| While in Lagado, Gulliver investigates
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| | using this Frame, the scientist claimed
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| the grand Academy of Projectors and
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| | that "the most ignorant person" could
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| describes many of their current
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| | "write Books in Philosophy, Poetry,
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| investigations, which seem pointless and
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| | Politicks, Law, Mathematicks and
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| useless for the benefit of mankind.The
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| | Theology, without the least Assistance
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| first project in Swift's satire is that
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| | from Genius or Study" (Swift 176). In
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| of "extracting Sun-beams out of
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| | this passage, Swift is satirizing
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| Cucumbers" which had been worked on for
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| | people's desire to gain knowledge through
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| eight years at the Academy (Swift 171).
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| | artificial means instead of reading and
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| The scientist working on this project
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| | studying for the attainment of
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| stated the purpose of it as being "to
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| | knowledge.Another instance of attaining
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| supply the Governors Gardens with
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| | knowledge by artificial means is seen in
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| Sun-shine at a reasonable Rate" (Swift
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| | the project of teaching mathematics to
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| 171). Here Swift describes scientific
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| | students by writing the information on a
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| studies that are undertaken to improve on
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| | "thin Wafer with Ink composed of a
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| something that has no necessity of being
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| | Cephalick Tincture" (Swift 178). The
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| improved. In this case, it is ridiculous
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| | students were required to swallow these
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| to try to improvise sunshine because the
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| | wafers "upon a fasting stomach and for
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| sun is readily available to all. This
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| | three Days following eat nothing but
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| satire may have been based on the "recent
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| | Bread and Water" (Swift 178). This was
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| investigations of John Hales into the
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| | supposed to work by as the wafer would be
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| action of sunlight in promoting the
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| | digested, the "Tincture mounted to his
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| respiration of plants" (Turner 334).Next
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| | brain" carrying the information with it
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| Gulliver encounters a projector who had
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| | (Swift 178). This project was
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| been working on the same study since he
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| | unsuccessful due to the "perverseness" of
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| had come to the Academy many years ago.
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| | the students who refused to adhere to the
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| His experiment was:an Operation to reduce
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| | scientist's instructions regarding
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| human Excrement to its original Food, by
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| | fasting.In the School of Languages,
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| separating the several Parts, removing
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| | Gulliver finds projectors who are
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| the Tincture which it receives from the
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| | endeavoring to make the English language
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| Gall, making the Odour exhale, and
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| | more efficient. The methods proposed are:
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| scumming off the Saliva (Swift 172).This
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| | (1) to "shorten discourse by cutting
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| project shows the futility of scientific
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| | Polysyllables into one, and leaving out
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| experiments that will have no useful
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| | Verbs and Participles"; and (2) to
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| benefit for mankind, because no matter
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| | abolish all words altogether. In this
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| what he does to restore the excrement to
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| | last method, people would communicate
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| its original form no one is going to want
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| | with physical objects which they would
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| to consume it. This project satirizes
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| | "carry about" with them to "express the
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| scientists' tendencies to expend large
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| | particular Business they are to discourse
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| amounts of time, money, and energy on
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| | on" (Swift 177).This proposal was not
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| investigations which are useless and even
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| | very successful with the women and the
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| largely ridiculous.The physical
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| | "Vulgar and Illiterate" who demanded to
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| description of the two aforementioned
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| | be able to "speak with their Tongues,
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| scientists satirizes how scientists are
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| | after the Manner of their Forefathers"
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| neglectful of their appearance and
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| | (Swift 177). Nonetheless, many of the
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| personal hygiene. The first projector is
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| | "Learned and Wise" accepted the use of
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| a man of "meagre aspect" with "sooty
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| | this method of communication. Swift shows
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| hands and face" (Swift 171). His hair and
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| | the ludicrousness of this method by
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| beard are worn long and are "ragged and
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| | describing the inconveniences of it:I
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| singed in several places" (Swift 171).
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| | have often beheld two of those Sages
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| The second scientist is described as
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| | almost sinking under the Weight of their
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| the:most ancient Student of the Academy.
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| | Packs, like Pedlars among us; who when
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| His Face and Beard were of a pale yellow;
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| | they met in the Streets would lay down
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| his Hands and Clothes dawbed over with
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| | their Loads, open their Sacks, and hold
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| Filth (Swift 171-72).Swift attempts to
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| | Conversation for an Hour together; then
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| show that scientists, being so immersed
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| | put up their Implements, help each other
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| in their studies, neglect their outward
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| | to resume their Burthens, and take their
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| appearance, which makes them an object of
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| | Leave (Swift 178).This passage
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| ridicule in polite society.Swift also
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| | demonstrates how some projects are not
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| satirizes scientists for undertaking
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| | only useless to mankind, but detrimental
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| projects that they claim will improve
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| | also. Such a scenario as this would cause
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| upon current practices when there is
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| | unnecessary physical strain, which would
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| nothing wrong with the present system.
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| | lead to many serious health problems.In
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| One of these projects described is that
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| | the School of political projectors, Swift
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| of an architect who asserts humans should
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| | has Gulliver denounce what Swift himself
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| follow the practices of bees and spiders
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| | is in favor of; namely that monarchs
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| in building houses "by beginning at the
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| | choose people to fill posts based upon
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| Roof and working downwards to the
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| | their "Wisdom, Capacity, and Virtue"
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| Foundation" (Swift 172). While this works
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| | (Swift 179). The projectors also propose
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| well for bees and spiders, it is plainly
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| | that "Ministers consult the publick Good"
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| ridiculous for humans to do so.Other
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| | and that people should be rewarded based
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| projects that Gulliver encounters include
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| | upon "Merit, great Abilities, and eminent
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| using hogs to plow and fertilize
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| | Services" (Swift 179). Gulliver takes the
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| farmland, instead of the traditional
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| | opposite side and calls these scientists
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| method of cattle and man made plows. This
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| | "unhappy people" who are "wholly out of
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| new method of plowing does not make the
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| | their Senses" (Swift 179). While this
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| system any better, but rather "the Charge
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| | practice of choosing people for
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| and Trouble" was found to be "very great"
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| | employment and favors based upon merit
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| (Swift 172). Furthermore, this method
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| | would be useful for mankind, Swift shows
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| produced "little or no Crop" (Swift 172).
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| | (through Gulliver's deprecation of it)
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| Nonetheless, the scientists refuse to
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| | how most people would not appreciate this
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| give up their project as fruitless, and
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| | being put into practice since most do not
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| continue working on the invention.Another
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| | achieve their posts due to their
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| projector counsels Gulliver that using
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| | merit.Perhaps the most useless project
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| spiders' webs for thread instead of
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| | described in Gulliver's Travels is that
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| silkworms is infinitely much better. He
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| | of "discovering Plots and Conspiracies
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| maintains that by feeding the spiders
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| | against the Government" (Swift 182). The
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| with flies of different colors their webs
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| | projector claims that by examining the
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| would be of many different colors, which
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| | excrement of a person minutely, one would
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| would save people from having to dye the
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| | be able to "form a Judgment of their
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| silk. This is another instance of trying
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| | Thoughts and Designs" (Swift
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| to replace a current way of doing things
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| | 182).Gulliver informs the projector of
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| in which there is nothing wrong with the
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| | his own country's manner of discovering
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| present system.
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| | plots, which are equally ludicrous:It is
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| Swift's attitudes concerning science and
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| | first agreed and settled among them, what
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| scientists become explicit in his
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| | suspected Persons Shall be accused of a
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| descriptions of the experiments of the
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| | Plot: Then effectual Care is taken to
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| "universal artist" (Swift 175).The Artist
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| | secure All their Letters and other
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| himself was at that Time busy upon two
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| | Papers, and put the Owners in Chains.
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| great designs:The first, to sow Land with
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| | These Papers are delivered to a Set of
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| Chaff, wherein he affirmed the true
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| | Artists very dextrous [sic] in Finding
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| seminal Virtue to be contained, as he
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| | out the mysterious Meanings of Words,
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| demonstrated by several Experiments which
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| | Syllables, and Letters. For instance,
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| I was not skilful enough to comprehend.
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| | they can decypher a Close-stool to
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| The other was, by a certain Composition
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| | signify A Privy-Council; a Flock of
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| of Gums, Minerals, and Vegetables
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| | Geese, a Senate; a lame Dog, an Invader;
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| outwardly applied, to prevent the Growth
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| | The Plague, a standing Army, a
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| of Wool upon two young Lambs; and he
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| | Buzard...(Swift 183).In this passage,
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| hoped in a reasonable Time to propagate
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| | Swift satirizes people's ability to twist
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| the Breed of naked Sheep all over the
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| | words and phrases into meaning whatever
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| Kingdom (Swift 175).Sowing land with
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| | they wish them to mean, disregarding the
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| chaff is "the traditional images for
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| | obvious meaning of the words and phrases
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| wasted labor" (Turner 336). This reveals
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| | contained in the letters and other papers
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| Swift's belief that most of the work of
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| | of suspected insurgents.Thus in the
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| scientists is only so much wasted labor.
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| | voyage to Laputa, Swift gives his view of
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| The experiments of trying to breed naked
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| | science and scientists. He satirizes
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| sheep delineate Swift's belief that
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| | their absentmindedness, their detachment
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| studying animals is useless for mankind;
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| | from humanity, their disregard for
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| how would sheep with no wool benefit
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| | studying mankind, and their lack of
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| people?After Gulliver visits the
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| | social graces. Swift views much of
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| scientists working on utilitarian
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| | scientific studies as a waste of time,
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| projects, he goes to see some of the
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| | money, and energy in that it does little
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| inventions classified under speculative
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| | to benefit mankind. This view of Swift's
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| sciences. The first invention he
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| | is expressed through his satires of
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| investigates is a "Frame" that is
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| | scientific projects.BibliographySwift,
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| designed to improve "speculative
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| | Jonathan. Gulliver's Travels. Ed. Paul
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| knowledge by practical and mechanical
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| | Turner. New York: Oxford University
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| Operations" (Swift 175). This Frame
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| | Press, 1998.Turner, Paul. "Introduction
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| consists of all the words in the English
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| | and Footnotes." Gulliver's Travels. By
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| language written on pieces of paper which
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| | Jonathan Swift. Ed. Paul Turner. New
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| were then pasted onto bits of wood. By
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| | York: Oxford University Press, 1998.
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| turning a handle, the words shifted
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| | ix-xxvi, 289-371.Mary Arnold is an author
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| around as the bits of wood were moved. By
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| | on which is a site for Writers.
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