DEVON (20s) makes his way through the trees. He sees a bulldozer cover a massive pit filled with thousands of dead animals. Suddenly, a bullet hits a rock by his head. Devon makes a run for it as bullets continue to fly at him. A helicopter cuts off his path.…
“Caleb Meyer,” a compelling bluegrass song written by Gillian Welch, tells of the narrator’s struggle while a drunken man rapes as she fights for her life. The dramatic crescendo throughout the song creates a narrative that forces the audience to the edge of their seats as they anticipate anxiously what will happen next. Welch uses persuasive narrative rhetoric throughout the song to create her message, one that any moral person will find difficult to sympathize with. Throughout this essay I will identify “Caleb Meyer” as a rhetorical narrative, criticize its form and function, and evaluate its effectiveness.…
To emphasize the importance of being saved Jonathan Edwards uses literary devices to appeal to the people that were still not converted, to go do so now.…
The essay that Ben Franklin writes is rather compelling. He actually takes his time to observe the Native Americans rather than judging them harshly. He makes very clear and wise observations on their lifestyle. However, which isn’t so different from there’s. He does notice that they council each other differently from the European society. He sees that they give each other respect by taking time to understand what one another is saying, and collectively correcting each other. When you Franklin compares his council and how they all talk over one another voicing their opinions. Moreover, what Franklin means by savages is that by his examination that simply both the Europeans and Natives consider both their cultures to be civil. Franklin writes,…
I feel this is an appropriate choice for Swift’s video because she often dons and flaunts the feminist label as many current influential woman in celebrity culture are doing; many however continue to perpetuate a stereotype of the traditional subordination of women through overt sexuality. Swift is blazing a new trail where she connects and empowers other women instead of creating a sexual persona for the male gaze. She also tackles the double standards of woman in today’s music industry being melodramatic if writing about anything sentimental or non-sexual; in a Rolling Stone’s interview, she stated, "A man writing about his feelings from a vulnerable place is brave; a woman writing about her feelings from a vulnerable place is oversharing…
Swift’s use of metaphors is graphic, gripping, and disturbing simultaneously. He shocks the readers by proposing that Irish babies should be used in recipes for stew as a delicacy that both the rich English and Irish can consume. He uses wit as a tool to depict the condition of the poor forcing the reader to revise the political climate faced by the Irish. To help them…
An Anglican priest known for his political pamphlets, Jonathan Swift, in his essay, “A Modest Proposal”, suggests that the infants of poor mothers should be sold as food on the market. Swift’s proposal is to call attention to the horrid living conditions in Ireland to convince the English to stop exploiting the Irish. He accomplishes this by encouraging the audience to believe he’s creditable, using statistics and the advantages of his proposal to appear logical, appealing to the emotions of the reader.…
Although Ireland was an autonomous kingdom during the eighteenth century, the English Parliament still exerted its power from afar. The weak social relations made it so that England overlooked the economical instability in Ireland. The anger that lies behind A Modest Proposal holds both England and Ireland dually responsible for the turmoil. This is illustrated first by dehumanizing the Irish people. The proposer compares them to livestock, referring to the women as “breeders” (Swift 342), and proposes, “a young healthy child” will serve as “a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled” (Swift 342). By doing this, Swift criticizes both the English government for merely viewing the people of Ireland as insignificant, and also attacks the Irish for allowing themselves…
(Swift, 1729) The essay claims that England, through its oppressive economic policies, cut the life line of many of the people in Ireland. (Swift, 1729) Mothers are forced to spend all their time strolling the streets begging for sustenance for their helpless infants, who will eventually turn into thieves and beggars themselves. (Swift, 1729) With few options, these people would probably either leave the country or be sold to Barbados if they don’t die first of male nutrition or disease. (Swift, 1729) Swift describes this as the “deplorable stat of the kingdom.” (Swift, 1729) The satire is meant to be sarcastic and mocks the government’s treatment of its people. (Sayre, 2011) Irishmen worked on farms owned by Englishmen who charged them such high rents that they were frequently unable to pay them,…
Even before the essay, Swift implements his 'dark humor ' with his title. A Modest Proposal is truly anything but modest. The absurdities he uses to portray his solutions to all of Ireland 's problems. For example, offering suggestions of cannibalism is outrageous, yet follows still remains consistent with 'dark humor. ' The narrator says, "A child will make two dishes at an entertainment for friends; and when the family dines alone, the fore or hind quarter will make a reasonable dish, and seasoned with a little pepper or salt will be very good boiled on the fourth day, especially in winter"(385). He uses this and many other absurd scenarios in order to support his 'dark humor. 'Hidden amongst all the rhetorical tricks, lies a true moral theme. The speaker 's ludicrous solutions to Ireland 's problems cause the reader to become aware of the extent of the dilemma. Tremendously disgusted with the speaker 's solutions, the readers protest to the inhumane living conditions of the Irish lower-class. In order to clear all doubt against Swift 's proposal, he addresses the problem of possibly destroying the Irish race if their infants are all sacrificed. Swift proposes saving a number of children, strictly for procreation. The narrator says, "I do therefore humbly offer it to the public consideration that of the hundred and twenty thousand children already computed, twenty thousand may be reserved for breed; whereof only one fourth part to be males, which is more than we allow to sheep, black cattle, or swine; and my reason is that these children are seldom the fruits of marriage, a circumstance not much regarded by our savages; therefore, one male will be sufficient to serve four females" (384). In the midst of all the absurd proposals, Swift also introduces his genuine reforms. He includes discouraging vanity, taxing…
Why have children if you won't be able to take care of them and raise them to the best that you can. Abortion is not the key out because that is simply killing your own child. Swift's solution to this problem was, "A young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee, or a ragout."(pg213) Swifts solution was that poor Irish family's with many children agree to sell them in order to make more income. Thus meaning you sell your children and they you will have time to work while you are getting ready to have another baby in order to sell to make more income then go back to work an never ending process in order make money and survive. When we read this we immediately think that Swift was not serious about eating the children, it was merely a satire. The purpose of his satire was to capture the audiences attention that the English had ruined and destroyed the rights of the Ireland by taking away their rights as human beings and as citizens. Thus meaning eating their children was ok for them they were…
In the essay, “A Modest Proposal” Jonathan Swift proves that his solution to the famine in Ireland is realistic through the use of logical reasoning. Swift argues that by eating the babies in Ireland, the struggling parents will no longer have the burden of providing for their young. Swift illustrates this when he states, “Fourthly, the constant breeders, besides the gain of eight shillings per annum by the sale of the children, will be rid of the charge of maintaining them after the first year” (Swift 289). Thus, one of the consequences of the famine is eliminated. The parents, instead of becoming poorer from having to support their children, become richer. Not only are these individuals relieved of the burden of providing for their young, but they also gain income by selling…
For those who read A Modest Proposal for the very first time, many will horrified by the Swift’s solution to the hunger problem in Ireland. Swift suggests that Irish babies, who can be fed properly by their mother’s milk until age one, be killed and eaten by humans for food. That way, after the age of one, they will no longer be a burden to their parents, and the parents will be able to sell them for money. Swift makes the point that it would be better to kill and eat these children at age one as opposed to letting them grow up to starve to death, or be figuratively devoured by their landlords. Swift provides statistics to support his assertions while giving additional statistical evidence about how many children should be sold, how much they should cost, and how much they should weigh.…
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