1. The article written by Yo-Yo Ma was originally published in an online news blog the “World Post.” Yo-Yo Ma, a cellist and songwriter, started performing when he was five years old. He won seventeen Grammy’s and he has produced more than ninety albums. He also graduated from Juilliard School and Harvard University.
2. Yo-Yo Ma wanted the people reading to understand the importance of art. He also was addressing how art teaches us some way to connect people together. He states, “We are all addressing the same issues with different names attached to them. STEAM will help us get there by resolving the problem.” He is saying how one day he desires people do things because they enjoy them, not because it was a command.
3. Yo Yo Ma is arguing for arts to become a core concept in a student’s learning experience. He feels that the arts are essential to student growth and development.
Words:
lascivious: “inclined to lustfulness.” When discussing culture, Yo Yo Ma includes an idea about the dance movement, “the sarabande,”
Invigorate: “to give life and energy to”
Ma used this word to explain how globalization can help spread new traditions.
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