Creativity is a unique and necessary element in the evolution of the human mind. Creativity teaches people about the art of humanity, and about finding inspiration in all of their surroundings. It teaches one to use these gifts to do great wonders. It is an important requirement for a person to really be able to grasp the meaning of life. Creativity allows one to put to good use the talents they’ve been given. Every parent wants their children to excel at everything they try in life, but some unknowingly stifle their children’s creativity and other artistic motives. It makes one wonder what really brings creativity out in a person? What inspires a person to show the world what he or she can do?
During his presentation, Ken Robinson’s explanation of how schools tamper with creativity in children was astounding. In reality, parents, friends, and the whole world refuse to accept failure. People look at failure as something disgusting. However, it’s not an extremely bad thing to fail at something when a person can actually learn from their past mistakes. Schools always emphasize that failure is bad, but without failure a person can’t really learn. It appears that in school students are eager to know the correct answer to questions, but as they progress to middle school and high school, they become more hesitant to voice their opinions for fear of being wrong, which leaves them afraid to fail.
In her presentation, Amy Tan talked about how people are equipped and born with talent, or how people may get their talents from past lives. One of the principles for creativity is influence. For example, in her slide show, Amy Tan questioned why things happened, for what reasons, and what are the effects or outcomes? Amy Tan describes her views on creativity by using her own past, including where she has been. She shares this is how she gets her thoughts whenever she is writing one of her many books.
The world needs people who are different from others and are gifted with different talents and views. The world now has such things as clothes, cars, electricity, and technology because of different inventions. We have many inventions because of the creative minds of men and women willing to make some sort of difference in the world. What we are given as creative gifts, we should use to help all. As with all things that come from humanity, creativity can have both its positive contributions as well as its negative contributions. Some people use their creativity to bring good to the world, such as laser surgery, organ transplants, or cancer research. On the other hand, some use their creativity to bring harm to the world. For example, some people would rather use technology to make nuclear bombs to destroy others in the world.
(This is part 1, sorry the same thing happen with what it did Lillian)

Khalizzle: The Great Gatsby Post

This is my response to what Anh Nguyen said in her post discussion the issue over Daisy wishing her daughter to be an innocent beautiful fool in the world. “Why do you think she doesn't confront her husband about this? Do you agree with her statement? Why or why not?” Perhaps in Daisy’s mind, her daughter acting joyous and naïve would prove to be a way to avoid certain dangers and heartache she may face otherwise. In her marriage to Tom, the apathetic, complacent, power hungry man we all know, Daisy believes this kind of lifestyle without protest would be right for her daughter, too. Daisy causes even more pain for herself by being with Tom, knowing of his infidelities and pretending as if they don’t exist. For some reason Daisy stays obstinate about knowing anything involving Tom’s secret affairs, because it may disrupt the lifestyle she wants to maintain. Maybe she wants her daughter to have her life, even though Tom sees her as a sentimental fool. She may act likes this just so she won’t be alone, maybe one of her fears is being alone. However, I don’t agree with Daisy, she should be impetuous in this regard. By choosing not to confront her husband, she sends the wrong message to her daughter about how to address such things as infidelity. Also, in order to be truly happy with yourself, you have to be willing to fight for your happiness no matter the risk.

The Great Gatsby Post

In “The Great Gatsby”, it seems that Gatsby is different from what everyone sees him as.  Gatsby is a polite and rich man who is not normally shy towards anyone.  He is incredibly wise, and is able to tell when the guests at his party spread rather vicious rumors about him.  Even in all of this, he is friendly towards people no matter how they may act. Gatsby seems like an interesting man, yet a bit mysterious. What could he be hiding? In Chapter 4 Nick, Gatsby, and Gatsby’s friend, Mr. Wolfsheim, were talking in the restaurant, and then Gatsby’s left the table for a while for unexplained reasons.  Meanwhile, Mr. Wolfsheim tells Nick how Gatsby is an intelligent and laudable man that he has known for many years.  “There’s the kind of man you’d like to take home and introduce to your mother and sister.  Gatsby’s very careful about women.  He would never so much as look at a friend’s wife” (pg. 72), he told Nick. Gatsby is definitely a different person in Mr. Wolfsheim’s eyes.  Ms. Jordan Baker tells Nick how four years ago she and Daisy met Gatsby, and Daisy and Gatsby seemed to enjoy each other’s company, which is why Daisy was so surprised when Nick talked about who Gatsby was.  I suppose you get a little excited after hearing about a person you were fond of, and whom you haven’t seen in four years. What could someone say about Gatsby? Are their opinions of him accurate?  Is the infatuation between Gatsby and Daisy enough to lead to true love?  The question for me is, would a future between Gatsby and Daisy lead to happiness or tragedy?