Swift, however, resists this idea, protesting that "their Flesh was generally tough and lean...and their Taste disagreeable." He then acknowledges a general concern about the vast number of elderly, sick, and handicapped among the poor, who are no more able to find work than the children. Having been asked to consider how the country could be relieved of that burden, Swift declares himself unworried--these people are dying off fast enough anyway. The proposal draws attention to the self-degradation of the nation as a whole by illustrating it in shockingly literal ways. The idea of fattening up a starving population in order to feed the rich casts a grim judgment on the nature of social relations in Ireland.
6/7/2012 Paper #3 A New Form of Helping the Economy A modest proposal written by Jonathan Swift does carry merit in regard to balancing the economic problems that have surfaced in Ireland. Swift comes up with an idea which has to do with selling poor children in order to help the economy by providing people with more food and better nutrition. Swifts ideals of using poor children as a new form of meat to be sold at markets is definitely one possible way of solving the economic crisis. He states many valid points in regard to how selling poor children will benefit the economy as a whole. The six benefits listed by Swift are all plausible ideals that are widely wished for and they would give the economy a very good advantage.
Saying that, “failure to address these issues not only hurts these workers’ families, it erodes the functioning of America’s communities, its economy and our very notions of what democracy can achieve (Fairness Initiative).” Also, although food stamps are supposed to be there to help working poor families, it still in the end leads to further erode in their economic well-being. So in dealing with all these issues, many working poor families are left stressed. The fact of these families living in poverty is enough, but also the fact that children have to endure these conditions in poverty is unbearable. “. .
They benefit because they would be able to afford food more easily due to the decrease in price shown above. Another policy that the government could implement would be to decrease the sales tax on food products; this would help, as it would decrease the costs of producing the food. The aim of a sales tax on a good is to reduce consumption however; if you reverse this then you can decrease the tax in order to increase consumption. This all depends on the price elasticity of demand for food. I believe the food is the biggest market in the world, and for a government to try and give enough money to producers for them to produce more would be a near impossible
As stated in MKTG, sustainability ‘refers to the idea that socially responsible companies will outperform their peers by focusing on the world’s social problems and viewing them as opportunities to build profits and help the world at the same time(p.38)’. I believe that Coca-Cola is sustainable in the way that they are focuses on the world’s social problem by wanting to stop or lower the amount of obese people as they said in their commercial and as it says in the article. They get to also make more profit that way by having the people that want to lose weight buying their new products with few or zero calories. 2) Why is it important for corporations like Coca-Cola to consider social and environmental issues in their decision making process? It is important for corporations like Coca-Cola to
A. “A Modest Proposal” In “A Modest Proposal,” the author Jonathan Swift uses a somewhat sarcastic and bitter tone. His bitterness is shown because he degrades the female race by calling them beggars, and being promiscuous with having multiple children barking at their heels, helplessly. Swift includes that the infants born by these mothers will be of no beneficial use in his town because they will grow up to be thieves, leave their dear native country, or sell themselves to the “Barbadoes.” The authors sarcasm is shown when he talks about how he will take in the whole number of infants at a certain age. Swift says that seeing the infants in the arms or on the backs of the mother and father is such a grievance or distress for the state.
The satire is the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. Jonathan Swift's master satire "A Modest Proposal”, proposes to solve the devastating poverty in Ireland by selling poor children as food for wealthy families. Swift goes on to explain how this would solve all of Ireland's problems from domestic abuse to poverty. Swift's Projector explains his proposal in depth, in many ways treating these children as nothing more than a new type of livestock. Towards the end, however, Swift lists numerous reforms that could help the country.
This image will play a role in guiding the reader’s emotion throughout the essay. Next, the author’s persona provides his “solution” to this national dilemma. The modest proposal, which ironically is not modest at all, is to butcher the infants of the poor and serve them as a new delicacy for the wealthy. As a side note, Swift includes that this meat is, “very proper for landlords, who…have already devoured most of the parents” (676). Here, Swift directly links his
By bringing forth this absurd point, Swift reveals the absurd and unfair treatment of the people of Ireland. He reveals that the poor live terrible lives and might have to sell their children just to survive. He also reveals that the poor are essentially forced to serve the rich, mainly by selling their children to them. By selling their children to the rich as a labor force, the rich are basically consuming the children of the poor for their own needs. Regardless of people’s opinions of what should be done to help the poor, Swift reveals their terrible treatment.
Secondly they believe it is most important type of family as it stops deviance in children and also reduces crime caused by children. They also believe that there are some economic gains to being in a nuclear family which is that it reduces the dependency ratio of the country as both parents are capable of supporting their family, rather than depending on the government of financial support. And finally their view on divorce is that it creates an underclass of welfare- dependant female lone parent’s lone parent and leaves boys without the adult male role model they need However, postmodern sociologists support the view that family has become diverse in modern UK. They see that people have become fragmented and