Monthly Archives: September 2012

Discussion Topic: How Evil was Commodus?

You may have heard of the gladiator-obsessed Roman Emperor Commodus (reign 180-192 AD) made infamous in the movie Gladiator. Read sections 9-11 of the Life of Commodus in Lampridius’s biography Historia Augusta. Write a 100-word interpretation of the Roman portrait bust of Commodus as … Continue reading

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Graffiti as Art and History

Graffiti expresses the individualistic and unique style of its creator and so it is definitely a form of art. Graffiti is displayed and acknowledged throughout the world, and ranges from simplistic pieces, such as tags, to dramatic and detailed murals. … Continue reading

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Graffiti as Art?

Graffiti has always been around if its in stylized letters, or just a simple portrait and there is still a struggle where some might say graffiti is not a form of art. The way i see it, you can  learn a … Continue reading

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Graffiti is Art But

I find graffiti to be very beautiful. It takes a lot of talent to create such master peices, however it is wrong. Without the the permission of the owner of the canvas being painted on it is vandalisim. The same … Continue reading

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graffiti can be art and history

Graffiti can be view as art and history because it is a way to express feeling in two different way by using pictures or writing . Egyptian writing is history ,they left a sign of life and telling us today that … Continue reading

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Graffiti as Art, Graffiti as History

After I watch the video “Graffiti as Art, Graffiti as History.” I think Graffiti should be as art and history. Graffiti is a way to express our thought to the society. It reflects of complaints and unfair things around our … Continue reading

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Is graffiti art?

If someone were to ask me if I think graffiti I would tell them yes. If you ask any artist they will tell you that art expresses their feelings and come from the creativity of their mind and thus being … Continue reading

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Response to : Graffiti as Art, Graffiti as History

Graffiti can most definitively be defined as art. Art comes from the creativity of the mind. They also say a picture is worth a thousand words. If you look closely at any type of graffiti, whether it be writing on an old … Continue reading

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can Graffiti be art or history?

Before I can give my opinion on this question I must first define the word “art”. Art is defined on the global internet as “The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such … Continue reading

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Ancient Greek Men and Today’s Man

In the speech by Pericles he states “at Athens we live exactly as we please, and yet are just as ready to encounter every legitimate danger”. This is shown in the statue of the Doryphorus by how the man in the … Continue reading

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