In a world where economic prosperity and“getting ahead” in work and technology are highlyvalued, creativity and the arts are often shunted infavor of more “practical” pursuits. Studentsabandon dreams of acting or painting in order tomajor in medicine, computer technology, orengineering: highly profitable and scientific fields.Even with the advances in these fields, however,there is still a need for creativity in our world, because seeing things in a new way can make allthe difference.
Today, more and more public schools are forced to abandon their arts programs to maketime for subjects like science and math: subjects in which all students must have a basicknowledge in order to succeed in higher education. However, by leaving these programs behind,children are deprived of the creative stimulation that the arts provide, and are taught to viewthe world in “black and white” terms: one right answer to every problem. With a view such asthis, how will children perform in the future? It may be assumed that all people will see thingsthe same way, and propose only one solution to a problem, failing to see the bigger picture.
Creativity has obviously influenced earlier generations in a positive way, so there is no needto eliminate creativity from our world. What would have happened if Franklin Roosevelt hadnever proposed his New Deal? The Great Depression might have persisted for some time,robbing even more families of their chance at prosperity and happiness. However, byproposing a new, creative solution for the problem of the U.S.’s depression, FDR pulled thenation out of its slump. Another example of how creativity has positively influenced the worldhappened just recently, with the introduction of hybrid cars. These new cars do not rely on asmuch oil as other cars do in order to operate, using alternative energy sources instead.Without the creative minds behind the invention of these cars, the world would rely so muchon its limited oil reserves that fuel would eventually run out. Because of creativity, the worldhas a chance to find other energy sources.
Though these practical applications for creativity are conducive to everyone, the commonman benefits even more from the stimulation that the arts provide. In a world dominated bypolitical powers and torn apart by war, entertainers in the arts can inspire hope and change ineveryone. A child watching a Charlie Chaplin film might decide to join the gymnastics team, or awoman observing a Monet painting in a museum might become an elementary school artteacher: who knows? The arts can transport people to other places, into different ways ofthinking.
The importance of creativity in the world today is enormous, for it has both pragmaticand “important” applications. Creativity is both a source for inspiration and a problem-solvingmethod, and without it, our world would greatly suffer.
2017届高考英语牛津版一轮复习语法考点专练课件:1 动词的时态和语态
2017届高考英语牛津译林版一轮复习考点集训:必修1 模块综合检测(含答案)
2017届高考英语牛津版一轮复习语法考点专练课件:9 情态动词和虚拟语气
2017届高考英语牛津译林版一轮复习考点集训:必修5 模块综合检测(含答案)
【金版教程】2017高考英语二轮复习训练:1-1-2 推理判断类a(含解析)
2017届高考英语一轮复习考点全接触:section 6 非谓语动词(含解析)
2017届高考英语一轮复习(专题攻略)之时态语态:锁定高考(含解析)
2017届高考英语一轮复习考点全接触:section 5 动词的时态和语态(含解析)
2017届高考英语牛津版一轮复习语法考点专练课件:6 名词、冠词和代词
2017届高考英语一轮复习考点全接触:section 16 短文改错(含解析)
2017届高考英语牛津译林版一轮复习考点集训:必修2 模块综合检测(含答案)
【金版教程】2017高考英语二轮复习训练:1-1-2 推理判断类b(含解析)
2017届高考英语牛津译林版一轮复习考点集训:选修11 模块综合检测(含答案)
2017届高考英语一轮复习考点全接触:section 13 阅读补全(七选五)(含解析)
2017届高考英语一轮复习书面表达专项通关:命题探究
2017届高考英语牛津译林版一轮复习考点集训:必修3 模块综合检测(含答案)
【金版教程】2017高考英语二轮复习训练:1-1-1 细节理解类b(含解析)
2017届高考英语牛津版一轮复习语法考点专练课件:11 构词法
2017届高考英语一轮复习考点全接触:section 11 特殊句式(含解析)
2017届高考英语牛津版一轮复习语法考点专练课件:7 形容词和副词
2017届高考英语一轮复习考点全接触:section 10 名词性从句(含解析)
2017届高考英语一轮复习书面表达专项通关:提分秘籍
2017届高考英语一轮复习考点全接触:section 8 定语从句(含解析)
2017届湖北省黄冈市高考英语阅读理解二轮精练:2(含解析)
2017届高考英语牛津版一轮复习语法考点专练课件:5 名词性从句
2017届高考英语一轮复习考点全接触:section 15 语法填空(含解析)
2017届高考英语一轮复习(专题攻略)之时态语态:现在完成时(含解析)
2017届高考英语一轮复习书面表达专项通关:高考评分标准解读
2017届高考英语牛津版一轮复习语法考点专练课件:2 非谓语动词
2017届高考英语一轮复习考点全接触:section 1 名词和冠词(含解析)
| 不限 |
| 英语教案 |
| 英语课件 |
| 英语试题 |
| 不限 |
| 不限 |
| 上册 |
| 下册 |
| 不限 |