Jonathan Swift, author of “A Modest Proposal,” tries to present different ideas in order to change the situation of Ireland. Through his proposal, he is able to get his point across. He wrote this essay to show how undeveloped and bad the state of Ireland is and the social classes. Throughout the essay he tries to make the readers to accept his idea of selling kids for food, all the while mentions some facts he think it is right. The idea is trying to make children of Ireland into useful members of the community. He said “whoever could find out a fair, cheap, and easy method of making these children sound, useful members of the commonwealth” he tries to convince the readers his idea of selling children will solve the issues of overpopulation,
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“For first, as I have already observed, it would greatly lessen the number of papists, with whom we are yearly overrun, being the principal breeders of the nation as well as our dangerous enemies ...” "A Modest Proposal" This line is emblematic of the religious prejudices Swift intended to expose with “A Modest Proposal.” The “papists” are Catholics, those who believe in the spiritual primacy of the Pope. Swift is writing in the voice of an extreme, bigoted English Protestant in order to mock such a person. The same way president Bush mock on the former president on “Our Long National Nightmare of Peace and Prosperity is Finally Over” article he used the satire to criticize the former president decision. “ Bush swore to do "everything in [his] power" to undo the damage wrought by Clinton's two terms in office, including selling off the national parks to developers, going into massive debt to develop expensive and impractical weapons technologies, and passing sweeping budget cuts that drive the mentally ill out of hospitals and onto the street.” Also on “God Angrily Clarifies 'Don't Kill' Rule” article the satire used to mock some people believes about killing. “I don't care how holy somebody claims to be," God said. "If a person tells you it's my will that they kill someone, they're wrong. Got it? I don't care what religion you are, or who you think your enemy is, here it is one more time: No killing, in my name or anyone else's, ever again." This satire used to convince readers by creating an emotional
“For first, as I have already observed, it would greatly lessen the number of papists, with whom we are yearly overrun, being the principal breeders of the nation as well as our dangerous enemies ...” "A Modest Proposal" This line is emblematic of the religious prejudices Swift intended to expose with “A Modest Proposal.” The “papists” are Catholics, those who believe in the spiritual primacy of the Pope. Swift is writing in the voice of an extreme, bigoted English Protestant in order to mock such a person. The same way president Bush mock on the former president on “Our Long National Nightmare of Peace and Prosperity is Finally Over” article he used the satire to criticize the former president decision. “ Bush swore to do "everything in [his] power" to undo the damage wrought by Clinton's two terms in office, including selling off the national parks to developers, going into massive debt to develop expensive and impractical weapons technologies, and passing sweeping budget cuts that drive the mentally ill out of hospitals and onto the street.” Also on “God Angrily Clarifies 'Don't Kill' Rule” article the satire used to mock some people believes about killing. “I don't care how holy somebody claims to be," God said. "If a person tells you it's my will that they kill someone, they're wrong. Got it? I don't care what religion you are, or who you think your enemy is, here it is one more time: No killing, in my name or anyone else's, ever again." This satire used to convince readers by creating an emotional