Body Mods: An Undefined Art Form Body modifications‚ to many people‚ aren’t a form of art in their opinion. What they don’t know is that the people getting tattoos and piercings or the ones that are tattoo or piercing artists are simply using the human body as a canvas rather than a simple watercolor or paper canvas. Statistics say that more than half of people in the United States believe that body modifications are a sin or make a person look “trashy‚” that’s more than 50% of the billion people
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TITLE: “Don’t just poke around‚ be informed first!” TOPIC: Body piercing. GENERAL PURPOSE: To Inform. SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To inform the audience about body piercing. CORE STATEMENT: Before considering getting a body piercing one should know the types of piercings‚ reasons why one would want to have it done‚ and be fully aware of the complications that can follow. METHOD OF ORGANIZATION: Topical order. SPEECH TITLE: “Don’t just poke around‚ be informed.” INTRODUCTION:
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but I think age would also come in to it‚ that a person needs to be of age to know what they’re doing because it’s a permanent thing‚ and could regret t later. And also I don’t like extremes of anything‚ so personally I don’t like a lot of body tattooing or body piercing‚ but it’s a personal choice.” And when asked if it should effect someone’s chance at a job they responded‚ “It depends on the job for one‚ but in society in general it’s not approved for occupation. Because I don’t like extreme‚ I
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before even taking the time to think about why he or she got a body part pierced. Body piercing has become more mainstream in the past ten to fifteen years‚ but can still not get past the stigma attached to getting a body part pierced. But what most people do not realize is that piercing of body parts other than ears date back as far as Biblical times and have symbolic meaning rather than just shock value. The art of body modification has been in practice since as early as the
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stereotypes associated with those who have tattoos‚ piercings‚ or other body adornments? I think that everyone gets stereotyped for all different reasons in life. I have heard many people comment about others who have tattoos‚ mostly negatively. I personally think there OK to have but do not care for a lot of them on a body. I think if a person wants to have them that thatch up to them and should not be judged on what is on there body. Unfortunately we are all judge for all different reasons‚ how
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Shahil Patel English 4 Xu 6 May 2014 Foot Binding: The Price of Beauty Foot binding is the practice of wrapping the feet of younger girls to prevent further growth‚ usually tied to the Chinese culture. Around the 18th century‚ foot binding was viewed to be very erotic and appealing leading many women to partake in this action. After many objections and calls for reform the practice of foot binding died out. It is unfair to expect women to painfully bind their feet just to please men and
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The act of inking or piercing the body could potentially ruin chances of future friendships. For example‚ Torres states‚ “This habit of prematurely rejecting something new or different because we are not accosted to it can result in someone’s behavior or belief being stigmatized‚ ridiculed
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Their names were Kendra Goode‚ Vera Cruise‚ Gene Poole‚ and Alfredo Fettuccini. The 4 friends didn’t like Felix very much‚ but since they were each equally placed in his will‚ they went. These 4 people are the suspects for this crime. Felix’s body had no external injuries. Felix dropped out of college and he never kept a job for more than a month. KENDRA GOODE is an artist. White powder was found on her shoes and white powder was also found in the crime scene. She has pierced ears and an
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Hale’ Alexander Dr. Felty English 101 June 22‚ 2013 The Cultural Insights of Footbinding The Chinese practiced foot binding for over a thousand years in the Song and T’ang dynasties. Some people found it very cruel‚ and then some found it fascinating. The ‘Golden Lotuses’ were the art and symbol for the wealth and beauty of ancient China. For any other culture‚ one would ask what foot binding is? Or‚ how did foot binding in Ancient China compare to John Fairbank’s text “Footbinding”? Also
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Body Art in the Workplace Body Art in the Workplace You walk into an interview‚ as you sit down‚ cross your legs and start to admire the new pair of heels you bought specifically for the interview‚ you notice you forgot to put a Band-Aid aid over the rather large but feminine tattoo that you have on the top of your foot. You uncross your legs and nonchalantly slide your feet under the table‚ but it is too late! The woman who is sitting across from you interviewing you‚ who decides the fate
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