Another English Paper.

[llblovesejw]

Much more fun than the last.

Zombie v. Werewolf v. Vampire:
Who would win?


Opinions and reasons would be greatly appreciated [and enjoyed].

[sera300]

In your question, which of the three would win at what?
If it's dying by dawn unsheltered it would be the vampire; see the point?

[dlb]

Good point Sera. Ambiguity is one of the maladies that high school English teachers strive to exterminate. At least they did way back when.

My advice to llblovesejw is be concise in your writing.
I say the zombie wins at dying in a salt warehouse. When it rains it pours.

[dlb]

And my advice to myself is to not confuse concise with precise.

[sera300]

Originally Posted by dlb

And my advice to myself is to not confuse concise with precise.

Okay, so don't confuse them! LOL!

[llblovesejw]

eh. i wasn't allowed to do the topic anyways.
and i thought it would have seemed a little less ambiguous. as in: who would win in an epic battle. but the paper i'm doing now i guess is Monsters and their Social Implications.
bleh.
not nearly as intriguing for me.

[sera300]

Originally Posted by llblovesejw

eh. i wasn't allowed to do the topic anyways.
and i thought it would have seemed a little less ambiguous. as in: who would win in an epic battle. but the paper i'm doing now i guess is Monsters and their Social Implications.
bleh.
not nearly as intriguing for me.

Since "Monsters" are not real & generally a imaginary or mythic tale...the social implications may be tough. Unless you spin off the mythology of various beliefs and the thoughts/influences upon society...such as Big Foot, Lock Ness Monster, or Medusula. Society mainstream may view them as a "monster"; however, there is folklore and alleged "sightings" with a few...the other's are mythology & symbolism. Others may see the "Greek Gods" as monsters yet much has been written in text for learning styles or applied to management techniques--especially when applied to governance of a nation.

Good Luck.

[sera300]

Since Halloween is approaching you can draw a comparative analysis of the original intent of the day [now celebrated as basically a Holiday], evolution, to the use of the Monster theme of Frankenstein, etc.

[dlb]

Monsters and Their Social Implications! I like that! Monsters have been an important part of human culture for longer than we can conciously remember. I don't remember which Carl Sagan book it is, either the Dragons of Eden or Broca's Brain, the author speaks of racial memory in relation to monsters and dreams of falling. Sagan suggests that our dreams of falling and stories of monsters coming for us at night have a very real basis. Back when our ancestors lived in trees (sorry Mrs. Palin , but yours did too) there was a very real threat of falling in one's sleep and there were monsters under the bed (the trees where our ancestors slept ) in the form of saber tooth cats and other predators.

Bruce Chatwin touches on this idea also in his book The Songlines.

Some great monsters: Leviathan, Behemoth, Grendel, Balor, Mala Cosa, Manticore.

Monsters are a reflection of our society and ourselves. I think this is a great topic for a paper.

have lots of fun!

[raez]

Too right dlb!

I might add, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is probably one of the most famous of the more modern monsters imagined. That particular piece of literature is well-known for its social commentary regarding science's role in society, the power of creation, the will of man vs nature or god, man's fear or hate of the misunderstood or unknown, etc etc etc.. You can write a whole paper just on the influence of Frankenstein alone. Dracula is very much the same, definitely makes some commentary on sex in society even

Monsters are very often used to exaggerate our own human nature, to show what man is capable of, often to serve as warning or to guide our own sense of morality. Monsters may not be real in a physical sense, but the fact that society has created them and our reasons for doing so most certainly have social implications. A very good topic for a paper, and shouldn't be hard at all. Whatever monsters you choose to write about, just think about what purpose its tale serves, and try to see how man might be reflected in the monster, or what it is that the monster's existence brings out in man.