Graffiti Is Vandalism

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Graffiti: Vandalism or Art? Vandalism is an action involving intentional demolition of or damage to public or private residence. “Art is the various branches of creative activity, such as painting, music, literature, and dance.”(Sandborn) Graffiti can fall under both categories but which one is it truly defined as? After doing research and seeing many articles, the conclusion people have come up with is that graffiti is vandalism. It is one thing when you are hired to draw or paint a mural on a building, but when you are just drawing some letters that mean something to gang members that is not defined as art. Vandalism is a problem that is difficult to stop. The causes can be from peer pressure or peer influence, parents and family, and a materialistic society. Teenagers are the generation that will become the future. They are exposed to many things that can affect their behavior either to be the good person or not. Nowadays, we can see there are many problems among the teenagers, especially the social problem. Gangsters and vandalism are the example of some of these problems. Anyw...

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