world war z #1

         i am currently reading an exciting book called "world war z: an oral history of the zombie war" by max brooks. in it, mr.brooks gathers a collection of interviews by survivors of the zombie war. this book takes place in an alternate future where the living dead is a reality. in the book we experience the horror that many faced at the time of the war. technically the war is over, and this book is just a retelling of what happened in different parts of the world.

       this book was mainly about how the human race almost went extinct because of another donminant species... zombies. this really makes me think about how we always take being a human for granted. we are a dominant species. we think of ourselves as a superior race, superior to lions,birds, cats, dogs (etc.). we claimed earth as our own. we cut down many forests which were home to millions of species, for our own benifit. because of us, many species went extinct. we also caused global warming which may eventually many more millions of species maybe even ourselves.

      this really makes me wonder... what if a species/race emerged on earth as superior to humans and became the dominant species. we would be no more than a mere form of entertaintment for them, or maybe even just an exotic food source. we take being a dominant species for granted, but we should emrace it as a gift and be glad we are a superior race.

response #1- shades children

I am currently reading a book called Shades Children. This book is mainly about a time after ours where a "change" takes place and all humans above the age of fourteen suddenly disappear. The narrator tells the tale of four children and their quest to stay alive and overthrow the evil beings that brought about this "change".

this book reall.y just made me think about reality and how teenagers and pre teens are just so distant from adults. the book actually captures this idea very well. for example, in the futuristic world of my book, every month, everyone in the neigborhood comes together to celebrate the birthdays of the children. but every year gone, is just another year less until the day one becomes fourteen. after that, age loses all meaning. many dont even remember how old they are. at fourteen the children are assighned jobs to contribute to the community. in my book thats all a persons age stands for... a countdown clock for the day that they become fourtereen.

this is what led me to thinking about how adults and teenagers just seem like they're on two totally different planets. and i guess this is what leads us to misunderstanding each other.  also, thinking about this leads me to thinking about stereotypes and how teenagers are portrayed on tv. in most cases the teen will be a suburban schoolchild living with a mom, a dad and most likely, a sibling. the teen will probably have a "regular" live. meaning a buisnessman dad in a suit, a mom drinking cofee while getting ready to go to work (in a suit) etc.

but that is only one of the ways the media or press or whover is responsible for tv portrays us. another very common way teenegers are displayed are as juvenille delinquents. teens in dark, ratty , and baggy clothes, with bad haircuts and potty mouths.

is this because we are misunderstood........