Abstract
This paper examines how Major General Hobart was given an assigned task during World War II to develop some of the most unusual pieces of military equipment ever seen. It looks at how Hobart and his division designed tanks that were named "Hobart's Funnies" and how among these specialized tanks were the Bobbin, Crab, Fascine, Small Box Girder, Crocodile, AVRE Recovery vehicle, ARC Mark II, Bulldozer and the DD Tank. It shows how these tanks were important because they helped the Allies overcome German obstacles and made a huge difference in the D-Day operations.

From the Paper
"Percy Hobart graduated from the Royal Military Academy in 1904 where he was commissioned into the Royal Engineers. He served in India, France, and Iraq during World War I, where he gained the respect of his comrades and became know as a "Brilliant but independent-minded officer". Hobart believed that tanks were the future of ground warfare and joined the brand-new Royal Tank Corps in 1923. He then became a Colonel in 1928 and in 1934 he formed and gained command of the 1st Tank Brigade, where he began to develop new tank tactics in the content of mobile warfare. "

Tags:tanks, bobbin, crab, germany, bulldozer

Abstract
The paper reviews two articles that address the lasting impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans. The paper discusses how thousands of families had their homes bulldozed down to make room for more luxurious and expensive apartment complexes that the government knew they could not afford, and so many of the original residents cannot move back home. The paper focuses on how this natural disaster continues to negatively affect the community to this day.

Outline:
Influence on Environmental Psychology
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Being able to cope with a disaster and bounce back from the adversity a community faces along with that disaster have been the biggest issues for the people of New Orleans. With the changes that the government put into effect, without even a thought towards the thousands of people protesting the changes, the city was changed greatly in what many thought was even a racially charged way. With over 4000 section eight and public housing complexes torn down following the storms, and most all being rebuilt into more expensive housing communities, things might be nicer and safer around New Orleans but the community isn't the same (Fausset, 2011)."When the City Council approved the federal government's plan to tear down 4,500 public housing units in 2007, activists tried to force their way into the council chambers in one of the most dramatic public clashes over post-Katrina rebuilding policy.Police used stun guns and pepper spray on the protesters while, nationally, politicians such as then-Sen. Barack Obama and then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for delaying the tear-downs.In the end, however, the City Council sided with those who believed the massive, maze-like projects were a failure in social and urban planning" (Fausset, 2011, para. 4)."

Tags:racism, poverty, apartment, complexes

Abstract
This paper takes a look at Judy Mattivi Morley's book, 'Historic Preservation and the Imagined West: Albuquerque, Denver and Seattle'.
According to the paper, along with the cities of Albuquerque, New Mexico and Seattle, Washington, the city of Denver, Colorado has gone through many phases and many changes in its history. The paper discusses the clashes between preserving historic districts and bulldozing them down for "urban renewal".

From the Paper
"But during the Great Depression the square fell into hard times: "Pioneer Square's social deterioration mirrored its physical decline," Morley explained on page 71. More bad luck happened when there was an earthquake in 1948 that caused a lot of structural damage to buildings in Pioneer Square. Then in the late 1950s the Central Association of Seattle was created to upgrade the city's image and infrastructure, and the Seattle Center was built in 1962 for the World's Fair. In the late 1960s, the clean-up of Pioneer Square began, as buildings were renovated and artists, architects, interior designers who "liked the aesthetics of the old buildings" (Morley, 75) - along with young professionals who prized the proximity to downtown - began moving in."

Tags:freeways, strip, malls, homogenized, cities, Old, Town, heritage, history, tourism, demographics

Abstract
The paper analyzes three major architectural buildings and objects in the city of Jerusalem. The paper discusses how ever-changing political religious divisions growing between Israel and the Muslim faith are binging even greater threats to the architecture of the Dome of the Rock. The paper claims that with bulldozing being committed against various connecting areas to the Dome of the Rock, the multi-religious unity that is traditional in this region is being eroded due to a temporal political climate.

Tags:church, israel, islam