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Food trucks have proliferated into the United States Cities and those of other countries around the world. Recently I was in Egypt, and I couldn’t resist tasting the delicacies that were displayed from the many food trucks around. The package was indeed tasty, but the excitement did not last for long. I had terrible stomach pains that had to be attended to at the nearby hospital. I was admitted for five days in the hospital as the stomach issue was checked. This experience made me do a…

Huffington Post, says graffiti “can be the community 's own free-form method of urban renewal” (Infobase, 2011, para. 37) because it has the potential to become “street art that enhances a piece of the cityscape, that can present an artistic vision that delights and enthralls, as well as allowing an artist a canvas on which to express himself. Street…

Advertisement Analysis Paper The average person uses the restroom six to eight times per day. This totals to about two thousand five hundred times a year. It’s no surprise that there is a vast market for the bathroom cleaning industry filled with millions of products, slogans, and advertisements. This advertisement in particular is for Ambi Pur, a toilet bowl cleaner. The focal point of this advertisement is an old woman’s face. She has a stern, sophisticated look as she caresses a toilet brush…

According to the National Coalition for the Homeless, a homeless youth is one who is “under the age of 18 who lack parental, foster, or institutional care.” (National Coalition for the Homeless, 2008) Our youth are very valuable to how our nation will turn out. With that being said, one would think that the numbers of homeless youths would be low. However, this is sadly not the case. These kids are faced with many difficulties for being homeless, one of the biggest being education. Homelessness…

Banksy, the well renowned English street artist, released a documentary called Exit Through the Gift Shop. This film features the story of Theirry Guetta, a French immigrant who has an obsession with capturing every event in his life that ultimately leads him to developing his identity as Mr. Brainwash. His original intent was to create a documentary about street art but we soon find that the documentary begins to focus on Guettas introduction and journey into the street art world. Ultimately we…

Street art and graffiti, two very different styles of expression are commonly assumed to be the same. Banksy, a street artist, film director, and political activist known for his subversive and satirical street art fused with dark humor. His works of social and political commentary are arguably the most evocative and raw pieces in the world of street art. One of the influences that made Banksy the artist he is today was Robert Del Ninja. Robert generally used a stencil for his work. His famous…

When you hear the word graffiti most people think of gangs, vandalism, and other illegal actions. For some artist it’s not all about that. Graffiti also known as street art is a way for a person to express themselves and to show ones personality or feelings toward something or someone, but can graffiti be considered art? Does it get considered art? No it doesn’t and Yes, Art is defined as the expression or application of human creative skills and imagination. Have you ever been out riding,…

The Alienist Essay The Alienist, a novel written by Caleb Carr, takes place in 1896 New York City. The novel follows John Moore, a reporter for the New York Times and an unlikely candidate for the events that proceed in this novel. With the help of Teddy Roosevelt, an alienist named Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, a couple of young detectives and a secretary within the New York State police department, Moore finds himself deeply involved in his increasingly dangerous pursuit of a serial murderer.…

Is graffiti public art? In my opinion graffiti is vandalism. From what I have read in the two articles some people see graffiti as art while others disagree. Graffiti destroys private property. Its cost a lot of the cities money to clean up the graffiti. Lastly the graffiti is being sold without the knowledge of the artist causing a stir. Graffiti is vandalism because it’s on private property. It’s not fair for the owners of the property to have their property destroyed. “I find it offensive to…

in real estate prices that created a market for tall buildings like those that hem in the lawyer's office. The high cost of space in lower Manhattan also forced workers to search for cheaper housing elsewhere, thus creating the story's austere Wall Street setting that during evenings and Sundays is virtually devoid of human life. The building that houses the law office, described by the lawyer as a space "entirely unhallowed by humanizing domestic associations" (p. 36), further suggests the…