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    Rufus Stillman House

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    For the critical essay assignment I specifically chose the building called the Rufus Stillman House. The House is located in Litchfield, Connecticut and was built in 1950 by the architect Marcel Breuer. Marcel Breuer became acquainted with this couple, Rufus and Leslie Stillmen, in 1949. They became acquainted when Breuer’s work of his demonstration house that was on display in a courtyard at the Museum of Modern Art, which is located in New York. The couple hired Marcel Breuer to design a modern

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    in the framework of Hoyt’s sectoral model in central business district (CBD). Moreover, in the sketch map of my neighbourhood does reflect some elements from the Lynch’s mental map. The path is shown on the major streets that I have labeled (Swales, 2017). For instances, Yonge Street, Doris Avenue, Kenneth Avenue, Finch Avenue East and West. Node is shown from the TTC label that I made for the Finch station. Lastly, the key landmark from my map can be Xerox building, which is located in the major

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    paintings for free. I don’t think it’s possible to make art about world poverty and trouser all the cash.” (Banksy, The Story Behind Banksy). Banksy is one of the most effective authors to use the satirical technique. He has left his work on city streets across the globe for anyone and everyone to see. Mostly all of his pieces are juvenalian satire. Banksy grew up in a well supported family and started his career by doing graffiti in towns that were near his home. His first piece in was in Barton

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    Racing has been around for many years. People are addicted to the speed and the configuration of racing. Racing has proven to be a great way to get people together and race cars or according to the video even horses. Racing has come extremely far, as it used to be illegal to do and now people are making a living off of it. According to the video, the year of 1949 was the first organized drag race ever. The racing environment was extremely different then than now. Back then, there were no entry fees

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    France, anonymous British street artist, who is known by the pseudonym Banksy, enters the politically fueled debate about the refugee and migrant crisis across the world. Western societies in particular are concerned about the economic impact of accepting immigrants and refugees but “Steve Jobs was the son of a Syrian migrant. Apple is the world’s most profitable company, it pays over $7 billion a year in taxes” (Neuendorf, 2015) said by the rarely publicly outspoken street artist. Banksy, infamous

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    The Subculture of Street Art In today’s society street art has managed to reach every country worldwide. In the film “Exit Through The Gift Shop” a film by a street artist named Banksy that tells the story about Thierry Guetta a French man who lives in Los Angles that falls in love with the subculture and films the life known as graffiti or to some people that love it, it is known as street art. Thierry shows the different artist and ways he explains how the subculture of street art is taking over

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    graffiti and street art. Christine Graff writes “Graffiti is defined as ‘writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public

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    Disc 5 Poverty Poverty Slideshow Poverty can be defined as the state of being extremely poor. These images that were captured depict what life was like living below poverty and the conditions some individuals face. I am aware of these sometimes horrific conditions people live in, especially children. We are reminded by these images that there are people who live without, without the comforts of the amenities that we sometimes take for granted, such as beds, blankets, the use of running water, and

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    original artist or copyright holder. Shepard Fairey is an American contemporary graphic designer, street artist, illustrator and founder of the OBEY Clothing company. In 1988 he graduated from Idyllwild Arts Academy in Palm Springs, California. Fairey realized his interest in art while working at a skateboard shop where he proceeded to post his homemade stickers. From there, he moved into the street art culture and graffiti movement where he became interested in stencils. While receiving his Bachelor

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    Chicago" and “There Are Plenty Of Women On The Street": The Landscape Of Commercial Sex In Progressive-Era Philadelphia”. The goal of this essay is to provide an opinion and compare or contrast the articles pertaining to the women during the progressive era. Each article reveals two of the different ways women during the progressive era earned a living and what the circumstances arose surrounding their occupations. “There Are Plenty Of Women On The Street” focused on how prostitution was widely practiced

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