essay, inclusing a thesis statement.
Inequality
The essay “A Modest Proposal”
written by Jonathan Swift in 1729 was written to help change the
path of the
poor Irish so that they could be independent of their parents and could become
good
public citizens. Jonathan Swift wrote “A Modest Proposal” to show how
Irish society was controlled
and weighed down by the British Government and
British society. He used satire
throughout his
essay to help society understand and become aware of the challenges
of the poor Irish. Jonathan
Swift uses
many different appeals to prove his point. In Jonathan Swift essay “A Modest Proposal”
proved
to me that it was necessary for him to write about the challenges of the poor Irish
so that
their problems could therefore be addressed and solved.
I really enjoyed the cartoon that you included with this post. I think you make a great point about the commentary on how the British government is controlling and affecting Ireland at this time. Swift certainly alludes directly to some of those policies in his essay. Good luck with the rest of your paper!
ReplyDeleteI like your opening statement, when I read it, I felt like it was a positive spin on Swift's work. The story, frankly, is kind of gross imagery-wise, but reading your statement, it felt hopeful. I agree with Greatchen, the cartoon is great! good job!
ReplyDeleteI like your little picture that you added in this. I usually just use the first one that pops up. So its nice to see a little humor in it. I liked the last sentence that you said about their problems being addressed and solved. You can't fix a problem unless it gets addressed first. That was Swifts point in this essay was to address the major problems of homeless children being born into the world. Good job!
ReplyDeleteGreat visual Brooke! That seems to have gotten a lot of attention for this blog post. I thought that your introduction paragraph was very well done. However, I would go back and make a few adjustments to your grammar, spelling and sentence fluency before you turn in your final paper. I know I make mistakes all the time especially when you continue to re-read your own work repeatedly. Try having a family member or friend proofread it real quickly. Awesome start!
ReplyDeleteI think this is a really good start to your essay. I believe your thesis statement was clear and easy to understand. From the looks of your opening essay I think you know whats going on, and you will do very good on your essay. On another note I think your picture is very good, It was good one to choose from.
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