Can We Decrease Homlessness - 862 Words

Hicks 1 August 16, 2012 Can we decrease homelessness? The essay â€Å"A Modest Proposal† by Jonathan Swift is a brutal satire in which he suggests that the poor families should kill their young children and eat them in order to eliminate the growing number of starving citizens. At this time there was extreme poverty and a wide gap between the poor and the rich, the tenements and the landlords. Throughout the essay Swift uses satire and irony as a way to attack the indifference between classes. Swift is not seriously suggesting cannibalism; he is trying to make known the desperate state of the lower class and the need for a social and moral reform. Although this essay was written in the 1700’s we still have the same issues of†¦show more content†¦Both Singer and Swift feel the need to help those less fortunate and want other people to know that they can help. The hole meaning is to try and get people to understand that not everyone is as well of as them, that not everyo ne can just go off and get a job so they can provide for their families and that is why they end up in poverty and homeless. Swift says â€Å" I profess in the sincerity of my heart, that I have not the least personal interest in endeavoring to promote this necessary work, having no other motive than the public good of my country, by advancing our trade, providing for infants, relieving the poor, and giving some pleasure to the rich† (353). If Swift was around today I believe he would be a great president for the United States of America and that he would actually make a great difference to those in poverty and homeless. Hicks 4 Works cited Ackley, Katherine Anne. Perspectives on Contemporary issues, 4th ed. Boston: Wadsworth, 2006.Print. Quindlen, Anne. â€Å"Our Tired, Our Poor, Our Kids.† Ackley 344-346. Scheller, Melanie. â€Å"On The meaning Of Plumbing And Poverty.† Ackley 354-357. Singer, Peter. â€Å"The Singer Solution To World Poverty.† Ackley 358-362. Swift , Jonathen. â€Å" A Modest Proposal.† AckleyShow MoreRelated Population And Immigration In Relation To The Job Market Essay3148 Words   |  13 Pagesinteresting thing happens. More jobs will be offered, but at what price? Lower wages. (see employment changes @ http://stats.bls.gov/oco2003.htm) An increase in the number of unemployed will drive up the competition for jobs and at the same time decrease the wages paid for those jobs. Why? Because people are so desperate for a job that they are likely to accept an offer even if the wages are below what should be paid. Besides the frightening concept of a growth in new workers is an equally alarming