Immediate Context: “Necessary Edges: Arts, Empathy, and Education” was published in January of 2014 through an new online news/blog site created through a partnership of two established companies. The website, WorldPost, has head many well known contributors including Tesla founder, Elon Musk. The writer of this article, Yo-Yo Ma, is a Harvard educated man and a successful musician whose been awarded multiple Grammys.
Imposed Context: I am going into this article after just writing a paper supporting the usefulness of art. Therefore I will probably agree with most of Ma’s views. My purpose for reading this article is to see how Ma views the role of art in todays world.
Internal Context: The purpose of this article is to show that todays world has gone too far to the science end of the science-art spectrum. To obtain the worlds full potential, and avoid uncertain doom, we must try to live further in the middle of this spectrum achieving a balance, or equilibrium.
Interface: A surface forming a common boundary of two bodies, spaces, or phases.
Meridians: A set of pathways in the body along which vital energy is said to flow.
Virtuosos: A person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit.
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I think it was interesting for you to notice that Elon Musk has also been published in WorldPost. He is an interesting person to consider in the context of this discussion. Great work. 3/3
I think it was interesting for you to notice that Elon Musk has also been published in WorldPost. He is an interesting person to consider in the context of this discussion. Great work. 3/3