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“It’s the End of the World As We Know It”

“It’s the End of the World As We Know It”. Discussing the Apocalypse and post-Apocalyptic literature with Mrs. Michel. How will the world end?. What is the APOCALYPSE?.

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“It’s the End of the World As We Know It”

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  1. “It’s the End of the World As We Know It” Discussing the Apocalypse and post-Apocalyptic literature with Mrs. Michel

  2. How will the world end?

  3. What is the APOCALYPSE? Apocalypse, translated literally from Greek, is a disclosure of knowledge and a lifting of the veil or revelation. In religious contexts it is usually a disclosure of something hidden. In the Revelation of John, the last book of the New Testament, the revelation which John receives is that of the ultimate victory of good over evil and the end of the present age, and that is the primary meaning of the term, one that dates to 1175. Today, it is commonly used in reference to any prophetic revelation or so-called End Time scenario, or to the end of the world in general.

  4. Revelation The Book of Revelation is strikingly different from the rest of the New Testament. It is populated by winged and wild creatures, locust plagues, and seven-headed beasts. Revelation is filled with obscure and fantastic symbolism, and it teems with mystical references. However, it lacks any real internal structure. Unlike the other New Testament books, which tend to mix narrative with sermon-style preaching, Revelation is essentially a long, uninterrupted record of a mystical vision, offering little interpretation for its intricate symbols. Revelation has been read for thousands of years as a code that, properly interpreted, can reveal the secrets of history and the end of the world. The numbers and symbols in Revelation have been read into any number of traumatic events in ancient and modern history.

  5. Zombie Apocalypse

  6. Movies about the end of the world: • Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012) • War of the Worlds (2005) • The Rapture (1992) • On the Beach (1959)

  7. Time of the Wolf (2003) • Fish Story (2009) • Miracle Mile (1988) • This Is the End (2013) • Night of the Comet (1984) • The Road (2009)

  8. The Day After (1983) • The Last Wave (1977) • Invasions of the Body Snatchers (1978) • 28 Days Later (2002) & 28 Weeks Later (2007)

  9. Twelve Monkeys (1995) • Dawn of the Dead (1978) • Melancholia (2011) • Take Shelter (2011) • Dr. Strangelove (1964) • Last Night

  10. What is a “doomsdayer”?

  11. How do you think the world will end? For your first writing portfolio entry of the second nine weeks, write about how you think the world will end. You may write a serious entry about your beliefs about the end of the world, or you may be creative and inventive, like many writers who have come before you, and explain when, why, and how the “End of Days” will come. Your writing portfolio may be half of a page to earn 80% credit, or your entry may be a full page to earn 100% credit.

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