umadbro
November 29, 2010, 5:10pm
1
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Many people believe that “closed doors make us creative.” These people argue that obstacles and restrictions are necessary, for without them we would never be forced to come up with new solutions. But “closed doors,” either in the form of specific obstacles or a lack of opportunities, often prevent people from reaching their full creative potential.
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<p>Assignment:</p>
<p>Do closed doors make us 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.</p>
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“Closed doors” do in fact facilitate the creative process. When a person is faced by an obstacle that impedes their personal agenda, an ingenious solution is often employed to overcome the impediment. Obstacles and restrictions are necessary, for without it a lack of progress would be evident. Sources ranging from the scientific to historical anecdotes clearly prove that “closed doors” are fundamental to establishing creativity. Creativity arising from complacency is evident from the scientific study issued by the Breckenridge Institute that proved that writer’s block in young college students could be alleviated in high stress situations and also from the historical account of Di-Long-Wang’s bloody revolt against an oppressive aristocratic class whom despised the artisans in 11th century Song China.</p>
<p>A far too common problem that faces many a novice writers is that of writer’s block. Under pressure, a person’s thought process freezes as they struggle to string coherent thoughts onto paper. The “closed door” that was writer’s block prevented writers from creatively articulating their thoughts.No fear, for the Breckenridge Institute of Scholarly Writers issued a new study in the October 2009 issue of their periodical. According to doctor Lee Snchitzer, “college age students under pressure from final exams and term papers often lose their train of thought. However, modern techniques have found a method to alleviate stress in suffering patients.” Basically, two subject groups were placed in the same scenario. Two groups of college aged students, 18-21, were told that they had less than a week to complete a fifteen page term paper. Those who started to write immediately after receiving the prompt suffered lower grades. The variable group “A” had an average mark of “C+”. Conversely, the group of students who procrastinated received an average grade of “B-”. Why the disparity? Under pressure to meet the deadline, the second test group let their creative juices flow. Thoughts manifested themselves in written word. Under pressure, the group had overcome a “closed door”.</p>
<p>Another example that specifically illustrates creativity arising from obstacles is that of Di-Long-Wang. During the Song Dynasty, the artisan class of peasants were oppressed by a large aristocratic class. The Chinese government imposed sanctions that banned potters from using certain clays, artists from depicting rice farming in paintings, and musicians from playing the bamboo flute. Angered by the limits on their freedom, Di-Long-Wang rallied a group of fifty six heroic artisans that stormed the imperial palace. Armed to the teeth, they stormed and held the aristocrats hostage until amendments to the law were made. In a sense, Di-Long-Wang protected creativity by overcoming the obstacle that the unjust laws put in place. At the end of the hectic battle, more than twenty men lost their lives in the clash between creativity and draconian law. Long-Wang’s creative solution of holding his oppressors captive paved a pathway for future Chinese artists well into the Yuan Dynasty.</p>
<p>Upon close scrutinization, it can be shown that creativity arises from overcoming an obstacle. “Closer doors” aren’t truly closed. An open door remains ajar for those brave enough to challenge the status quo. Di-Long_Wang’s revolution against the artistically opposed aristocratic class and the Breckenridge Institute study both prove that creativity comes about from overcoming restrictions that deter creativity. Creativity, like a phoenix, rebirths itself from its own ashes.
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<p>What the hell? How did that get a 12?</p>
gregbob
November 29, 2010, 5:19pm
2
<p>dude, its a very good essay!!!</p>
<p>What is wrong with it? The grammar and vocabulary are essentially flawless.</p>
<p>That’s my essay!!! You *******!!!</p>
gensis
November 29, 2010, 6:24pm
5
<p>And you have a 151 iq? </p>
<p>Stanford-binet iq tests seem flawed in my opinion</p>
<p>HaHAHAHA I Rofled at the “Di Long Wang” hahaha!!!
<p>i mean its written fairly well, but the info is all BS</p>