Later in the book, the village has locusts come to Umuofia. The village thinks that this is a great occasion and likes it when the locusts come because after they catch them, they cook them and then eat them because they are good to eat. One day a village elder comes to Onkonkwo and says that the Oracle told him that Ikemefuna must be killed because. ... The next day the converted person's house and the reverend's church are burned down. ...

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A popular tank used was the M22 "Locust- Light Airborne Tank, which was one of the smallest tanks created by the U.S. to handle airborne operations during WWII. During May of 1941 the development of the M22 Locust began at the Marmon-Herrington Company. ... The M22 Locust was constructed of steel plate which we used welding opposed top standard riveting technology. ... The British used this tank in the crossing of the Rhine River and each Locust tank was credited with killing over 100 enemy soldiers. ... To this very day half-tracks still do exist and are used in several different situation...

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As well, prairie farmers in western Canada experienced many hardships such as droughts and plagues of locusts, which destroyed their farms and livelihoods. ... This day was called "Black Tuesday" because prices for shares collapsed in Canada and the United States. ... To make matters worse, plagues of locusts came upon the prairies in 1932. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Until the day he saw a slave being beaten. ... The Lord used Moses to bring down the plague of livestock,boils,hail,locusts,darkness,on the first born and the passover. ... Moses spoke "Commemorate this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery, because the Lord brought you out of it with a mighty hand"(Exodus 13:3).He finally completed this task he was called to do. ...

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"One hangs lanterns on the wrecks that cling, Empty husks of locusts,, to iron poles". This metaphor tells us a story of locusts clinging to a grassy field, yet this is not a jungle that is green like a person would usually find. ... All people know that they are going to die one day. ... It is ironic because when I was evaluating the poem my mom called me from Minnesota and was telling me about a car accident that had happened the previous day. ...

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But what aboput the belief that there is a God, whom to this day is alive, and sits on a throne........How? ... Also, getting off the war in Iraq, just about a month ago, there were many reports from the Chinese government of an extreme case of......or should I say atack.....of locusts. ...

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Primarily, he was a farmer and as a farmer he enlightened the New World by introducing them to the 17 year cycle of locust. This revelation to farmers was invaluable, because it prepared them for the coming of locust swarms that could destroy their crops. ... As an amateur astronomer and mathematician, he contradicted the forecasts of prominent mathematicians and astronomers of the day by successfully predicted the solar eclipse that occurred on April 14, 1789. ... In effect he taught himself astronomy which actually helped him in his ability to predict the solar eclipse on April 14, 1789 in d...

• Word Count: 1655
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

As well, prairie farmers in western Canada experienced many hardships such as droughts and plagues of locusts, which destroyed their farms and livelihoods. ... This day was called "Black Tuesday" because prices for shares collapsed in Canada and the United States. ... To make matters worse, plagues of locusts came upon the prairies in 1932. ...

• Word Count: 1911
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• Grade Level: High School

God then covers the land with frogs and lice, then he kills all the cattle, covers the Egyptians with boils, sends a rainstorm of hail, infest the land with locust, and brings a thick darkness upon the land. ... Among these rules there are the 10 Commandments and the concept of the seventh day as a day for rest. ...

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In the novel The Day of the Locust, Nathanael West portrays a character that believes Jesus Christ should be everyone's resort to fulfillment. ... Teach them to pray each morning: "Give us this day our daily stone" (page 5). ...

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Moses witnessed his own people in slavery day in and day out and this must have played in his mind. ... The next day he went out and saw two Hebrews fighting. ... While there, he was resting by a well one day. ... Eighth, locust swarmed all of the land. Whatever vegetation was left after the hail, the locust ate. ...

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One day, a Confederate soldier approached Farquhar at his house and asked him for some water. ... he looked at the forest on the bank of the stream, saw the individual trees, the leaves and the veining of each leaf - saw the very insects upon them: the locusts, the brilliant-bodied flies, the gray spiders stretching their webs from twig to twig. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

One day, a Confederate soldier approached Farquhar at his house and asked him for some water. ... he looked at the forest on the bank of the stream, saw the individual trees, the leaves and the veining of each leaf - saw the very insects upon them: the locusts, the brilliant-bodied flies, the gray spiders stretching their webs from twig to twig. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Since the beginning of the insect uprising, humans have constantly battled crop pests such as aphids, locusts, and the coddling moth, which can do an enormous amount of damage in a short amount of time. ... Hopefully after reading this, you will have a better understanding of an insect so that one day we will know what we can do to help protect the Dinka tribe from the diseases which plague their culture. ...

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Stories and plays such as Miss Lonelyhearts, "The Death of a Salesman", "A Streetcar Named Desire", The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and The Day of the Locust. ... Slavery is a part of American history and being an American means dealing with slavery, because it's obvious that slavery is still present to this day. ... Miss Lonelyhearts has been annoyed with his job lately and no longer finds the thirty or so letters he receives a day amusing, so he thinks that Christ is the answer to everything. ... For example, there is that a kind of violence for love in the novel, The Day of the Lo...

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One verse linking the Beatles to his philosophy according Manson was the verse which states "Out of the smoke, locusts upon the Earth; and unto them was given power." Locusts are a type of beetle, which Manson interpreted to be the Beatles. ... It wasn't until late the next day that the murder scene was discovered. ...

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The Promise of Stardom Nathaniel West's novel "The Day of the Locust" describes Hollywood in unambiguous terms as a place where the American dream is betrayed. ... Finally that day came Where else should they go but California, the land of sunshine and oranges?" ... Every day of their lives they read the newspapers and went to the movies. ...

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Such examples are on page(s) 18 where Twain begins the chapter with a brief paragraph on the start of the day, "...Saturday morning was come, and all the summer world was bright and fresh, and brimming with life. ... The locust trees were in bloom and the fragrance of the blossoms filled the air. ... "; page 121 "...its all getting as bright as day..." and page 121 "...it happened just so, as sure as I"m a-sitting in these very tracks..." ... The worthless and homeless, Huck Finn, is entirely delightful throughout, and in his promised reform his identity is respected: he will l...

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As a few news agencies reported authorities from the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong having allegedly rendezvoused with incumbent Hong Kong government officials to give pressure on their policy-making, people become increasingly aware of the day of expiration is arriving earlier than expected. Many are afraid of losing the well-established economic environment and judiciary system, and even the loss of their freedom of trade, speech, press and religion upon the arrival of the day when the Declaration expires. ... From being stereotyped as barbarians who ...

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Suddenly, the whole crowd erupts with an explosive force and much like a herd of locusts that will take over any unprepared farmer, the crowd steadily circles with fists flying and heads banging; this is passion, this is music at its best. ... After class on my memorable first day of high school, it seems as though I am stuck on heavy metal. ... Since that day, I have been living in the trance that powerful music puts you into. ...

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In The Virginian, The Virginian has to wake up early in the mornings and work up to 12 hours a day rounding up cattle. ... "We never passed a human being this day. ... In The Virginian, a farmer must have to react Quickly to thunderstorms, and locusts attacks in order for them to protect their crops and livestock. ...

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The next day, Dr. ... Larger than normal insects are a convention of sci-fi and horror witness the abundance of cheesy 1950's B-movies like "The Deadly Mantis", "Beginning of the End" which featured a swarm of giant locusts, and "Them" with a bunch of giant ants. ...

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I exited the plane I was shocked to find it very hot on this December day. ... The next ingredients can be found only in a tropical grocery store: instant fufu powder, iru (an African locust bean), palm oil if you can not get this you can use vegetable oil, but the rich color and flavor that comes from using this oil makes it worth finding, maggi ( the African equivalent to knorr cubes),and most importantly the egusi (the seed of a wild African melon). ...

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Nathanael West's "The Day of The Locust," tells the story of a man named Tod Hackett who moves to Hollywood to be a set designer. While in Hollywood he meets a slew of new people who intrigue and confuse him. In the first chapter of the book, he begins to create a distinction between the two types ...

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