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    Jonathan Swift’s most famous writings is “Gulliver’s travels” and “A modest proposal”. A modest proposal was written in the 1800 century and it is about a satirical article written about how to solve the hunger problem in Ireland. Jonathan´s solution is that the poor people could sell their children to the rich people to get a better economy

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    “A Modest Proposal‚” written by Jonathon Swift‚ presents a number of problems in Ireland in 1729. Swift writes to an economically depressed‚ famine filled‚ and ill Ireland in an attempt to persuade families to help solve the countries sufferings. Stating‚ “mothers instead of being able to work for their honest livelihood are forced to employ all their time in strolling‚ to beg sustenance for their helpless infants‚” Swift effectively paints a picture for his audience to better understand the intensity

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    AP English 7 October 12‚ 2012 The solution(Imitation of Jonathan Swift’s Modest Proposal) It is sad thing to see our learning environment; the place where we come to play sports‚ meet people‚ have a good time‚ learn many interesting things as a place where drugs are also associated. Furthermore‚ it is depressing to observe an intelligent kid become a person who just doesn’t care about school due to the substance that made them not. The fact that they started ads more to the big idea that it

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    Review of Literature Family Planning Benefits Modern contraceptives include any product or medical procedure that interferes with reproduction. It includes long-acting‚ reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods‚ which comprise of intrauterine devices (IUDs)‚ the contraceptive steroid pill and implants. LARC methods are easily reversed and do not rely on the user to maintain efficiency 5. These methods have been shown to be acceptable among teens and young women‚ with higher continuation rates than

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    How Wickedness or Folly is Looked down upon in a Satire “[Satire is] a poem in which wickedness or folly is censured.” –Dictionary (1755)‚ Dr. Samuel Johnson. In the pamphlet A Modest Proposal‚ written by Jonathan Swift‚ a narrator‚ if you will‚ proposes that babies from poverty be bought and eaten to help the economy. The narrator goes through the story explaining the bad points of Dublin and he throws out the most controversial solution possible: eat the excess babies. The poor families

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    Odelia Clark September 23‚ 2010 Journal Entry A Modest Proposal By Jonathan Swift Even though it was a satirical essay‚ you could read between the lines the anger he had towards the English Protestants that inflicted abuse on the Irish Catholics. The part I really enjoyed was his reference to the children being substantial enough for the landlords‚ since they had already devoured the parents‚ meaning the landlords had robbed them in a sense they had eaten them up‚ I just like the way he put

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    Illegal Immigration: A Modest Proposal In today’s society‚ America is faced with the problem of illegal immigration. Every day more and more illegal immigrants are crossing into the United States from foreign countries. Border control from Mexico to the United States does not work‚ obviously‚ because there are not enough Border Patrol agents to place at least half a mile apart from each other. Instead of finding a way to prevent the immigrants from coming on over‚ the United States just threw up

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    Commentary: Moral Responsibility Jonathan Swift cleverly illustrates a very “humble” solution to the crisis in Ireland in his personal essay‚ “A Modest Proposal.” His voice urges annoyance and frustration‚ evoking a tone of sarcasm. Through the use of cynical language‚ he creates an intense and informative response. He uses language to create imagery which he intends to elicit a response of shock and moral responsibility. His intention is to mock Ireland and the economic crisis they have got

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    A Modest Proposal by Jonathon Swift Starving Mothers and Children Audience Analysis My target audience is fellow college students needing a summary of Jonathon Swift’s piece A Modest Proposal. My audience is college students that range from all ages. My audience has read the piece. If my audience read the essay and took it literal there will be moral issues‚ ethical issues‚ and political issues come up. I was in shock when I first read the essay but after looking into it I understand it

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    In an essay entitled “A Modest Proposal‚” Irish oppression is satirized by author Jonathan Swift who uses an absurd idea to find solutions to a large problem. Swift appears to come up with an answer to the overpopulation that is present in Ireland. The dozens of children born into the poverty stricken families were seen to Swift as exotic merchandise. Upon reading the essay‚ readers realize that the entire piece is a satire when they discover the promised “modestproposal is nowhere near being subtle

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