The sales tax laws for states within the United States are not subject to federal regulation. Each state has control over its own base sales tax. Sales taxes are typically imposed on retail transactions and certain services.
Noun[edit] academic â(plural academics) ( 1 usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]  A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice.
The pursuit is found in the study of how these persons do what they do and why, and maybe also the origin of these subjects and persons. Therefore in conclusion, intellectual pursuit is not actually being the sculptor, but studying the art, artists, and or the history of sculpting itself.