Looking
back at my childhood, I realized I don't recall much of my past. There are very
few memories of my childhood I remember, none of which I was creative. As a
kid, I was never very creative. In art class, whenever we were asked to draw or
paint a picture, I would always look for something around the room that I
liked, and tried to imitate that on paper. I was never a creative person. I
always think of myself as more of a logical thinker than a creative one, which
is the reason why I cannot recall a time in my childhood where I was
creative.
Math comes natural to me, which is based primarily on sets of "rules". In computer science (my second passion), it is all about following rules and using the tools provided to you to create something new. However, some problems that need to be solved are not always apparent (if they were, life would be easy and we wouldn't have to do anything, but that's not the case). This is where I tap into what could be called my "creative" side. Often I find myself using unconventional ways of solving problems within my studies of mathematics and computer science. This is where my creative side comes into play in my life.
The first creative moment that comes to mind happens in the Captain America: The First Avenger movie. After being injected with the serum that makes him super human, there are many moments where the creative side of Steve Rogers comes into play. After Dr. Erskine is killed by the spy, Steve chases the killer. There are moments in the movie where Steve is being shot at. Many people would duck out of the way to avoid being shot. Rather than doing so, he picks up the closest object to act as a shield. Specifically, he picks up a taxi car door to block the shots. Also, earlier in the film, when he is being beaten up by a bully in an ally, rather than backing down or running away, he attempts to defend himself with a trash can lid. Both of these scenes are foreshadowing for when he becomes the iconic Captain America and has the shield everyone knows and loves, and are key scenes expressing Steve Rogers creativity.
Math comes natural to me, which is based primarily on sets of "rules". In computer science (my second passion), it is all about following rules and using the tools provided to you to create something new. However, some problems that need to be solved are not always apparent (if they were, life would be easy and we wouldn't have to do anything, but that's not the case). This is where I tap into what could be called my "creative" side. Often I find myself using unconventional ways of solving problems within my studies of mathematics and computer science. This is where my creative side comes into play in my life.
The first creative moment that comes to mind happens in the Captain America: The First Avenger movie. After being injected with the serum that makes him super human, there are many moments where the creative side of Steve Rogers comes into play. After Dr. Erskine is killed by the spy, Steve chases the killer. There are moments in the movie where Steve is being shot at. Many people would duck out of the way to avoid being shot. Rather than doing so, he picks up the closest object to act as a shield. Specifically, he picks up a taxi car door to block the shots. Also, earlier in the film, when he is being beaten up by a bully in an ally, rather than backing down or running away, he attempts to defend himself with a trash can lid. Both of these scenes are foreshadowing for when he becomes the iconic Captain America and has the shield everyone knows and loves, and are key scenes expressing Steve Rogers creativity.
I loved that part of Captain America!! It really allowed the viewer to see why Dr. Erskine had picked him and how quickly he was able to begin using his powers.
ReplyDeleteThe Captain America movie is the perfect example of creativity because he's always finding new ways to win and defeat Red Skull. I also like the math creativity because using numbers and equations in certain ways is how we get our math.
ReplyDeleteI think you are a very creative person. I agree that the majority of your creativeness comes out when you are trying to figure out different problems for CS, but I feel you are most creative when you have to compromise. When we worked on putting the pictures on the wall at your house, you had to find a way that satisfied your mathematical side, and your mother's eagerness to just toss them all up on the wall. When you and I have different thoughts, you always come up with the best way to give us both what we want and making us happy. You are a lot better at it then I am.
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