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    its pros to cons, one of the arts are graffiti art. Graffiti art is something special, the way it contains meaning, message or a personal confession that merges with colors and drawings, all over the way to destruction of others property and cause environmental and social problems, this research will examine the rise of graffiti, the legal and political power, social control, and writers and painters resistance to them and explores the resistance against graffiti. Objective of study The purpose of

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    museum known as graffiti passes you. Graffiti has been integrated into the everyday life regardless of city size or laws. By definition, graffiti is any type of writing or drawing scribbled, scratched or sprayed onto a surface in public. Freehanded graffiti has evolved into a premeditated version known as street art. Graffiti and street art allows artists worldwide to express themselves in their entirety. However, these forms of art are considered vandalism because the majority of graffiti is painted

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    it’s building with enormous eye catching murals. And graffiti should not be a crime because it could be a positive force for cities. Graffiti should be allowed and it could possibly be making cities Nice and better. Also graffiti gives a little splash of color to cities all around the world. Graffiti could be a positive thing to. And it’s already part of everyday life in the City. David Cameron said “the natural evolution of graffiti is that it would turn out looking Nice at the end. Also

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    eye-catching wonder is graffiti, and believe it or not graffiti is being turned down by our world, and the artists in their community are being charged for their creations. Our community needs to accept these artists and not punish them for their art, reason being that art is all around us and no matter how hard people try, they can not stop artists from doing what they love. Graffiti should be allowed in more places and not be charged as vandalism. In the Newsela article “Urban Graffiti” a passage states

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    Graffiti is not art it is vandalism, because people want to show they are bad and can do bad things.Graffiti vandals get both public and private property.When a neighborhood has graffiti people automatically view it as a "bad neighborhood". In addition, to the cleanup costs or graffiti, graffiti vandals shoplift their materials, so it cost the city more money to clean up and pay for the materials. Graffiti vandals vandalize both private and public property. The text says, " Graffiti vandals vandalize

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    topic that has been circulating in the U.S. for quite some time now. Graffiti: art or vandalism? For a lot of the people viewing this subject, it is a tough one to sort. Of course it is wrong to graffiti or do anything to someone else's property, but if permission was allowed this could definitely be a form of art. Let me explain to you why society and the government should stop cracking down on these "criminals" First off, graffiti is art for the simplistic idea that art is a way to express your feelings

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    The Graffiti Exposure in Wynnum Is it a work of art; or a piece of scrawl sprayed across some bare surface? Ladies and Gentlemen, should Wynnum be exposed to Graffiti? Firstly, I would like to ask you. What is the cost to the government to ‘cover up' this unwanted advertisement? One recent attack placed a school approximately $4000 out of pocket. Further more, over the last twelve months, my school has experienced nine attempts at destroying the asthetic appeal of the buildings within. I could

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    run our cities don’t understand graffiti because they think nothing has the right to exist unless it makes a profit” (“Banksy Quotes”). This is a quote by Banksy, a popular graffiti artist from England (“Banksy Was Here”). Graffiti has been practiced since ancient times. Graffiti from ancient Rome still remains on the walls today (Grody 5). Modern graffiti was started by two artists under the names of “Cornbread” and “Cool Earl” in the 1960s, who began a graffiti style called “tagging” in Philadelphia

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    Mrs. Hickey Latin 11 26 April 2017 Graffiti Then and Now Graffiti holds the voices of many people within its city walls and is seen throughout history. Beginning with the Ancient Romans to modern day, graffiti has always been a way of expression. As these two time periods are compared to one another in their graffiti, questions about their differences and similarities, usage of materials, was it allowed, and finally the looks and styles will be discussed. Graffiti, “originating from the Italian word

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    on a number of occasions but one that can always be argued is the question of can graffiti be considered an art. The definition of art is “something that is created with imagination and skill” (Webster dictionary). When people argue graffiti is just a crime done they do not look at the definition of art and how graffiti falls under the definition. Graffiti should not be considered a crime but a form of art. Graffiti can be found in various parts of the world and on anything that can be painted. It

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