Tattoos: A Millennia Tradition For millennia‚ men and woman have permanently marked their bodies by applying simple or complex designs with ink. It started as an ancient cultural tradition‚ then a mark of dangerous associations‚ or a sign of rebellion. Nowadays tattoos have become a popular and commercialized body modifications. Many are the reasons why people decided and still go through a painful and permanent procedure to mark their bodies. In ancient times‚ tattoos were applied for medical or
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Tattoo and Pierce Your Workplace “Look‚ she/he has tattoos and piercings everywhere; they must be in a cult or worship the devil.” Sound familiar? Maybe your grandparents or even parents have spoken these very words to you‚ but what is the big deal? Why are tattoos/piercings frowned upon‚ especially in the workplace? Tattoos/piercings should be allowed to be shown in the work place because it’s unconstitutional if you can’t‚ they’re becoming more and more popular‚ and they don’t harm anyone.
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Strange are the ways of the world Strange‚ often defined as unusual and deterring from the norm. There are a few instances in which social norms fluctuate‚ skin art as one of them. Even with tattoos becoming a widely spread trend today‚ its unusual that society is still unable to accept it and often regard it as a form of rebellion. People with skin art are still frowned upon in our society‚ often seen as a delinquent‚ or regarded as unusual that they opt for their body to be used as a canvas
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associated with tattooing and piercing. Body arts originated from the African and American tribal cultures most likely in East African countries. These tribes usually adopted those traditions based on their beliefs and by both males and females. Tattoos and piercings are forms of body art that people use to express themselves. Body arts are enjoyable in specific ways of self –image. Body arts are often used as a symbol to remember a lost family member‚ someone they love or something important that
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person should conceal piercings and tattoos. I chose the workplace. Would you like more confidence in yourself and for people to perceive you differently? First of all you should consider covering up your tattoos especially when going to an interview or where you work. Tattoos can sometimes be offensive to customers or to employees. You should also consider removing piercings as they fall under the same category as a tattoo. I myself have many tattoos and even though it’s considered the
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Monroe College The Inked Life Society has grown to accept tattoos every since they were first revealed over 5 thousand years ago. Some people hate them and some people live by them. Tattoos are more popular than they were thirty years ago due to television shows and peer pressure. Tattoos are life-long and once you get them it is hard to remove them. Getting a tattoo can be a life changing choice for good or bad. Being covered in tattoos can stop you from getting a job. History: For thousands
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reality that body art‚ in the form of tattooing‚ has become an integral part of our culture and society. Although tattoos once had a reputation as part of the “undesirable” class in American society‚ as they were typically associated with the biker and criminal milieu‚ tattoos have experienced a resurgence in popularity over the past decade. As numerous celebrities have begun to utilize tattoos as a means of expressing their personal style‚ so too have many Americans followed suit. The image of the young
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Tattoos: A Brief History Angela Ramsey COM/150 December 13‚ 2009 Brett Stamer Tattoo: in Tahitian‚ the word “tatau” literally means to mark something. The Samoan word‚ “tatua” open wound or some other form of small wound. Even though tattoos are gaining in popularity today‚ history has shown that they have been around for thousands of years. There have been many indicators of early works of art on the body. These include finding mummies with tattoos and crude tattooing instruments
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The History of Tattoos and Body Piercing To some tattoos are forms of expression of ones personality. Tattoos are as diverse as the people who wear them. The past of tattoos has been dated back 5000 years ago. Now tattoos are a must see attraction all around the world. In some cultures tattoos are a form of symbolism‚ others are traditions. The word tattoo comes from the Samoan word “tatau” which means to mark‚ and the Polynesian word “ta” which means to strike something. The prime organ in the
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Getting a Tattoo A tattoo is a form of body modification in a form of a design that many people get in view of the fact that it represents something or merely because they fond it. Tattoos have been around for thousands of years. They have been used including for marks of status and rank. For example‚ tattoos were used to mark slaves and criminals. An indelible tattoo is made by inserting permanent ink into the dermis layer of the skin to modify the pigmentation and therefore make the color of the
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