Virginia Woolf

In Virginia Woolf's speech Profession's For Women she uses literary devices as if it is a novel. She develops the character and metaphor of the Angel in the house. She describes the angel as sympathetic, charming, unselfish, sacrificial, and pure. The angel had all the qualities of a perfect women. She also uses symbolism in the Angel to show the part of herself that she has to battle. Being a women writer with her own thoughts and ideas takes a lot of courage. Every women, even the bravest, have the internal battle with their own angel of the house. They have to defy the roles of women to put themselves completely into their writing. She metaphorically kills her angel which allows her to be free in her writing. Her speech encourages other women writers to fight their angels and become stronger in their own writing. 

She also tells that a story can get you anywhere. You can make money off the stories and be able to get what every you would like. She talks about getting a Persian cat and motor car with her stories. She says that telling stories about your own feelings and self is an extremely difficult task. She believes that no women has ever mastered it.

She states that these difficulties of women writers connect to all professions. All women have to fight their phantom angels and overcome the prejudices caused by their womanhood.

The Solution is Simple... Just Eat the Babies

Johnathon Swift wrote the satirical piece A Modest Proposal during the Irish famine. During this time people were having many children but were unable to feed themselves or all of their children. Essentially Swift's opinion on the subject was that if you could not support a child why do you continue to have so many. However in this piece he uses satire to suggest that eating the babies or selling them to be eaten is an excellent solution to the issue.
Though the piece is entirely sarcastic Swift is still about to establish such strong ethos, pathos, and logos that some people agreed with his idea. He writes extremely eloquently which suggests he his educated and has studied the subject at hand. This gives him credibility among the Irish. He also says "as to our city of Dublin" which indicates that he himself is Irish and is personally experiencing these issues. Establishing his credibility in this way makes people want to believe whatever he says will be true.
Swift uses an incredible amount of logos in this piece. Before introducing his solution he discusses the number of children born annually and how much it costs to care for them at different ages. After he suggests eating the babies he also mentions that 20,000 of them should be left uneaten so that they may breed and maintain the population. He also suggests that flesh could be used in clothing which makes no part go to waste so the process is more efficient. He speaks of Americans who have benefited from eating their babies and children. He used many of facts which makes the Irish believe him since he backs up his point.
Swift uses pathos in his introduction. He talks about the women being beggars and their children who will become beggars, thieves, soldiers, or slaves. His idea of feeding off the babies makes is so that families will have more money and the babies that are saved will have a chance at a better life. They entirety of society will benefit from having an excess supply of food. Many people are in these poor beggar families and can relate to the struggle that he describes.
Swift's piece is an excellent example of how supporting your argument with facts is so important. People cannot deny the truth so when you give them a fact to support your argument it gives them a reason to agree with you. Evidence is essential to an argument and Swift gives such strong evidence that even his ridiculous idea seems feasible.