What is art and why is it important?

Art is classically one of the hardest things in the world to define. There are boundless ways to understand and relate to what art actually is, which is why there is so much discussion around the topic. When we first think of art, we think of creative expression – a physical representation of an idea that is born out of inspiration. Leo Tolstoy stated that: “Art is the activity by which a person, having experienced an emotion, intentionally transmits it to others.” Some other sentiments include any piece of creativity that a human creates, or a way of expressing oneself.

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What is ethical?

People have struggled for years with the question of ethics. What is ethical? Ethics, which is synonymous to morals, is basically a persons individual or professional values system. It could be a value system for life in general or the ethics for a specific profession. Lawyers, Doctors and even Linux Systems administrators all have specific set of ethics to which they are expected to adhere. While it is important for people to know what the ethics of their profession is, people need to know what is ethical?

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