background. Furthermore, analyzing human action can create a way to detect malicious acts like vandalism which is common in university grounds like in University of the Philippines Los Baños. Consequently, detecting vandalism can be a medium for more advance technology. An instance is when the detection of vandalism is linked to a surveillance device, an indication like an alarm can be made when an act of vandalism is detected. This can lead to the instantaneous arrest of the doer. (Importance of the subject
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is vandalism. Since the inception of graffiti, the government has made incredible efforts to enforce graffiti laws. Each day, the problem of graffiti increases in cities nationwide. It is relatively cheap for taggers to leave their mark on a wall but it has cost taxpayers $17 billion dollars to remove the graffiti. Graffiti can affect the communities confidence and reduce property values. Many angry store owners, who are stuck with the expensive clean-up are complaining about the vandalism and
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Get a Clue About Graffiti Use this vocabulary game to introduce graffiti terms and build understanding about the impact of graffiti vandalism on communities. OBJECTIVES Introduce the terms and issues surrounding graffiti vandalism. METHOD Students compete in two teams and use clues to help one person on the team guess the correct vocabulary word. MATERIALS Blackboard, whiteboard, or paper and wide-tip marker VOCABULARY Following are vocabulary words to get you started. Work with students to expand
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Saul Rodriguez December 3,2014 per.1&2 graffiti Graffiti: Art or Vandalism I believe that Graffiti is most certainly a valid art form.Graffiti is vandalism when it is placed on the side of a building or a car, and art when it is on a canvas on someone's wall or in a gallery. Graffiti, in its more complex forms, can be considered art because it clearly contains artistic elements, it communicates the artist's expression to the viewer, and the traditional art community has already accepted it
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Graffiti vandalism is an expensive crime to repair. The costs of damages and repair are escalating each year. The National Graffiti Information Network did a survey in the 1990’s, estimating the costs of damage to be about 8 billion dollars in the United States. In 2008 the NoGraf conference reported their experts found the annual graffiti vandalism costs the United States 25 billion dollars. The state of Pennsylvania graffiti repair comes in with about 2.3 million dollars in 2012. The cost even
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Sharda Shubert December 4, 2012 Art or Vandalism Is Graffiti an art or vandalism? To so many people Graffiti is an art form of freedom and self-expression but according to the law it is a crime known as vandalism. Graffiti, a marking or writing on a surface in a public area, is an art form that is considered illegal in most places. This is a decision that graffiti artist would disagree with. Dizzy, 27 year old Graffiti artist from Philadelphia who did not want to expose his real name
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Graffiti: Art or Vandalism? Ashley Ray- Tasco Post University Since I was about twelve or thirteen, I remember taking the Amtrak train from the train station in New Haven, CT. To 30th Street Station in Philadelphia to visit my father, grandmother, step brother/ sister and step mom. The ride there was about three and a half to four hours, providing plenty of scenery in route. Riding through New York and into Philadelphia there was always graffiti; on the buildings, on the walls, bridges
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Is graffiti art or is it vandalism? Graffiti is unauthorized writing or drawing on a surface in a public place. The difference between graffiti being a piece of artwork to vandalism is that people have permission from the owner of the place or people that have been asked to graffiti the wall. Graffiti is considered to be a criminal offence. If you get caught from marking surfaces, large fines and jail time may be a consequence. The removal of graffiti in public places in Australia was estimated
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are reliable – use the same criteria to judge them as you would any other source. Do not consider the Wikipedia bibliography as a replacement for your own research."[21] Contents [hide] 1 Openness 1.1 Restrictions 1.2 Review of changes 1.3 Vandalism 2 Policies and laws 2.1 Content policies 3 Governance 3.1 Administrators 3.2 Dispute resolution 4 Community 4.1 Diversity 5 Language editions 6 History 7 Critical reception 7.1 Accuracy of content 7.2 Quality of writing 7.3 Coverage
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obvious security concerns noted. The vehicles on site look to be secure with no obvious damage or vandalism. There were no disruptive noises or disputes heard. All activity on site appeared normal during my patrol. --------------------------------------------------------------- I scanned the leasing office’s doors and windows, no points of forced entry were found. I inspected the resident’s vehicles, no vandalism or loitering was observed. I patrolled the walkways, no trespassers or noise infractions were
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Often Vandals will make major factual points and then place small falsehoods within those facts in an effort to not be discovered. Even with vandalism being accounted for it can be considered a small problem. The magazine Nature, compared Wikipedia to Encyclopedia Britannica and noted the accuracy of specified articles was comparable (Giles, 2005). The more relevant issue of Impartiality has
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up his paintings in a museum rather then wipe them off the streets. Overall, people were astonished by his art and the city of Bristol hopes that it helps them create a destination for travelers. This is where Banksy’s art goes past the line of vandalism and into the territory of respected art. Banksy’s art is more beneficial to people then it is detrimental. The art posted on Israel’s wall in the West Bank has become one of Banksy’s most looked at pieces of
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Graffiti taggers are a pain in the arts by: Michael Pernar From:Herald Sun March 20, 201212:00AM Graffiti in Hosier Lane, Melboourne. Picture: Source: Herald Sun TO many, graffiti is art. In the outer suburbs of Melbourne, it is blatant vandalism where zero tolerance should be enforced. A great deal of graffiti that people see in the outer suburbs is plain trash. If the words and images used are not vile they are meaningless and there is next to no artistic skill involved. There are
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Wiki From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the type of website. For the article about Wikipedia, see Wikipedia. For other uses, see Wiki (disambiguation). "WikiNode" redirects here. For the WikiNode of Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:WikiNode. Interview with Ward Cunningham, inventor of the wiki A wiki (i/ˈwɪki/ wik-ee) is a web application which allows people to add, modify, or delete content in collaboration with others. In a typical wiki, text is written using a simplified markup
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seconds. After the 30 seconds were over, each one of us assessed the level of noise pollution and recorded it in our field work booklet. -Then, we also looked at the amount of graffiti and vandalism at different sites. We investigated 6 sites, 3 quieter and 3 busier. We searched for any damage like graffiti and vandalism on rocks and footpaths, caused by humans. We then recorded and took photographs of any evidence. We recorded our results in our field work booklets. -Lastly, we looked at the amount of
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The Art of Graffiti "Graffiti has been around since man encountered his first stone wall" (George 11). I think it is important for people to recognize this long lasting art’s positive impact on society. Especially for someone living in a big city like Chicago, where graffiti has been popular for almost three decades, it is unrealistic to think it can be avoided (Bisnett 1) . Growing up in Chicago, I have come across multiple types of street art. Whether I’m using public transportation or just walking down the street
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Unlike traditional encyclopedias, Wikipedia allows outside editing: except in particularly sensitive and/or vandalism-prone pages that are "protected" to some degree,[24] even without an account readers can edit text without permission. Different language editions modify this policy to some extent; for example, only registered users may create a new article in the English edition.[25] No article is considered to be owned by its creator or any other editor, nor is it vetted by any recognized authority
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Anglos or Whites 75% 25% Latinos 57% 42% African Americans 40% 60% Asian/Asian American 66% 34% More likely to assault someone if you are Latino or African American Table 4: Sociology 2M Paper Assignment, Vandalism and Age Self-control Age Never committed vandalism 1 or more vandalism incidents Under 18 38% 62% 18 to 20 62% 38% 21 and up 64% 36% The younger you are, the more likely you are to have vandalized property Table 5: Sociology 2M Paper Assignment: Education and Shoplifting Education
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of Social Darwinism. "'Unfit' sentences and sections are ruthlessly culled, edited and replaced if they are not considered 'fit', which hopefully results in the evolution of a higher quality and more relevant page. Whilst such openness may invite 'vandalism' and the posting of untrue information, this same openness also makes it possible to rapidly correct or restore a 'quality' wiki page."[7] Editing wiki pages Some wikis have an "edit" button or link directly on the page being viewed, if the user
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dilemma for everyone involved, the city of New York is trying to stop what for them is a major problem for the city the vandalism and defacement of public property caused by unauthorized graffiti. Since the year of 2005 the city banned the sale of spray-paint cans and broad-tipped indelible markers to person under the age of twenty-one. Still the city have had problems with vandalism and defacement after banned the products, the new rules on other hand will also affect artist and students that creates
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traffic during peak and off-seasons. 4. Vandalism costs are causing Jack’s Beach Service expenses that do not maximize profits. Criteria for an Effective Solution 1. Increase sales/revenue from wooden platform rental service. 2. Decrease proportion of revenue lost to labour expense, particularly in the off-season. 3. Improve brand image and awareness. 4. Increase customer relations. 5. Enhances management within company. 6. Minimize expenses associated with vandalism. Alternative Solutions 1. Change the
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In today’s society it’s easy for young adults to get bored of the everyday grind, not only does this create frustration in the teens life but it can also leads to negative effects such as depression, stress, looking for excitement in dangerous ways including drugs and alcohol, vandalism, and promiscuity. Young Adult Centers of America (YACA) is adding youth centers to cities so young adults have a safe and fun way to socialize. Background According to the American Psychological Association, “Stress is also taking a toll on kids
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influence and resisting arrest without violence after police said he had been stopped while 'drag racing' down a street before dawn. (Walter Michot/Reuters) Earlier this month, Bieber's Los Angeles home was searched in connection with an egg-tossing vandalism case in which the pop singer is alleged to have caused more than $400 in damage to a neighbour's house. One of several people in the home at the time of the raid was arrested for drug possession, according to the L.A. Sheriff's Department. (Reuters)
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Anna Rosas Mr. Kusudo English 101 Proposing a Solution 13 April 2015 Preventing Theft Society is faced with many problems but one that affects businesses dramatically, is theft. “ Theft means to take someone else’s property, either surreptitiously or by force. In business, theft is to take or retain more than what is due (salary, fines or deductions) or taking excessive benefits (swindling).” Theft may not be able to be prevented 100% of the time but it can definitely be reduced if precautions are taken; such as
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could help explain why the overall crime level fell so quickly in the late 1990s and then at a slower rate in the 2000s. The last two graphs concerned with this BCS data are figure 5 and figure 6. Figure 5 displays the number of incidents of vandalism that were recorded in the BCS over the last 15 years while Figure 6 show the number of times an object from stolen from someone while it was on their person. These two graphs are particularly interesting as they do not seem to follow the same trends
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Not the easiest poem to understand on first reading: the whole poem, like its last line, is a challenge to the reader / listener - You don’t understand a word I’m saying, do you? It is a dramatic monologue in which Duffy creates a rather strange, disturbing character. A persistent, unrepentant, possibly psychotic thief speaks about the most unusual thing they (no gender is given) have ever stolen – a snowman. They mention other activities and items which they have stolen, before returning to the
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argument that this is a widespread problem for Wikipedia entries, to the extent that its (widespread) use in learning contexts should be discouraged. As one forum contributor said “I am a little surprised about how many roles people can have and that vandalism really is such a big problem. I mean, today you have to be really "lucky" to find a vandalised article” (Mikkel). The article and the forum gave me food for thought, both in the way that I use Wikipedia myself, and the way that it can form part of
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Hate Crimes 2 Crime is crime right? Wrong……there is a difference between crime (an unlawful act punishable by a state) and a hate crime; a hate crime is a traditional criminal offense like murder, arson, invasion of privacy or vandalism with an added element of bias towards a federally protected class of people (Ickes & Kenworthy, 2013). Hate crimes are based on or motivated by elements such as gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, age or disability
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ENG-05W Final Essay The Resultant Events The officers watched the detectives closely. The politics of a police department were conflicted and convoluted. The officers were of two minds about the detectives. In the first instance, they knew that they needed to act in a subordinate manner. The detectives were important figures in the department. However, they also knew that the detectives were facing reprimand and dishonor if their investigation did not turn up anything of significant importance
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Texas but lost. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals would then see his case. This was the highest court in Texas that would see Criminal Appeals he then won on a 5-4 majority. The reasoning that the court used for overturning was not the fact of vandalism, but that it’s his freedom of speech. When taking this case into consideration; the looked at whether freedom of speech covered non-speech acts, if Johnson was using expressive conduct when burning the flag. They decided that it did indeed did cover
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