So what exactly was Jonathan Swift lobbying for when he begged everyone in his fine Dublin audience to consider baking babies as the newest and most de rigueur delicacy of the season? Check this link out: http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/prose/modestproposal.htm#full
Here, you will find the full text, as well as some commentary and thinking questions. What do you think the real reason Swift is writing this satire? Do you really think he is a proponent of human cannibalisim? Your writing task will be two-fold tomorrow. The first half of class will be a reaction to Swift's Proposal. You will write your own proposal. The second half will be a pre-writing session for the following prompt (go ahead and download and review a copy for yourself):
Here, you will find the full text, as well as some commentary and thinking questions. What do you think the real reason Swift is writing this satire? Do you really think he is a proponent of human cannibalisim? Your writing task will be two-fold tomorrow. The first half of class will be a reaction to Swift's Proposal. You will write your own proposal. The second half will be a pre-writing session for the following prompt (go ahead and download and review a copy for yourself):
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