Jen+Chu+RP+Post+2

-S: art organizations and why they are necessary -O: in response to censorship of art -A: anyone interested in art organizations -P: to increase the number of art organizations -S: Phillippa Pitts; person interested in educating others -Tone: informative, bona fide, inquisitive 7. Art allows people to engage in broad social issues and art organizations allows art to fulfill its purpose. In the past, art has been destroyed or censored because are scared; organizations can help inform the public and ease their qualms 8. Arts organizations reinforce the purpose of art in society by making people think about world/ social issues. 9. The main topic was irrelevant, but I am still slightly persuaded. Pitts used many examples to bolster her argument, and most were effective. Though, I really felt that she was making a mountain out of a mole hill because people are more tolerant these days and several of her examples were from before the 1950s. 10. Key Sentences
 * 1) what is art and what role does it have in society?
 * 2) //What is the role of arts organizations in society & their place in the community?//
 * 3) Phillippa Pitts
 * 4) link here
 * 5) Sunday night
 * 6) SOAPSTone

"People often forget the significance of art in the discourse of social, cultural, and global concerns." "It is the role of arts organizations to maximize their potential as a source of influence in society." "Ironically, these attempts to squash the arts have merely shown that art reflects the deeper preoccupations of its society. Past and present authorities have perceived the arts as threats since the arts clearly have the power to spark ideas and challenge prevailing opinions."