Please help :)!! 2. Read the following excerpt from Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal":
I have too long digressed, and therefore shall return to my
subject. I think the advantages by the proposal which I have
made are obvious and many, as well as of the highest
importance. ...
Secondly, The poorer tenants will have something valuable of
their own, which by law may be made liable to distress, and help
to pay their landlord's rent, their corn and cattle being already
seized, and money a thing unknown.
Thirdly, Whereas the maintenance of an hundred thousand
children, from two years old, and upward, cannot be computed at
less than ten shillings a piece per annum, the nation's stock will
be thereby encreased fifty thousand pounds per annum, beside
the profit of a new dish, introduced to the tables of all gentlemen
of fortune in the kingdom, who have any refinement in taste. And
the money will circulate among ourselves, the goods being
entirely of our own growth and manufacture.
Fourthly, The constant breeders, beside the gain of eight shillings
sterling per annum by the sale of their children, will be rid of the
charge of maintaining them after the first year.
How does the author's word choice in this excerpt imply a message other than the
one explicitly stated? Analyze specific phrases within the excerpt and explain how
they help the writing to function as satire. Support your answer with evidence from
this excerpt and from your general knowledge of "A Modest Proposal."

Realism was a fairly influential and widespread literary movement in the united states in the latter half of the nineteenth century. which american writer is among the pioneers of american realism? a. ernest hemingway b. f. scott fitzgerald c. j. d. salinger d. mark twain

Which correctly identifies the underlined words in the sentence below? marta walked into the room and saw her friends waiting to congratulate her. a. a clause that is describing a noun b. a phrase that is describing a verb c. a clause that is describing a verb d. a phrase that is describing a noun2b2t

Frequently the subject of blues songs has to do with some challenge or problem faced by the writer. everyone faces personal challenges. sometimes music us deal with these problems. do you know of times when music has you or people that you know cope with difficult situations? think about your life experiences and challenges or the experiences of someone you know. then write your own twelve-bar blues song that describes one such experience that you or another person has had. your blues song should have three verses. you may write a fourth verse for extra credit. each verse you write should have three phases and should be written in call-and-response form. the first two phases of each verse should describe the experience, challenge, or problem and should act as your “call” phrases. the third phrase should describe the solution to your challenge or problem, or the next step in your story, and should act as your “response” phrase. review “sneaker blues” to see an example of a call-and-response song with three verses. “sneaker blues” my sneakers got a hole and my feet are killing me; my sneakers got a hole and my feet are killing me; i’m gonna get my sneakers fixed just you wait and see. the man said twenty dollars; you have got to be kidding me; the man said twenty dollars; you have got to be kidding me; twenty dollars is what he said, i might have to let them be. the hole in my sneakers is getting bigger every day; the hole in my sneakers is getting bigger every day; twenty dollars is what he said, that’s what i’ll have to pay. write your song title and verses as the answers to the questions. after you have written your song, try putting it to music using one of the online music samples. original twelve-bar blues song (2 points) score 1. title(6 points) score 2. verse 1line 1: line 2: line 3: (6 points) score 3. verse 2 line 1: line 2: line 3: (6 points) score 4. verse 3 line 1: line 2: line 3: