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...

• Word Count: 1900
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

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
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 1963
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

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...

• Word Count: 2060
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• Grade Level: High School

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 ...

• Word Count: 1258
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• Grade Level: High School

He is unique because of his three visions that connected to the series of plagues that affected Israel: the locust plague and the cosmic fire were the ones that most closely tied in. ... There are many similarities between the community for which Amos was writing for and the community of the present day. ... This shows utter disregard for this pact and proves that the concern for solidarity is not important to the people in Amos" day. ... We are much more unified today than the people in Amos" day. ...

• Word Count: 1568
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Though the land often lacked water and no one knew if enough rain would fall from one year to the next or if locusts or field mice would spoil their crops, facing adversity only made the people of Galilee stronger and more supportive of each other. ... On the third day Mary saw Jesus rise from the dead. ...

• Word Count: 1464
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Prior to Ikemfuna's murder, locusts descend on the village, something that is usually a great thing for the Igbo's, but it is actually foreshadowing what is about to happen to Okonkwo's life. ... Okonkwo is very prosperous in his mother's homeland, but he longs for the day that he can return to Umuofia and rebuild his compound and reputation. ...

• Word Count: 2055
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

This region is bare of forests, it has no woodland in which to hold back the run-off of rains which causes flooding, and there is also a periodic plague of locusts that devour crops when they are close to harvest. ...

• Word Count: 2063
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

One day, at a normal meeting in the woods, Revered Parris wonders on to the girls dancing around a fire. ... Carts would fill up with the accused and travel along the rough road to the huge oak or locust tree. ...

• Word Count: 1952
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Apollo also ripened the fruits on Earth, protected flocks, first taught men the art of healing, and protected crops by destroying mice and driving off locusts. ... Artemis was the daughter of Zeus and Leto and twins with Apollo, although she was one day older than he was. ...

• Word Count: 2220
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School