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    Comp 106 Professor Makki 15 April 2013 The Arts: Who Needs Them? As I scroll through my Instagram feed I see various types of pictures: food‚ family‚ homework and a myriad of other subjects. One thing many of the people I see on Instagram do is take pictures in front of old‚ beat up homes on the east side of Detroit. Why? Well‚ they are not just beat up homes. They are part of The Heidelberg Project. The Heidelberg project is a live work of art that not only attempts to make beauty out of ruins

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    2013 Keep the Arts in Schools School can be viewed as an extremely boring place to spend most of the day. Plain colors of paint cover the walls and the only sounds students and staff hear are the talk of other students and teacher lectures. The only imagination and color that comes out of schools are from the band rooms‚ art rooms‚ and the stages. With these classes and extracurricular activities students can not only express themselves‚ but music can flow down the hallways freely and art can cover

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    America’s public schools are woefully underfunded. As state legislatures around the nation focus on reducing spendings‚ education spending is often the first to go. And when these public schools are confronted with a dramatically smaller budget‚ art programs get the axe. As the Chicago Sun-Times report in 2013‚ Chicago Public Schools laid off over 1‚000 teachers when they made the decision to close over 50 schools. Nearly ten percent of these teachers taught in the arts or music. As ThinkProgress

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    Funding for the Arts in Public Schools Rhetorical Analysis The arts‚ although important to be accessible to school children‚ has become a privilege for public schools due to budget cuts. In “Arts Education in Secondary Schools: Effects and Effectiveness.” by John Harland it is stressed that the arts ignite creativity that is crucial in childhood development. Likewise‚ in “Despite White House Report Advocating Arts Education‚ Budget Face Cuts.” by Matt Phifer‚ published by ABC News‚ the importance

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    Pros and Cons of Public Art Assignment 2 Winn‚ Laura 4/24/2014 In July of 2009 the Introduction of public art came to light when the Yakima city approved the installation of Convolution‚ a modern sculpture created by Bremerton artist Will Robinson. The attention gained by the debates of the Convolutions placement has brought public art in Yakima‚ and polices of the Yakima Arts Commission to a high in the community. An adverse reaction was given when the placement of the Transcendence

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    Art Education in Public Schools One morning‚ a fifth grader took in her hand a violin‚ and it changed her life forever. Her fingers grasped the bow‚ and drew it across the strings creating a beautiful sound. She developed the patience to learn to play and continued to play the violin for the rest of her life. The girl had found something‚ not only in the instrument‚ but in herself. Ever since that day‚ her test scores improved‚ her grades rose‚ and she had something to take pride in. Like that

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    The phrase‚ “the arts‚” does not just encompass the fine arts. This phrase encompasses all art including the fine arts‚ music‚ theater‚ English literature‚ and foreign languages. Your article in The New York Times titled‚ “Do We Need Art in Our Lives‚” discusses how the arts “supposedly increase test scores‚ generate social responsibility and turn around failing schools.” I completely agree with this statement‚ but there are some schools that disagree and want to cut the arts out of their education

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    The arts have always been a staple of American education. High school plays‚ musicals‚ and art shows have been put on by generation after generation. These events‚ along with things like band and music classes are weaved into high school tradition‚ and are what make student’s experiences in school memorable and enjoyable. These arts programs can be life changing‚ and multiple studies have shown that participation in the arts improves students’ performance overall. So why‚ then‚ are arts programs

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    how to think‚ not what to think.” Americans expect their public system of education to provide a solid curriculum. There is a growing controversy in our country regarding education in private schools versus public schools. Whether or not every child should go to private schools is a decision worth questioning; however‚ if a child cannot handle the chaos that public schools have to offer‚ then the decision could be considered. Private schools are valuable and offer programs implementing great educators

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    Lucas: The Art of Public Speaking‚ 8/e PREFACE If it is true‚ as Walter Pater said‚ that “a book‚ like a person‚ has its fortunes‚” then fortune has indeed smiled upon The Art of Public Speaking. As the book enters its eighth edition‚ I am deeply appreciative of the students and teachers who have made it the leading work on its subject at colleges and universities across the United States. In preparing this edition‚ I have retained what readers have identified as the main strengths of

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