modification Definition: A syntactic construction in which one grammatical element (e.g.‚ a noun) is accompanied (or modified) by another (e.g.‚ an adjective). The accompanying element is called a modifier. In morphology‚ modification is a process of change in a root or stem. See Examples and Observations‚ below. See also: Modifier Attributive Noun Compound Adjective Dangling Modifier‚ Misplaced Modifier‚ and Squinting Modifier Degree Modifier Downtoner Epithet Intensifier Predeterminer
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That’s White People Stuff: Plastic Surgery‚ Body Modification and the African American Community That’s White People Stuff: Plastic Surgery‚ Body Modification and the African American Community Body modification has existed around since the beginning of time. Modifications have generally been used to mark the social position of an individual in a manner visible and recognized by other members of society. That similar modifications are interpreted very differently from one culture to the next
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Outline of Informative Speech Body Modifications- By: Shayna Stevens Intro- A story about a San Francisco based‚ Texas native cutting off his pinky in the underground world of body modifications found in Pubisher’s Weekly published on October 15‚ 2012. Transition-This is just one way a fellow modifier chose to change himself‚ but believe it or not in one way or another you‚ yourself are a modifier as well. Significance- • Sharon Heywood wrote in Herizons published in Fall of 2012‚ that “After
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types of body modification and why people do them. It is so obvious that we as humans crave to stand out in any instance we can‚ no way are we going to let anyone out shine us. So we modify things about ourselves daily‚ drastic or not to show others that we are different and worth being noticed. Body modification has become a norm of today’s world; reasons for body modification vary from a rite of passage‚ to religious beliefs and even cultural practices. We often see body modification as drastic
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For many years‚ tattoos have been looked down upon as identifiers of troublemakers and jailbirds. However‚ is the new generation socially acceptable with tattoos and other body modifications? Why are employers asking whether possible employees have tattoos or piercings‚ and does that have any thing to do with their business performance? Personal appearance‚ in my opinion‚ should not have anything to do with the availability of a job opening to a potential employer; especially when one is so qualified
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practices‚ especially with adolescents and young adults. The most common piercings are on the tongue and lip. Piercings can also be found on the uvula‚ labial frenum and lingual frenum. Another form of piercing is dermal piercings that can be found on the chin‚ dimples‚ upper and lower lip‚ and on the cheeks near the sinuses. There are several reasons why adolescents and young adults get oral piercings‚ including control over the body‚ as a form of identity‚ something new‚ following the current trend or
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issues is revolved around the restrictions of tattoos and piercings in the work place or an educational facility. Although the First Amendment protects the practice of religion and other forms of free speech and the Fourteenth Amendment promises due process and equal protection‚ when it comes down to it in the business world‚ a professional image is crucially important to an employer. The censorship of one’s act of self expression through tattoos or piercings is anticipated to bring about controversies
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A HISTORY OF BODY ART: TATTOOING AND PIERCING The art of Tattooing and Piercing has been happening for thousands of years. The oldest evidence of extant tattooing on preserved skin dates to 6000 BC on the a South American Chinchorro mummy. Piercing’s have been going on since the BCE era and still have a impact on society today with more and more piecring ideas happening everyday. Bod-mod” is the growing revival of highly visual‚ primitive body modification practices such as branding‚ scarification
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Tattoo Discrimination in the Twenty-First Century “Dis·crim·i·na·tion: The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things. This is the Oxford dictionary definition of discrimination” To be ill-treated because you are different. Discrimination against those with tattoos is one of the forms of discrimination people‚ employers especially attempt to get away with. If an employer refuses to hire someone because of race‚ sex or religion it is instantly deemed as discrimination
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Tattoo in Korea – How it’s Accepted as Fashion Introduction Throughout history‚ the act of permanently marking on the skin with ink‚ also known as tattooing‚ has been recognized as a significant social subject within the culture of many different places and era. It has been both negatively and positively viewed by all cultures around the world depending on the time and place‚ and currently‚ it is seen by many people as fashion – a way to adorn one self and to express your individualism. In Korea
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