In a well-written paper of no fewer than 400 original words, answer the following question.  Be sure to put a word count excluding titles and quotes on the paper.

Be sure to include your word count minus any direct quotes, use paragraphs, and appropriate capitalization.  Submissions missing any of these will be graded “0.”

This piece is a satire.  One of the functions of satire is to point out the ills of society with the intention of showing the need to deal with these problems.

  Is Swifts satire effective or not?  Explain your answer.  Cite (give) and explain at least one example of modern day satire.

No other resources to be used.