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The History of England’s Masquerade The masquerade played a large part in the ideas and themes of England during the eighteenth century. Its popularity spanned most of the century, bringing together people of all classes, from the highest nobleman to the lowest commoner. Masquerades were a firmly established part of city life in England by the 1720's. Most masquerades were held in buildings especially designed for them, such as the Haymarket, the Soho, or the Pantheon. During the early part

TITLE Fantomina, written by Eliza Haywood in 1725, elicits revolutionary topics calling into question the woman’s role in patriarchal societies and their lack of sexual freedom. Distinguished in the genre of amatory fiction, Haywood covers the transformation of the eighteenth century protagonist, from a “young lady of distinguished birth” (Haywood 632), to a series of different persona’s, including a prostitute, maid, widow, and an anonymous woman, in Fantomina. The reader is constantly aware of

Markus Zusak’s I Am the Messenger Many issues can influence the development of an author’s novel. Maybe the author wants to focus on historical matters, and place historical references into their novel. Maybe social concerns are the topic in their novel. Or maybe the author intends for their novel to be a political work. Regardless of what sort of influence they consider placing into their novel, all authors do tend to allow one thing to influence their writing, their own personalities and personal

Ed the careless Handyman Story It all started when Ed was being fired from his 69 job. He felt like all his bosses were being biased; however, it was all Ed’s fault. Ed wanted to persuade his lifelong dream working in a wood shop, but he keeps being fired, due to his careless behavior. On that windy day, he sat on the curb thinking what will he do with his life, he is only 21 years old. Suddenly, a flyer smacked him right on his face, he peeled it off to see a workshop for sale and decided to buy

I am the Messenger is a well written novel by Markus Zusak that involves a nineteen year old taxi driver who likes to read and is chosen to deliver messages. Markus Zusak wrote an additional book called The Book Thief. Zusak’s two books are exceedingly different in subject; the Book Thief is about the Holocaust and I am the Messenger concerns an underage taxi driver. I am the Messenger also differs from The Book Thief because it is not as well known. Within the book, I am the Messenger there