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The Theft of the Creepy Portraits: The Case of a Teacher Exploiting his Students

December 22, 2024 Shelby

In February of 2024, a junior high art teacher, Mario Perron, at a school in Canada was accused of using his personal website to sell the artwork of student’s without their permission or even their knowledge. Perron assigned his students a project in which they were required to create a

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(Taylor’s Version): The Stolen Music of Taylor Swift

November 22, 2024 Shelby

Taylor Swift is the queen of pop and has many accolades to prove it: her Era’s Tour is the highest grossing concert tour of all time, she has 14 Grammys and 58 nominations, and is the female artist with the most charted songs. Her success alone is very impressive, but

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Help! The Vandalism Iconic Pacific Beach John Lennon Mural

October 19, 2024October 17, 2024 Shelby

The 2006 mural of John Lennon in Pacific Beach, San Diego was a beloved landmark that brought the neighborhood together. The mural was a replica of the photograph of Lennon by Robert Whitaker titled “Admiration.” It was a common occurrence for tourists to visit the mural to take and post

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Are paparazzi crossing the ethical line and invading the basic privacy of celebrities?

October 1, 2024 Shelby

The “follow and ambush” style of paparazzi was created by Ron Galella in the 1950s and he was referred to as “Godfather of U.S. paparazzi culture,” “Paparazzo Extraordinaire,” and “King of Paparazzi.” Although the paparazzi does have a code of ethics, they walk on the thin line between their First

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