A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People From Being a Burden on Their Parents or Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Publick, commonly referred to as A Modest Proposal, is a Juvenalian satirical essay written and published anonymously by Jonathan Swift in 1729.

George Wittkowsky argued that Swift ’ s main target in A Modest Proposal was not the conditions in Ireland, but rather the can-do spirit of the times that led people to devise a number of illogical schemes that would purportedly solve social and economic ills.

In response, Swift ’ s Modest Proposal was " a burlesque of projects concerning the poor ", that were in vogue during the early 18th century.

A Modest Proposal also targets the calculating way people perceived the poor in designing their projects.

James Johnson argued that A Modest Proposal was largely influenced and inspired by Tertullian ’ s Apology: a satirical attack against early Roman persecution of Christianity.

Johnson notes Swift ’ s obvious affinity for Tertullian and the bold stylistic and structural similarities between the works A Modest Proposal and Apology.

It has also been argued that A Modest Proposal was, at least in part, a response to the 1728 essay The Generous Projector or, A Friendly Proposal to Prevent Murder and Other Enormous Abuses, By Erecting an Hospital for Foundlings and Bastard Children by Swift's rival Daniel Defoe.

The Reader in A Modest Proposal " focuses on two aspects of A Modest Proposal: the voice of Swift and the voice of the Proposer.

While Swift ’ s proposal is obviously not a serious economic proposal, George Wittkowsky, author of " Swift ’ s Modest Proposal: The Biography of an Early Georgian Pamphlet ", argues that to understand the piece fully, it is important to understand the economics of Swift ’ s time.

" f one regards the Modest Proposal simply as a criticism of condition, about all one can say is that conditions were bad and that Swift's irony brilliantly underscored this fact ".

Louis A. Landa presents Swift ’ s A Modest Proposal as a critique of the popular and unjustified maxim of mercantilism in the 18th century that " people are the riches of a nation ".

Outside of the realm of English studies, A Modest Proposal is a relevant piece included in many comparative and global literature and history courses, as well as those of numerous other disciplines in the arts, humanities, and even the social sciences.

In his book A Modest Proposal ( 1984 ), evangelical author Frank Schaeffer emulated Swift's work in social conservative polemic against abortion and euthanasia in a future dystopia that advocated recycling of aborted embryos and fetuses, as well as some disabled infants with compound intellectual, physical and physiological difficulties.

The game Orphan Feast on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim website is loosely based on A Modest Proposal.

The Sealab 2021 character Jodene Sparks references A Modest Proposal when trying to convince Debbie DuPree to eat her own baby.

A Modest Proposal is the name of The University of Texas at Dallas ' Alternative Student Newspaper, the monthly opinion paper of the University ; it was also the name of a regular column in SWIFT Magazine of Harvard University, a satire publication that also takes its name from Jonathan Swift.

A Modest Proposal is mentioned in the 1996 film The Birdcage.

Benjamin Franklin in his 1729 essay entitled " A Modest Enquiry into the Nature and Necessity of a Paper Currency " is sometimes credited ( including by Karl Marx ) with originating the concept in its modern form.

While appearing only as featured solo instruments in some works, for example Maurice Ravel's orchestration of Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition and Sergei Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances, the saxophone is included in other works, such as Ravel's Boléro, Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet Suites 1 and 2, Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 6 and Symphony No. 9 and William Walton's Belshazzar's Feast, and many other works as a member of the orchestral ensemble.

Boris Godunov (, original orthography Борисъ Годуновъ, Borís Godunóv ) is an opera by Modest Mussorgsky ( 1839 – 1881 ).

Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition is best known through its orchestration by Ravel.

The Houyhnhnms embody both the good and the bad side of reason, for they have the pure language Swift wished for and the immorally rational approach to solving the problems of humanity ( Yahoos ); the extirpation of the Yahoo population by the horses is very like the speaker of A Modest Proposal.

One representative of this family is the great composer Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky.

* October 19-Maurice Ravel orchestral arrangement of Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition is premiered in Paris

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McCarron is credited on such numbers as " Fido Is a Hot Dog Now ", and " Eve Wasn't Modest ' till She Ate that Apple ".

Pictures at an Exhibition (, Kartinki s vystavki – Vospominaniye o Viktore Gartmane, " Pictures from an Exhibition – A Remembrance of Viktor Hartmann ") is a suite in ten movements composed for piano by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky in 1874.

* Modest Mussorgsky begins work on Boris Godunov, which is completed six years later.

* Modest Mussorgsky begins work on an opera, Salammbô, which is never finished.

Modest Mouse is an American indie rock band who were formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington, by singer / lyricist / guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green, and bassist Eric Judy.

While an update on the Modest Mouse blog was subtitled catching up on some words for the next tour, it is in fact the lyrics to Heart Cooks Brain.

According to e-mails sent from Glacial Pace which responded to fans confused about the large gaps between albums, Modest Mouse is indeed currently writing and recording material and have been for quite some time.

A second wave of bands that managed to gain international recognition as a result of the movement included The Black Keys, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Modest Mouse, The Killers, Interpol and Kings of Leon from the US.

Existing indie bands that were now able to enter the mainstream included more musically and emotionally complex bands including Modest Mouse ( whose 2004 album Good News for People Who Love Bad News reached the US top 40 and was nominated for a Grammy Award ), Bright Eyes ( who in 2004 had two singles at the top of the Billboard magazine Hot 100 Single Sales ) and Death Cab for Cutie ( whose 2005 album Plans debuted at number four in the US, remaining on the Billboard charts for nearly one year and achieving platinum status and a Grammy nomination ).

These included Modest Mussorgsky in 1858 ; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in November 1861 and Alexander Borodin in November or December 1862.

More recently, other successful acts on the label have included Anastacia, Jennifer Lopez, The Fray, Jessica Simpson, Shakira, Korn, Fiona Apple, Ozzy Osbourne, Nate McDonald, Modest Mouse, Chevelle, JLS, and Rage Against the Machine.

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Significant members of this family included General Mikhail Illarionovich Golenischev-Kutuzov, well-known poet of the end of 19th century ; Arsenii Arkadievich Golenischev-Kutuzov, composer ; and Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky.

Others recording at this indie-oriented studio have included Townes Van Zandt, Pezz, Jeff Buckley, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Guided by Voices, Lydia Lunch, dahrius, Box Tops, Rufus Thomas, Wilco, Cat Power, Modest Mouse, Kim Deal with her band The Amps, The Bamboozlers ( precursors to Ingram Hill ), Custard and many more.

The concert, often held at Washington's RFK Stadium, features a variety of local and national acts ; for example, the 2004 lineup included The Cure, Jay-Z, Modest Mouse, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Cypress Hill.

The album included an arrangement of Modest Mussorgsky's tone poem Night on Bald Mountain.

The 2002 tour included headliner Cake, De La Soul, The Flaming Lips, Modest Mouse, and Kinky.

** Performers included: Buffalo Springfield, Pearl Jam, Elvis Costello ( Solo Day 1 only ), Merle Haggard ( canceled due to health ) & Kris Kristofferson, Modest Mouse, Grizzly Bear, Lucinda Williams ( Day 1 only ), Billy Idol ( Day 1 only ), Jackson Browne & David Lindley ( Day 1 only ), T-Bone Burnett's Speaking Clock Revue featuring: Elton John, Leon Russell, Elvis Costello, Ralph Stanley, Neko Case, & Jeff Bridges ( Day 2 Only ), and guest appearances by Emmylou Harris ( day 1 only ) and Ramblin ' Jack Elliott ( day 2 finale only ).