The Arguments Against Graffiti

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Graffiti is almost always vandalism but is it really worth fighting against? Graffiti has evolved into its own form of art over time. Graffiti has been around for thousands of years. In today's world graffiti varies from an artist writing their name in a public area to giant murals on buildings that take hours to make. Peoples opinions on graffiti vary but most people think of the word graffiti with a negative connotation. Although most people believe graffiti is messy it does have its perks such as showing a cities culture and can help the economy of an area. Graffiti has become a lifestyle for many different artists since the 1950’s. Some of these artists include DONDI, Banksy, Lady Pink, Zephyr etc. There are thousands of people who have

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Arguments Against Graffiti

Graffiti is not another way or a form, of art because the way graffiti is shown throughout the world. At the end of the day graffiti will always be seen as vandalism meaning it's not wanted because of the way it is used by people which makes graffiti illegal, people also put graffiti on private property, and how it's associated with gangs. In article "what Graffiti Means to a Community" by Los Angeles Police Department stated that "Gangs use graffiti..." (LAPD, 511) and "Graffiti identifies territorial…

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Hip Hop Research Paper

Hip-hop is more than a musical genre; from its inception in the South Bronx in the 1970s, it has evolved into a complex subculture that has significantly influenced many facets of society. Rapping (MCing), DJing, graffiti painting, and breakdancing (B-boying/B-girling) are the four primary…

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Congress Reflection Essay

the name of the high school that I attended but now it was. It was a surprise to me and my coach because no one has gone to state for an individual event in over seven years. I prepared myself for a challenge due to the fact that I was competing against schools all over the state. Other schools…

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Isis Research Paper

group formed by many victims to get back at the government and stands for Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. It first grew out of the city al-Queda, Iraq in 2011 due to an incident involving a dozen young children getting arrested. The children wrote graffiti on the outside of their school walls saying, “the people want to topple the regime”, meaning that the people want to get rid of or defeat the government. Shortly after, Syrians began to protest and demand that the government let political protestors…

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Examine And Assess The Usefulness Of Explaining Crime

This means the crime is undertaken for no financial gain. For example, vandalizing a building or to graffiti a building. This does not make money for the criminal, however it will gain status among their peers. Figures have shown that Graffiti cleanup takes a big chunk out of budgets. In America 80% of the Graffiti is gang related. In 2003 the city of Los Angeles spent $55 million dollars on graffiti removal. Cloward and Ohlin identify the 3 types of delinquent subculture. First one being Criminal…

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Syria: United States and Syrian Rebels Essay

of its citizens by using a chemical gas. The Syrian government opened fire to its own citizens, with no actions taken upon it. Yet, a child got arrested and tortured for writing anti-government graffiti on a wall; in what way is that power equality? Therefore, the United States should take a stand against the Syrian government and help the Syrian rebels. The United States government should take action to the events occurring in Syria, because many innocent human beings have died. In…

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Midterm Fall 2013 Rev Essay

are deeply embedded in the structure of the state as patron in modern culture. For all of their progressive energies, each of the patronizing initiatives also tapped into a certain strain of cultural conservatism or populism, especially in backlash against the heady experimental days of the twenties. In the US the tension between regional arts and “high” or cosmopolitan art was…

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Things They Carried By Tim O Brien: An Analysis

define their true natures. However, under a chaotic environment, humans are not always powerless because if environment totally dictates human lives, people will live in a mess and their natures will be suppressed. O’Brien offers a different argument against Gladwell, and he claims that although a war environment is cruel for…

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Visual Analysis Essay

couple appears to have their faces inches from the other’s neither one of the individuals seems to be emotional present in the intimate moment. The elusive street artist Banksy is known for his thought provoking pieces. Banksy is a celebrated British graffiti artist, whose artwork has appeared throughout London and other locations around the world. In April of 2014, the painting ‘Mobile Lovers’ appeared on the side of a Bristol building. Banksy uses juxtaposition of color, perspective, and satire to depict…

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Unit 10 Essay

workplace employment policies, and reflected on the role of work in our lives. In this unit, we will focus on affirmative action and sexual harassment, two of the most hotly debated issues in human resources ethics. There are many philosophical arguments for and against the justice of and consequences of affirmative action. There are many different senses of the term. Sexual harassment is controversial, not because there is any doubt that it is wrong, but because the behavioural boundaries of what constitutes…

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