IMPORTANT: The short answer must be completed in full sentences. Give as much detail as you can and use text based support whenever possible.
It would be too difficult to implement if it was run by the government.
It would create a more homogenous Ireland.
It was a little bordering on cruelty.
It would be looked down upon in other countries.
Nine months after Christmas
Nine months after the first day of autumn
Nine months after the first day of spring
Nine months after Lent
One hundred shillings
Ten shillings
Twenty shillings
Three shillings
Spanish
American
Italian
English
100,000
10,000
120,000
5,000
Two years
One year
Four years
Six months
Become thieves
Sell themselves to the Barbadoes
Fight for the Pretender in Spain
Become factory workers
A Modest Proposal for Maximizing the Usefulness of the Poor Children of Ireland and for Providing a Means to Regulate the Economy
A Modest Proposal for Feeding the Hungry, Clothing the Needy, Sheltering the Homeless, and Enriching the Poor People of Ireland
A Modest Proposal for Improving the Living Standards in Ireland and for Relieving the Poor People in Ireland of Their Unwanted Children
A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland from Being a Burden to Their Parents or Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Public
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