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Essay: Creative Multimedia Source of Creative Industry to the Development of the Country

 The creative industries refers to a range of economic activities which are concerned with the generation or exploitation of knowledge and information. They may variously also be referred to as the cultural industries. The creative industries have been seen to become increasingly important to economic well-being, proponents suggesting that "human creativity is the ultimate economic resource," and that “the industries of the twenty-first century will depend increasingly on the generation of knowledge through creativity and innovation,".

    For example we take country like America. There is an ever growing need for Americans to cultivate creative environments and industries. Many companies have taken advantage of the cost saving of outsourcing. There is a growing need for Americans to continue to establish and economy of creative industries. Florida emphasizes the need for creative people to provide improvement and opportunity for the entire population. In order for regions to continue to be prosperous they have to focus on establishing basic employment. There is a growing need for industries that no longer export goods but knowledge and talents in order to sustain their local economies. Richard Florida shows how the transformation from primarily agricultural economy, to industrial, then to an industry based on knowledge and ingenuity. Florida has identified a huge driving force in the advancement of cities. In an environment where creativity flourishes new industries are created and much more potential for higher earnings and better living conditions are made available. There are not only benefits to entrepreneurs who may have more opportunities in these areas, but also to the entire population of service employees that have to support the creative class.

    This all begs the question of how do cities attract creativity. Traditionally cities needed abundant natural resources, or low cost transportation to become prosperous. In our modern environment other factors are becoming a paramount for success. The First factor is technology, it allows for businesses to compete globally. It allows entrepreneurs to create modern methods of providing services. In areas of strong technological advancements many are able to build on the ideas of others. The second is talent, talent of course is extremely important in developing new ideas and effectively passing obstacles the third is tolerance, cities that are known to be tolerant of all walks of life tend to encourage all walks of life to contribute and act on their very diverse perspectives.

    There is a strong inequality between the average wages for the creative class and the manufacturing class. Florida shows that the strongest inequalities are felt in the most developed creative centres. He points out the need for adding creative influences to traditional jobs. In order for cities to provide more creative jobs and bring in more Basic employment the creative class must be encouraged to innovate and create new services. “Employment in business and industries that are most important and directly responsible for the area’s competitive advantage are basic employment.

“Cities have realized that they can attract educated people and they don’t need to have good schools to do it (Florida 2002).” Cities with average levels of higher education tend to provide more opportunities for creativity. There are many attributes of cities that encourage creativity. According to Florida there are three primary factors that interact to entice creativity in a city. Many cities develop their plans with influence from Florida. Greensborough North Carolina, has worked to cultivate cultural institutions, and create facilities geared towards bringing in creative thinkers. “The city’s attention”, said Dan Curry, acting director of housing and community development for Greensboro, “has turned from attracting new people here to developing and keeping creative talent, including the 50,000-plus students at Greensboro’s five colleges and universities.” Florida has shown that traditional amenities like malls, and stadiums are less likely to attract creative individuals then are culturally diverse settings.

    With a growing need for America to maintain its economic prowess there is an increasing drive to promote creativity. Creativity is the most important resource for propelling economies. Creativity provides innovation and in turn opportunities for developing economies. Developing cities understand the need to attract a blended population to foster creativity. With creativity fuelling all innovation it is as mentioned the most important resource available.

OUR FINAL ASSIGNMENT..

 first task...we were asked to create our mind map..
 here are they :D

                                           First Mind Map

                                         Second Mind Map :D

my CHILI poem :D

chili oh chili....
my hot n spicy chili baby..
your spiciness turns me on...
your hotness makes me sweat...


chili my dear chili...
what would i do without you my dear chili...
although you maybe small...
but u meant the whole world to me my chili baby.....

Juxtaposition :)

JUXTAPOSITION!!!!

What is juxtaposition? 
Is that a word????
ACTUALLY~

JUXTA- means near, nearby or close while position.
So, juxtaposition is the placing of something close to each other or maybe a side-by-side as an act to show the comparison of similarities or differences.

This topic is a bit challenging for me . As juxtaposition are divided into many types like similes, metaphors, logical analogy & affective anologyand ETC................


Similes-Using "like" or "as". Example, ''as coiled as a rattler''.
Metaphors-A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison, as in “a sea of troubles” or “All the world's a stage” 
Logical analogy-Comparison of the body structure and function of something with another. Example, the eagle is compared to the aeroplane. They flew in the sky.
Affective analogy-Direct to the point mostly uses animal resemblance. Example, He is like a porcupine. (He's horny.....)

After That.....
In class, we were given these words. We have to choose 3 pair of numbers from 00-99. 

I've chosen........

which means............

 so i made sentences....

the images came out......

so...........

:)

Mind Map , Mortar and Pestle :)

We're introduced to Tony BUZAN...

Tony Buzan is the inventor of Mind Maps, the most powerful Thinking Tool of all times, whose importance is recognised by Microsoft Chairman, Bill Gates in his article The Road Ahead – How Mind-Mappers are taking our information democracy to the next stage. The Times of London predicts that Tony Buzan “will do for the brain what Stephen Hawking did for the universe.”

Mind mapping introduced by Tony Buzan as we know. Mind mapping is great idea to brainstorming. A mind map is actually able to stimulate and create interest to the our brain. We used to copy down notes, finding tonnes of facts , but its all in words. We can remember some document that fast. BUT, if we summarize down, make it to a nice ang clen and interesting mind map. We can actually quickly identify, prove and understand the structure of a subject. Mind maps encourage creative problem solving, summarizing information, and thinking through complex or difficult problems. 

Besides that, brainstorming means creating a mind map. This is because we can list out all the ideas and manage tasks during brainstorming. Brainstorming is a process for developing creative ways to overcome problems and difficulties.

In a conclusion, mind mapping is very effective compare to taking notes. Mind maps show facts and structure of a subject. Mind maps help us to come out with ideas and solve problems in a easier way :)

these are some examples of TONY BUZAN's mind map

MORTAR AND PESTLE

The picture above......shows a mortar and pestle....

Then, we were given images of a mortar and pestle. An associated mindmap is given to us too and we had to choose 3 words from the mindmap and use it with the mortar and pestle. I had chosen these 3 words....GAME,NOISE and RELIGION.....

1. GAME- by using mortar and pestle.....how can we create games to play?? is it even possible??????

                if we think creatively...there's no such thing as IMPOSSIBLE....

                first of all... we wear mortar as shoe and one hand holding a pestle..aim it at the bull's eye!!
                     ITS A GAME!!!!!

2. RELIGION- in a small town in countryside...all kinds of religious thing happen....
                         the might have mortar and pestle olympic games!
                         just like out olympic games....but this is in a countryside...not the world :)
                         they use mortar and pestle as 'obor'.

3. NOISE-mortar and pestle as DRUMS! it can create alot of Noise! just like the drums did.

           

Creating Image of Public Figure

BILL GATES !!

Who is BILL GATES?

Do you know BILL GATES?

well...........

William Henry "Bill" Gates III was born on October 28, 1955. An American business magnate, philanthropist, author and chairman ofMicrosoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. He is consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people and was the wealthiest overall from 1995 to 2009, excluding 2008, when he was ranked third. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of CEO and chief software architect, and remains the largest individual shareholder with more than 8 percent of the common stock. He has also authored or co-authored several books.

Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution. Although he is admired by many, a number of industry insiders criticize his business tactics, which they consider anti-competitive, an opinion which has in some cases been upheld by the courts. In the later stages of his career, Gates has pursued a number of philanthropic endeavors, donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, established in 2000.

Bill Gates stepped down as chief executive officer of Microsoft in January 2000. He remained as chairman and created the position of chief software architect. In June 2006, Gates announced that he would be transitioning from full-time work at Microsoft to part-time work and full-time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He gradually transferred his duties to Ray Ozzie, chief software architect and Craig Mundie, chief research and strategy officer. Gates' last full-time day at Microsoft was June 27, 2008. He remains at Microsoft as non-executive chairman .

 William (Bill) H. Gates is chairman of Microsoft Corporation, the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. Microsoft had revenues of US$51.12 billion for the fiscal year ending June 2007, and employs more than 78,000 people in 105 countries and regions.

On June 15, 2006, Microsoft announced that effective July 2008 Gates will transition out of a day-to-day role in the company to spend more time on his global health and education work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. After July 2008 Gates will continue to serve as Microsoft’s chairman and an advisor on key development projects. The two-year transition process is to ensure that there is a smooth and orderly transfer of Gates’ daily responsibilities. Effective June 2006, Ray Ozzie has assumed Gates’ previous title as chief software architect and is working side by side with Gates on all technical architecture and product oversight responsibilities at Microsoft. Craig Mundie has assumed the new title of chief research and strategy officer at Microsoft and is working closely with Gates to assume his responsibility for the company’s research and incubation efforts.

Born on Oct. 28, 1955, Gates grew up in Seattle with his two sisters. Their father, William H. Gates II, is a Seattle attorney. Their late mother, Mary Gates, was a schoolteacher, University of Washington regent, and chairwoman of United Way International.

Gates attended public elementary school and the private Lakeside School. There, he discovered his interest in software and began programming computers at age 13.

In 1973, Gates entered Harvard University as a freshman, where he lived down the hall from Steve Ballmer, now Microsoft's chief executive officer. While at Harvard, Gates developed a version of the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer - the MITS Altair.

In his junior year, Gates left Harvard to devote his energies to Microsoft, a company he had begun in 1975 with his childhood friend Paul Allen. Guided by a belief that the computer would be a valuable tool on every office desktop and in every home, they began developing software for personal computers. Gates' foresight and his vision for personal computing have been central to the success of Microsoft and the software industry.

Under Gates' leadership, Microsoft's mission has been to continually advance and improve software technology, and to make it easier, more cost-effective and more enjoyable for people to use computers. The company is committed to a long-term view, reflected in its investment of approximately $7.1 billion on research and development in the 2007 fiscal year.

In 1999, Gates wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought, a book that shows how computer technology can solve business problems in fundamentally new ways. The book was published in 25 languages and is available in more than 60 countries. Business @ the Speed of Thought has received wide critical acclaim, and was listed on the best-seller lists of the New York Times, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal and Amazon.com. Gates' previous book, The Road Ahead, published in 1995, held the No. 1 spot on the New York Times' bestseller list for seven weeks.

Gates has donated the proceeds of both books to non-profit organizations that support the use of technology in education and skills development.

In addition to his love of computers and software, Gates founded Corbis, which is developing one of the world's largest resources of visual information - a comprehensive digital archive of art and photography from public and private collections around the globe. He is also a member of the board of directors of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., which invests in companies engaged in diverse business activities.

Philanthropy is also important to Gates. He and his wife, Melinda, have endowed a foundation with more than $28.8 billion (as of January 2005) to support philanthropic initiatives in the areas of global health and learning, with the hope that in the 21st century, advances in these critical areas will be available for all people. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has committed more than $3.6 billion to organizations working in global health; more than $2 billion to improve learning opportunities, including the Gates Library Initiative to bring computers, Internet Access and training to public libraries in low-income communities in the United States and Canada; more than $477 million to community projects in the Pacific Northwest; and more than $488 million to special projects and annual giving campaigns.

Gates was married on Jan. 1, 1994, to Melinda French Gates. They have three children. Gates is an avid reader, and enjoys playing golf and bridge.