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    Short Story Analysis A Modest Proposal Jonathan Swift once remarked‚ “We have just religion enough to make us hate‚ but not enough to make us love one another” (Conditions). 1729 was a time where both economic and religious struggles raged between Ireland and England. Jonathan Swift’s motives for A Modest Proposal were driven by influence‚ oppression‚ and poverty. This brutal yet ironic satire demonstrated Swift’s frustration in regards to English and Irish politics. His mocking tone was to shock

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    Letter from Birmingham City Jail” – King Martin Luther King’s “Letter From Birmingham Jail” was written in response to a letter directed at him on April 12‚ 1963 by a group of clergymen. His response was composed under difficult circumstances‚ in a jail cell with limited paper. In fact‚ he began the composition of this address on the margins of a newspaper and small scraps of paper. He was thrown in jail for‚ in the words of the clergymen‚ participating in and leading “unwise and untimely”

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    Argumentative Essay on “Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King‚ Jr. and “A More Perfect Union” by President Barack Obama Colette Eubanks November 21‚ 2011 ENG 101 Christopher Brunt On April 16‚ 1963‚ from the jail in Birmingham‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr. wrote a letter to the eight‚ white Alabama clergymen. They had attacked his civil rights work in a public statement released on April 12‚ 1963. To persuade his readers‚ King mainly uses three types of persuasion that are

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    Assignment #1: Surprise Ending in The Modest Proposal Syreeta Bruster Professor Lynn Wilson World Cultures II – HUM 112 November 12‚ 2012 A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift is a satirical story with lots of sarcasm. This proposal was written to shock or force the government into a reaction. As the government read his proposal it should bring about a response. This proposal suggests a “barbaric solution” that amounts purely to cannibalism. Mr. Swift’s idea is to help end poverty and

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    A Modest Proposal A modest proposal was written in 1729 by Johnathan Swift. Swift was born in Ireland. Swift moved to England‚ but later on became ruler of the St. Patrick’s Cathedral. He felt‚ for his own part‚ that he had been exiled to Ireland when he would have much preferred to have been in England‚ and his personal sense of the wrongs he had received at the hands of the English only intensified the anger he felt at the way England mistreated Ireland. He lived in an Ireland which was a colony

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    ENC 1102 MWF/11-11:50 March 25‚ 2013 Martin Luther King’s Philosophy of Justice Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” was written in response to a public statement of concern and caution issued by eight white religious leaders of the south. His inspiration for writing the letter was the clergymen’s unjust proposals and the letter allowed him to present his rebuttal. In this letter‚ King explains his philosophy‚ which includes his views of “just laws” and “unjust laws.” He also explains

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    “A Modest Proposal” is an ironic essay: the author deliberately proposes the opposite of what he means. What is the real thesis or argument? What is Irony? “A Modest Proposal” itself is ironic since no one can take the proposal seriously. This irony is clearly shown at the end of the story when Swift states that the proposal is not going to affect him since his children are grown and his wife is unable to have any more children. It would unfathomable to think that a human being would want to partake

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    A modest proposal by Jonathan Swift is a satirical essay written in 1729. It was written in protest of the English treatment of the catholic people in Ireland. During the late 17th century‚ political pamphlets were distributed throughout Ireland to promote the ideas of various intellectuals and laymen. Jonathan Swift took advantage of the overlooked pamphlets‚ and constructs a ridiculous proposal. He does this to illustrate how backwards and bad the state of Ireland is and the social classes. “A

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    A Modest Proposal “If we ever become civilized‚ it will probably be satire… that will have caused it”- Edgar Johnson. Whether we agree or disagree with this quote is highly debatable and depends on our individual opinion of satire in general. Do we believe that satire is an enjoyable compensation for being forced to think or is it a meaningless medium for criticizing people’s vices in the context of politics and other topical issues? Satire is a very important device that is used to expose these

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    In Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”‚ Mr. King uses many rhetorical situations and persuasive appeals. King writes this letter‚ in my opinion‚ to the audience of the American people. I feel the persuasive techniques‚ the structuring of the sentence and the content expressed was intended to force the American white middle class’ eyes open to the blatant disregard of the Supreme Court’s decision of 1954 - outlawing segregation in public schools. A short minded

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