def create_activity(name=None):
    """
    Creates an activity.
    See also: AWS API Documentation
    
    
    :example: response = client.create_activity(
        name='string'
    )
    
    
    :type name: string
    :param name: [REQUIRED]
            The name of the activity to create. This name must be unique for your AWS account and region.
            

    :rtype: dict
    :return: {
        'activityArn': 'string',
        'creationDate': datetime(2015, 1, 1)
    }
    
    
    """
    pass
