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Dante Vs. Montaigne
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,122 words, approx. 4 pages)
Essay compares and contrasts the literature of both authors.
Dawn or Demise? Comparing "A Walk in the Clouds" and Cold Equations
Essay Grade: 81%   (0 words, approx. 0 pages)
In the movie and short story "A Walk in the Clouds" and the novel Cold Equations, the decisions made by the honorable man in each story changes not only the man's own life but also the lives of many others. In "A Walk in the Clouds," Paul determines Victoria's life's outcome by saving her from being outcast by her family; in Cold Equations, Barton spares six lives by sacrificing Marilyn.
Dead Poet's Society: A Comparison Between the Novel and the Film
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,003 words, approx. 3 pages)
Essay examining the issue in the novel of how conformity kills the individual Also looks at the coming of age theme and topics expressed in the movie.
Death and Violence in Lord of the Flies and The Chrysalids
Essay Grade: 92%   (877 words, approx. 3 pages)
Compares the novel Lord of the Flies written by Sir William Golding, and The Chrysalids written by John Wyndham. Relates the themes of death and violence in a weakly governed society.
Death Be Not Proud vs Ivan Illych
Essay Grade: 89%   (691 words, approx. 2 pages)
Comparison of the views on death of Leo Tolstoy and John Donne
Death of a Salesman and K-Pax: Diffrerent Shades of One Reality
Essay Grade: 88%   (2,838 words, approx. 10 pages)
Compares the Arthur Miller play, Death of a salesman with the film K-pax. Considers each work's perception of reality, and the role of imagination.
Death of a Salesman Vs. the Crucible
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,702 words, approx. 6 pages)
Death of a Salesman is a criticism of the American Dream and The Crucible is an allegory of McCarthyism and the Red Scare of the 1950s. Although both plays offer insight into post-war American society, Death of a Salesman prevails in depicting the way Americans dealt with its pressures. This is demonstrated through believable characters, an eclectic writing style and a compelling ending.
Death Throughout the Night
Essay Grade: 83%   (573 words, approx. 2 pages)
The main theme of night is used frequently throughout the novel Night. The author emphasizes the different world during Night. He explains the world without God or hope.
Deception in "The Storm" and "The Story of an Hour"
Essay Grade: 88%   (938 words, approx. 3 pages)
In Kate Chopin's "The Storm" and "The Story of an Hour," the common theme for each short story is the deception of marriage.
Deceptive Appearances in Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Essay Grade: 92%   (1,043 words, approx. 4 pages)
In today's society, appearance is a prominent component of life. It is difficult to discern the thoughts of nearly everyone, because most people hide behind facades, yet the tendency to read outward appearances still grows in popularity. This theme of how deceptive appearances can be in life is fully explored in Macbeth by William Shakespeare.
Defining Heroes and Villians in Literature, Pop Culture, and Current Events
Essay Grade: 78%   (1,556 words, approx. 5 pages)
The terms "heroes" and "villians" can mean different things in different situations. This essay looks how they can be defined using examples in literature, current events, and pop culture.
Definition of Leadership in the Poems "Beowulf" and "Ulysses"
Essay Grade: 96%   (802 words, approx. 3 pages)
Literature analysis of the poems "Beowulf" and "Ulysses" by Seamus Henney. It also compares how each of the main characters in these poems are leaders in their societies, as well as discusses who comes out to be the better leader.
Depression and Regression from Reality
Essay Grade: 83%   (1,353 words, approx. 5 pages)
An examination of themes of depression and regression from reality in characters from William Shakespeare's tragic play "Hamlet" and William Trevor's novel Fools of Fortune. Both literary works characterize typical human responses to the loss of a family member, whether through rejection, absence, or death. Both also reveal the theme of one's desire to retreat from this world after all hope seems lost.
Descriptions of the Okefenokee Swamp
Essay Grade: 86%   (0 words, approx. 0 pages)
Rhetorical devices used by two unidentified authors used to acheive a purpose in writing about the Okefenokee Swamp of southeastern Georgia and northern Florida.
Desirees Baby
Essay Grade: 75%   (0 words, approx. 0 pages)
Desiree's Baby and a Rose for Emily are two great examples of a gothic romance. They are both so emotionally powerful when it comes to the five building blocks of a gothic romance. These five are; passion, innocence pitted by a dark experience, fierce demon of the lord, a fire and house with a secret. Both great short stories have great examples explaining the five building blocks of a gothic romance.
Destroyed but not Defeated: "The Crucible and "The Old Man and the Sea"
Essay Grade: 92%   (0 words, approx. 0 pages)
In "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway and "The Crucible" by Aruthur Miller, the main character are "destroyed but not defeated," in Hemingway's words. The men in these two classic words break under the demands of the obstacles in their way, but they persevere and refuse to be demoralized. "A man may be destroyed but he is not defeated"
Destructive Withdrawal in One Hundred Years of Solitude and The Metamorphosis
Essay Grade: 86%   (1,360 words, approx. 5 pages)
Analyzes the theme of destructive withdrawal in Gabriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude and Franz Karfka's The Metamorphosis. Describes how main characters withdraw from family into inhumanity. Compares main characters to determine which is the more destructive.
Development of Children's Fantasy Literature 1800-2000
Essay Grade: 98%   (1,588 words, approx. 5 pages)
The following essay will be focusing on the development of children's fantasy literature, through the discussion of the literary elements, over the period in which the five selected texts have been written. The discussion will focus on major literary elements that have changed and some that have not changed through the periods. The five works are: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Carroll, Wind in the Willows by Grahame, Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Obrien and The Giver by Lowry.
Diction and Detail in the Great Gatsby
Essay Grade: 75%   (616 words, approx. 2 pages)
During a defining moment between two lovers in The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses one of Gatsby's memories of Daisy to display the bitter sweetness of Gatsby's feelings and to emphasize how a person's dreams mold that person into what they will become and strive for in the future.
Differences Between Letter and Script Writing
Essay Grade: 81%   (1,842 words, approx. 6 pages)
Outlines the diferences between letter and script writing. Provides examples of both.
Different Interpretations of Loneliness
Essay Grade: 89%   (878 words, approx. 3 pages)
My essay is about loneliness in "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", by TS Eliot, and "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" by WB Yeats.
Different Views of Tradition in "Mother Courage and Her Children" and "Blood Wedding"
Essay Grade: 83%   (1,296 words, approx. 4 pages)
A comparison of "Mother Courage and Her Children" by Bertolt Brecht with "Blood Wedding" by Fredrico Garcia Lorca shows very different views of societal tradition. The setting of "Blood Wedding" is one of many social customs and traditional values that hold sway over individual behavior. In "Mother Courage and Her Children," people are more individualistic because they must rely upon themselves to survive. Other themes of both novels are explored.
Discovery and Self-knowledge
Essay Grade: 81%   (682 words, approx. 2 pages)
Compares the themes of discovery and self-knowledge as portrayed in three literary sources, The Color Purple by Alice Walker, the film Finding Forrester, and a selection from a personal notebook.
Discusses the Reliability of Specific Narrators
Essay Grade: 92%   (2,451 words, approx. 8 pages)
Essay discusses the reliability of each respective narrator in the texts of "Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad and "A Hero of our Time" by Mikhail Lermontov.
Disunification
Essay Grade: 88%   (709 words, approx. 2 pages)
This essay tackles the issue of classism among the African American community.
Does "The Samurai's Garden" Connect with Daoism?
Essay Grade: 92%   (860 words, approx. 3 pages)
This essay deals with the relationship between Daoism and the book "The Samurai's Garden" by Gail Tsukiyama.
Does George Need Lennie as Much as Lennie Needs George?
Essay Grade: 87%   (1,605 words, approx. 5 pages)
Essay provides a comparison between the characters of Lennie and George from "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck.
Does Money Makes the World Go Round?
Essay Grade: 83%   (619 words, approx. 2 pages)
Discusses whether or not poverty can allow happiness. Uses literary sources to demonstrate the premise, including A Christmas Memory, A Christmas Carol, The Pearl and The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. Explores the main theme in each of the literary references, people and values are more important than material goods.
Domestic Tragedy and Common Heroes in "The Glass Menagerie" and "Death of a Salesman"
Essay Grade: 96%   (825 words, approx. 3 pages)
This essay deals with how the ideas of domestic tragedy and the common hero are reflected in each of the plays "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams and "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller.
Domestic Tragedy in "The Glass Menagerie" and "Death of a Salesman"
Essay Grade: 91%   (1,163 words, approx. 4 pages)
Discusses the domestic tragedy and common hero of the plays "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams and "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller.
Dominance of Women in "The Gold Cadillac" and "The Schoolteacher's Guest"
Essay Grade: 83%   (1,077 words, approx. 4 pages)
In the short stories "The Schoolteacher's Guest" and "The Gold Cadillac", women are more dominant than men. Do you agree? Overall, both "The Gold Cadillac" and "The Schoolteacher's Guest" shows that women can definitely be more dominant than men especially Ines in "The Schoolteacher's Guest" as she holds great amounts of authority over the community.
Doomed Relationships in Japanese Literature
Essay Grade: 96%   (1,329 words, approx. 4 pages)
This essay is a comparison of relationships in "The tale of Genji" and "Song of Everlasting Sorrow"
Dracula: Sexual Metaphors and the Victorian Era
Essay Grade: 96%   (1,825 words, approx. 6 pages)
Sexual metaphors are common in literature about vampires. This is true of two Dracula works: Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula" and Francis Ford Coppola's film version of the book. Because vampire stories are often set in the highly repressed Victorian era, intense repression of sexuality is often reflected in vampire stories.
Dramatic Irony in "Hedda Gabler" and "A Streetcar Named Desire"
Essay Grade: 92%   (1,552 words, approx. 5 pages)
Essay examines the dramatic irony in Henrik Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler" and Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire."
Dreams Are Important: "A Raisin in the Sun" Vs. "Of Mice and Men"
Essay Grade: 88%   (592 words, approx. 2 pages)
A comparison between "A Raisin in the Sun" and "Of Mice And Men" in the context of dreams.
Dreams of Freedom
Essay Grade: 91%   (1,200 words, approx. 4 pages)
Essay provides a comparison of different films, Articles of Confederation, and "Billy Budd" by Herman Melville.
Dual Standard of Tragedy: Public Vs. Private Motif
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,116 words, approx. 4 pages)
Writers often utilize the public versus private motif as a tool of suspense, in which evil characters can maintain their privacy and appearance of high moral character, while the exposure of even a small part of innocent characters' lives result in the public's judging them beyond reason. A comparison of William Shakespeare's Othello and Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter illustrates the aspect of tragedy when this motif is introduced.
Dynamic Women: Comparing Characters from The Necklace and The Story of an Hour
Essay Grade: 86%   (937 words, approx. 3 pages)
Compares the main characters in Guy DeMaupassant's, "The Necklace" and Kate Chopin's, "The Story of an Hour." Examines how each story portrays strong, dynamic women struggling with internal conflicts. Compares how each writer incorporates the idea of irony in the stories.
Dystopia's in the Opening Passages of "1984" and "The Handmaid's Tale"
Essay Grade: 81%   (1,505 words, approx. 5 pages)
Two classic novels of the dystopian genre, George Orwell's "1984 and Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale," create an atmospheric gloom that quickly reveals the oppressive societies in each novel.
Dystopian Societies
Essay Grade: 97%   (1,254 words, approx. 4 pages)
Compares the Dystopian aspects of "1984" written by George Orwell, "The Killing Fields" directed by Roland Joffe, and "Brave New World" written by Aldous Huxley.
Dystopian Societies in Literature
Essay Grade: 92%   (1,122 words, approx. 4 pages)
Dystopia, the opposite of utopia, caused by failed attempts are societal perfection, and a common theme in literature, including George Orwell's "1984," Anthony Burgess's "A Clockwork Orange" and Lois Lowry's "The Giver."
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