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Have you ever driven past a homeless person and thought to yourself, where in life did this person go wrong? I know everyone has a different story, but I feel as though all homeless people deserve a second chance to better their lives. To help with this, I think the public should offer special assistance and resources to homeless people. Homeless people should be offered resources to go back to school, if needed, financial support and financial management, as well as reliable transportation to…

something subversive and anti-mainstream gets co-opted for commercial purposes. Converse presented street art as graffiti in style and motivation however the artists used were being commissioned. “Street cred is a convincing command or display of the style, fashions, knowledge etc associated with urban counterculture “ Collins Dictionary, 2014. This union has lead to the commercialization of street credibility.…

do next. Then you get a surprise, Big Bird is going to China. Your level of excitement is uncontainable. You have only seen him on Sesame Street, with Oscar the Grouch, Grover, Burt and Ernie. He was leaving his nest; he was not just traveling to another place, but to an entirely different country. I had to question, “How was he going to get back to Sesame Street?” I patiently wait in front of the television for Big Bird to appear in China. It was the most fulfilling day of my entire 48…

bits of hair and then place the snacks back on the plate as if nothing ever happened. I haul our grocery bags from the 2 train down Wall Street while Nadia complains about the gaggle of people who obstruct our path by the stock exchange. Metal barriers are aligned along the sidewalk, choking the pedestrians into a narrow walkway on the far edge of the street. On the other side, floor traders in matching blue jackets chain smoke cigarettes and casually discuss some matter of the day. NYPD…

Sharon Zukin’s “A Tale of Two Globals: Pupusas and IKEA in Red Hook” explores upon the impact of consumer culture on the two types of globalization: street food vendors and IKEA in Red Hook to explain the diverse and complicated concept of authenticity and the circumstances revolving around the authentic urban experience. For the most part, Zukin concentrates on the changes of consumer culture and trends and how they affect the physical layout of the urban space (e.g., restaurants, markets, and…

Search for Tomorrow. She then went on to make more appearances on prime time television, even starring in a Christmas special that was first broadcast in 1973 and went on to be repeated throughout the years. Then in 1976, Linda joined the Sesame Street program as a regular as “Linda the Librarian.” Because of Linda’s background and degree in Library Sciences, this role seemed to come naturally to her. In 1979, she went back to NTD to play a major role in their 30,000-mile world tour. NTD…

“Street Art and Graffiti Resources for Online Study” is an article published in April 2014 by Michael DeNotto. The author is an instruction librarian at St. Mary’s University of Minnesota. Michael DeNotto got three degrees in three universities: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign M.S. in Library and Information Science, 2012 Valparaiso University M.A. in English Studies and Communication with TESOL certificate, 2009 Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville B.A. in English with minor…

In Marcia Brown’s article “Maine’s First Graffiti Artist,” Mike Rich was inspired by the beauty, creativity, and anonymity of graffiti. He has dedicated his life to this art form to allow people to see the beauty behind graffiti by using it for “positive messaging.” When Mike was 11, he was creating traditional art, but started painting graffiti to get away from the simplistic traditional art. Mike’s first most recognized mural was done with a team of 7 other artists that came together to paint…

especially in the downtown area. Furthermore, the roads we do have are extremely rundown and in need of repair. This can be seen through CAA’s ‘worst roads’ campaign, as Burlington Street East ranks as the sixth worst road in all of Ontario. It is clear that the city…

Graffiti: A Controversial Form of Street Art While walking down the city street with a friend you find yourself stopped at a crosswalk waiting for cars to pass by. As you are waiting, your friend points to a beautiful illustration depicting a meaningful message that was spray painted onto the side of an occupied building. Your friend continues to say how the graffiti on this building is a crime and the artist should not have gotten away with this vandalism. You personally disagree with her…