Creative Essay

She stayed inside for three days. Drifting in and out of restless sleep, she was haunted by violent images of nameless men on another alien planet a lifetime ago, mixing with the fresh assault far more painful. She got out of bed only to eat something, anything, it didn't matter because she didn't taste the food. She was startled by every unexpected sound, flinched at every shadow she didn't identify. Then one morning, she woke up with a clearer head and realized she was not this woman. Afraid…

Snores disturbed the morning peace. A big yawn and a large gust of wind russled me enough to wake me. I stretched side to side in order to shake away the nights stiffness. The cave walls were glistening with condensed barbarian breath, and old cave slime, a beautiful sight to behold. I struggled to get up, ready to enjoy the days tasks. First was a morning shower in the cavern waterfall. The cold wilderness water cascading all around always had a restorative effect on what could seem a brittle…

Creative Spark Talk Analysis Do Schools Kill Creativity? This is a very interesting question. It was presented and I think, very brilliantly answered by Sir Kenneth Robinson in February 2006 at an official TED Talks Conference. Sir Robinson is a speaker, author, and international advisor on education in the arts to government, education, non-profits, and art-bodies. In his rather inspirational yet stirring speech Robinson addresses the issue of the dampening of creativity in schools. Kenneth…

Mariya Obukhovskaya- Eng 24 In his book “An Anthropologist on Mars”, Oliver Sacks often uses investigation to tell his stories. Through the use of investigation Sacks discusses seven medical stories of people with neurological conditions such as amnesia, blindness, Tourette syndrome and autism. Sackes investigates his subjects very thoroughly and writes several in-depth evaluations exploring his subjects along with other historical case studies of patients with similar symptoms. Sacks uses…

My description of literacy has expanded throughout the development of my life. I used to think that literacy was just the ability to read and write. Even though this is a part of being literate, over time I have derived to recognize that literacy is a complicated journey that includes studying how to take the written word and incorporate what it means to you. It also includes the ability to definite one’s thoughts and feelings through the written word. Since I have become older I have come to…

L. started preschool at age two. She has always been on a Montessori program, where students stay with the same teacher for three years. So her current classroom, is only the second one she has ever attended. L. is currently in third grade. Her teacher, (Miss G.) feels that she knows her very well and says that L. is a pleasure to teach. Miss G. also said that L. has a supportive family and that her mother regularly volunteers in the classroom; that L.’s mom is low key when she volunteers and…

Well known for her research and publications on student writing, Nancy Sommers—now Harvard’s Expository Writing Program Director—discusses the student’s revision strategies on her journal College Composition and Communication: a compilation of some of her articles. Throughout this essay, I will be focusing on three articles from Nancy 's journal: Revision Strategies of Student Writers and Experienced Adult Writers (1980) with Laura Saltz as cowriter, Between the Drafts (1992), and the Novice as…

that I could talk to her and overcome my natural shyness and embarrassment. As my writing progressed, I found that it was the one area that I could do well in. Papers of just about any kind, on any topic, for any class, came easy to me. I took creative writing when it was offered. That course helped me understand the power that writing had, and still has, in my life. When I write, I am able to explore different parts of my mind that I otherwise would not want to explore. I know that when I…

gain a competitive advantage as a way to ensure the country’s leading position in the world in terms of economic, political and cultural influence. In view of it, one of the possible solutions could be a promotion of new economic sectors such as creative industries. There are several factors that determine the topicality of this paper. Firstly, the UK experience in the development of the…

recent creative thought? How did this thought arise in your head? Was it in the midst of a pressured brainstorming session or did it come about naturally in a quiet and private manner? People aren’t born creative. Although many of us like to think that creativity is a God given gift that only the talented few are lucky to posses, it’s not quite that simple. It is a personal ability that is developed over time based on daily habits and actions. Todd Henry in his book The Accidental Creative: How…