#23

Think carefully about the issue presented in the following except and the assignment below.

Quotes Included Above Prompt:

Studies of creativity often focus primarily on writers, artists, composers, and scientists. Political leaders are not usually considered to be very creative. Indeed, it is sometimes said that it is a good thing that leaders in general are not very creative, since an excess of creativity, especially in leaders who have to enforce rules, would only lead to trouble. Yet surely some degree of creativity is desirable in all walks of life.

― Thomas G. West (In the Mind’s Eye)

Assignment:

Do all people need to be creative? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.

Brainstorm:

Politics ― making laws
Writing ― for example, JRR Tolkien.
Art ― creating Taj Mahal, Mona Lisa
Music ― Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, or even K-Pop bands
Science ― Albert Einstein (theory of relativity), Newton (laws of physics and mathematics)