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    A Modest Proposal is everything that a satirical story should be. It includes sarcasm and irony as Jonathan Swift takes us through a roller coaster ride to show us how the poor are treated miserably. The narrator begins by leading us down a path. He seems sincere and thinks it is a pity how everywhere you walk in the streets of Dublin you see the poor begging people for hand outs. He is seeking a solution to help the commonwealth. He appears to be a logical‚ educated person who makes it clear that

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    Beneficial to the Public”. In his proposal‚ Swift employs a savage irony to present his social commentary. He writes about the starving people of Ireland‚ and makes a wild and absurd proposal to help remedy the problems of overpopulation and poverty. Furthermore‚ Swift wanted to make a political statement by using the children as satire to grasp the attention of his intended audience‚ which includes‚ the English people‚ the Irish politicians‚ and the rich. Swift intention was to expose the conditions

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    Mr. Swifts proposal is vial. It does have it’s moments where it makes sense but for the most part‚ it’s ridiculous. I understand it’s meant to be satirical but it might be taking things too far. Cannibalism isn’t exact the thing you joke about. He’s proposing children be eaten to keep people from dying of starvation. But cannibalism is illegal and wrong. You’re voluntarily killing and eating humans because you’re hungry. There are other ways to solve world hunger. This proposal is disgusting.

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    These are the reasons to love the country pop singer Taylor Swift: A. She is perfect B. A. C. B. D. All of the above You might think the reasons are ridiculous. But it is fact. BAM. Fact. How could you deny a universal truth (like seriously)? Okay‚ now let’s go to the serious part and look at the real reasons. 1. Her songs are relatable best example: You Belong With Me 2. Her songs are cheerful and decent best example: Stay Stay Stay 3. Her songs are hilariously ironic best example:

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    the topic of many pop songs in the 21st century. Singers such as Justin Bieber‚ Demi Lovato‚ Nicki Minaj‚ and Taylor Swift‚ sing about love because that is what most hormone-filled teens can relate to. Taylor Swift’s song‚ “Red‚” describes the love she has for a boy in such a vivid way‚ that it fills the minds of the teens tuning in with a mental image of her emotions. Taylor Swift starts off the song with the statement‚ “Loving him is like driving a new Maserati down a dead-end street‚” which compares

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    and suggest difficult priorities. - John Berger. In the early 1700s Ireland was in poverty. With too many people begging and not many people doing anything about the problem‚ Jonathan swift wrote a sarcastic essay about his proposal to solve the problem. His proposal was to sell children as food for profit. Swift writes about fattening up the children in order to sell them to the rich people so that it spares the poor people the money it takes to raise them. This also takes care of overpopulation

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    the first place. However many of these modern satirists do have points that they wish to make‚ as well as inspirations for doing so. Arguably one of the biggest influences on satire as we see it today was none other than the Irish author Jonathan Swift. Swift’s style of writing was iconic and very often ageless‚ as he frequently merged the general and specific in order to create cutting commentaries on the issues of the world. In particular he was known for his use of irony‚ parody‚ and personas

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    has dominion over the earth‚ as created and instituted by God. However‚ the difference is seen in their approaches to this subject. Pope primarily focuses on man’s pride and place in society‚ whereas Swift discusses how man deals with certain situations reasonably or unreasonably. Pope and Swift present situations that man has to face in conjunction with illogical conclusions. Besides exhibiting illogical conclusions‚ they also show the selfish‚ prideful‚ rebellious‚ jealous‚ and the ungrateful

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    Mr. Swifts proposal states that for the benefit of the community‚ economy and country; children should start to be sold for their meat so it can be eaten and to gain money from it. The ways he feels that this will help is it will reduce the number of papists. Help the economy because families will receive money when they sell their children for meat‚ so this means they will be able to pay off their debts owed to their landlords. Families will no longer be required to pay‚ feed and clothe their kids

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    Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift published much poetry in the 18th century that related to the representation and perception of women in their societies. Both poets rely heavily on the use of satire to present perceptions of both sexes in The Rape of the Lock and The Lady’s Dressing Room. In particular‚ Pope and Swift satirise female vanity next to exploring the true meaning and value of their beauty‚ and it is clear to see that their methods in doing so are various and comprehensive. In The Rape

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