A Modest Proposal -Jonathan Swift ~Sabe~   Author:  1065  Category:(Interesting) Created:(3/20/2003 5:26:00 PM) This post has been Viewed (1796 times) This is satirical essay wriiten by Jonathan Swift as a solution to overpopulation in Ireland. I thought it was pretty funny and sick, for those of you who dont know what satire is its: A literary work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony, derision, or wit...sarcasm. A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift First Published in 1729 A 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... http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~benjamin/316kfall/316ktexts/swift.html Well i have to do write a satirical essay like the one above and i need ideas...we have a find a problem with the world today and make a solution for it thats really over-the-top and outrageous. One idea i have is: How to prevent illegal aliens from entering the country....the answer...concentration camps. Anyway thats an ok idea, my friend is doing her essay on making men pregnant but i dont know what thats gonna solve. If u have any ideas post them here. How it changed my life: It hasnt really...Well i have to do write a satirical essay like the one above and i need ideas...we have a find a problem with the world today and make a solution for it thats really over-the-top and outrageous. One idea i have is: How to prevent illegal aliens from entering the country....the answer...concentration camps. Anyway thats an ok idea, my friend is doing her essay on making men pregnant but i dont know what thats gonna solve. If u have any ideas post them here. You can join Unsolved Mysteries and post your own mysteries or interesting stories for the world to read and respond to Click here Scroll all the way down to read replies. Show all stories by   Author:  1065 ( Click here ) Spring is coming