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I thought it was really interesting how Knox became interested in the classics. His being involved in the wars made him look at the classic books in different ways than most people. This was especially noticeable when the author of the piece was talking about the questions of how much man has changed over the centuries. From the outside, the ancient wars and modern wars seem completely different. Perhaps with further studies you would see the similarities.

I think this assignment showed something important about writing. We were talking about leads in class, and this article proves that they are important. From what our class, and the author of the article said, no one was really drawn into the introductions for the Odyssey or the Iliad. Only upon finding out about the author are we drawn to actually read what he has to say. This seems to be the opposite of the workshop we did in class. I think that this article and the introduction itself prove that a great lead really can make a great piece of writing even better, and will cause more people to read it.