1.) For surrounding context, I easily picked up Yo Yo Ma’s successful biography. He is a graduate of Juilliard and Harvard University, and is a VERY successful musician. He really started off his career at a very young age, and is truly inspiring as an individual, so very impressive.

2.) The imposed context in the essay is the overall value and place that art holds in everyone. This is so important and is very easy to tell in the essay (hence it being “imposed”). It is so important to find balance and the equilibrium, and this whole idea in the essay makes total sense. I agree with this and totally think that art is ever so valuable.

3.) Something that keeps coming up is the talk of “necessary edges”. This is very necessary when you put an equilibrium together, a very important piece. It discusses art, the science behind it, and the overall evolution of the subject.

Key Terms (some new words to me)

1.) Bolster – support or to strengthen

2.) Lascivous – an offensive desire

3.) Bandwidth – the range of frequencies