Yep, you read right. Jonathan Swift... the brain behind Gulliver's Travels. I had to read a bunch of essays for my 121 class and write another reading response. One of the essays I read was Mr. Swift's "A Modest Proposal." If you have never read this before (as I hadn't) it is a scathing commentary on the poor treatment of Irish peasants during the famine. Swift, in the guise of a nameless economist, penned and distributed the essay as a pamphlet in 1729. His modest proposal was to have poor mothers sell their extra offspring as a source of fine cuisine for the wealthy, and use the skins of said babies to make the finest supple gloves and slippers.
I kinda loved the essay of course, which is why I chose to do my response on it. The response is kinda long so I wont post it here, rather you can read it here.
Great paper dude. COMMON sense is the true sixth sense, and it's one that most people lack.
ReplyDeleteA lack of readily-available birth control, the unrealistic foolishness of abstinence-only programs, and the "super-size me" culture of America are three main complaints I have about modern day population (and overall health) issues, and the lack of common sense behind each issue's existence.