max Brooks
This quote is pretty much what the whole book revolves around, the fear of dying, the fear of being hurt, and the fear of the unknown leads people to believing or buying fake hopes. One portion has a man selling a placebo drug for supposed zombie bites, making people immune. That obviously didn't help much.
This quote is actually one of the most universal means people take advantage of to do many things, such as rake up profits from selling placebo drugs to buying the latest brand clothes. Every year or so there's a new epidemic being widely dangerous and deadly as stated by the media. Vaccines and such aren't made readily fast, but many fake drugs cash in the fear, people too scared to know whether the fake drug actually works or not, they simply take the so called "medicine" and their fears go away. Who knows social anxiety better than teenagers? They have many things to worry over, one of them being clothes. They have a fear of not fitting into the crowd of people and be rejected. One major trait people look at is what you wear, whether your clothes are cool or uncool. This is one reason why trends are just what they are, trends. When someone wears something cool, it spreads like wildfire, consuming all, which leads to people fearing if they are wearing the latest clothes or not, making them buy from brand stores, multiplying the store profits because of overpriced clothing. Fear is indeed a major player in economic situations, and also part of our very existence.
"Fear Sells" - Max Brooks
This quote is pretty much what the whole book revolves around, the fear of dying, the fear of being hurt, and the fear of the unknown leads people to believing or buying fake hopes. One portion has a man selling a placebo drug for supposed zombie bites, making people immune. That obviously didn't help much.
This quote is actually one of the most universal means people take advantage of to do many things, such as rake up profits from selling placebo drugs to buying the latest brand clothes. Every year or so there's a new epidemic being widely dangerous and deadly as stated by the media. Vaccines and such aren't made readily fast, but many fake drugs cash in the fear, people too scared to know whether the fake drug actually works or not, they simply take the so called "medicine" and their fears go away. Who knows social anxiety better than teenagers? They have many things to worry over, one of them being clothes. They have a fear of not fitting into the crowd of people and be rejected. One major trait people look at is what you wear, whether your clothes are cool or uncool. This is one reason why trends are just what they are, trends. When someone wears something cool, it spreads like wildfire, consuming all, which leads to people fearing if they are wearing the latest clothes or not, making them buy from brand stores, multiplying the store profits because of overpriced clothing. Fear is indeed a major player in economic situations, and also part of our very existence.
Friday, September 17, 2010
9/17/10 Writing Challenge
World War Z
Manhattan, New York
[During the war this place was heavily infested numbering in the hundred millions, the bulk of New York. I am here today with Billy McBillard, a farmer that was drafted into the war as a scout. I sit with him now in a Starbucks. He doesn't seem very fond of the coffee.]
The night was pitch black, the moon barely visible, I was in a scouting unit whose job was to check ahead of the infantry and report any sightings. In front of the front lines was us, miles ahead of the rest of the troops to lure Zack into our little trap. It was a person's worse nightmare, people try to keep their presence silent and minimal so that Zack won't detect them and here we are, making as much noise as possible to lure Zack to us!
[He takes a sip from his coffee.]
Now, we didn't go alone or anything, we were in groups of three, one to drive, one to secure the turret, and one to make the noise. I was the latter, and Jesus Christ that wasn't fun. I carried things from amps to freaking grenades. If a grenade wasn't going to catch the attention of Zack, then the goddamn high pitched noise magnified through the amp would. It wasn't a pretty sight. they would come by the droves and I was right there, bait on a platter. After enough we would bail back to camp and get ready for the oncoming slot as part of the infantry. Now don't get me wrong or anything, but these foot soldiers have it easy. They simply have to wait in their cozy little camps while we go out and bring the insuring horde. It wasn't completely safe you see. One time another group was going around getting Zack's attention and out of nowhere they hit a mine and they lopsided off their vehicle. We couldn't save them in time. That was the last time I went into the field hastily.
I'm happy that's as far as we went, compared to the rescue teams.
Manhattan, New York
[During the war this place was heavily infested numbering in the hundred millions, the bulk of New York. I am here today with Billy McBillard, a farmer that was drafted into the war as a scout. I sit with him now in a Starbucks. He doesn't seem very fond of the coffee.]
The night was pitch black, the moon barely visible, I was in a scouting unit whose job was to check ahead of the infantry and report any sightings. In front of the front lines was us, miles ahead of the rest of the troops to lure Zack into our little trap. It was a person's worse nightmare, people try to keep their presence silent and minimal so that Zack won't detect them and here we are, making as much noise as possible to lure Zack to us!
[He takes a sip from his coffee.]
Now, we didn't go alone or anything, we were in groups of three, one to drive, one to secure the turret, and one to make the noise. I was the latter, and Jesus Christ that wasn't fun. I carried things from amps to freaking grenades. If a grenade wasn't going to catch the attention of Zack, then the goddamn high pitched noise magnified through the amp would. It wasn't a pretty sight. they would come by the droves and I was right there, bait on a platter. After enough we would bail back to camp and get ready for the oncoming slot as part of the infantry. Now don't get me wrong or anything, but these foot soldiers have it easy. They simply have to wait in their cozy little camps while we go out and bring the insuring horde. It wasn't completely safe you see. One time another group was going around getting Zack's attention and out of nowhere they hit a mine and they lopsided off their vehicle. We couldn't save them in time. That was the last time I went into the field hastily.
I'm happy that's as far as we went, compared to the rescue teams.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
9/2/10 Questions
World War Z
Summary
The setting of this book takes place in many countries such as the United States of America to Chile to Israel, about a decade after World War Z, a war that nearly destroyed the human race. Max Brooks travels around the world to interview and record people and their unique experiences during the Zombie War and what happened.
Question
1)The story can make you think about what would happen if the world was plunged into a world of darkness, filled with flesh eating carnivores and how we, as a human race, would survive such a disastrous ordeal. If such a situation were to happen, could we come out on top and survive? Or would we break as a civilization and succumb to our basic instincts and cease to function as a society? It is an interesting viewpoint that we don't see very often.
2)Although there are many characters, there is one that is unique, and that is Todd Wainio, who does what he is ordered to do. Todd Wainio is a U.S. infantryman and fought in the Battle of Yonkers, which was a disaster for the military as it had made the public lose confidence and fanned the flames for the "Great Panic". He manages to survive the Battle of Yonkers and becomes a veteran to the "Road to New York" where the U.S. went on the offensive and led a campaign to purge the country of the zombies.
3)The events that led up to what happened in the book started with an unknown strain originating in China that eventually spread throughout the world. Infected organs that were shipped out of China from the black mark for transplants may have been the cause for why the infection spread so quickly. Another reason continuing reason is that the governments failed to take notice of infection because they were in denial of zombies actually existing. The virus began to spread and millions of people were killed as a result, only to reanimate as the living dead. Thus, the beginning of "World War Z".
Summary
The setting of this book takes place in many countries such as the United States of America to Chile to Israel, about a decade after World War Z, a war that nearly destroyed the human race. Max Brooks travels around the world to interview and record people and their unique experiences during the Zombie War and what happened.
Question
1)The story can make you think about what would happen if the world was plunged into a world of darkness, filled with flesh eating carnivores and how we, as a human race, would survive such a disastrous ordeal. If such a situation were to happen, could we come out on top and survive? Or would we break as a civilization and succumb to our basic instincts and cease to function as a society? It is an interesting viewpoint that we don't see very often.
2)Although there are many characters, there is one that is unique, and that is Todd Wainio, who does what he is ordered to do. Todd Wainio is a U.S. infantryman and fought in the Battle of Yonkers, which was a disaster for the military as it had made the public lose confidence and fanned the flames for the "Great Panic". He manages to survive the Battle of Yonkers and becomes a veteran to the "Road to New York" where the U.S. went on the offensive and led a campaign to purge the country of the zombies.
3)The events that led up to what happened in the book started with an unknown strain originating in China that eventually spread throughout the world. Infected organs that were shipped out of China from the black mark for transplants may have been the cause for why the infection spread so quickly. Another reason continuing reason is that the governments failed to take notice of infection because they were in denial of zombies actually existing. The virus began to spread and millions of people were killed as a result, only to reanimate as the living dead. Thus, the beginning of "World War Z".
Sunday, August 29, 2010
8/27/10 Quotation
The Zombie Survival Guide
"Remember; no matter how desperate the situation seems, time spent
thinking clearly is never time wasted." -Max Brooks
This quote holds quite a significant portion of the story as dealing with zombies is no easy task. If you lose your head and don't think rationally, you'll probably die. The whole point of the book is to help you survive dealings against zombies and your mind is what you will need most to survive in such an ordeal.
This quote does not specifically deal with only zombies, but it can also deal with everything you do on a daily basis. Irrational thinking can get you in trouble or something of similar caliber while thinking things through will get you ahead on the long run. For example, math; just simple doing it as fast as you can to get through with it may lead to bad consequences, like a bad grade. On the other hand, if you think through the problems first and then finish up the problems you will most likely get a grade worthy of the hard work that you put in. Rash actions will hurt you on the long run while using your head will keep you ahead. Besides the zombies, in war people have to think out strategies to defeat their enemies and the side that just rushes headlong into the battlefield are usually the ones that end up becoming swiss cheese. Thus, before you ever decide to do anything, think it over first.
"Remember; no matter how desperate the situation seems, time spent
thinking clearly is never time wasted." -Max Brooks
This quote holds quite a significant portion of the story as dealing with zombies is no easy task. If you lose your head and don't think rationally, you'll probably die. The whole point of the book is to help you survive dealings against zombies and your mind is what you will need most to survive in such an ordeal.
This quote does not specifically deal with only zombies, but it can also deal with everything you do on a daily basis. Irrational thinking can get you in trouble or something of similar caliber while thinking things through will get you ahead on the long run. For example, math; just simple doing it as fast as you can to get through with it may lead to bad consequences, like a bad grade. On the other hand, if you think through the problems first and then finish up the problems you will most likely get a grade worthy of the hard work that you put in. Rash actions will hurt you on the long run while using your head will keep you ahead. Besides the zombies, in war people have to think out strategies to defeat their enemies and the side that just rushes headlong into the battlefield are usually the ones that end up becoming swiss cheese. Thus, before you ever decide to do anything, think it over first.
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