<p>Can you guys review my essay and any constructive advice is appreciated?
Prompt
Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.
Given the importance of human creativity, one would think it should have a high priority among our concerns. But if we look at the reality, we see a different picture. Basic scientific research is minimized in favor of immediate practical applications. The arts are increasingly seen as dispensable luxuries. Yet as competition heats up around the globe, exactly the opposite strategy is needed.
Adapted from Mihaly Csikszentmihaly
Assignment
Is creativity needed more than ever in the world today?</p>
<p>As the world treads its way through the 21st century, one needs to take a step back and see the picture as a whole. While we have cured multiple diseases, and have solved countless global issues, there are still an unprecedented number of problems still present in the world. However, the reason these problems remain as problems is due entirely to the fact that many people are attempting to solve them in old fashioned methods, methods that simply cannot work to the constantly evolving issues of today. Hence, in this day and age, creativity is needed more than ever for humanity to continue to survive.
Cancer has become a forefront of the issues that plague mankind today. From March of Dimes walks, to celebrity fundraisers, the cure for cancer seems to look more and more applicable and everyone seems to want to take apart in helping. However, its not getting closer. Professor Mustafa Djamgoz, a research biologist from the Imperial College London, argues that the real trick with dealing with cancer is not so much the problem itself, but rather its chameleon like attributes. When one say finds a cure, cancer just hides again, changing forms, to render that new cure, useless. He states, that the standard way of attacking disease is not going to help them fight cancer, and to truly get the better of it, the researchers will have to be creative in their approach, and to stay 1 step ahead of the enemy.
In the world of business, creativity is needed constantly to help companies remain ahead of their competitors. The 1870s-1900s represented a time of reform for major companies. Unprecedented changes began to take place such as the establishment of unions, the shortened work day, and even an increase in pay. These are all ways that companies had creatively attempted to make their workers happy, and thereby increase production and profit. Even now, one can look at Apple, and see the fruit of creativity in business. The sole thing that set the iPod apart from all other competitors was the new, stylish, clickwheel interface that practically changed the way people listen to music. People began to shift from their CDs to mp3s just so can they can begin to use the new iPod and as a result a new facet of the music industry was born. As can be seen, creativity can lead to success in business, and in the wake of the recession that has harassed the American economy, it strong businesses are needed more than ever.
As one can see, the world needs creativity in more places than art and literature. Creative, new, medicines will be the only way to solve the diseases that remain allusive, such as cancer. Creativity in the business world has helped and will continue to help businesses which will, in turn, help the nation strengthen in its weakened economy. In the long run, we will see how creative, people will become to advance our society.</p>