Read this passage to look for important evidence about
Achilles and his culture.
Write two sentences that explain what text evidence
tells you about Achilles's culture.

So his father
gave him fifty ships, fully manned, and
Patroclus to go with him for his friend and sword-
companion. And his mother, weeping still, armed him in
his father's armor; glorious war gear that Hephaestus, the
smith of the gods, had made for him. And he sailed to
join the black ships on their way to Troy.
-Black Ships Before Troy,
Rosemary Sutcliff

an argumentative essay presents objectively a topic and its main characteristics. besides, it states all this information and facts by giving authentic and substantiated proof to the audience. by contrast, a persuasive text purpose is to convince the audience about some facts by presenting them according to his/her emotions and feelings. the main purpose of a persuasive text is to convince the audience to agree with the author´s opinion. on the other hand, in the argumentative essay, the author leads the writer to recognize his/her point of view as the correct one.