I believe I have been achieving one of my goals through annotation through being able to make more connections with the text. This was something I struggled with before, but now I can relate it to real life and other stories.
- The surrounding context for this essay is first published in 2008. This essay was written by Yo-yo Ma. The author’s bio is simple and describes a little bit of his history and fame, then goes into a hint of what the article is about.
- The circumstances surrounding this is I am reading this for an English class. I am also doing so at 1:30 am, which is very hard to understand when it is something that is influencing how I view this text.
- The intentional context is to inform people as to why we do certain things. It gives inspiration to people in the future and what he defines as the true meaning of living.
- vital: absolutely necessary
or important.
