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Introduction (act) A teenager painting graffiti and a police (me) ran toward to stop him and fine him. The police gazed at the graffiti for a while, and asked: Are all the graffiti associated with gangsters? Do they also brings a lot of benefits to the social?

When I was in elementary school, our teacher bought a box of chalks for each of us and let us painted the road next to the playground. It’s my first experience painting graffiti. When I’m in junior high, I found a special graffiti which was a bear with the word”Bare” next to the picture. Although t didn’t know what it meant, I found 3 same graffiti in different places. Therefore, I paid attention to a new place wherever I went because I met see the same graffiti and solve a certain mystery.

In most countries, graffiti is considered defacement and vandalism. However, nowadays, graffiti brings a lot of benefits for the society.

In most countries, marking or painting property, without the property owner's consent is a punishable crime. Graffiti is considered a crime of vandalism in many countries such as Brazil. It carries a jail sentence of between three months to one year. The media consider graffiti as illegal or scandalous. Justin Bieber was caught spraying graffiti on walls in Rio de Janeiro of his last day in Brazil and it was reported. It influenced his reputation seriously. In 1970, New York faced difficulties in economy, poor, a lack of funds for operation …etc. The government and the media blamed on the graffiti. The government’s point of view is the broken windows theory. They thought graffiti is a minor crime but if they couldn’t solve it, they’d appeared to be in competent. On the other hand, in Taiwan, there are legal rules about graffiti, too. Marking or painting property on transportations, houses, walls, or other structures, will be fined below three thousands.

Graffiti is an important shout out for the citizens or the minority groups. Sometimes, it can also influence the government's decisions.
More and more graffiti painters convey their opinions about politics by means of graffiti. Take Candy Bird for example. He is a spokesman for the society. His mural works propagate his ideas against every form of injustice in the city and some even satirize the government’s decisions. Many people have asked Candy Bird, why not just write " Gangster government," he replied, by participating social movements for years, he has come to realize , criticizing the government fiercely won’t change anything . Changes mostly come from self-consciousness; Art can be a kind of metaphor, beautiful graffiti make people stop and think about the meaning behind the graffiti? Maybe one day, when the government see his paintings, they’ll understand him too. Graffiti reflects what people think. As the result of the graffiti, some people gathered together to speak for their rights. The Rainbow Military Community in Taichung is a perfect instance: Due to the painting, the village escaped from the fate of demolition. (I’ll play a clip on YouTube)     

Ending: the police’ll gaze at the graffiti again and says: Hmmm…actually it’s beautiful, and it’s meaningful! Maybe it can bring benefits to the society! Hey, come back, let me help you!

Main idea and topic sentences

The graffiti's roar

Personal relation: In elementary, I saw a lot of people draw or write something on the drawer of the table, which sometimes included secrets. I drew or wrote something on them too. I felt really exciting when it occurred that my seniors or juniors might see them. It is also a kind of graffiti. It is the only graffiti I’ve drawn and I still remember my excitement. Therefore, I’m curious about how the professional graffiti painter feel when they paint graffiti? When I’m Junior high, I found a special graffiti which is a bear and it always attach the word ”Bare” next to the picture. Although t didn’t know what does it mean but I found 3 same graffiti in different places. Afterward, I keep my eye on graffiti because I wish to find the same graffiti in different places.

Main idea:In most countries,graffiti is considered defacement and vandalism. However, nowadays, graffiti brings a lot of benefits for the society.
Topic sentence 1:
In most countries, marking or painting property, without the property owner's consent is  a punishable crime.
 Supporting sentences/examples:

1.Some countries have organizations of cleaning up the graffiti. In 1922, France scouts gathered 70 people engaged 日行一善 and cleaned up the graffiti on the walls of the Mayrieres cave, which were important historical spots last for ten thousands years.

2.  The media considers graffiti as illegal or scandal and had a field day reporting on accusations of them. Justin Bieber was caught spraying graffiti on walls in Rio de Janeiro of his last day in Brazil and it was reported.

3. Graffiti is considered to be a vandalism problem and usually councils are using lots of money to clean up graffiti vandals. Graffiti is associated with gangsters who engage in drugs and mindless violence.

4. 行政法規：社會秩序維護法:在公寓外牆等地方隨意塗鴉，雖然不至於構成刑法中的犯罪行為，但這種破壞公共秩序的行為，很可能違反「社會秩序維護法」。
　依照「社會秩序維護法」第九十條第一項第二款規定：「未經他人許可，張貼、塗抹或畫刻於他人之交通工具、圍牆、房屋或其他建築者，可處新臺幣三千元以下罰鍰或申誡。」

5. Graffiti is considered a crime of vandalism in many countries such as Brazil. It carries a jail sentence of between three months to one year.

6. In 1970, New York faced difficulties in economy, poor, a lack of funds for operation …etc. The government and the media blamed on the graffiti. The government’s point of view is the broken windows theory, they thought graffiti is a small crime but if they couldn’t solve it, it’ll proved their incapable.

Topic sentence 2:Graffiti plays an important role in art, it's a method for painters to release their pressure. It can also be a kind of advertisement.
Supporting sentence:
1.Graffiti gradually becomes a kind of public art and even affect designs, paintings, and movies. Some graffiti even become a spot such as Ximen and the graffiti hall of fame reveal many graffiti.

2.Some graffiti’s ingredients included food. The food graffiti uses jam, chocolate, cheese or even chewing gum to create a graffiti.
3. Graffiti in the city's corner is a way for the authorities to promote the victory of the revolution. In the streets of Havana, Cuba, there are no colorful billboards. Instead, there are various graffiti of many countries supporting or promoting politics.

4. Nowadays, under the structure of the society, nobody listen to the teenagers’ sounds. A new generation of young people pick up their spray cans and boldly express their feelings with street art.
5.Many large companies adopted graffiti advertisements such as Nike and IBM (IBM). Even "Time" magazine, has a graffiti ad on a wall in New York.
6. Graffiti appears in movies and advertisements on TV.
Topic sentence 3:Graffiti is an important shout out for the citizens or the minority groups. Sometimes, it can also influence the government's decisions.
1. More and more graffiti painter painted something about their opinions about politics. Such as Candy Bird: spokesman for the society, his mural works propagate his humanity and ideas against every injustice in the city.
Some even satire the decisions of the government.

2. Graffiti excavate the opinions deep in people’s heart. As the result of the graffiti, some people gathered together to strive for their rights. The Rainbow Military Community in Taichung: Due to the painting, the village escaped from the fate of demolition.      

 

main idea and topic sentences

Topic: The graffiti’s roar

Main idea: Graffiti is for the sake of art, and also for the sake of society.

Topic sentence1: In most countries, graffiti is considered defacement and vandalism. However, nowadays, graffiti bring a lot of benefits for the society.

(1)plays an important role in art

(2)methods for painters to decrease pressure

(3)advertisements,

advertisement

(4)an important duct to shout out for the citizens or the minority groups.

Topic sentence 2: Graffiti can also influence the government’s decisions.

Candy Birdis the spokesperson for the social, his mural works propagate his humanity and ideas against every injustice in society.

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台中市彩虹眷村 :Due to the drawing, the village escaped from the fate of demolition

Topic sentence 3:In most countries graffiti is a punishable crime. Compared with other countries, Taiwan’s punishment is lighter, therefore, you can find graffiti everywhere.

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graffiti

I decided to change topic...because I might not get feedback...
I want to do something about art and I'm interested in graffiti
I spent a lot of time doing the reseach

街頭塗鴉（Graffiti）源自美國黑人嘻哈街頭文化，一九八○年代末期傳至台灣，台南藝術工作者呂學淵，二十年前就與友人在台南府城東寧地下道、台北民生社區兵工廠等地留下巨幅塗鴉畫作，堪稱台灣塗鴉界「元老」。

世界各國對塗鴉普遍採取禁制作為，美國紐約前市長朱利安尼任內明令禁止塗鴉，甚至立法禁止販售噴漆給青少年；英國數年前通過反社會行為法案，當時上百名支持法案的議員更痛斥「塗鴉不是藝術，而是罪行。」

南華大學傳播系教授劉平君指出，塗鴉文化來自社會邊緣團體以「占領」不屬於他們的空間，將「反抗」訊息透過塗鴉發聲，歐美的塗鴉充滿對資本社會、政府不滿抗議，許多政府設置合法塗鴉區域，試圖「收編」塗鴉客，但對這些邊緣團體而言，「非法塗鴉」才具有挑戰及反抗性。

ANO –Important practioner in Taipei

塗鴉資歷超過十年的ANO，從國中起與同好在西門町街頭塗鴉，回憶起那段晝伏夜出的「塗鴉客生涯」，他覺得很刺激，但母親接到很多鄰居抗議，起初教訓他「不要亂畫了」，但後來無法勸阻，只好要求他「畫漂亮一點！」

如今，ANO創作上百幅塗鴉畫作，風格包含未來感與點陣卡通人物等，普遍獲得好評，屢次在街頭塗鴉競賽中獲獎，還受邀為許多電視偶像劇創作塗鴉布景，去年底更擔綱演出公共電視人生劇展「想畫」，從打帶跑的塗鴉客轉型為推廣街頭塗鴉的「藝術家」。他認為「只是為塗鴉而塗鴉，顯得很沒意義，且容易被貼上負面標籤，讓塗鴉的空間更狹窄。」

「牆面，就是塗鴉的戰場。」ANO說，塗鴉客除了比創作精美、比快、比多，還會比難度，如果塗鴉作品精美，就沒人敢「蓋圖」，很多塗鴉客因缺乏創作技術，只好朝「難度」發揮，高樓、天橋、路標因此遭「轟炸」；因為台灣刑罰輕，很多塗鴉亂畫幾乎都是外籍塗鴉客所為。

ANO的女友ABBY，今年也開始創作街頭塗鴉作品，成為罕見的女性塗鴉客，她表示，女性要在街頭塗鴉難度很高，一般塗鴉客為了攀爬、逃跑，體力必須很好，創作塗鴉作品時，光是按噴漆，一連幾個小時下來，手也會痠到不行。 

In most countries, marking or painting property without the property owner's consent is considered defacement and vandalism , which is a punishable crime. However, graffiti sometimes can help improve the world or speak out for the citizens and the social vulnerable group.

“Art is not supposed to change the world, to change practical things, but to change perceptions. Art can change the way we see the world.” ──JR

28 Millimètres, Portrait of a Generation – Ladj Ly

2005年巴黎騷動

那年在巴黎近郊，3名黑人青年因逃避警察追捕，觸電致死。不久巴黎開始出現騷亂，媒體鋪天蓋地播放青少年焚毀汽車、大肆破壞的畫面。剛二十歲出頭的街頭藝術家 JR ，不認為媒體所呈現的便是事實全部，他也認識那些青年，清楚知道他們雖然不是「天使」，但一定也不是眾人眼中的「魔鬼」。於是，他拿着一部功能簡單的相機，拍下巴黎近郊居民的臉部 close-up 相片，再把它們印刷成巨型海報，張貼在巴黎街頭。

JR 的創作動機很簡單，就是以人為本，把每一個人（不論膚色、背景、性別）都當作平常人看待。

你以為這個黑人手中拿著的是槍？那其實只是一部攝影機而已。這就是 JR 所講的被傳媒誤導所帶來的偏見！問返自己：當我們對著重慶大廈的印巴裔人士，又是否帶著類似偏見？

28 Millimètres, Face 2 Face – Holy Tryptich

本來這樣「胡亂」張貼海報是違法的，但這麼別開生面的街頭展覽卻引來廣泛關注，其後巴黎市政府更邀請 JR 再多舉辦一次。就這樣，他的游擊創作生涯便揭開了序幕。

2007年，他在以色列和巴勒斯坦地區策劃了 Face to Face 藝術計劃，拍攝兩個國家地區的人像，然後把職業相同的巴勒斯坦人和以色列人的照片貼在敵對國家地區街頭上。他想說的是：其實兩個國家地區雖然立場敵對，但生活在同一片土地上的人其實沒有兩樣。

The Wrinkles of the City
Action in Shanghai, Zhai Zhixin, Chine, 2010

在2010年，他曾在上海製作了 "The Wrinkles of the City" 展覽，訪問當地老人家生活故事，然後將他們充滿皺紋面孔，印在城市中被拆卸的老房子，讓大家看到人與城市之間的關係。

For memory can stumble and fall, disappear any minute as the elderly leave us, JR shows us that its important not to forget what the elderly have to pass to the young ones. ──JR

28 Millimeters, Women Are Heroes
Action dans la Favela Morro da Providência, Favela de Jour, Rio de Janeiro, Brésil, 2008

28 Millimeters, Women Are Heroes

Action in Jaipur, Holi Fest, Inde, 2009

在巴西、印度等發展中地區， JR 特別拍攝了一系列名為 Women are heros 的女性圖像，將相片印出來貼在他們的屋頂、火車外殼等不同地方，讓這些在當地地位卑微的女士，化身成為防水的屋頂保護膜，並賦予她們力量，監測當地居民一舉一動。

自前年贏得 TED Prize 後，JR 發起了 Inside Out 計劃，誠邀全球所有人寄來照片，然後 JR 的團隊會負責印刷大型海報，再給參加者寄回去，讓這種街頭藝術可以在世界各地落地生根。過去兩年， Inside Out 已經印製超過100,000張海報，並將之送到全球超過100個國家。藝術家把這些大幅人像照貼到公共空間每個角落。房子的牆壁、天橋上、火車上，希望世界各地的小市民都能夠透過這些照片，訴說自己的故事。

View of the exhibition "Pattern" in 2012 at 50 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONG KONG

台北廢墟、拆遷現場最近出現大批黃色大頭先生塗鴉，主題多與都市更新爭議、上班族窮忙、核電廠利益、生態浩劫等社會議題有關，隨著民怨高漲，這類塗鴉也越來越多，特別的是，塗鴉充滿故事情節，似乎沒人想蓋圖、抹去，牆上斗大署名Candy Bird（糖果鳥）。

Candy Bird的塗鴉草稿，反映台灣小朋友受到填鴨式教育，長大後成為被壓榨的上班族。 （Candy Bird提供）

大頭先生 諷社會不公義現象

約三年前，媒體開始大力報導都更，台北市都市更新處開放URS27華山大草原供藝術家創作，華山貨運站牆面出現十三幅連環諷刺畫，一個土黃色的大頭先生喝完黑色飲料後，從肚子拿出挖土機，房屋哭泣，擁擠城市冒出黑煙，大頭先生打開頭蓋，腦滿廢墟。路過民眾叫好、拍照，都更處被自己的公共藝術反諷，這套塗鴉留存至今。

Candy Bird笑說，當時還是街頭塗鴉客，URS27委外藝術機構致電，原本擔心挨告，原來對方是想邀請創作，他說：「我不想要有金錢往來，你們也不要干涉我畫諷刺圖。」最後塗鴉完成，獲得該機構人員讚許。

Candy Bird偶然機會結識獨立樂團「薄荷葉」鼓手鄭凱同、三鶯部落顧問江一豪，不久他擔任「三鶯部落反迫遷小組」美術人員，也前往新店十四張拆遷聚落、文林苑、華光社區等地，他將「人為刀俎，我為魚肉」的感受設計成鈔票壽司人圖樣，在拆遷現場創作，凸顯「何處為家」。

去年三月，文林苑拆遷在即，Candy Bird受邀在王家外牆繪製鈔票壽司人；今年他到華光社區拆遷民牆畫一個不平衡翹翹板，一端大胖子含奶嘴駕駛怪手、口袋飄出鈔票，另一端則是澆花小女孩，一旁有不少大頭先生眼睛被口罩遮住，似乎反映大眾不願面對真相。Candy Bird說：「畫越多這種圖，代表社會有越多弱勢被迫遷，寧願這些事情沒發生過，讓我可以好好創作。」

Candy Bird塗鴉美學承襲巴西街頭塗鴉，他將三角形等幾何圖形拼裝成Ｑ版的人像，大多是穿西裝打領帶的大胖子，身旁總有鈔票，對照瘦巴巴的長條人，反映社會不公。

藝術隱喻 期待喚醒官員省思

很多人問Candy Bird，為什麼不直接寫「強盜政府」四字，他說，參加社會運動幾年下來，深深體悟「大聲罵政府其實不會改變什麼」，改變必須來自自我意識；藝術繪畫是種隱喻，漂亮的塗鴉可讓人駐足欣賞每個細節，進而思考這社會怎麼了？也許哪一天有官員、公務員看他的畫，會開始省思。

今年七月，Candy Bird的塗鴉獲巴西社區藝術組織青睞，受邀到薩爾瓦多、里約熱內盧參加fevala（俗稱貧民窟）藝術創作，與世界各地塗鴉客妝點破爛牆面，行動類似台中彩虹眷村。他說，薩爾瓦多社區美術館與貧民窟只有一街之隔，當地窮人卻不曾入內看展，藝術家透過街頭塗鴉帶給貧民新視野與快樂；這是台灣最缺乏的，他希望能與社造團體大力推動。

空間反抗 期許年輕人認真做

街頭塗鴉違反「廢棄物清理法」，多數人不認同。Candy Bird坦言，台灣較接受街頭公共藝術，對塗鴉反感，但也有人認為社會太過秩序，需要塗鴉，其實塗鴉代表空間反抗，有存在必要，但他不贊成有些年輕人把塗鴉當惡作劇，他說：「想塗鴉的年輕人就該好好幹，別浪費時間只當成玩票。」

Candy Bird至巴西薩爾瓦多，參加彩繪貧民窟行動。 （Candy Bird提供）

Candy Bird至士林文林苑拆遷現場畫一個人肉鈔票壽司，諷刺拆遷案「人為刀俎，我為魚肉」。 （Candy Bird提供）

Candy Bird至華光社區塗鴉，反映社會大眾不願看到拆遷真相，及背後商業利益。 （Candy Bird提供）

Special graffiti

 

23 歲的加拿大藝術家 Dorota Pankowska 號稱是「The Food Banksy」，把食品直接當做材料塗鴉在街頭各處，很難想像有一天我們會看到塗鴉就肚子餓XD。

Taipei graffiti

塗鴉不像在畫布上創作那般備受呵護，很多人認為是骯髒犯罪的關聯產物，想除之而後快。因此，塗鴉的壽命通常不常，一年可能已經不錯了。除了人為或政府的干預清除，還有天氣及空氣污染的影響，空氣中的硫會造成顏色變淡。還有一點就是，塗鴉畫家本身的關係，有些作品會被後來的作品覆蓋，可能是因為場地有限的關係，當然也有覺得原來作品不夠精彩等原因，不過當塗鴉文化已經成熟時，塗鴉畫家間也有了約定或默契時，優秀作品時常會被保留下來，變成帶有點尊敬的色彩在，這是倫敦街頭是很常見的現象。還有一個就是建築物本身的損毀，如德國的柏林圍牆，或是台北的松山菸廠等。

1.      西門町及周邊

主要集中在電影公園後面周邊的巷子裡(台北塗鴉的心臟地帶)

2.      公館及福和橋周邊公館周邊的塗鴉主要分布在溫州街靠近誠品的巷子裡，還有汀州路巷弄中，有較多數量的是寶藏巖沿路與公園裡。

福和橋下的塗鴉則是分布在河的兩岸提防上，從水源路開始，沿河濱公園一直到景美新店附近。這裡創作空間寬廣，有許多巨幅精彩塗鴉。

3.      圓山士林及百齡橋周邊圓山的塗鴉以足球場周邊最密集，包含兒童樂園，圓山板場等。尤其是圓山板場，在數量上或質量上都很可觀，像是有計畫地創作一般，有許多精彩作品。士林部份則以士林夜市的外圍為主，靠近銘傳大學和承德路有數量較多的塗鴉。而百齡橋左岸河濱公園則有很密集的塗鴉，最主要的特點就是年代分布較不集中，題材內容特別多樣，質量也分布很廣。其他零星的塗鴉則在這些地方延伸之外，華山特區，松山菸廠也有些塗鴉，東區塗鴉也多半分布在巷弄中

A radio of graffiti:

http://www.mydesy.com/blu-stopmotion

林育賢（導演）（2002）《鴉之王道》〔紀錄片〕。台北：公共電視。

廖方瑜、孟成瀚（2005）《塗鴉‧城市糖果地圖》。台北：田園城市。

Hill, N.〔 Director〕 (2006). Piece by piece: The history of San Francisco

graffiti, documented ﹝DVD﹞. San Francisco: Underdog.

main idea and Hazel's advices

(A)Hazel's advice

“I don’t know how to help you with the love letter movement”

“If somebody wrote to the studio classroom about something like”Hazel you teach very well.I like you very much. I’ll be very happy but if I pick up a love letter on the street and write”I Love You”. I’ll felt like”Why do you love me?”

(1)Penpal

(2)Toms shoes

Toms is a for-profit company based in Santa Monica, California, that operates the non-profit subsidiary, Friends of Toms. The company was founded in 2006 by Blake Mycoskie, an entrepreneur from Arlington, Texas.The company designs and sells shoes based on the Argentine alpargata design as well as eyewear.When Toms sells a pair of shoes a pair of shoes is given to an impoverished child, and when Toms sells a pair of eyewear, part of the profit is used to save or restore the eyesight for people in developing countries.The countries to which the free products are sent have included Argentina, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Rwanda, South Africa, and the United States. The business has grown beyond producing shoes and has included eyewear and apparel in Toms product lines.

(3)Something somebody do for the poor so that you can introduce the results and the others reaction

“What about writing to my junior high classmate?”

“It’s fine.”

(B) http://www.ted.com/talks/hannah_brencher_love_letters_to_strangers.html

 

Topic:The love letter movement

Main idea 1

Topic sentence-

(1)In Taiwan,people seldom take the initiative to chat or show their care about strangers,therefore, words play an important role.  

I won’t be the person I have always wanted to be. I won’t remember to call when I think I should.When I see somebody crying, I won’t be the one who approach to her immediately. I seldom passed a cry for help, though at times I shook with fear And it takes every ounce of human in me not to grab the shoulders of people I’ve never seen before and shake them good. Writing is a good way to show consideration for them. I marveled at Taylor Swift for a long time. How she so effortlessly flings the names of past flings into songs that become eternalized on the lips of teenage girls. Taylor Swift was a realization, to me, that words eternalize people. They’re constant. They’re forever. Words are magical and powerful.They can heal one’s wound swiftly.

 (2)We now live in a technology life with many different kinds of modern devices. It just takes only one second or more to contact with other people through facebook, phone and email....However, love letters by handwriting brings its own special power which no modern technology can replace.

The power of words cannot be replaced by apps, facebook or internet.I bet than any one of us receive a postcards, letters written by hand will be touched. When it’s somebody’s birthday, more and more people say happy birthday on facebook or with line instead of writing a card, which don’t showgood faith. From one’s handwriting we can see their sincerely. The words on paper will be there forever .....and remind the receivers how special we are to have a love letter. When I’m really disappointed I won’t want to share mygrief on facebook to get people’s comments or likes as an exchange but I wish to get a small piece of letter asking me what’s wrong.

Letters can also keep in touch with close friends. The feeling of discovering a card from the mailbox is more surprising than noticing a message on facebook.

A letter is the best medicine to get rid of weakness and loneliness.

A simple sentence sometimes encourage a person a lot.”We all go home alone sometimes. It won’t kill you. It won’t destroy you. It won’t pummel you the ground. You’re going home alone at some point. It’ll be the hardest thing to do when it’d be so much easier to call. Or shoot over a harmless text. Or send an email. Or show up at their door.—Hannah Brencher.She studied abroad and was separated with her mom.Her mom didn’t believe in email facebook, therefore she waited in front of the mailbox everyday.She expected her mom’s letters and carry them. During the financial tsunami, she began writing love letters intended for strangers and tucking them away in libraries and cafes across New York City, for people to randomly discover. as a way to try to fight off my own loneliness and depression. Later, people all around the world request her love letter.

Conclusion:

Receiving just a piece of letter asking me what’s wrong drive away my bad mood.Handwritting eternalize people,they are so powerful that can eals ones wound and get rid of weakness and loneliness and couldn’t be replace by any modern technology. I love the mood when I first received postcards in postcrossing from the strangers and my life is blessed. I wish I could use my blessings to be a blessing to other people, spread the love to the people around me.