Born With or Learned
One word with endless definitions. One word that everybody is intrigued to discover. One word that leaves you thinking—creativity.
Creativity does not have just one definition; each definition for creativity is thought up by how each individual views being creative. Some people define creativity as being passionate about something they love or about being unique in a way no one ever thought to be. Then there are other people who define creativity as coming up with your own clever ideas and applying them to show people what they are capable of. There is no right or wrong definition; there is only what you believe.
That one word—creativity—may have several definitions, but its appearance changes in everyone’s eyes. Creativity could simply be words on a piece of paper like Shakespeare’s masterpieces—such as Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet-- or paint on a canvas like Leonardo da Vinci’s well-known piece, The Mona Lisa. A big part of creativity is in literature and art, but creativity also can appear in fashion. For example, a person’s outfit shows their creativity. That person could wear bright colors to give off a happy and positive feeling or they could wear darker colors to give a serious and struggling to find who they are feeling. It doesn’t matter what way a person chooses to be creativity, all that matters is that people understand creativity comes in different forms.
Now to get into a debatable topic. Is creativity something that can be learned or is it something everyone is born with? It can be proven that everyone is born with creativity and that creativity can be learned. The proof that everyone is born with a creative side is in younger children. Younger children have a natural curiosity that leads them to have open minds and let all their unique ideas spill out. Take a child’s drawing for an example. A child may draw a bunch of squiggles and lines on a piece of paper and know exactly what it is, but when an adult looks at it all they see are lines and squiggles. Just because everyone is born with creativity does not mean it last throughout their adulthood. That is where a person is able to learn how to be creative. Learning creativity isn’t easy because as we grow up we are told to be realistic and to take things more seriously. We also gain more responsibilities that take the fun out doing so many activities. Although if a person takes the time to find what they are passionate about or even curious about, they may spark the natural creativity that is inside them and discover a whole new side of viewing things. So to go back to the question of whether a person is born with creativity or can learn it; there is no right answer to that question, it all depends on the person who is giving the answer.
Creativity. It’s a word with endless definitions and appears in many different ways. It is something we are born with and can be learned if time is put into it. It is simply a fascinating topic that keeps people going.
Creativity does not have just one definition; each definition for creativity is thought up by how each individual views being creative. Some people define creativity as being passionate about something they love or about being unique in a way no one ever thought to be. Then there are other people who define creativity as coming up with your own clever ideas and applying them to show people what they are capable of. There is no right or wrong definition; there is only what you believe.
That one word—creativity—may have several definitions, but its appearance changes in everyone’s eyes. Creativity could simply be words on a piece of paper like Shakespeare’s masterpieces—such as Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet-- or paint on a canvas like Leonardo da Vinci’s well-known piece, The Mona Lisa. A big part of creativity is in literature and art, but creativity also can appear in fashion. For example, a person’s outfit shows their creativity. That person could wear bright colors to give off a happy and positive feeling or they could wear darker colors to give a serious and struggling to find who they are feeling. It doesn’t matter what way a person chooses to be creativity, all that matters is that people understand creativity comes in different forms.
Now to get into a debatable topic. Is creativity something that can be learned or is it something everyone is born with? It can be proven that everyone is born with creativity and that creativity can be learned. The proof that everyone is born with a creative side is in younger children. Younger children have a natural curiosity that leads them to have open minds and let all their unique ideas spill out. Take a child’s drawing for an example. A child may draw a bunch of squiggles and lines on a piece of paper and know exactly what it is, but when an adult looks at it all they see are lines and squiggles. Just because everyone is born with creativity does not mean it last throughout their adulthood. That is where a person is able to learn how to be creative. Learning creativity isn’t easy because as we grow up we are told to be realistic and to take things more seriously. We also gain more responsibilities that take the fun out doing so many activities. Although if a person takes the time to find what they are passionate about or even curious about, they may spark the natural creativity that is inside them and discover a whole new side of viewing things. So to go back to the question of whether a person is born with creativity or can learn it; there is no right answer to that question, it all depends on the person who is giving the answer.
Creativity. It’s a word with endless definitions and appears in many different ways. It is something we are born with and can be learned if time is put into it. It is simply a fascinating topic that keeps people going.
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Most of the images taken were provided by Lauren Carr. Some of the images were taken from the internet, and citation can be found by either clicking on the picture or by a link citation seen at the bottom of the page.