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By focusing on elements such as how the babies should be fattened up, served, and prepared Swift actually minimizes the horror of his proposal. In addition, by mentioning the fact that some of his "breeders" already seek to terminate their children, whether through abortion or by killing newborns, Swift continues to minimize the horror of his proposal. After all, the thought of ripping a year-old babe from the arms of a loving mother so that it can be served up as a meal is absolutely awful, it does not compare with the horror of a mother doing something to willfully hurt her child. Because Swift's argument did not go far enough, his satire does not make me feel as uncomfortable as one might imagine. There is something very flippant about the author's tone, which detracts from the seriousness of his proposal. Because it never seems like a serious proposal, it is very difficult for me to feel strongly about the argument. On the contrary, because the proposal does not seem serious, it makes it easier to inspect some of the underlying elements of the argument from an objective point-of-view. For example, just about everyone has met at least one person who treats his source of livelihood with more reverence and respect than his spouse or her source would increase their standard of care and the treatment of their mothers during pregnancy and nursing may actually have some merit. In addition, the perspective of time has revealed that the religious conflicts in Ireland have escalated to a point where killing those of a different religion has moved from theory and satire to actual reality. Furthermore, every single day the news reports treatment of children in impoverished countries that actually make a simple slaughter seem almost humane. The combination of all of these different perspectives has made it difficult for me to feel any type of real emotion in response to "A Modest Proposal."
Modest Proposal for 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, tells the conditions of poor, rural Irish families facing starvation and desolation caused by brutal oppression from their neighboring and bullying country England in 1729. The length of the title of this essay introduces the satirical form that Swift uses in
satire about water pollution, following Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" as a model. Water pollution is an important problem facing the world, but that does not mean that it cannot be viewed with humor. This argument will provide a preposterous solution to this serious issue. It seems that everywhere one looks today; the topic of water pollution is in the news. Many people are quite tired of this constant sermonizing
The Lord will lead one to safety always. One can simply believe in something higher to get the meaning of this; it doesn't have to be Jesus. Psalm 127, contrarily is confusing because it states that unless the Lord builds the house, it is built in vain. This seems to be more literal, but I do get the idea. Unless the people building the house are doing it with
Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift are two of the greatest satirists in literature because they capture elements of truth that force us to look at ourselves as a society. While both authors reflect on political and economic conditions of the eighteenth century, their work is timeless because their topics ultimately return to humanity. Their achievements lie in the fact that they depict man in circumstances that are both thought provoking
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9. How did the new psychology influenced the birth of key movements in the arts: expressionism, dada, and surrealism? Surrealism, dada, and expressionism represent three generations of avante garde protest against "rational" modernism and the meaningless, war and violence filled society that it brought about. They were a reaction against modernism and their great grandchild, postmodernism continues this tradition of social protest. The new psychology of individuals such as Freud