Jonathan Yardley

Philip Antohi Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal," In his short narrative ‘A Modest Proposal,’ Swift has perfected the art of using humorous writing techniques to address the audience. At the start of the narrative, Swift brings to the fore his noble intention of helping the poor. However, as the story progresses, it becomes increasingly apparent that Swift’s solution is very ridiculous and out of touch with the modern world. After reading the whole story once…

When there is something wrong with society as a whole, the voiceless cannot change anything. Their subtle attempts at retaliation, then, are satire. Satire is the weapon of the powerless, rebelling against the powerful. New ideas and philosophies are always criticizing the old ones in an ever growing system. During the Enlightenment, there was an amazing flourishing of knowledge and free thought. People began to question society’s old ways of thinking. Natural philosophy and the study of human…

The welfare of human beings as members of a community has historically been addressed in a variety of literary forms. Jonathan Swift in his essay “A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Ireland from Being a Burden to Their Parents or Country”(The Art of Writing:A modern Rhetoric,edited by Cosmo Ferrara, Random House, 1981, pp 155-170) employed savage irony to present his societal commentary. Written in 1729 to expose the tragic condition of the lower class, the satire attempts to…

Throughout time, various forms of speech have always been up for controversy. The real question lies between whether they should or shouldn’t be protected under the law. To be frank, it seems unreasonable not to. Using the written and spoken language, this world constantly changes and learns and will continue to as long as everyone’s voices are heard. According to the article “Arts and First Amendment: Parody and Satire”, an excerpt explains how law defends forms of expression; it says, “ The…

The topic of Gulliver’s Travels is the journey of the titular character, Lemuel Gulliver and his journey of exploration and the wondrous sights he beholds. Published in 1726 by Jonathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travels is a satirical piece of literature which uses fantastical comparisons in order to criticize as well as highlight issues of the time. The voyage to Brobdingnag is covered in the second part of the book, the inhabitants of the Land of Brobdingnag are giants with an organized society that…

Age-Appropriate Coaching: A Dance Perspective. There are many factors to keep in mind when coaching any type of sport. A specific factor that absolutely must be adhered to is age, which influences many performance capabilities both physically and psychologically (Crocker, 2011). In consequence, all coaches must adjust their instruction in order to maximize success of athletes. I have had the opportunity to work with youth from ages three to fifteen in a dance setting, which, after many failures,…

society have deemed them to be. The struggle for equality can push people to break away from barriers; however, many tend to stick within the framework that society has constructed for them due to the constraints that they place on themselves. Both Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” and Virginia Woolf’s “Shakespeare’s Sister” develop fictional characters that deal with the serious issues of society that are still present today. Swift proposes the solution of consuming Irish infants to…

Each hour, every day, kids are told by the media that they should care about their appearance. What they wear, how they act, and most importantly, their weight, according to all those ads, is of the utmost significance. And although schools and parents try to counter the media, attempting to teach kids how to look past their image, some can’t. Growing up, I had heard from school that I shouldn’t care too much about how I looked, but I did. I was so self-conscious all the time; whenever I ate too…

Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift is a 17th- century work of literature that explores the values, structure, inhabitants, and language of four distinct societies. Through the voyages of Swift’s fictional character, Gulliver, and the use of satire and absurd situations, Swift points out the flaws in humanity. In each voyage, the inhabitants provide Gulliver and the readers with new perspectives on the world via language and communication and demonstrate how these facets of the four societies…

Amid the late seventeenth century, political flyers were dispersed all through Ireland to advance the thoughts of different savvy people and laymen. Nonetheless, numerous tossed them and did not pay consideration on them. Jonathan Swift, creator of “ A Modest Proposal,” exploits the disregarded flyers, and builds a ludicrous proposal. He does this to show how reverse and terrible the condition of Ireland is and the social classes. Swift suggests that the infants of all poor people and destroy…