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Satire has been a major part of history. It has helped to make changes that would otherwise have never happened. The definition of satire is: "A literary work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony, derision, or wit" (Dictionary.com). We can see all different kinds of satire through the ages. Classical satire, political satire, modern satire and even cruel satire are preset in our world today. A few famous satirists are Jonathan Swift, Jon Stewart, and Mark Twain and are prime examples of the different ages of satire.
Jonathan Swift was an Irishman who wrote satire about the failing condition of his nation. In the time of Swift, his nation was suffering from poverty, famine and disease, all of which, he said, could be prevented. In his satire titled, "A Modest Proposal", Swift explains how a lot of Ireland's dire straits could be solved if the poor fattened up their babies and sold them as food for the wealth elite. Thusly, the poor would get money and be......

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