<p>In a world, plagued with the horrors of war, poverty, famine and disease, creativity is one way many are able to express their anguish and desires. Whether it be through art, literature, film, music or other forms, Creativity is omnipresent. Three examples that exemplify this are: Picasso’s “Guernica”, “The Gulag Archipelago” by Solzhenitsyn and Michael Moore’s film “Bowling for Columbine”. </p>
<p>“Guernica” is considered to be one of Pablo Picasso’s most well-known and valuable paintings. It was painted in the late 1940s, during the time of the Spainish Civil War and the reign of fascist dictator, Franz Franco. In the painting, Picasso, uses many symbols to express the atrocities of war. People are depicted as being stabbed and brutally murdered. In one section of the painting, Picasso uses a lightbulb in order to symbolize hope. “Guernica” continues to be a symbol of anti-war protest. After its creation, it toured all throughout Europe and America during WWII. Picasso used creativity as a method of protest, during the opressive regime, and war that plagued Spain during the 1940s. </p>
<p>“The Gulag Archipelago” was written by Alexander Solzhenitsyn, in it he adresses the monstrocites that occured during the reign of Stalin during the mid-19th century. He exposes the horrors of the labor camps, in which many Russians were forced to labor under detestable conditions, rank with pestiliance. When Solzhenitsyn tried to get it published in Russia, no one would. So, he went to the U.S. to get it published. It was immensely popular and remains an important Cold War artifact. Solzhenitsyn, used “The Gulag Archipelago” to vent his frustrations with the U.S.S.R. and the cruel and unusual methods that were implemented in Stalinist Russia. Thus, his creativty exposed the world, to something that they might not have realized the magnitude of this issue, without the publication of the novel. </p>
<p>Michael Moore, a popular American filmaker, is known to create throught-provoking, expositiory films. One of his most famous films “Bowling for Columbine” exposes America’s folly in its gun policy regarding youths and people in general and juxtaposes America’s violent culture with other various cultures, such as Japan and Canada. Another main focus of the documentry, is the Columbine shooting. The columbine shooting, involved two students going on a killing spree in their Colorado high school. In the movie, Moore and one of the kids that was paralyzed from the incident are able to get Kmart, the place where the shooters bought the bullets, to stop selling bullets. This is very powerful, and illustrates that maybe hope is not lost, and that America can reform its violent ways. Michael Moore uses film as his creative outlet, in order to inspire, educate and expose people to pertinent issues that affect our daily lives. </p>
<p>A world without creativity, would not be able to exsist. The world, would not be able to last because there would be nothing to inspire or educate people. Thus, life would becoming uniform and meaningless. Creativity allows one to create their own self and seperate themselves from others. Thus, creativity is essential to the well-being and preservation of man-kind.</p>