The essay was originally published in an online magazine, World-Post, which features people like Elon Musk, Tony Blair, and Eric Schmidt. The writer of the essay is Yo Yo Ma, a cellist and songwriter, who is known for winning many awards for his musical performances, including 17 grammies. His biography gives light as to why he’s such an advocate for art. My purpose in reading this is specifically related in the fact that I’m learning STEM subjects now. Yo Yo Ma is intending to make the audience aware that art has a equally vital part in teaching youth how to learn as math and science.

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Integrative Awareness- innately human set of skills for healing and wholeness through movement, touch, enhanced awareness and changes of consciousness, used to describe how art can affect thinking

Lewd – crude and offensive in a sexual way, used to describe a dance

Virtuosos-person who has an extreme talent or skill, used to describe preformers