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Surrounding context is “the part of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influenced its meaning or effect.” (Google)In this specific passage, “Yo-Yo Ma”, The surrounding context involves the author which is Yo-Yo Ma. He has a remarkable bio that includes having seven Grammy Awards and has produced more than ninety albums. He has earned many other awards and graduated from the Julliard School as well as Harvard University. Circumstantial context is “referring to specific details about something.” (Google)The circumstances surrounding my personal reading experience are things such as the environment I am in. If I am in a loud place with distractions such as my phone or people talking, I will more likely not be able to focus on the task at hand. The purpose for reading the current text is to annotate and find useful information for the given prompt. The word intentional means, done on purpose or deliberate, so I can only assume that the phrase intentional context would mean to specifically organize context in a way that shows a clear argument of what the author is trying to explain. A rhetorical situation is the context of a rhetorical act. It has to involve a writer, an issue, and an audience which is exactly what is provided in the text. In the passage, the scope is him trying to argue that the decision making and thinking process must include empathy and artistic endeavors.

I think I am doing well in my annotations with relating to the text and understanding it and being able to write down my own thesis and conclusion. Although there is still a lot of room for improvement, I believe It has helped me be more involved in critical thinking.