... ). In the poems of, Gilgamesh, Beowulf, Oedipus, from The Norton Anthology of World Literature and "Song of the Power," by David Mason. In all of poems, there is one common tapestry an impulsive drive for power and greatness. In the story of Gilgamesh, the King of Uruk, he had insatiable drive to be remembered and the desire for immortality. His passion took him on a dark and distant adventure to the land of paradise garden. He ... . They told him to take the child to the mountains and leave there him to die. But, the servant had compassion on the young child and gave him over to the King...

• Word Count: 912
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... comfortable home I have ever lived in, and feel it is perfect in every way. My house is located in a friendly and beautiful environment. First of all, my new house is in a country area surrounded by fresh air, woods, and the most tranquil creatures of nature. I love being able to walk outside, take a deep breath and enjoy it every time. We are secluded from all ... and orange colors paint a three-dimensional piece of artwork. During the wintertime, when it snows, the limbs are bare, but the ice frozen on them crystallizes them. The deer, rabbits, squirrels and the colorful birds add lif...

• Word Count: 401
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... people and is divided into sixty-two counties. Some chief products are name brand clothes & sneakers, apples/fruit, medicine, & lotion. New York's nickname is the Empire State. The state song is "I Love New York." The state bird is the Bluebird. One of the major cities in New York is New York City, which has five boroughs. They are Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. Manhattan has ... going to concerts and basketball games. I"m going to see my favorite singing group B2K in July for the first time and I am going to have so much fun I can't wait! My favorite basketball t...

• Word Count: 548
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... least ounce a fortnight a corps of caterers came down with several hundred feet of canvas and enough colored lights to make a Christmas tree out of Gatsby's enormous garden."(44) Living in New York, Gatsby threw all kinds of lurid parties in bid to become famous and capture the heart of Daisy who also lives in New York and is still married to Tom. The irony of the parties that Gatsby throws ... is that he doesn't even know any of his guests. ," Gatsby has an immense desire ... optimism to win Daisy's love as seen in the idea of the mysterious green light that extended from Gatsby's doc...

• Word Count: 578
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... . I say special places are built by memories. You can't love a place if you have no memories built there. There is this place that brings a smile to my face just by thinking of it. It is a place where I built a lot of memories along with my family. This place was my first home. A home is a place of comfort not a simple structure that one can live in ... Evergreen Ave. It had a small garden and green area in front for the kids to play. On the main entrance door was the building's number in bright gold metal numbers that read 1474. Once you entered the premises, to the right were the golde...

• Word Count: 1174
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... her. In 1950, 20th Century-Fox signed Monroe to another contract, and over the next few years she appeared in a series of small parts in films that began to gain her increased attention. In 1953, she became involved with baseball great, Joe DiMaggio. They fell in love and in January of 1954, they got married in San Francisco. However, problems arose in their marriage ... . Once she was released, she realized how unhappy she was. On January 20th, 1961, the day of President Kennedy's inauguration, she divorced Arthur Miller. On May 19th, 1961, she went to Madison Square Garden and sang Hap...

• Word Count: 895
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School