However, the raven and wren, being of divinistic purposes, they sat in a yew tree and watch as all the fouls that ate the smallest amount of flesh dropped dead instantly. ... These sticks were made from the wood of a yew tree; yew is an evergreen grown only in Europe. ... The Druids, however, made staffs out of these trees and inscribed in them Ogham, which is a type of alphabet. ... Druids could cause a dense fog to surround the area which an enemy had made camp to give a high sense of stealth to his king's army. ...

• Word Count: 1004
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Dutch used the abundance of trees to build the greatest merchant fleet in the world, and the English were determined to settle in this new world and prosper. ... Practically everyone from all European countries viewed the Natives of North and South America as inferior and ignorant, and they consistently took advantage of their kind and giving nature. ... When natives refused to give anymore to these new comers, they started wars killing many and taking some as slaves. ...

• Word Count: 652
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The speaker tries to criticize his neighbor's continuation of this silly habit: "My apple trees will never get across / And eat the cones under his pines, I tell him" (25). ... It is not the wall that leaves the two men as good neighbors, but rather the security that the wall gives to them both. ...

• Word Count: 653
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Defarge's seemingly innocent knitting is a registry of those doomed to death after the Revolution, and the Woodsman is cutting down trees to build the Guillotines. ... Her disturbing manner in this scene is not only frightening, but gives the suspicion that there is a hidden motive behind her actions. ...

• Word Count: 844
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

As defined in Lexus and the Olive Tree by international business connoisseur Thomas Friedman, globalization is, "the inexorable integration of markets, nation-states, and technologies to a degree never witnessed before the spread of free-market capitalism to virtually every country in the world-(9). ... Each country has a different skill to offer, and when a country must take from a neighbor and give to another a more connected, peaceful world emerges. ...

• Word Count: 1058
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

As I'm walking on the side walk looking at this calm and peaceful neighborhood I'm falling in love with all the beautiful trees and the serenity of the environment. ... To whom does he give credit to for being so imaginative and willingness to be different and out of the ordinary? ...

• Word Count: 984
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Hence it was give this name, The Paleozoic Era, which means "ancient life" in Greek. ... Conifers dominated the plant life, with sequoias, pines, flowering plants, deciduous trees, and grasses all appeared during this era. ...

• Word Count: 1841
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

That said, between 1800 and 1840, some Americans began to take care of their homes and yards better by planting tree and flowers or painting their houses. ... Almanacs helped give insight to the mysteries of natural cycles of growth and procreation with plants and animals. ...

• Word Count: 1578
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The elaborate decoration of the chapels was a way of giving ill gotten gains back to God. ... The blue sky contrasts nicely with the green trees as well as the bright red and yellow splashes of the robes. ... Viewing these works gives us the opportunity to visualize the wretchedness that was part of daily life. ...

• Word Count: 1980
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School