Complete the sentences based on your reading of this excerpt from “A Modest Proposal”by Jonathan Swift The “principal breeders” of the nation refer to (nonworking population, the Catholic population in poverty, young men and women in poverty, foreigners living in Ireland)

In the last line, the writer talks about the “good Protestants” to (mock the Protestants for paying tithes, criticize the growing influence of the Catholic population, highlights the sufferings of Irish Protestants, criticize Protestants who abandoned their country)

animal farm, written by george orwell, is a representation of russia after the revolution that led stalin to take over power.

in this excerpt, the central idea seems to be that the animals (a representation of society), when they believe to be working for a greater good and equality, are obedient and productive. they were convinced that, after expelling the owner (jones) from the farm, they would live in harmony and be fairly treated.

as we know, the pigs become the leaders and grow more selfish and dictatorial with time. in the end, they look and act in a way so similar to humans that it is impossible to tell the difference. the ideals of equality are shattered, and the farm turns out to be worse than it was before. the animals are manipulated with false propaganda and forced to work in order to enrich the pigs.

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~courtney

the anecdote makes readers feel sorry for the man’s lack of heritage, then reminds readers that the man has an equally valuable heritage.