I want to see my hard drive ON the desktop, please!

I'm not sure why it seems that Apple wants to "simplify" things to a point that the results can become unfamiliar to the typical Mac user, like myself.
Just got finished looking at a document online about where to find the hard drive, and wasn't real thrilled about it. I like to be able to access the hard drive from the desktop. I am not the Finder Window menu type of guy!
If someone can aid me in placing the hard drive icon on my desktop WITHOUT me having to install Tiger (default installation disc), that would be great.

I do not see it on the dock; oh, and I forgot to mention, I recently reinstalled Snow Leopard.
Also, it seems that there isn't an option to have the hard drive displayed on the desktop, by right-clicking or whatever.

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