The Day of the Locust

Nwoye had also began to become manlier and that made Okonkwo happy. Then one day, locusts appear and everyone in the village celebrates because they are a rare occurrence in one’s lifetime. Later that day, Ogbuefi Ezeudu appears outside of Okonkwo’s compound and informs him that it has come time for Okemefuna to be killed. When confronted, Okonkwo lies to Nwoye, telling him that Ikemefuna is being taken home. The next day, Okonkwo sets out with Ikemefuna, who is wondering how he will react after…

unannounced, H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds, for example, (presumably looking for resources that they lack on their home planet) with tools of destruction, progressing the plot when they decimate the Earth, as seen in Robert Emmerich’s Independence Day. The aliens arrive and wage war on Earth, taking all of Earth’s resources and people. However, despite their giant ships, and intimidating weapons, the aliens end up losing the war with the humans, releasing all of their prisoners of war, and…

celebrating when they knew the Martians died because them and showing no respect for them. Another example of this thematic message is in the non-fiction article Language Chauvinism by Cooper Thompson. In this article Thompson is talking about how one day while listening in on a conversation between a french waitress and an american man, the american man wanted his coffee the way he usually gets it at starbucks. The only problem was that he was at a small french cafe where they don't sell the…

blighted the enemies of newly freed slaves with locusts and bad health”. (Page…

Chinua Achebe rose to prevalence as one of the finest African writers during the decolonization of Africa. He was an outspoken critic of the West and its influence on Africa. One of the frequent topics Achebe visited was how the language used by the Western intellectuals in reference to the Africans affected the view of Africans during that time. Achebe’s unique insights in his writings can affect modern society because modern society still suffers from this issue but with different nuances.…

For my first article, I chose "The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race" by Jared Diamond, regarding how on the surface agriculture would seem an obvious choice but if you dig deeper you may find proof that, that was not the case. As Diamond points out, progressivist claim that evolving from hunter and gatherers to becoming farmers was a win, win. It gave them more food to feed their tribes and more free time for leisurely things such as art. Diamond disagrees with this and so do I on…

white man showed up and due to what the oracle said, the natives had a whole day to come to their senses and decide that it was not justified to kill this man but because they did not come to their humanity the event turned violent. The second event was when one of the converts unmasks a holy spirit there by killing it that the egwugwu decide to burn his belongings and the church he goes to and again they have a whole day to come to their humanity and realize that their action is unjustified and…

Earlier Life Janie Porter Barrett was an American welfare worker; she was born August 9th, 1865 in Athens, Georgia and died August 27th, 1948 in Hampton, Virginia. Barrett grew up in the cultured Skinner family home, where her mother worked as live-in housekeeper and seamstress. Barrett was educated along with the Skinner’s children, where she learned mathematics and literature. Once Barrett’s mother got married and moved out of the Skinner’s home, Barrett continued living with the Skinners.…

sparrows by making noise for three consecutive days, she is afraid of the consequences of this terrible din. The next morning a tremendous noise of clanging gongs, crashing cymbals and exploding firecrackers wakes Ming-Li. She joins the noise mobs and watches in dismay the birds falling down from the trees, frightened to death. She rescues seven sparrows, feeds them and tends in secret. With the arriving of spring, shocked farmers find out that locust decimate their crops. Ming-Li decides to…

interbreed with them that can cause something such as a super weed. New studies have shown that there may be a chance that the immune functions of the body can be compromised by genetically engineered food. A study completed over the course of thirty days on mice has shown that an immune reaction can occur and it can alter the number of immune mediators and cells inside the body. This is a major concern for the elderly and the young as their immune systems are already compromised so if the cells…