Paper Number 3

     I'm not gonna lie, there is a part of me that is very intimidated by this upcoming assignment. I'm always intimidated by papers, and this is going to be the longest one I've come across thus far in my collegiate experience. Infact, other than a few screenplays and one creative writing assignment back in high school, this may end up being the longest written work I’ve ever done, which would be lovely, if I had a solid idea of what I was going to write it about.

   I have a few ideas that have come to me over the course of this class as possible topics for the final paper. The first would be to continue the ideas I’m exploring in my World War Z paper. With this one I have a clear jumping off point (my initial paper) and there is near infinite information out there about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for me to write about. 

     A second idea that came to me today in class would be to write my paper on the College Phenomenon that is Humans Vs. Zombies. I could interview members of Shepherd’s Active Gaming Club, Faculty and possibly SUPD and get first hand accounts of how the game is handled here, and then research if there have been incidents at other schools related to the game. While it may be harder to find sources for this topic, it could also lead to a very unique paper. 

     My final idea is one that came up earlier in the course, and that would be the film The Blob, which has always been a favorite of mine. While The Blob is not a zombie film, the monster that is the Blob shares much in common with zombies, such as being brainless, slow moving, and doing nothing but consume people. The Blob is often seen as a metaphor for the red scare, so it could be an interesting research topic.

     So there are a few of my ideas. Let me know which ones you guys think could work!