Periana Wilson 3/22/13 CRE 5/Task 3 I will explain Shusterman’s view of aesthetic violence as a means to better illustrate his view that rap music is more than the glorification of street violence. (pg. 58-59) Rap that is used to overcome violence is overlooked because street violence fits the standard and stereotype of how black people are expected to act. Street violence always involves urban black men exhibiting violent and unruly behavior which normally results in police involvement or death, and in many case both. Aesthetic violence, while still possessing similar characteristics of street violence, it is targeted more towards creating awareness of the social ills of the Black communities.
At this time the new minister of public education was Jose Vasconcelos. He initiated a national program of popular education which included adding mural art to public buildings. In November of 1921, he offered Rivera an indoor wall at the National Preparatory School (Fabulous life Diego Rivera pg 133). Just before Rivera began working on his first mural, he and other artists traveled to the Yucatan to study Mayan ruins at Uxmal and Chichen Itza. Rivera took many of sketches of the landscape the huts and the underground rivers where he was amazed of such beauty he saw and he made numerous sketches of the indigenous people.
In America, rap music became a way for urban Black and Hispanic youths to express themselves in a funky- rhythmic form along with breakdancing and graffiti. To the youth, this new found culture was pretty much live poetry of the streets. As rap music became more popular throughout the country, so did its
Prose Analysis – Tattoo Dreams Tattoos in this day and age have become a global icon for many people around the world, as opposed the beginning when tattoos were only found on sailors and prisoners. According to the article entitled ‘Tattoo Dreams’ written by Jennifer Aris, Ms Aris contends that more and more people sport tattoos because they want to follow the now-common trend of being rebel against the general population. As Ms Aris intends it to be, this article is written for members of the general public. As Ms Aris approaches this issue, she sees fits to use complex rhetorical questions. She uses these types of questions to try and force the reader agree with her; the more they think about, the more they will agree with the writer.
Inevitable which is in modern society we have complex specialised divisions of labour which leads to individuals becoming less integrated and more individualistic. Universal is that crime exists everywhere, relative is that different crimes vary in society e.g in countries such as Dubai there laws are different to the U.K and lastly functional is that a limited amount of crime can benefit society e.g terrorism. Durkheims theory is useful as it still can be related to today’s society it also explains crime however doesn’t show a solution to crime. Durkeheim also argues that all social change begins with an act of deviance for example the suffragette movement broke the law in order to highlight gender inequalities along with Martin Luther King who had to break the law in order to fight for black rights. This is useful in today’s society as we still see wars in places like Gaza fighting for rights and change.
Joseph Pannizzo Prof Kumar English 101 April 10 2011 McCloud and Berger Comparison Art is a field that is often perceived differently depending on the person that observes it. Scott McCloud, author of Setting the Record Straight, is a cartoonist that tries to show people the art and storytelling behind comics while John Berger, author of Ways of Seeing, explain how art is perceived by the public eye. They both explain how art is not always black and white and has many layers of gray in between. There is not just one way to look at a piece of art. However, Berger and McCloud have two completely different reasons to why art is this way.
He spoke to his fans through poetic lyrics about societal problems, reminding them of the troubles out in the world and that something can be done about them. He didn't always stand up for what was right, though. Starting out in the music industry was the atrocious lyrics of his many hit songs that sparked the tough side of people, gave them that "hype". With his early music, he influenced the gangsters and thugs of the streets, allowing vivid descriptions of murderous crimes to play through their speakers and shout out "hate" to their enemies with songs like "When We Ride On Our Enemies" and "Holla At Me". This music was mostly influenced by the late rapper Biggie Smalls who Shakur once befriended.
Courier Mail Prime Time for Crime Editor From glitz and glamour to gangs, guns and graphitii. The Gold Coast is certainly making a name for itself with increasing violence and vandalism tarnishing the once ‘family friendly’ destination. Almost every day we hear of the darker reality of drugs, guns and violent crime. But seldom do we hear about the good occurring in the community. Constant presentations over time of negative events, such as stabbings, fatal shootings and drug related activities have assisted in marring the Gold Coast’s reputation.
Doug Barnett English 99 Essay 1 17 May 2014 A Different Look at Graffiti When you hear the word graffiti, the first thing that usually comes to mind is gang affiliation. Even though gangs use graffiti to show power and claim possession, it is also used as a form of expression. In the writings of “Creepin’ While You’re Sleepin” by Stephen Lemons, graffiti comes across as a problematic situation; however that is not his intention. He follows a young girl, Tribe, who believes graffiti is an expressive art form. Even though Tribe is considered a bomber-tagger she shows there is more to spray painted walls than meets-the-eye.
However, there is still a part of society that believes in many tattoo stereotypes. There are many negative stereotypes in Western culture that comes up when someone discusses about tattoos. Therefore this book will be about persuading my audiences to break the views of stereotypes on tattoos. Usually when we see a male who is heavily tattooed, the perception is that they are of a lower class background or lifestyle, that they have probably made poor life choices in the past, and that they are a rebel or a thug. It is the same for females who are heavily tattooed.