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Aschlafly: Reverted edits by Shjt (talk) to last revision by Ed Poor

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Reverted edits by Shjt (talk) to last revision by Ed Poor

Shjt at 14:24, September 13, 2011

2011-09-13T14:24:46Z

Ed Poor: English overlords are shamelessly exploiting and oppressing the impoverished people of Ireland through unfair laws, high rents charged by absentee landlords, and other injustices

2011-02-07T19:23:27Z

English overlords are shamelessly exploiting and oppressing the impoverished people of Ireland through unfair laws, high rents charged by absentee landlords, and other injustices

Ed Poor: Merely 3,400 words long, it has made a lasting impact.

2011-02-07T19:00:16Z

Merely 3,400 words long, it has made a lasting impact.

Ed Poor: implying that Irish tenants are being "eaten alive"

2011-02-07T18:57:57Z

implying that Irish tenants are being "eaten alive"

Dadsnagem2 at 15:25, May 20, 2008

2008-05-20T15:25:19Z

BrianCo: link & format

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link & format

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 ==External links==
-* [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1080 ''A Modest Proposal'' at Project Gutenburg]
+* [https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1080 ''A Modest Proposal'' at Project Gutenburg]
 [[Category:Irish Literature]]
 [[Category:Essays]]
 [[Category:Satire]]

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 Swift maintains a steady logical argument throughout his "proposal" of this shocking expedient, which makes the satire all the more effective.
-==External Links==
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-[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1080 ''A Modest Proposal'' at Project Gutenburg]
+* [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1080 ''A Modest Proposal'' at Project Gutenburg]
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−	~~▄▄█▀▀ █▬█ █ ▀█▀~~	+	'''''A Modest Proposal''''' is a [[satire\|satirical]] pamphlet published in 1729 by Irish writer [[Jonathan Swift]]. It opens by discussing the plight of Irish tenants, implying that they are being "eaten alive" by their English landlords. Merely 3,400 words long, it has made a lasting impact.
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		+	* Beneath Swift’s audacious satire is a serious theme: that English overlords are shamelessly exploiting and oppressing the impoverished people of Ireland through unfair laws, high rents charged by absentee landlords, and other injustices. [http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/ModProposal.html]
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		+	Swift maintains a steady logical argument throughout his "proposal" of this shocking expedient, which makes the satire all the more effective.
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		+	==External Links==
		+	[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1080 ''A Modest Proposal'' at Project Gutenburg]
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−	* Beneath Swift’s audacious satire is a serious theme: that English overlords are shamelessly exploiting and oppressing the impoverished people of Ireland through unfair laws, high rents charged by absentee landlords, and other injustices. [http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/ModProposal.html]
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−	~~Swift maintains a steady logical argument throughout his "proposal" of this shocking expedient, which makes the satire all the more effective.~~
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	'''''A Modest Proposal''''' is a [[satire\|satirical]] pamphlet published in 1729 by Irish writer [[Jonathan Swift]]. It opens by discussing the plight of Irish tenants, implying that they are being "eaten alive" by their English landlords. Merely 3,400 words long, it has made a lasting impact.		'''''A Modest Proposal''''' is a [[satire\|satirical]] pamphlet published in 1729 by Irish writer [[Jonathan Swift]]. It opens by discussing the plight of Irish tenants, implying that they are being "eaten alive" by their English landlords. Merely 3,400 words long, it has made a lasting impact.
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		+	* Beneath Swift’s audacious satire is a serious theme: that English overlords are shamelessly exploiting and oppressing the impoverished people of Ireland through unfair laws, high rents charged by absentee landlords, and other injustices. [http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/ModProposal.html]

	Swift maintains a steady logical argument throughout his "proposal" of this shocking expedient, which makes the satire all the more effective.		Swift maintains a steady logical argument throughout his "proposal" of this shocking expedient, which makes the satire all the more effective.

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−	'''''A Modest Proposal''''' is a [[satire\|satirical]] pamphlet published in 1729 by Irish writer [[Jonathan Swift]]. It opens by discussing the plight of Irish tenants, implying that they are being "eaten alive" by their English landlords.	+	'''''A Modest Proposal''''' is a [[satire\|satirical]] pamphlet published in 1729 by Irish writer [[Jonathan Swift]]. It opens by discussing the plight of Irish tenants, implying that they are being "eaten alive" by their English landlords. Merely 3,400 words long, it has made a lasting impact.

	Swift maintains a steady logical argument throughout his "proposal" of this shocking expedient, which makes the satire all the more effective.		Swift maintains a steady logical argument throughout his "proposal" of this shocking expedient, which makes the satire all the more effective.

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−	'''''A Modest Proposal''''' is a [[satire\|satirical]] pamphlet published in 1729 by Irish writer [[Jonathan Swift]]. It opens by discussing the plight of Irish tenants, ~~then discusses how this plight can be assuaged~~ by ~~having the tenants sell their children to~~ their English landlords ~~for use as a new delicacy~~.	+	'''''A Modest Proposal''''' is a [[satire\|satirical]] pamphlet published in 1729 by Irish writer [[Jonathan Swift]]. It opens by discussing the plight of Irish tenants, implying that they are being "eaten alive" by their English landlords.

	Swift maintains a steady logical argument throughout his "proposal" of this shocking expedient, which makes the satire all the more effective.		Swift maintains a steady logical argument throughout his "proposal" of this shocking expedient, which makes the satire all the more effective.

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−	"A Modest Proposal" is a [[satire\|satirical]] pamphlet published in 1729 by Irish writer Jonathan Swift. It opens by discussing the plight of Irish tenants, then discusses how this plight can be assuaged by having the tenants sell their children to their English landlords for use as a new delicacy.	+	'''A Modest Proposal''' is a [[satire\|satirical]] pamphlet published in 1729 by Irish writer [[Jonathan Swift]]. It opens by discussing the plight of Irish tenants, then discusses how this plight can be assuaged by having the tenants sell their children to their English landlords for use as a new delicacy.

	Swift maintains a steady logical argument throughout his "proposal" of this shocking expedient, which makes the satire all the more effective.		Swift maintains a steady logical argument throughout his "proposal" of this shocking expedient, which makes the satire all the more effective.