and exploring the premises of an analysis of creativity at text level following a textual approach to literacy and creativity; assessing the extent to which it is effective in identify creativity in literacy practices such as diaries‚ letters and graffiti. However‚ I would like to continue by presenting the argument that while literacy practices do offer opportunities for creativity at text level‚ the study and identification of creativity in literacy practices may be more productive when studied
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musical demonstration and artistic culture that has remained popular since its emergence in the 1970s. It can be categorized as a cultural movement that includes four primary elements: Disk jockeying (DJing)‚ rapping (emceeing)‚ break dancing‚ and graffiti art. It gave birth to a new musical genre known as “rap‚” a rhythmic style in which lyrics are spoken or chanted. Over the last three decades‚ rap music has stirred up more vehement public debate than any other genre due to its influence on the youth
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His mural‚ "Going to the Olympics‚ 1984‚" was painted in the heart of the city of Los Angeles. It was all nice and created many memories but in the year 2007‚ according to Adolf Guzman’s article‚ "The End is Near for Some LA Freeway Murals Due to Graffiti‚" the mural was completely painted over! Which not only disturbed residents living near there but the artist himself sued the Caltrans for doing this rash decision. He was successfully able to get his mural back but in 2009‚ some pesky taggers‚ tagged
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The 1970s was a period of political neglect towards the downward spiral of struggling urban areas after multiple resistance movements against the Vietnam war and the fight for civil rights among races. States such as New York‚ particularly the city Bronx (mainly south Bronx)‚ was on the verge of collapsing. In reaction‚ Hip Hop Culture blossomed from the mounds of wreckage on August 11‚ 1973 thanks to DJ Kool Herc. What is Hip Hop? What makes it so unique? Here remains a longstanding debate about
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Our artistic culture is a big part of Los Angeles and some people are trying to ruin it. It’s problems like this that are becoming more serious because little by little‚ our culture is being destroyed. The famous mural of Frank Romero "Going to the Olympics” that is painted on the 101 freeway is a very big part of the Los Angeles culture. This painting has been there since 1984 when Frank Romero had some help painting it on a wall that was very visible to all the people traveling on the 101 freeway
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Hip-hop can be described as a culture or way of life for a society of people who admire and love rap‚ breakdancing‚ deejaying‚ and graffiti. During the seventies‚ hip-hop was mainly the act of the DJs showing off their turntable skills‚ but it wasn’t until the late seventies and early eighties when rap‚ breakdancing‚ and graffiti started to make a name for themselves. Hip-hop is not only one of the most popular genres of music‚ but it also focuses on the poor or working class by putting an emphasis
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his time‚ and has paved the way in visual and audio effects. George Lucas is widely believed to be one of the greatest writers of his time. He has written many movies that have won academy awards such as THX 1138‚ The Star Wars Trilogy‚ American Graffiti‚ and Indiana Jones. George Lucas has not only written Movie he has also written a couple of TV series such as The Young Indiana Jones and a cartoon version of Star Wars. George Lucas has also written many Sci Fi short films and many Sci Fi books
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Mainly talking about graffiti. People back in days did not like how they would draw in area without anyone permission. It was considered to be disrespectful. Watching the movie the Get down which talks about kids in Bronx discovering hip-hop and creating hip-hop and going through obsacles in the Bronx. So in the Get Down‚ one of the characters is a graffiti artist and one of the scenes were him and his friend spray painting a subway train
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“To Speak Across The Barriers Of Knowledge Directly To People About Their Life”: Using Powerful Art to Influence Their Viewers Through The Work of Gilbert and George In this essay I would argue that Gilbert and George are urging us to consider three central concerns. For me‚ these three consist of opening our minds to the artistic aspects of society that we do not normally see‚ shocking us by exposing us to images that we are typically unexposed to and imploring us to be accepting of the
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with wrinkled skin is an old person without knowing the truth. In 1886 a rare disease called Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome better known as Progeria was identified. A gene called “lamin A” causes this uncanny disease (Popular Environmental Graffiti). Today 1 out of 8 billion babies are approximately born with this disease (Progeria Research Foundation). This disease was known to affect children and parents all over the world in different ways. Children with Progeria are mostly born looking
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