Graffiti

When people think about Graffiti, they mainly picture males, such as Banksy or Shepard Fairey. Many people do not think of Lady Pink or Femme9 because they do not relate graffiti to being done by a woman, even though they have been in the field for just as long as men have. Women have always been involved in this culture, but there are just fewer of them in the primarily male dominated field. Likewise, their work can go unnoticed because it is often destroyed or covered up shortly after…

world, this scandal needs to come to a holt promptly. Graffiti happens abundantly everywhere, and is destroying our surroundings.Even though this is a colossal dilemma, there are a humongous amount of solutions to this. First and foremost, to solve this complication, a security convoyor at the North, South, West, and East end of schools at all times will assist the dispute. Therefore, with this protection to the school, practically no graffiti will go on at an education center. A police officer…

persuade ‘Time To Attack Graffiti’ which was published on January 21st of 2002 and written by Leonie Burke who is the opposition spokesperson for the local Bracks Government and a member of the legislative Assembly for Prahran. This gives gives her the position to try and do something about graffiti and why she thinks it is a problem. She has given her opinion about graffiti and how it’s a major problem to her and the communities. Leonie’s says that after the graffiti is placed on buildings…

specifically, towards school property. Though there are many different methods of solving the issue of student-made graffiti, the school board should approach the problem by both disciplining offenders and making the student body aware of the consequences of vandalism. Offending students should be subject to afterschool detention and, as a part of that, made to clean up the graffiti. Additionally, offending students should be shown how…

The excerpt from Graffiti from the walls of Pompeii tells readers what daily life was like in Pompeii. Pompeii was located in ancient Rome and was considered a city. The sources title “Graffiti from the walls of Pompeii” is quite literal because the writings actually came from graffiti on walls in Pompeii. The sources of graffiti are very important to archeologist because it gives them an inside look at what life was like in Pompeii. It can tell one what they mainly focused on in their community…

students to relevant literature is one of the most important aspects of the IB curriculum. “Graffiti Knight” by Karen Bass and “The Garbage King” by Elizabeth Laird both provide great plot, characters, and significant settings that students can easily relate to their personal life and global issues such as poverty, dysfunctional families, and children rights. IB students would learn about risk-taking and caring. Graffiti Knight is a character rich story about 16-year old Wilm and his friends who…

The novel, “Graffiti Knight,”-by... fulfills the purpose of all I.B. Programs, and should therefore be included in the I.B. Curriculum. The book clearly outlines one of the I.B. Global Contexts, Fairness and Development, showing different perspectives on classism-what does classism mean? and inequality. Through this, the novel also helps students to develop a significant trait from the I.B. Learner Profile,: principled, one of the main attributes required to better our society, which is what the…

Introducing students to literature that exposes them to global issues is an important aspect of the IB curriculum. Graffiti Knight by Karen Bass and Wanting Mor by Rukhsana Khan, both offer a great plot structure, characters and historical significance that would teach IB students about risk-taking. Graffiti Knight is about Wilm and his friends who rebel against the Soviets in Germany during the post WWII. Wanting Mor is about a girl named Jameela who her father abandoned and left in the…

The fight against graffiti and the perpetrators of this crime has been an ongoing problem in Melbourne and surrounding areas. Published in the Herald Sun on the 21st of January in 2014, Leonie Burke’s article, Time to Attack Graffiti discusses this problematic situation. The main contention behind her piece is to assert the fact that better strategies in managing the problem need to be implemented. She does this by discussing how previous strategies were not effective and then considers some…

form or the reason why they were created. I would consider graffiti an example of "graphic clarity" in today's culture. Graffiti or street art is art that is displayed in a public place, but the artist knows the story behind the piece. The outside world is to ponder what motivated the artist and what the artist is trying to convey. Some street art can be pleasing to the eye and enhance the natural beauty of its surroundings, but most graffiti or street art tells a story. That story may be…