Swift's essay presents poverty in Ireland as an economic dilemma, and he assumes the voice and persona of a calculating economist. This is key to the essay's impact. Rice University's Robert Phiddian points out that Swift is the opposite of his heartless narrator. The economist, in a detached, almost abstracted tone, points out the monetary advantage to Irish mothers who should nurture and then sell their babies as food for Britain's upper-middle class. The speaker's uncaring acceptance of cannibalism as economic solution underlines the horror, humor and irony of the piece.
Swift is addressing a serious and ongoing social problem through Juvenalian satire, a writing style that uses savage sarcasm more than gentle humor. If you create "Another Modest Proposal" with an anti-bullying stance, be sure your structure is as solid as Swift's. Having addressed the problem with the poor and added the solution of cannibalism, Swift goes on to enumerate the social and economic advantages of his plan, ending with the disclaimer that he has no children of his own to sell. Your essay's tone must be similarly detached and uncaring.
You also must attempt the same style as Swift's. Your narrator, like Swift, can begin with a cold-blooded recital of the disadvantages of allowing weaklings (the victims of bullying) to coexist with stronger and more able beings (the bullies). At this point, introduce an absurd solution, such as arm-wrestling contests for control of the school. The bullies will, of course, win, and your next step is to describe the school under the reign of overbearing students. Point out the twisted economics of your plan, as Swift did for his: Schools thrive when the weaklings pay up.
Finally, do not neglect caustic humor, which juxtaposes beautifully with horror in Swift's piece. Swift notes that British landlords deserve to eat Irish children since they have "devoured most of the parents." Your essay might similarly remark that a school run by bullies is only fair: "They already have all your lunch money, so why not give them the cafeteria, too?" However, be prepared for some people to consider you "a hater" because they cannot see your satiric purpose. It happened to Swift.