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My project is going to be for my class, Guitar Lab, where I will be giving a speech talking about why the creative arts are important to me, opening and closing the showcase. I will also perform a song on the guitar by A Fine Frenzy called "You Picked Me".

I had originally planned on creating a talent show for anyone in the high school who wished to be a part of it. It would show all the different talents of people in school and all the different types of creativity available. Unfortunately I didn't have enough time to get all of this together and ended up using my Guitar Lab as my way of expressing the importance of the creative arts in schools.

After it was decided that I would use my Guitar Lab class as my project, I talked about it with Mrs. Ward, and then with the people in charge of my class, Mr. Gottesman and Mrs. Femovich. I talked about what I would do at the showcase with both teachers, coming the the result that I would open and close the performance with a speech, and then do a performance on the guitar.

I did not achieve my original goals, but I'm happy with the way that my new project is turning out, and I have more confidence in the way that it is going to go through.

I learned a lot about my topic, some things I hadn't even thought of as being connected to the creative arts before. I learned that //anything// can be considered to be a part of the creative arts so long as it allows you to use your imagination and act out creatively. Such things include gardening, ceramics, singing, dancing, and drawing. I also learned how stress relieving it can be for you when it's done for fun, and that it can actually even help in other school subjects.

I learned about myself that I do try very hard to get things done, but if something doesn't end up being right, I don't follow through. Once I came upon what was a better idea, I was able to finish the job and get more stuff done, now knowing exactly what I was working towards.

I will take the importance of all the creative arts in schools for future references. I will spread my knowledge to everyone and anyone who will listen so that I may be able to help prevent the creative arts from being taken out of schools. I will also remember how good it can be for your knowledge in other subjects, and that it can help me when everything else in my life is stressful. I know the new knowledge of the creative arts helped me a lot, and I hope it can help others greatly as well.