DARN-IT!!!

I was sooooo pumped that i finally read the full reading and was excited (hard to believe) for class so i could share and sounds smart haha....but then i woke up and "JOSH C'MON YOU HAVE A DENTIST APPT IN AN HOUR!"-Jeff Moore (dad) ...my face went from :-) to :-( ..ya i know ..your all wondering "how in the heck did you ever get over missing Brit lit class" or "that has to be hard" well thanks for your concern for me, but like i said im getttin an "A" lol and i think i can get over missing class...i dont think it should hurt me too much more! lol but yes ..My though on that proposla was..."WEIRD!!" lol if you are talkin bout eating people and babies....theres something wrong lol...and we need to talk lol...actually if you are thinin bout that maybe i dont wanna talk to you...idk im stumped so im gettin off now lol

hey deege

this has nothing to do with the blog or the class but i was just so pumped i found this pic so i thought id show deege lol!! hahah hope you like it man!

Not Quite Hocked

Well Swift did a fairly good job at writing "A Modest Proposal" but hid did leave out a huge part the was a bit of a disclaimer for me, he forgot to tell us how babies are cooked. I guess he did say that they could be "stewed, roasted, baked, or broiled" but in order for me to completely believe in his idea I needed a bit more. If he would have told us things like what color wine would be appropriate for a baby rib dinner or what is a common side dish that a baby steak is normally served with. Over all it was a good proposal but things like this would have made his argument stronger and a bit more tasty.

The modest proposal was uh, interesting? I have to say that I liked how it reflected the society directly. How through satire we can see what issues were at conterversy in this time period. I also think that we can find humor, honestly, if this guy read it himself, I'm sure that it would be funny. It really is dependent on the tone of the reader as well. If you are reading it thinking that its completely serious, then I would go running. But if you could tell that his intentions were to "poke fun", surely even people of this time could get a chuckle out of it. Especially considering how many dead babies jokes we laugh at.

A Modest Proposal

So everyone is slamming this pamphlet. They say how creepy this book was and how incredibly wrong it was. But i have to say this.... I kinda liked it. NOT THAT I THINK THIS IS GOOD, OR NICE, OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. But this story was incredibly good for a self reflection. It made me think about myself and wonder if what I do throught my day is exactly as hypocrytical as those who walked by those starving children everyday. Do I have things that could help other people and just hold it back because I am to selfish, or maybe scared??? It made me almost angry at myself for wasting so much time on the little pettty things in my life while there are millions who die from starvation alllll theeee timmmmme. So yes, i liked this poem. Not because it was gruesome or 'yucky' but because it made me look at my own life and realize that i might be just as bad as the rich.

Weird!

I am scarred... The Modest Proposal turned out to be the Weirdest Proposal! I guess he does a really good job getting his point across, but why such an awkward fashion. If I picked up a pamphlet in that time period and that is what it said, I would seriously go lock my doors. I do have to give him props for supporting it to such extent. Besides his little, built-in mockeries on different groups of people, he does a really good job supporting the idea. But nonetheless, that is creepy.

dear diary

dear diary, brit lit is abusing me. it has been since 2nd tri. it wasnt so bad at first but then when i left it alone for a little bit it came and attacked me in the worst way possible, it did things to me that i cannot say. well i guess i could give you a one word hint: ineligibility. the worst part about it is, it abuses not just me. i mean i heard brit lit got mal reallll bad. poor girl. i guess all i can do is stand there and itll watch me burn, but thats alright because... wait no. ill just take it. for everyone out there reading this do not report this. who knows, brit lit might come after you and generations to come. -Bree

"A Modest Proposal"

This story was about a man giving a sarcastic proposal to some of society's problems. He proposes eating babies as a solution to people's economic problems. He also says that they can be rid of Catholics because they don't believe in birth control. He uses sarcasm to present the problem with society of the large gap between social classes, and he hints to it being the fault of the upper class that the lower class is so poor.

A Modest Proposal

This juvenal satire was very creepy. Even though I knew he was being sarcastic and trying to get a point across, the thought of roasting babies alive or using their skin for purses and shoes made me kinda sick. I also thought he spent way too much time thinking of ways to fatten up the babies in order to please the wealthy people that would be purchasing them. I am glad however that the portrayed author of this writing did not have any children. I would seriously hope that no parent would ever even consider selling their child for a mere 8s.