In his teenage years‚ he tagged as a graffiti artist‚ but only started taking photographs when he was 17-year-old when he found a camera on the Paris Métro. JR calls himself an "urban artivist". He creates art that he displays on buildings in the Paris projects‚ walls of the Middle East‚ and other countries across the world. During the pasting phase‚ the community is allowed to take part in the artistic process. Like in Brazil‚ children became artists for a week. On October 20‚ 2010‚ JR won the TED
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“Harmful effects of tourism” There is no doubt that visiting new places‚ opening interesting corners of the planet and exploring exotic sights are always attractive. But often people forget about main purposes of tourism‚ by damaging our nature. That is why the quality of environment has become the essential problem for tourism. And although tourism can be very beneficial and useful‚ it impacts on our nature in a harmful way. So‚ to be or not to be...a tourist? Tourism is an activity that conceals
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People listen to music for a variety of reasons. Some listen to music to relax in which it serves as a sort of escape from everyday life‚ some because they are a fan and follow a certain artist‚ and others because they can relate the lyrics to their own personal experiences. Whichever the case may be‚ music has and continues to serve an important role in people’s lives. Music has been circulating the air across many cultures for centuries; however‚ in the last 50 years‚ the music industry has become
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Homeschooling: Harmful or helpful? Homeschooling is the education of children at home‚ typically by parents rather than in a public/private school setting. Unbeknownst to some‚ Homeschooling has been around for hundreds of years. It was the primary source of education before the 19th century and is becoming one of the fastest rising segments of K-12 education today. In many places‚ homeschooling is another option for parents who yearn to offer their children a different learning environment
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TV Is Harmful To Children Nowadays‚ TV has become standard pieces of equipment in most home‚ and watching TV has become a common activity for most people. Children like watching TV when they stay at home. Although there are many useful programs for children and many people believe that TV is bad for them for three reasons. First of all‚ some programs are not suitable for children to see. For example‚ there are many police stories on TV. People were killed with guns‚ knives‚ and many other cruel
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and aid relaxation. For one thing‚ smoking is a sociable activity for those who do it. In some meetings‚ offering a cigarette is one of the best ways to start a converstion and create a friendly environment. In conclusion‚ smoking is definitely harmful to community‚ yet it has some certain benefits. In my opinion‚ people should break this bad habit because they face much more serious problems than the benefit they get from
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Rich Baker November 12‚ 2012 Music Industry V.S. Pirating Music Right now pirating music is one of the most controversial issues on the web because pirating music is illegal doesn’t mean it is causing total harm to the industry. Pirating music is not displayed properly to the public. Illegal downloading is an illegal action that can result in fines and jail time if caught but it also helps promote small bands that can’t get a deal with a record company. However it does harm profits made by
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Social networking is an interesting subject to talk about because there are many different viewpoints in which a person may stand beside when debating‚ “Is social networking harmful to society?” In the new digital age‚ it is tough to argue the harmful effects of such an innovative idea such as Facebook or Twitter‚ because most of us will be deemed guilty of having an account‚ and many of us are nonetheless avid users of our accounts. The issue only heightens itself when we question what exactly
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Video game use has been studied in the development in young adults for many years. It is implied that young people tend to use the games as a distraction from pain in their lives‚ thus making it an inequity to many “gamers” to put a limit on video game use. Using video games to relieve pain is often seen in children with infirmities and receiving medical treatments. The games allow the children to focus on something other than pain for long periods of time. But other than a distraction‚ how are these
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Jon Stewart once said “Here’s the point - you’re looking at affirmative action‚ and you’re looking at marijuana. You legalize marijuana‚ no need for quotas‚ because really‚ who’s gonna wanna work?” Although Stewart’s intent is to shed some laughter on this controversial subject‚ he brings up a valid point; if marijuana is legalized‚ how will the behavior of the population be altered? The mental health and social risks we take in regards to legalizing marijuana are much too large for our country to
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