modest proposal

1. The real thesis in this essay was ”I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled ...” Yes I think that there are other thesis', because he also talked a lot about ways on improving Ireland and how to solve their poverty situation.

2. In the paragraphs 4, 6, and 7 the appeals to logic are put into mathematical terms like when they says "at most not above the value of 2s., which the mother may certainly get, or the value in scraps, by her lawful occupation of begging; and it is exactly at one year old that I propose to provide for them in such a manner as instead of being a charge upon their parents or the parish, or wanting food and raiment for the rest of their lives, they shall on the contrary contribute to the feeding, and partly to the clothing, of many thousands." Or "I calculate there may be about two hundred thousand couple whose wives are breeders; from which number I subtract thirty thousand couples who are able to maintain their own children, although I apprehend there cannot be so many, under the present distresses of the kingdom; but this being granted, there will remain an hundred and seventy thousand breeders. I again subtract fifty thousand for those women who miscarry, or whose children die by accident or disease within the year. There only remains one hundred and twenty thousand children of poor parents annually born. The question therefore is, how this number shall be reared and provided for, which, as I have already said, under the present situation of affairs, is utterly impossible by all the methods hitherto proposed." Or "I am assured by our merchants, that a boy or a girl before twelve years old is no salable commodity; and even when they come to this age they will not yield above three pounds, or three pounds and half-a-crown at most on the exchange;"  All these paragraphs are statics and numbers that describe and explain the idea that he was trying to present.

3.)   When I realized that esssay was ironic it was in paragraph 4 when he said "have always found them grossly mistaken in the computation. It is true, a child just dropped from its dam may be supported by her milk for a solar year, with little other nourishment; at most not above the value of 2s., which the mother may certainly get, or the value in scraps, by her lawful occupation of begging; and it is exactly at one year old that I propose to provide for them in such a manner as instead of being a charge upon their parents or the parish, or wanting food and raiment for the rest of their lives, they shall on the contrary contribute to the feeding, and partly to the clothing, of many thousands." adn it was before paragraph 10 that I realized it was ironic.4) The children, the elderly, and the parents. He thinks it's sad that the beggars have to sacrifice so much just for their family. They are in the streets begging in rags, and they are all dirty. The Irish are the ones to blame. He identifies himself with the socialist groups.
5)Yes it does. Swift does present proposals for improving functions; he says eat the children and everything will be better.

5.)  Yes, I think that the essay does function as a satirical attack, basically towards Englandand no he really didn't propse any new proposals.

6) The narrator is describing the life their and what it's like to be poor and live out as a beggar. Then he starts to discuss how we can fix the problem but he was being sarcastic about it. Then towards the end of the essay he became more serious about the problem he was discussing.

7) I felt that Swift's piece was pretty good.It strenghtens his moments. The movement has apretty big impact. He points out the flaws of that country and makes you want to do something about it. He really makes you visualize what they were going through, which makes you want to make a difference and help.

8.)  I don't think that it could be done because that's something that's so immoral.

why i want a wife -satire

1) Yes I do. His thesis is that he wants a wife who is going to take care of all his needs!
2) to show what he wants in a wife.
3) yes , i really do think this because it is what she wants. But, no i dont thiink that person exists because no one is that perfect.i think she wrote this to express what kind of wife she wanted in life.
4) because she describes the things a wife should have or do. she organizes them from the most important to the least important. i think her standards are very good but they are too high and thats why i think this person will be hard to find. i think she wants them to respond in shock and a little humorous, because some things she says can make you giggle a little. i also think she wants them to understand her though.
5) Dear Brady,
           As I read your essay I was thinking like wow this is the perfect wife. She is basically taking care of everything and anything that needs to be done. Yes, having a wife like that would be amazing. I'd be the happiest husband alive, but I don't like the idea of the wife doing everything. It takes two to have a wonderful marriage, and if the wife is doing everything then she obviously doesn't need a man in her life. In this day and age the women is more independent now, and there are less stay at home moms now. If a wife did everything you said in your essay then she would be miserable, hands down. She has no time to herself in this sistuation she always pleasing other people and not herself. Your essay is persuading to want a women like that, but it's also a turn off to me because I can't imagaine someone being treated like that. The husband is obvioulsy a bum and doesn't care about her feelings