Irish language

In his essay, "A Modest Proposal," Jonathan Swift proposes a plan to bring his home country, Ireland, back to order after years of extreme poverty. Swift's purpose is to convey the idea that sacrificing the children of poor citizens is the only solution to improve the country's economy and correct the "deplorable state of the kingdom" (832). Swift adopts an insincere and ironic tone to reveal his frustration with society and present his "modest proposal". Swift begins by establishing a…

Meet Mickey Sullivan, a thirteen year-old Irish immigrant. His parents are Ava and Sean Sullivan. They arrived to the U.S. in 1847. They have considered changing their names to blend in with their surroundings, but decided against it. Their life in Ireland during the 1840s was very difficult. A blight, a disease that destroyed the leaves and the potatoes of the plant, wiped out almost all of their potato crop. The Irish relied heavily on one or two varieties of potato, and because of this it…

Both Dr. Jonathan Swift in “A Modest Proposal” and Elizabeth Warren in “The Vanishing Middle Class” argue about the flawed economic system of their respective countries one being the United States and the other Ireland. Swift argues how the poverty of the poor is dragging down the middle class and is ruining the beautiful country of Ireland as well. On the contrary Warren argues on how a strong middle class is needed in order to help out a lower class that is struggling. Because Swift notices…

The Donnelly’s were a family who emigrated from Ireland because of the Potato Famine. They immigrated to London, Canada. In Canada, they were not the most favourite family in their township. In their township which was called the Biddulph Township, there was a lot of violence which was shown by sheep killings, arson, fights and by murders. This shows that the township was not very peaceful and there was a lot of problems and violence. This was common for them. In the text it says that the…

Analysis of "Who's Irish?" "Who's Irish?", is a story about the differences of Chinese's view and American's view of rising a child and a family. Main characters about the story are grandma, grandma's daughter; Natalie, grandma's son-in-law; John, and John's mother; Bess. The three issues about the story are disciplining of a child, what sons should do for their parents, and how a child should behave as a grandchild. In grandma's view, how to discipline a child is by spanking her or him.…

Old Immigrants: Ireland- They were different because they were one of the poorest people in Europe. They came to America to escape the hardships and start a new beginning, with the hopes of actually succeeding. They faced discrimination, nobody wanted them there because they were willing to work for lower wages. Most cities were too crowded for the people already living there. They had dark, cold, and not ventilated “living spaces” that were only 9 foot by 11 foot. They had no running water, it…

less than slaves. This lead to the Irish people were used for difficult labor in the south because people did not want to risk killing their slaves. The whites would say the slaves are worth too much to be risked, but if the Irish are killed nobody loses anything. "One Southerner explained explained the use of Irish labor on the grounds that: 'n-----s are worth too worth too much to be risked here: if the Paddies (Irish) are knocked overboard . . . nobody loses anything" (Document c: Historian,…

Sometimes in order to draw the attention of an audience to specific problem, such as religion, addiction and family’s dynamics, authors decide to either exaggerate the events or narrate the actual facts. For instance, Jonathan Swift denounces, in his work A Modest Proposal, Ireland’s submission to England and the economic situation in the country. Swift presents an extreme position with a logical conclusion. He proposes to sell the children of poor people as food for the wealthy in order to…

Swift takes on a contradictory tone, using seemingly careless and airy words to portray the plight of the Irish poor. For example, the phrase, “Their dear native country,” evokes a sense of nationalism upon first glance. As one reads into the underlying meaning of this piece, one can hear the seething tone that mocks the dear native country that has both repressed and rejected the Irish poor. Another example is the use of the phrase, “her lawful occupation of begging,” to describe the…

The satirical language of the proposal was obvious but held undertones of condemnation for the state of Ireland's poor and the privilege of the wealthy. Putting satire aside, Swift's proposal continues to evoke emotional responses from his readers while at the same time being somewhat manipulative in…