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Creating, Imagining, and Innovating.
The ability to, well, create and imagine and innovate!

November 17th

For the longest time, I thought creating and innovating was one of my stronger points. However, on Novemeber 10th, I received a wake up call. Being the turn in date of our dear "digital stories" that we had been constructing for several class periods, we spent the class enjoying minties while applauding the work of our classmates. I have to admit, many of those videos really impressed me. They were almost Hollywood material. I sat with my mouth wide open in awe of the some of the most amazing technological skill and artistic innovation I had ever seen. My own filming group had came up with the clever idea of strapping a camera to the top of a car, and filming a drive down the street. The film was then sped up, making it seem like the audience was flying through the village. (click the link at the bottem of the page to view this). At this time, it dawned upon me that there are some people with an astonishing sense of creativity.

I juxtaposed this to my own ability to create and imagine- at first i felt discouraged, as what i regarded as my strength had been dwarfed by my peers. However, after giving this some thought, I quickly felt reassured, and rather, inspired. Any skill that is lacking can be worked on, and the fact that kids at this age are capable of such brilliant ideas provides example that the sky is truly the limit. Even in science class, where it is a common misconception that all one is to do is follow a preset procedure, creativity and innovation is a must. For example, making this video, or perhaps another instance would be the application of science to create a new theme park ride. As long as the idea is there, the possibility is there as well.

In understanding the significance of creativity, coupled with viewing some inspiring examples during the video festival, i feel a renewed sense of desire to push my limits of creativity. This could be applied in all subjects- in science, I could design an interesting and daring (yet safe!) experiment to improve my understanding of the concepts. In AP Lang, I could write a creative writing piece for one of my journals. The oppurtunities are endless, and I hope one day, my ideas will be also.

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