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are unique and novel.” 2 From Carter and Russel’s definition above, creativity is important in life because there are a number of benefits that can be obtained through the implementation of creativity, that is, novel and unique things comprising solutions, ideas, concepts, artistic expression, theories or products. For instance, as creativity is employed by English teachers in classroom, the teachers may have a new insight related to a new way that facilitates the learning and teaching process e.g. attractive games as the learning apparatus. In addition, Monahan reveals that creativity has an association with problem solving, and a problem is, therefore, the essential part of creative achievement. 3 Based on Monahan’s view above, it can be considered that a problem is the thing that can trigger people to be creative. It is because as they encounter a problem, their mind works and prods to solve the problem. For instance, as people lose their only job or being fired by their company in which they work for, they will work hard to find a way to earn money. In this case, to survive in life, they may open their own business as entrepreneurs e.g. cookies sellers. The act to solve the financial problem according to the instance above can be considered as an endeavor which constitutes the manifestation of creativity. Likewise, Lau points out that creativity is not only associated with scientific discoveries or works of art, and therefore it relates to scientists and artists, but the terms creativity also refers to the faculty that is needed to solve problems encountered in workplace or daily life; besides, he also states that better results of certain tasks can be obtained if creativity is employed. 4 To sum up, creativity can be considered as the faculty or the ability associated with using mind and spirit that can trigger or prod people to work better in solving problems encountered in daily life. The work of creativity is 2 Philip Carter and Ken Rusell, More Psychometric Testing: 1000 New Ways to Assess Your Personality, Creativity, Intelligence, and Lateral Thinking, Chicester: John Wiley Sons, 2003, p. 147. 3 Tom Monahan, The Do-It-Yourself Lobotomy: Open Your Mind to Greater Creative Thinking, New York: John Wiley Sons, 2002, p. 49. 4 Joe Y. F. Lau, An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Creativity: Think More, Think Better, New Jersey: John Wiley Sons, 2011, p. 215.