their bodies as they believe that tattoos are beautiful and acts as an identification mark or it may have a great meaning in their lives. Many youths especially the black American teenage boys and superstars have many tattoos all over their bodies. Some tattoo themselves just because their friends in the neighborhood or at school have tattoos thus I can argue that tattooing is an act of peer pressure. There are so many question asked on the importance of tattoos that’s why scholars have researched
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Tattoos have been around for thousands of years. This form of body art is accepted in parts of today’s society‚ not all of society. This has always been true. Many people have tattoos that represent their life‚ history‚ interests‚ or their memories. Tattoos are popular for being rebellious‚ adventurous‚ and nonconformist. It’s a type of public announcement which makes the individual feels they are different‚ and even more adventurous. The practice of tattooing has always been discouraged. Even today
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Wilson 27 January 2011 English 102 Multiple Positions rough draft Prohibition of Tattoos and Piercings in the Workplace A large number of businesses do not allow tattoos that are visible. Many also prohibit piercings‚ other than single earrings on women. Some industries even take their policies to the extreme of not allowing any tattoos that take up more than 25% of a body part‚ and if a pre-existing tattoo is too large or obscene‚ it must be removed (Powers). This even applies if a uniform
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Tattoos a Fine Art Tattoos are considered fine art and are accepted more now than ever before. “Tattoos date back to 12‚000 BC. The word "tattoo" comes from a Tahitian word "tattow" or "ta-tu" meaning to mark the skin” (Lori). Tattoos have been evident in many cultures throughout the centuries” the ancient Greeks tattooed spies‚ the Romans tattooed criminals and the Polynesians tattooed ranking members of their tribes” (Lori). Around the 1950’s tattoos lost popularity they picked up a stereotype
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For many years tattoos were a form of taboo. Despite the negative stigma of tattoos with gang members‚ bikers‚ and circus freaks‚ this art form has become an accepted part of middle-class American life despite their once negative association. The history of tattoos has shown growth in popularity due to the advancement of art styles‚ machinery and sterilization. The meaning of tattoos has shifted numerous times since their introduction into Western societies by sailors returning from the Pacific
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Amber Garwood Prof Deanna Jessup English 112 3 June 2011 Tattoos vs. Piercings Your 18th birthday is one of the most important birthdays. You are finally of legal age to get a tattoo or a body piercing. The difficult question you now face is which one do you choose? You would love either‚ so the decision is mainly based on the expense‚ aftercare‚ permanence‚ and the pain of each. Both are great ways of self-expression but I feel body piercing is an overall better idea. Over the course of this
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IFUGAO ART TATTOO The origin of the Ifugaos is derived from the term Ipugo which means “from the hill”. According to Ifugao mythology‚ however‚ the name “Ifugao” is derived from Ipugo which refers to the rice grain given to them by their god Matungulan. Until the present day‚ this kind of rice grain is cultivated by the Ifugaos. The generic name Ygolote‚ Igolot‚ or Igorrote was used by the Spanish conquistadores and missionaries in their writing about all the various mountain people
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Tattoos have been an art alive for centuries. First they started out as a way to mark an individual and their place in society. Then they evolved into an art form for many people and some people get them just to have them. But here’s a question long pondered in the art of tattoos. I know I thought about it for a long time myself‚ before I had my first tattoo done. There are two main questions most people ask themselves. The first being‚ how much pain is involved with having a tattoo done?
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“Sin” on Skin Ever since I was 9 I have wanted to be a tattoo artist‚ not the classic career aspirations you would expect from a young girl. I wasn’t obsessed with being a famous rockstar or being a princess‚ my biggest obsession was tattoos and it still currently is. I have followed tattoo art for so many years‚ noticing the different trends and fads whether it be what the tattoo is‚ where it is‚ or what it symbolises‚ but the one thing that has stood out to me throughout all those years of obsession
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Tattoos A tattoo is a mark (a person or a part of the body) with an indelible design by inserting pigment into punctures in the skin. There is so many opinion and arguments upon tattoos. Yes tattoo is permanent life can change‚ and so can your tastes. The thing is‚ most of those things can be changed‚ but a tattoo can’t. Yes I do have tattoos but each tattoo has a special meaning I wouldn’t get a pointless thing tag on me for life it has everyone gets a certain tattoo for they own
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