Making America Better: Graffiti...

Walls, subways, private property, bridges, underpasses, and street signs, just to name a few, have all seen graffiti.   This issue in America today costs billions of dollars as we continue the battle to stop "taggers".   Throughout the years people have tried many avenues to deter graffiti painters with not much success.   With a little bit of research from graffiti fighters to actual graffiti artists, I believe I have come up with some ways to decrease graffiti and make America better.
The history of graffiti dates back to the Roman Empire and Ancient Greece.   According to Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. (n.d.), graffiti is defined as "any type of public markings that may appear in the forms of simple written words to elaborate wall paintings." The graffiti found in America today has origins that date back to the political activists and gangs from the late 1960's.   Markings were, and still are, used to distinguish territories as well as spread opinions and viewpoints from various groups, (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. (n.d.).
Graffiti is placed within the publics eye for the same reason fine art is placed on walls or in a museum.   The artists wants to get some sort of point or message across to whomever may reside in the area.   These "taggers", as they are called, thrive on the rush.   The more public a spot or the more difficult it is to get to, the bigger and better the art will be.   A graffiti artist may use a different canvas and media, but in the end they are still creating unique pieces that will claim attention no matter where it is hanging.   In many places around the world, people are noticing graffiti as more than just a nuisance and have started commissioning artists to decorate many public parks and buildings.
In Montreal's Notre Dame de Grâce (N. D. G.) neighborhood, local business owners have decided to fight fire with fire.   They're allowing professional graffiti artists to paint the walls of their businesses, before taggers have the opportunity.   A wall...