While this art shouldn't be vanished from the society, a few have some profanity which isn't so bad. This would pretty much be considered taking away rights of citizens throughout the first amendment. First amendment pretty much tells us that us citizens have the freedom of speech and press, not the freedom of being forced to read what we don't like. To conclude this up, most books include predictable content that might cause bad behavior. When they censor books it's still not good because then kids cant make their on decision on how they feel. They are being forced to feel how they are! Censoring books will also kill the opportunity for the parents to trachea their children themselves.…
Graffiti requires skill and dedication, just like any art form. Because it can be used illegally (for example, tagging) does not deny the fact that it is art. The proper way to use the skill of graffiti is to practice on a poster board, or if you own a house, maybe on the back of your garage, or on the inside where no one can be offended by it. I do not agree with graffiti that threatens or includes profanity. Graffiti can be beautiful and breathtaking to look at. Graffiti is an art with no question because it requires tremendous skill and dedication to practice and get better.…
This “digital virus” has resulted in consequences including dyslexia, poor spelling, mental laziness, and a mask for the penmanship of illiterates.…
Graffiti art is intrinsically deviant or criminal behaviour. If there is not an illegal aspect to the creation or perpetuation of the artwork, it is not graffiti art. In most cities, painting or writing graffiti art is illegal and has legal con- sequences. Trespassing, criminal mischief, vandalism, and defacement of public property are just a few charges brought against an artist caught writing or painting…
Banksy is a leader in his field. The fact that Banksy could take a London telephone booth cut it in half, and re-wielded it at an angle, makes it a unique form of art. Street art would be better perceived by the public if showcased appropriately as all other forms of art. With the proper venue, setting, and marketing, street art would become an acceptable, better…
As long as humans have sought to communicate, others have sought to prevent them. Everyday someone tries to restrict what can be said, written, sung, or broadcast. Almost every idea ever has proved to be objectionable to one person or another. Books, especially public and school library books are among the most visible targets.…
Table of Contents Censorship in American Public Schools; Two Examples: The Catcher in the Rye and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn I. II. Purpose Introduction a. A Brief History of Censorship b. First occurrence of censorship in America III. Censors a. Teachers as Censors b. Parents as Censors c. Librarians as Censors d. Effects of Censorship on Students IV. Censorship a. Reasons Books are Censored b. First Amendment and Free Speech V. VI. Censoring Two Classics Censorship of The Catcher in the Rye a. Language b. Sexuality c. Reasons to Teach VII. Censorship of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn a. Language 1 1 2 3 3 5 7 8 9 12 13 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25…
Modern day graffiti has somewhat of a bad reputation and in most cases, is viewed by people in a negative way. When many of us think of graffiti, we usually think of the act of vandalism or destruction of property. However, the practice of modern day graffiti is considered to be a form of art as long as it is done legally. In Ancient Rome, graffiti was a respected form of writing with a more sophisticated meaning, not the kind of defacement that we often see on train cars or bathroom stalls. In Pompeii, graffiti was a common social practice and was widespread throughout their society. It was never thought of as a criminal act.…
That is the way censorship is brought up in the book. Today, however, it affects more than just books. It is used in movies, TV, news, magazines, and the Internet. Words, obscenity, and some vulgar things can be kept from the viewing audience. They can keep certain people, those seventeen and younger from seeing movies, TV, or Internet sites. In the book one character makes a point of saying, "ignorance is fatal."…
Imagine almost 50 years ago an art form was invented that changed the whole dynamic of art. Graffiti became the most talked about topic during the 1960s. Young artists used graffiti as a way to express themselves. It was also used by political activists and gangs to make statements. Graffiti was a way to spread messages; not only that, it was a competition. Artists were on the come-up and took every opportunity to demonstrate their talent. Tagging, the signing of an artist’s name or a representation of themselves, was one of the most popular uses of graffiti. The artists would tag as many subways and trains as possible. They were paving their way to fame and wouldn’t stop until everyone knew who they were. After tagging became more competitive, artists started becoming more creative with their writing. Instead of just writing their name, they started forming illustrations around it. Graffiti had been taken to another level. After a while, the law started to work on more severe penalties for graffiti. Paint was locked in cages and unable to be sold to minors. Security in cities had gotten tighter and many writers had gotten frustrated, while others refused to give up. Eventually, law enforcement became stricter than ever before which minimized the number of artists who still felt the need to express their ideas through graffiti. At that point, city administrators and others who were heavily involved in communities where graffiti was a recurring act of self expression no longer accepted it as “art” (History Part One). Without realizing that graffiti was a form of art and instead just a cruel act of violence, it was banned. People didn’t realize that those who created graffiti were in fact artists. They were talented and just wanted to show off their skills. Taking over subways and trains might not have been the right way to go about expressing their art, but that most definitely did not…
From cave drawings to hieroglyphics to the streets of New York, graffiti and street art have made their marks as the most ancient form of resilient communication. Whether viewed through the lens of skeptics or supporters, the practice remains in the gray area of legality, despite it’s remarkable positive artistic and creative worth. Graffiti has many unsung beneficial traits, and encompasses an entire urban culture, as is highlighted in The New York Times article “Writings on the Wall (Art is too, for Now)” by Robin Finn.…
Remarkably, my research proved this conclusion to be accurate; moreover, a numerous amount of people agree that the school board should not have the ability to decide what their students can read or not read. In fact, as American citizens, we have the right to say, or think of whatever we please; moreover, we can read into whatever we desire. Someone may be living through a tough time and want to obtain information over a certain subject that's troubling them; moreover, the ability to read that subject or book should be permitted with your parent says approval. "'The word is there for a reason,' says Jeff Nichols, the executive director of the Mark Twain House and Museum in Hartford, Conn. 'The word is terrible, it's hurtful, but it's there for a reason,' to convey the language and attitudes of Missouri in the 1840s, in a book written in the 1880s when Jim Crow laws were being passed in the South to deprive blacks of their civil rights" (USA Today). This explains that even when a book has a expletive word, doesn't mean it's necessarily an insignificant read. No one should judge a book without reading the entire story and truly understand the moral of the story. Furthermore, children aren't reading enough as it is. The school districts should be promoting their interests in certain books, not taking them away when one parent…
For generations graffiti has been appearing in streets across the world. Drawings, tags, statements painted across cities. Though sometimes called street art, there has been a long debate between scholars, policy makers, and artists about the status of such graffiti. Is it vandalism or art and what causes it. Most cities have laws against graffiti because it is considered vandalism and it harms the community. Today many formal artists use graffiti styles in their pieces and are praised for their urban style while many would call street graffiti tacky or ugly. The question is What makes these two areas different, why is one praised and the other condemned.…
It reminds me of Marcel Duchamp and his taking the portrait of Mona Lisa and putting a moustache and goatee on it, and now it is called “L.H.O.O.Q.” He is skewering the conventions of what exactly is art, and why is it art, adding graffiti to…
Graffiti can also be analyzed according to the elements of lines, color, and structures that are present in the work in order…