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    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…

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    In the story, Panyee Soccer Club these boys got made fun of and lost a big tournament, but pushed through and are now in a pro league. The Panyee Soccer Club short teaches me to never give up. The Panyee Soccer Club shows this through the beginning where the villager makes fun of them but they follow through with their idea and build a pitch. Another part of the Panyee Soccer Club video is in the middle, they were losing in the tournament and thought it was over, but they kept on fighting and…

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    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…

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    Jonathan Swift's, "A Modest Proposal Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland from Being a Burden to Their Parents or Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Public,” was a glaring look at the social injustice plaguing Ireland during the 1700’s. He brought the attention to the issue of starvation by making a ludicrous proposal that the wealthy consume children of the poor and that this will contribute to the feeding and partial clothing needs of the wealthy. This suggests that…

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    Jonathan Swift writes A Modest Proposal, a haunting satire taking place in 1720-1730 Ireland. Rather than making jokes of the treatment of the poor Irish, he chooses to be scathing, condemning and dead serious. Using effective character use and diction he creates a character that proposes the slaughter at the age of 1 year’s old to solve the poverty of Ireland. Firstly, the seriousness of the character that Swift keeps up throughout the essay severely frightens the reader. The proposition he…

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    "A Modest Proposal" delves into many social issues that are still seen today. Even though this piece is satire, the glaring inequality in the story helps to create a sense of predator and prey. The narrator views the Irish people as vulnerable prey who are regarded as animals. This view that the impoverished Irish people are a group of animals is seen as a sign that they are hunted. This predator versus prey is seen throughout the story, not just the opening lines. On page 316, the narrator…

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    With an ironic letter, intensely satirical, of an energetic social critic, Jonathan Swift, tries to give a strong slap to the society of his time. The work of the author is a criticism based on the state of misery that was found in many inhabitants of the kingdom and the lack of guarantees of the state for their most disadvantaged fellow citizens, including an especially ironic proposal, that children of poor Irish, could be sell as meat to improve the diet of the rich. Swift proposes to solve…

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    Head Coach. A Head Coach is, of course, the head of the team. A head coach is who puts the individuals on the team and decides the team's goals for that season. The head coach will evaluate the team's abilities and point on their weaknesses. The coach is a mentor for the team. They also assign positions for the team and put the teammates where they belong. They are responsible for directing, training and recruitments on the team. The performance of the athletes is placed upon the head coach…

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    just as poor. Also, those who may be offered a job of some sort may not want to work. The strength of his argument is that he has a general idea of what would be done to fix the poor problem and has a series of suggestions on how to do it. Jonathan Swift is trying to fix the problem with the people that are starving or are without clothing. He uses satire for an outrageous claim about eating children to give the poor money in order to fix the problem. His real suggestions however, are…

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    A Critical Analysis of Irony in “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift was an Anglo-Irish essayist, political pamphleteer, satirist and poet. He wrote numerous works, many of which dealt with Irish/British political tensions and religious issues. He was known as a Dublin’s foremost citizen until his death. His best known works include “Gulliver 's Travels” (1726) and “A Modest Proposal” (1729). In “A Modest Proposal” Jonathan Swift proposes a satirical/ironic solution to a social…

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