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Read the excerpt from "A Modest Proposal."As to our City of Dublin, shambles may be appointed for this purpose, in the most convenient parts of it, and butchers we may be assured will not be wanting; although I rather recommend buying the children alive, and dressing them hot from the knife, as we do roasting pigs.

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He states that “roasting pigs” is more difficult than roasting children.
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He states that butchers would have a problem roasting a child “as we do roasting pigs.”
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He states that butchers are always “wanting” for “roasting pigs.”
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He states that sending children to the butcher would be as simple as “roasting pigs.”
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Read the excerpt from "A Modest Proposal."This I freely own, and 'twas indeed one principal design in offering it to the world. I desire the reader will observe, that I calculate my remedy for this one individual Kingdom of Ireland, and for no other that ever was, is, or, I think, ever can be upon Earth. Therefore let no man talk to me of other expedients: Of taxing our absentees at five shillings a pound: Of using neither cloaths, nor houshold furniture, except what is of our own growth and man

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to shame the greedy people who have contributed to Ireland’s poverty instead of trying to help eradicate it
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to shame those who are trapped in Ireland’s cycle of poverty for refusing to work harder for better lives
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to show that other solutions to Ireland’s poverty are not as effective as the plan Swift puts forth in the proposal
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to show that the wealthy members of society have tried to remedy Ireland’s poverty in many different ways
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What issue is Swift addressing in a satirical manner in "A Modest Proposal"?

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England’s willingness to help the Irish people
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lack of employment opportunities in England
C
widespread poverty throughout Ireland
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Ireland’s refusal to acknowledge England’s power
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Read the excerpt from "A Modest Proposal."This I freely own, and 'twas indeed one principal design in offering it to the world. I desire the reader will observe, that I calculate my remedy for this one individual Kingdom of Ireland, and for no other that ever was, is, or, I think, ever can be upon Earth. Therefore let no man talk to me of other expedients: Of taxing our absentees at five shillings a pound: Of using neither cloaths, nor houshold furniture, except what is of our own growth and man

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to show that his plan to sell children is the most reasonable plan that has been put forth
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to show that society is already asking too much of wealthy individuals
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to show that real reform is possible with reasonable sacrifice
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to show that there are many other people who are trying to bring about reform

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