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    CONTENTS 1, Introduction 2, What is the different between graffiti and street art 3, Cause 3.1, History 3.2, Reason for making graffiti 3.3, Creativity 4, Effect 4.1, Damage 4.2, Environment and harmful 4.3, Artist 4.4, Community and social networking service (SNS) 4.5, Volunteer 5, Summary 6, Reference list 7, Annotated bibliography 1. Introduction Graffiti can be found everywhere in our world. Recently, many young people draw graffiti in public place indiscriminately. They tag, and scars with

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    Graffiti in Pompeii In both the video and the article, the authors talk about graffiti in ancient Pompeii. While they both are addressing the same subject, they approach the subject in very different ways. One source focuses on graffiti in Pompeii as a whole, while the other focuses more on the graffiti in Pompeii that was created by children. In the video Kathrine Huntley shows multiple examples of graffiti in Pompeii and focuses mainly on children’s graffiti, talking about how the children of Pompeii

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    ”Imagine a city where graffiti wasn't illegal, a city where everybody could draw whatever they liked. Where every street was awash with a million colours and little phrases.’’ By: Banksy‘’Graffiti first began in Philadelphia in the 1960s.’’ ’’ Since then, city leaders have tended to condemn it as mindless vandalism. The U.K. spends $1.3 billion on cleaning up graffiti each year.’’: I believe that graffiti should be legal but only in certain parts of the world. Graffiti is people's feelings on walls

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    Graffiti is a rebellion: to resist or rise against some authority, control or tradition. Graffiti is a rebellion, an expression, an opinion, art. Born and raised in rural Africa, my upbringing has always been immersed in bright colours. However urban sub cultures and graffiti still lie underground. During my teen years we uprooted to England and I found myself in the centre of Bristol. Bristols pride in creativity and independent spirit resonated with me. At the time the Bedminster area especially

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    Graffiti: Art or Vandalism? Sam Cowey Graffiti has been around for more than half a decade and practiced worldwide. However there is debate between whether it is a form of art or vandalism. Graffiti artists’ debate that many do not understand the reason most graffiti artist take the risk of incarceration, fines, injuries, and in some cases death to paint a wall. A graffiti artist can have the simple desire to become recognized, or to create a piece that speaks to their audience as a form of

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    St. Pauls High School Graffiti An Art Form Ruined By Taggers Stirling McKelvie English 4 – Honors Angela Ivey 25 November 2014   Outline Thesis: Taggers have ruined the image of graffiti art. Tagging is incredibly destructive to many communities. I. Introduction a. Description b. Thesis II. Gang Affiliation a. Appearance b. Reasons c. Impact III. Delinquency a. People b. Explanation c. Impact IV. Places a. Targets b. Motives c. Effects V. Survey VI. Conclusion  Stirling

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    young adults that took to the streets at night armed with spray paint to 'leave their mark' on the city. This form of vandalism, dubbed graffiti from the Italian graffito meaning to scratch (Abel). Though graffiti dates to ancient times it is still a large-scale problem across the world. Graffiti has a negative effect on the community in which it appears. Graffiti is often an indicator of violence and a negligent community that results in lower property values and higher crime rates. In the article

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    Graffiti has been called vandalism by many people. If cities around the world, converted old abandon buildings and warehouses into places where art can bloom, this would change the world and would/could decrease or even stop illegal public defacement of property. Graffiti may be seen as vandalism, but graffiti has many positive attributes associated with it as well. Having abandoned buildings and warehouses in cities are a major burden and problem. Cities should help me turn abandoned buildings around

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    The History of Graffiti Essay example

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    Graffiti is a different form of art, not a crime. Graffiti is a way for people to show their unique creativity. Graffiti is a widely growing activity that is taking notice to many people. Today some people believe that graffiti is cool and wonderful, while others think it is useless and makes cities appear dirty. “Graffiti is the name for lettering scratched or images, scrawl, painted or noticeable in any manner on property. The term graffiti referred to the inscriptions, figure drawings, etc., found

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    $1.3 billion cleaning graffiti! People wonder if Graffiti is a good or bad thing. Some might say that graffiti is a eye catcher and decorates the city. While others have a whole different opinion. Graffiti is known all around the world due to its destruction of property by people who vandalize public property. People spend countless hours creating buildings for people to enjoy. But when The buildings are vandalize, it destroys the beauty of things.Therefore, Urban Graffiti should not be allowed

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