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    In Jonathan Swift ’sA Modest Proposal‚ the tone of a Juvenalian satire is evident in its text. Swift uses the title of his essay to begin his perfect example of a Juvenalian satire. Swift gives a moral justification to the dehumanization of the Irish and attempts to provide ’logical ’ solutions to their problems. Despite Swifts use of belittling language towards the Irish‚ he uses positive strategy to make his true point known. Swift declares children as the underlying cause of the parents ’ inability

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    A Modern Modest Proposal It is a truly depressing matter to witness the complete and utter destruction of Haiti. Since the earthquake‚ the nation has being slowing withering away. The people that inhabit the land are suffering terribly and enduring the most brutal conditions. Tent cities‚ populated by close to seven thousand people‚ are being subject to crime and the propagation of a multitude of diseases. Parentless children wander aimlessly‚ searching for any remnant of food or even a single

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    Satire Usage Jonathan Swift uses satire in many of his works such as “A Modest Proposal”. Satire is the use of humor‚ irony or ridicule human vice. “The true satirist is conscious of the frailty of institutions of man ’s devising and attempts through laughter not so much to tear them down as to inspire a remodeling" (Thrall‚ et al 436). Although he was born in Ireland‚ Swift considered himself an Englishman first‚ and the English were his intended audience. "A Modest Proposal" begins with a description

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    Jonathan Swift‚ author of “A Modest Proposal”‚ wrote about the starving people of Ireland in the early 1700′s.   The purpose of his argument is to raise awareness to the wealthy of the issue.  Swift‚ a priest at St. Patrick’s Cathedral composed the satirical essay due to his want for a resolution for the underprivileged people in Ireland.   Swift wants to bring the issue to light for the wealthy Irish class.  Swift assumes that his audience will be upset and bothered by his suggestion to sell and

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    My Modest Proposal Obesity rates in the United States are among the highest in the world. Around two thirds of the adults living here are either overweight or obese and around 200‚000 deaths in the United States are cause from obesity and causes health problems including cardiovascular disease‚ diabetes‚ and cancer. This is a major problem in our society to this day and continues to get worse and worse every year. My modest proposal would be to create a new tax called a “fat” tax that raises your

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    My Modern Modest Proposal Moving factories to other countries is exactly what America’s economy needs. Thousands of people losing their jobs for the selfish greed of the government is just all part of the grand plan to get our country back on its feet. There is no better way to improve the patriotism of Americans than by ripping away their jobs and leaving them standing in unemployment lines for who knows how long. In today’s society what is good and fair is put to the side like a rotten piece

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    Bradley Hall and Victor Ruiz Mrs.Mcelroy Block F/ English 11 AP 11/4/12 A Modest Proposal for Prostitution The current state of our U.S. economy is poor. The unemployment rate is sitting at a high 8%‚ and families are struggling to support themselves. With our country in this great deficit‚ we are in need of a new‚ thriving industry to create new revenue for the federal government. The proposal we have come up with is neither or unreasonable. All parties involved would benefit greatly from

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    Jacob Drettwan 1/4/14 English Lit. 5th A Modest Proposal A Modest Proposal The border between Mexico and the United States has been left open‚ leaving the entire nation accessible to disease‚ violence‚ and economic ruin. Being able to come and go as they please‚ illegal Mexican immigrants have came to U.S. in the millions‚ and with them they have brought terrors to our citizens. Every year they smuggle millions of pounds of cocaine‚ and once settled within our communities‚ their gangs and

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    Cuibuș Amalia Dania Ro-En Anul I Satire in Jonathan Swift`s writing Jonathan Swift is an Irish writer from the 18th century and was known as a satirist‚ essayist and a political pamphleteer. He is the author of Gulliver`s Travels‚ A Journal to Stella‚ Drapier`s Letters‚ The Battle of the Books‚ An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity‚ A Tale of a Tub and A Modest Proposal. His last work‚ A Modest Proposal is an occasional essay in which he gives a response to an economical problem

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    death of many Irishmen. Jonathan Swift displays his solution to the desperate times in Ireland in the essay “A Modest Proposal”. The English landlords need to be enlightened on the situation occurring in Ireland and that their desperate neighbors are starving from crop failure. Swift writes how an extravagant proposal‚ including selling infants to be eaten‚ must be adopted to end this economic era in Ireland. Through his use of satire in “A Modest Proposal”‚ Jonathan Swift uses organization‚ diction

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