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"It will go faster if we all work together" offers Steven. "good thinking" says Barbie. "Can one of you two hook Skipper's hard drive up to the library's computer?" "I can do it" says Barbie. "The library computer has excellent security software to protect it."
"It will go faster if we all …
“Seriously, Brian, a CD?” says Barbie with disgust. “What year do you think it is?! My laptop doesn’t even have a CD drive. Haven’t you heard of git? That’s how we share code nowadays.”
“Seriously, Brian, a CD?” say…
Barbie makes it to computer class just before the bell rings. As soon as class begins, Barbie raises her hand. "Yes, Barbie?" asks Ms. Smith, the teacher. "If your computer gets a virus and crashes, how can you retrieve all the files you lost?" asks Barbie.
Barbie makes it to computer c…
Barbara meets John at the library to thank him for helping her understand the homework.
“Thanks so much for helping me understand it!” exclaims Barbara.


“That’s the point of a community!” responds John.
Barbara meets John at the lib…
“Wow! Barbara, you get an A! That was really, really good.”
“Wow! Barbara, you get an A! …
Barbara is now presenting for her teacher. She is nervous, yet confident. She really understands this now. She understand it in her own way.

“In those days," Barbara begins reading "it was easy to get lost in the crowd; loss of identity is a terrifying thing. The zombies are the multitude; they have no identity within the crowd. Zombies are soulless beings, they have no mind of their own; they are being controlled by an urge, a spell; a disease. Even the man that remained himself among the hoard of zombies lost himself to an urge: that of hunger. Zombie films like Perished are here to explain the importance of a society, the importance of the community, the importance of the conservation of individuality. Without a society, within our primal selves, there is no individuality. Society, although it groups us together, makes us a crowd, makes us a multitude, and is still able to conserve our individuality. Did they go to watch zombies to have fun? Yes, but also to understand the worst-case scenario.”
Barbara is now presenting for…
"What is the nightmare, though? What is the metaphor?" asks Barbara. "Keep in mind," responds Mike "that we get ideas from our environment, from the people around us, from everything that happens around us. People need inspiration; they need a starting place from where to begin. Back then they had the Ebola outbreak, mass shootings, biological warfare, and a population addicted to consuming as inspiration, and the zombie as an attraction." "

“I’ve never thought that zombies could represent fears.” Said Barbara while in thought. “The question hangs:” she continues, ”Why would any intelligent person who is already horrified by the news of the day want to watch horror movies? I just don’t get it. I’m going to fail this one.”
"What is the nightmare, thoug…

Barbara is now at the library with her friends, she is hoping they understood the assignment better and can help her out with the idea. She needs to present this tomorrow!



Have you guys seen the movie that was assigned?” asks Barbara. Mike and John both nod. “Although I understand that they reflect issues of the 21st century, I still don’t understand why anyone would watch them.” said Barbara in a confused tone.


“It’s okay,” replies John, “the answer is that, unlike earnest, realistic films with Good Housekeeping Seals of approval, horror movies – with their sadism, unapologetic sensationalism, lack of nuance, and avid gratification of pathological impulses – offer sharper, more acute versions of our worst case scenarios, they are like brilliant metaphors for what haunts us, and, obviously haunted the people in the 21st century. That is why when we pay our four or five bucks and seat ourselves at tenth-row center in a theater showing a horror movie, we are daring the nightmare.”
Barbara is now at the librar…

Barbie is home. She is exasperated over the assignment because she just can’t figure it out! She needs this for tomorrow, and she needs a good grade!
   "Ugh!" grunts Barbara exasperated after watching Perished and says “That was a pretty dark movie. Why would anyone want to sit down and watch such a gruesome, sadistic movie like that?”

Nina overhears and replies saying “Oh, I was in that class last year. The thing is that the zombie goes far beyond entertainment. He becomes a way for us to express our abstract, dark, negative thoughts and possibilities. That’s why these movies exist.” 

Barbara is speechless and thanks her sister. She still doesn’t fully understand it, so she calls her friends Mike and John to meet her at the library to help her out.
Barbie is home. She is exasp…
Heyyy Chris, 

Hey Barbie its good to see you again.

You too, would you like to go get something to eat and hang out?

Sure!
Heyyy Chris, Hey Barbie its…
 Hanna: "Hey Joesph"!, Hannah said when she saw Joesph in the writing center.I got Laura to enroll in school and she loves it!
Joesph: Wow that's awesome, I'm really glad that she decided to go to school after all.
Hanna: Hanna replied back, "me too"!
Hanna: "Hey Joesph"!, Hannah…
Well, well, well look who decided to put her computer away and participate with her classmates. Thank you Barbie.

Hello Ms. Smith, my sister helped me realize that my future is too important to waist.
Well, well, well look who dec…

It is the 22nd century. Barbara sits in her history class where they are learning about the 21st century and their problems. 




“Today, class, we will be learning about the history of Zombie media. In the 21st century, they believed that by infectious disease there would be a zombie apocalypse. This is expressed through the time’s media.” said Ms. Turner.
It is the 22nd century. Barb…
Hanna: "Hey Laura"!, said Hanna, how did you first day of class go?
Laura: It went well I really love my teacher's, you were right getting your education is important. I decided to go to school full-time after all! Thank you Hanna, your the best! said Laura.
Hanna: I'm glad I was able to change your mind, I'm going to go study now. Bye!
Hanna: "Hey Laura"!, said Han…
Now come outside and let's play volleyball, or go hangout with some friends.

Alright I will, I miss hanging out.
Now come outside and let's pl…
Jessica! What are you doing with my computer?

Barbie I am taking away your computer because you are too young to be online chatting, and I don't want you to do something you may regret.
Jessica! What are you doing w…
Hanna: Hey Laura!, I wanted you to look at something, I think you would be very interested.
Laura: If it's about school, you can forget it! said Laura. I told you, I'm not smart enough, I'm happy with my job at the pet store.
Hanna: I just wanna see you be successful, said Hanna, in a concerned voice. Did you know that you could take classes that deals with animals?
Laura: "Really"! said Laura Oh I would love that!
Hanna: Let's get you signed up then said Hanna.
Hanna: Hey Laura!, I wanted y…
 Hanna: Education, is the key to success! Without education I will be not be able to fulfill my dreams as a nurse, Hanna writes.
Joesph: "Hey Hanna"! said Joesph when he see's Hanna. I see that you enrolled this semester at college, where's Laura?
Hanna: She doesn't think that her education is very important replied, Hanna.
Joesph:  What a bummer! said Joesph. Maybe you should convince her to to take one or two classes just to see if she would like it.
Hanna: Great idea Joesph, I'll see if I can try.
Hanna: Education, is the key…
Look Barry there goes your friend Barbie.  Ya, but she doesn't really talk to me much anymore since she has gotten that computer.
Look Barry there goes your fr…
Hanna: My first day of class is going to be so great, thought Hanna, I wonder if my teacher is going to be nice?
Ms. Smith: "Today class we are going to write an essay about education, and what it means to you. This essay has to be at least two pages long, feel free to come to my office during my office hours. I also strongly encourage you to go to the Writing Center to help get feed back on your essay. This center is included in your tuition and it's free" said, Mrs. Smith
Hanna: "English isn't one of my favorite subjects so I guess I should go to the writing center for help Hanna thought to herself".
Hanna: My first day of class …
So this is one of pictures that Barbie is sending to all these strangers.
So this is one of pictures th…
Sis, do you ever give that computer a rest? 

You don't understand Jessica I am meeting so many guys from all over.  

Barbie you should be careful because you don't even know these guys.
Sis, do you ever give that co…
 Laura: "Hey Hanna", what are you doing?
Hanna says, Just applying for college, why aren't you looking into any colleges?
Laura replied back, I just don't think college is for me, I was never really good in school anyway I think I'll just keep my job at the pet store.
Hanna: "We'll I think you should apply for school, I heard you say the other night that you hated that job", Laura said sternly.
Laura responded, I do hate my job, but it pays the bills.
Laura: "Hey Hanna", what are…
"We free'd the niggers!"
"We free'd the niggers!"
Barbie what's up? 

O, hi Barry, hi Chris. Look at the Cd I made, that I am going to send to a guy I met in Orlando, Florida.
Barbie what's up? O, hi Bar…

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