https://padlet.com/acg2342/2m9jdgahpkp3w4zq Creative Thinking Fall 2020 en-us 2020-09-14 15:41:25 UTC 2026-01-17 21:26:50 UTC hello@padlet.com acg2342 https://padlet.com/acg2342/2m9jdgahpkp3w4zq/wish/744683684 How much of my life has been changed since the pandemic started? 

Well, I can honestly say that aside from one routine, there are many aspects of my life that has been altered. Hand-washing, for instance, I already know when to wash my hands after I go out in public. With my health and my mother's health on the line, hand-washing has become a top priority.
For me and my family, keeping a six-feet distance means we can't be on close contact with our friends, coworkers, and acquaintances with wearing a mask. My seven-year old niece is quite a social butterfly; it's hard for her not to approach someone and wanting to shake hands, but she understands that social distancing is for the best.

My agitation for this pandemic is that as soon as the number of cases dropped in June, the people complained to let public stores be open again, and President Donald Trump agreed. Ugh! If the people had been patient long enough for the doctors to develop a cure for COVID-19, the number of cases wouldn't be as high as they are now.

The one good thing that came out of the pandemic is that the pollution levels has gone down, albeit temporarily. According to Urvashi Narain, "the  lockdown to contain the spread of the virus has severely restricted economic activity, and reports are emerging from across the globe of blue skies becoming visible." 
See article down below:]]> 2020-09-14 16:13:34 UTC https://padlet.com/acg2342/2m9jdgahpkp3w4zq/wish/744683684 acg2342 https://padlet.com/acg2342/2m9jdgahpkp3w4zq/wish/764828334 Last Friday, one of my mother's coworker at the Franklin Presbyrterian Church, Harry Christie, passed away at 10:22 am, after being diagnosed with the Coronavirus three weeks ago. He was in his seventies. Of course, he had heart problems and diabetes, and he was constantly around other people, so... that did not help matters, and in the end, it killed him. My mother cried when she got the news; she saw Mr. Harry as another father after my grandfather (her father) passed away ten years ago. I was not as close to him as she was, but I cried too at his passing. His funeral will be on October 3rd on a Saturday. I'll miss him teasing me (like my grandfather did) and bringing us sweets and fried foods. Lol!
Mr. Harry's death being close to home scares me and my mom. We already have taken extra precautions in protecting ourselves against the Coronavirus, but now we have to make sure we don't go places everyday. 
We haven't got tested yet, but we're waiting for the next COVID-19 testing to come in or near Franklin. So far, we're in good health. We're hoping to keep it that way. 
UPDATE: My mother and I got got tested on Oct. 6. We are tested negative!]]> 2020-09-21 16:00:18 UTC https://padlet.com/acg2342/2m9jdgahpkp3w4zq/wish/764828334 acg2342 https://padlet.com/acg2342/2m9jdgahpkp3w4zq/wish/803885546 On August 30, my family and I went to Chippoke Park to go swimming and fishing. For six hours, I swam with my niece, Audrey, and fished with my mother. When I first fished, I got a couple of bites from the fish in the river, but they ate the bait straight from my hook! I was disappointed both times. Then, I went swimming with my niece when my mother suggested she would help me get a fish: she held my fishing pole, and when she got a bite, she called me, and I swam to my pole, grabbed it, and reeled in a catfish! We were all excited, me especially! The last time I caught a fish was when I was eight years old, and it was a baby bass fish. That moment of catching the catfish and letting it go, was the most thrilling experience I ever had. And it was thanks to my mother. ]]> 2020-10-05 16:52:10 UTC https://padlet.com/acg2342/2m9jdgahpkp3w4zq/wish/803885546 acg2342 https://padlet.com/acg2342/2m9jdgahpkp3w4zq/wish/852771596 What I learned about symphony being a part of creativity is utilizing negative spaces in images, especially ads, so that people can see another picture within. Having a sense of symphony can help me recognize patterns, use my imagination, and examine relationships between anything I come across. Also, I did not know how much of an impact symphony can make in both the artistic world and in the business world. Symphony allows me to combine things no one thought to combine before and put things together, like a puzzle. 
For example, from the knowledge I gained from Dan Pink's book, I remembered several metaphors from my CDs, my mother, and one of my artistic heroes, Salvador Dali. Each of these metaphors carry special messages I keep in my heart, and they help me go through life everyday. ]]> 2020-10-22 14:56:33 UTC https://padlet.com/acg2342/2m9jdgahpkp3w4zq/wish/852771596 acg2342 https://padlet.com/acg2342/2m9jdgahpkp3w4zq/wish/886800914 Play is essential for the workforce because they are more productive if they have fun doing their work. According to Dan Pink's quote from Southwest Airlines,  “People rarely succeed at anything unless they are having fun doing it," and I believe it. What I learned about the importance of play is from what John Cohn (an engineer at a Vermont engineering company) stated in his video, The Importance of Play: "It's about having a playful spirit in your work... play actually leads to creativity." When I would volunteer at the Ruth Camp Campbell Memorial Library, not only do I work to keep books and DVDs organized, but I have fun examining the various genres of stories the library has to offer, and imagine characters from books and DVDs coming to life in my mind. The same goes for my art; I create DIY projects for my family and friends' birthdays and for the holidays. I had a lot of fun working on projects for my loved ones, and it made me feel joyous.]]> 2020-11-03 16:23:46 UTC https://padlet.com/acg2342/2m9jdgahpkp3w4zq/wish/886800914 acg2342 https://padlet.com/acg2342/2m9jdgahpkp3w4zq/wish/917218218 After viewing Link's animated video of "The Missing Piece" by Shel Silverstein, I realized that even though a person would find what they were looking for, it does not make them happy and is contended to continue venturing into the unknown. We all want to find something that makes us feel complete and happy, but when we do, we are still not satisfied and we learn that it is not the object that makes us feel fulfilled, but rather the journey.]]> 2020-11-12 16:29:51 UTC https://padlet.com/acg2342/2m9jdgahpkp3w4zq/wish/917218218 acg2342 https://padlet.com/acg2342/2m9jdgahpkp3w4zq/wish/967585649 For four years, my family and I made a tradition of playing Uno cards and other activities, while looking through shopping catalogues for Christmas shopping ideas. This year, we forgot to play a game of Uno, but we did thanksgiving stickers and coloring pages (provided by my niece). Here is a picture of the activity we did:

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