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Write a page that objectively summarizes Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" and explains his purpose.

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Satire is the use of irony, humor or exaggeration to criticize the ideas of others. In his essay, Swift argues that children could be sold into a meat market as early as the age of one, giving poor families some much needed income, while sparing them the expenses of raising so many children.

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