Reflection Essay # 5

The first childhood memory of creativity and imagination to come to my mind is about a game one of my childhood friends and I used to play. We were super into the Power Rangers and we would always make believe our own adventures fighting against evil with the power to transform ourselves, teleport anywhere, and operate giant robots. We both had trampolines so we would bounce around and try to replicate all of the fighting moves and other crazy stunts we saw the Power Rangers do. I always remember it being so much fun to just escape to a world of imagination.

Recently, I feel like I have utilized creativity to solve a problem in many different instances. The most significant instance I can think of relates to my participation in Xi Man on campus. As a part of the show, I needed to figure out what I was going to wear during the different competitions. One of the costumes I had come back to school with from home ended up getting slightly destroyed because I ended up getting stuck in it and had to tear my way out. However, rather than just giving up the idea or finding a different costume option, I thought about how I would be able to make it work. After finding a few clothespins and some other articles of clothing I didn't care about, I was able to successfully finish my costume. It actually ended up working out better than it would have if it didn't break in the first place!

The most significantly creative moment out of the superheroes we have covered in class is from the movie Captain America. The event that I remember most vividly is when he is at the military camp and retrieves the flag, much to everyone's surprise. He observed the other attempts fail and thought of alternative ways to finish his task. It ended up making the task much simpler and it bought him a lot of respect. Due to his creative response, it aided Captain America's growth as a respected individual in the camp before he was physically changed by the experiment. This act helped illustrate the kind of person that was "inside" the superhero we know as Captain America.