What made the biggest impact

I found that the previewing technique made the most impact in preparing me to read either of these essays. Reading the biographical data at the beginning of each of the essays gave me more insight into what i was about to read and definatley peaked my intrest. After doing so, I found myself more inclined to read A Modest Proposal just due to the fact that I already had heard of Jonathan Swift through Gulliver's Travels, and had childhood memories of this story. I also found it particularly interesting that he was ordained in the Church of Ireland and that this essay may have some religious implications, which, again I am very interested in. All in all, I think that the previewing technique will be one that I use before I read anything that may possibly interest me.