diff --git a/00_targets/README.md b/00_targets/README.md
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--- a/00_targets/README.md
+++ b/00_targets/README.md
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 This recipe illustrates how to build a basic application. 
 It consists of a backend library and an application frontend.
 
+## What is a target?
+Targets provide modularization and encapsulation. A target
+encapsulates everything needed for a certain build job. It also
+is some kind of container that allows efficient use as a building 
+block.
+
 ## Define the target type
 [add_library](https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/command/add_library.html)  
 [add_executable](https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/command/add_executable.html)
@@ -20,11 +26,11 @@ It consists of a backend library and an application frontend.
 ## Usage requirements
 https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.html#transitive-usage-requirements
 
-| keyword       | result                                                     |
-|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
-| **PRIVATE**   | only relevant for the target                               |
-| **INTERFACE** | only relevant for targets depending on this target         |
-| **PUBLIC**    | relevant for both, the target itself and dependent targets |
+| keyword       | result                                                       |
+|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
+| **PRIVATE**   | required to build the target, but not required when using it |
+| **INTERFACE** | not required to build the target, but required when using it |
+| **PUBLIC**    | required for for building the target and for using it        |
 
 ## How to link against a "supported" third-party library?
 Find the library with [find_package](https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/command/find_package.html) and link against 
diff --git a/02_mkl/README.md b/02_mkl/README.md
index d95aa73d570d8a79edf6e16528daeab8fcdecd75..7f41cd003b81940e59b6a2132cee66f32566c699 100644
--- a/02_mkl/README.md
+++ b/02_mkl/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Advantages of using targets
 
-Targets provide modularization and encapsulation. A target
-encapsulates everything needed for a certain build job. In the best
-case the user of a target does not have to worry about anything, since
-the developer of the target already put all information into it.
+A developer providing the necessary files to use the library in CMake
+is a very good example to show the strength of targets. In the best
+case the end-user of the library does not have to worry about anything,
+since the developer has put all necessary information into the target.
 
 For this example to work you need a recent oneAPI installation and 
-you need to set `MKL_ROOT`.
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+you need to set `MKL_ROOT` to the MKL directory.
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