Task Three: Home Defense

    In Max Brooks's informative article entitled The Zombie Survival Guide, he states many things you can do to your home to prepare for zombie apocalypse. He also states what kind of supplies you should have and how to survive the zombie apocolypse. The first topic Max Brooks talks about is how to prepare the home. He states how if you have a stilted home or house already built to survive a tornado that you don't need to do much preparation to your home. He also states how you can modify your home and an alarm system won't do much help during the zombie apocalypse since the police and any other officers might be busy with other duties or might not be available at all. He also talks about how being in an apartment can be better than being in a house since apartments have many different floors and you can cut off the zombies access to you by simply destroying the stairs and having a ladder that you can use on top whenever you might need to get down. The author goes on to talk about weapons. He gives examples of what you might need such as a rifle with 500 rounds, a shotgun 12 gauge with 200 shells, a pistol, short bladed sword, fire extinguishers etc. finally the author goes on talking about how to actually survive the attack. He states how to get idea to have a garden if you can get to a backyard and eat from the garden, and only use the canned foods in case of an emergency. He also states how it's a good idea to have a bicycle powered generator only using gas generator for emergencies. Max Brooks also states that is a good idea to maintain a low profile and dispose of "dead" zombie bodys as they will rot since they are still flesh, it's also a good idea to exercise daily in case of an actual combat situation. Brooks states, "exercise daily. Use of the stationary bicycle, along with basic calisthenics and dynamic tension, will keep your body fit and strong enough for any combat situation." Brooks's purpose is to inform the reader how he or she can prepare their home and themselves in order to survive for a long period of time during the zombie apocalypse in order to survive.

Task Two: Know Your Zombies

     In Dr. Bradley Voytex's informative article entitled The Science of Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse, he states that the zombies have many different defects or disorders in their brain that one can take advantage of while in the situation of the zombie apocalypse. One of these defects is called severe ataxia which means so slow-moving zombie and uncoordinated. One could take advantage of this defect simply by running away from the zombies since they are slow. Another defect they have is amnesia this is caused by the loss of hippocampus. One can take advantage of this defect by hiding from the zombies, sooner or later they will forget who or what they're following and simply  go on being zombies. A third defect that the zombies have is the damage to the Parietal cortices; however, this defect one cannot really take advantage of, instead one must be aware not to fight zombies since the damage to this part of the brain causes immunity to pain, in other words if you fight the zombie it won't feel anything. Another defect that the zombies have that one can take advantage of it the loss of posterior parietal cortices. This causes the zombies to have difficulty with hand eye coordination, inability to visually fixate, and the inability to perceive more than one object at a time. Finally official defect that one could take advantage of is the fact that zombies apparently exhibit a form of Capgras delusion. This basically means if you can out run the zombie, you can try to mimick the zombie it won't be able to distinguish you from another zombie if you're acting the same. Voytex's purpose is to inform the reader that during the zombie apocalypse in not all about the weapons have but the knowledge you have of the zombies in order to survive the zombie apocalypse.

Task One: Survival Basics

      In David Hambling's informative article entitled How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse, he informs the reader that there are many things one must have; however, you must not just have material items, but also you need to have knowledge of the enemy. The author supports his claim by organizing his technique to surviving in order by steps. His first step is to know you zombie. He says how it is important to know what kind of zombie you're dealing with and how to take care of it. His second step is based on weaponry. Hambling states, "So you're probably better off with the conventional firearm". This quote helps you figure out what kinds of weapons you must take to survive. You must think of weight, size, ammo, and how much damage it will actually do. The third step the author talks about is to keep your head. Throughout all of this chaos you must remember what you are doing, which is trying to survive. You must also remember to have partners or people whom you can trust. Handling's purpose is to inform everyone how to handle the situation of the zombie apocalypse in order to survive.