Swift, Jonathan. "A Modest Proposal."
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For reading and discussion, consider the following:
See if you can find a thesis statement.
What do you think of the quality of his sources?
How are Americans treated in this work.
If he doesn't really mean us to believe his apparent thesis, then what is his real thesis?
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