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D'Artagnan's Transformation in "The Three Musketeers"
Essay Grade: 92%   (711 words, approx. 2 pages)
The character of D'Artagnan in "The Three Musketeers" by Alexandre Dumas dundergoes a transformation from loyalty to the Cardinal to feelings of hatred toward the man. D'Artagnan also develops a deceitful and treacherous nature far beyond what the musketeers of Paris were willing to do.
D.H. Lawrence Biography
Essay Grade: 83%   (2,618 words, approx. 9 pages)
This essay contains a biography and literary analysis of D.H. Lawrence
Da Vinci Code
Essay Grade: 86%   (1,045 words, approx. 4 pages)
Reviews the book, The Da Vinci Code by the author Dan Brown. Provides a detailed summary of the plot. Discusses dominate themes and religious references.
Da Vinci Code
Essay Grade: 78%   (701 words, approx. 2 pages)
A review of the international bestseller Da Vinci Code.
Da Vinci Code, A Character Analysis of Sophie Neveu
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,172 words, approx. 4 pages)
Discusses the novel, The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown. Provides a character analysis of Sophie Neveu. Describes her relationship with main character Robert Langdon. Summarizes the novel's plot.
Dahl and Lawrence, A Comparison
Essay Grade: 86%   (817 words, approx. 3 pages)
Compare and contrasts "Tickets, Please" by British author DH Lawrence and "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl, a Norwegian children's book author. Notes each author's unique characterization techniques, especially in their portrayal of female characters.
Daisy as Symbolic of the "American Dream" in "The Great Gatsby"
Essay Grade: 96%   (695 words, approx. 2 pages)
In "The Great Gatsby," F. Scott Fitzgerald depicts the "American Dream" as a myth that people use to escape their status quo realities. For Jay Gatsby, the obsessive pursuit of Daisy Buchanan was his "American Dream."
Daisy Buchanan's Immoral Character from "The Great Gatsby "
Essay Grade: 87%   (287 words, approx. 1 pages)
About the immoral character of Daisy Buchanan from F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" and why she should be seen that way.
Daisy Miller, A Character Profile
Essay Grade: 86%   (333 words, approx. 1 pages)
Examines the character of Daisy Miller, from Henry James' novel of the same title. Explores her struggle for acceptance between the vastly different cultures of America and Europe. Describes how the inability to adapt destroys her.
Daisy's Rejection of Gatsby
Essay Grade: 78%   (1,035 words, approx. 4 pages)
In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, the title character blindly follows his desire for Daisy Buchanan, never realizing that he will never attain the transcendental love he seeks. Throughout the novel, Fitzgerald uses foreshadowing to prepare the reader for Daisy's complete rejection of Gatsby, which culminates with her failure to attend his funeral.
Damsels in Distress in "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Essay Grade: 92%   (535 words, approx. 2 pages)
Essay discusses the Gothic motif element in "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee.
Danforth Responsible for the Tragedy of "The Crucible"
Essay Grade: 88%   (920 words, approx. 3 pages)
Essay shows how the character Danforth is responsible for the tragedy in the novel "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller.
Danger on Panther's Peak
Essay Grade: 89%   (427 words, approx. 1 pages)
Provides a book report on "Danger on Panther's Peak."
Daniel Defoe and the Apparition of Mrs Veal
Essay Grade: 83%   (1,490 words, approx. 5 pages)
Provides brief history of writer Daniel Defoe's life, and examines the possibility that he didn't write "A True Apparition of Mrs Veal."
Daniel DeFoe, Master Liar?
Essay Grade: 86%   (1,533 words, approx. 5 pages)
An essay discussing what makes Defoe a good story teller. Debates whether he was deceitful or honest, focusing on Moll Flanders.
Daniel's Quinn's Use of Allusions in Ishmael
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,360 words, approx. 5 pages)
Describes and analyzes Daniel Quinn's usage of allusions to support his book Ishmael. The essay points out the flaws and problems of these litrary devices (allusions) and their failure to offer support.
Daniel's Story
Essay Grade: 88%   (437 words, approx. 2 pages)
Essay discusses the novel of "Daniel's Story" by Carol Matas.
Dante Alighieri
Essay Grade: 88%   (998 words, approx. 3 pages)
A biography of Dante Alighieri, explains his works as well as his life, upbringing, and much other content.
Dante Alighieri
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,508 words, approx. 5 pages)
Provides biographical detail on the life of Inferno author Dante Alighieri. Describes his early life in Florence, Italy. Explores the influences which led him to create The Divine Comedy.
Dante and the Monomyth
Essay Grade: 86%   (1,021 words, approx. 3 pages)
Dante's epic poem, The Inferno, follows the descent of Dante himself into the bowels of hell in search of salvation. This poem follows the monomyth pattern very closely. There are ten parts to the monomyth (birth/home, call to adventure, helpers/amulet, crossing the threshold, tests, helpers, climax/final battle, flight, return and elixir) and The Inferno has them all.
Dante Vs. Montaigne
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,122 words, approx. 4 pages)
Essay compares and contrasts the literature of both authors.
Dante's Inferno: Perception of Good Vs. Evil
Essay Grade: 95%   (1,129 words, approx. 4 pages)
Essay compares Dante's sense of morality with the modern sense. It compares what his ideas were and what the laws of today consider a major or minor offense.
Darcy's Letter in "Pride and Prejudice"
Essay Grade: 96%   (1,168 words, approx. 4 pages)
In Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," Darcy's letter to Elizabeth, after she rejects his marriage proposal, and his actions in delivering the letter sets the tone for the novel's second half. The letter serves as a transition from focusing on Jane and Bingley's relationship to a probable relationship between Darcy and Elizabeth.
Darkness as Symbolism in "Heart of Darkness"
Essay Grade: 88%   (605 words, approx. 2 pages)
Joseph Conrad uses the idea of darkness in "Heart of Darkness" as symbolism that changes depending upon the context in which it is used. Darkness represents mystery or adventure at one point, then it becomes a symbol of change. Later, it's a symbol for the dark side of mankind and humans' blindness toward others.
Darkness before Dawn
Essay Grade: 81%   (709 words, approx. 2 pages)
Reviews the novel Darkness Before Dawn, by Sharon Draper. Provides a plot summary and synopsis of major themes.
Darwinism in Science Fiction
Essay Grade: 81%   (1,298 words, approx. 4 pages)
The illustration of complimentary science fiction and Darwinism writing can be found in Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card, War of the Worlds, by H.G. Wells, and various short stories, including Greg Bear's Blood Music.
Das Kunstseidene Madchen
Essay Grade: 83%   (1,102 words, approx. 4 pages)
Translated into English as "The Artificial Silk Girl", is one of the most famous of Germany's `Neue Sachlichkeiten' works. This particular novel, in which the protagonist, Doris, a young working class German girl from Cologne, who dreams of the glitz and glamour and bright lights of the big city, Berlin.
David Williamson
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,027 words, approx. 3 pages)
David Williamson's writing offers a truly Australian feel. In his plays "The Removalists," "The Club," and "Emerald City," Williamson uses everyday Australian slang to make his characters seem more believable, as well as various Australian stereotypes, social roles, and domestic issues.
Dawn Hanna's Guilty Pleasure
Essay Grade: 83%   (1,616 words, approx. 5 pages)
The following is a response to Dawn Hanna's book titled "Hooked on Trek."
Dawn or Demise? Comparing "A Walk in the Clouds" and Cold Equations
Essay Grade: 81%   (1,313 words, approx. 4 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.
Dawn, by Elie Wiesel
Essay Grade: 83%   (455 words, approx. 2 pages)
A summary of and reaction to Elie Wiesel's novel Dawn, about an Israeli freedom fighter and his internal struggle over his assignment to execute a British soldier.
Day and Night in the Catcher in the Rye
Essay Grade: 86%   (2,684 words, approx. 9 pages)
Analyzes the J.D.Salinger novel, The Catcher in the Rye. Describes imbalance between the parts of the novel set during the day and at night.
Day and Night through a Mother's Eyes
Essay Grade: 92%   (1,349 words, approx. 5 pages)
This is a detailed comparison of Dee and Maggie in Alice Walker's Everyday Use.
Daystar
Essay Grade: 81%   (1,097 words, approx. 4 pages)
Rita Dove's poem "Daystar" talks about a woman who is both a wife and a mother and who is exhausted by her daily tasks. Dove's use of meter and tone concentrates on illuminating the beauty and the importance of everyday events in normal lives.
Dead Man Walking
Essay Grade: 92%   (885 words, approx. 3 pages)
Essay shows how people go to prison not for their crime but for their status in society in the novel "Dead Man Walking" by Sister Helen Prejean.
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.
Dead Stars, Dead Love
Essay Grade: 75%   (0 words, approx. 0 pages)
An analysis of the short story "Dead Stars," a story of "what if" as a married man again meets the woman he fell in love with many years earlier while engaged to his wife. The story is basically a compilation of the complicated circumstances that every man has to go through in life.
Dead to the World Essay
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,055 words, approx. 4 pages)
Dead to the World - H. A. Hargreaves Technology and how people depend so much on it.
Dealing with Grief in "the Little Friend"
Essay Grade: 88%   (841 words, approx. 3 pages)
Discusses the novel, Little Friend by Donna Tartt. Explores the major theme of violence. Provides an analysis of the way the three main characters (Charlotte, Allison, and Harriet) deal with their grief over the loss of Robin.
Dealing with Holden's Ghosts in "The Catcher in the Rye"
Essay Grade: 92%   (479 words, approx. 2 pages)
Discusses the theme of coping with death in J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye".
Dear Scrooge
Essay Grade: 83%   (204 words, approx. 1 pages)
The following is a fictitious letter from Marley talking to Scrooge about Christmas from the book "Christmas Carol."
Death and Destruction in the Great Gatsby
Essay Grade: 88%   (778 words, approx. 3 pages)
Discusses The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Examines the theme death and destrustion. Describes how much of the conflict in the novel is caused by Gatsby himself.
Death and Grief in "London, 1802" and "Douglas"
Essay Grade: 81%   (838 words, approx. 3 pages)
A comparison of two historical poems: William Woodsworth's "London, 1802," about famed author John Milton, and "Douglas" (author not listed), a poem about U.S. slave abolitionist Frederick Douglas. Both poems are tributes to the life of these important men in history.
Death and Metaphor in Seamus Heaney's Poetry
Essay Grade: 92%   (1,612 words, approx. 5 pages)
Seamus Heaney's poems "Mid-Term Break" and "Follower" both depict Heaney's use of symbolism to foreshadow the sorrow and mourning of death. "Mid-Term Break" describes the powerful impact of death of a small child upon Heaney, his family, and all humankind; while "Follower" leads us to explore the different rhythms of life and how time affects generations. While these poems are of different emotional caliber, Heaney ultimately questions the idea of his own mortality in both poems, and his expert use of symbolism leaves us haunted, something few poets can achieve.
Death and Retreat from the Global
Essay Grade: 81%   (929 words, approx. 3 pages)
How death signifies a 'retreat from the global', literature assessed includes 'The Shipping News', by Annie Proulx, and advertisements from HSBC bank.
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
Essay Grade: 87%   (2,469 words, approx. 8 pages)
The essay basically covers everything from the characters to quotes to the philosophy of the book "Death Be Not Proud" by John Gunther.
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 by Suicide in Poems by Robert Frost
Essay Grade: 98%   (942 words, approx. 3 pages)
A look into death in some of Robert Frost's poems.
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Essay Grade: 96%   (1,026 words, approx. 3 pages)
Essay on Willa Cather's "Death Comes for the Archbishop." Discusses Father Latours inner character conflicts and his relationship with the land.
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