300 Professor Fernandez Essay #2 Tattoos: Expressions of Permanence For thousands of years the art of tattooing has been around and has enticed millions of people to put this permanent body art on their skin. Although millions of people choose to get a tattoo inked on their body‚ each person has their own different reason for getting a tattoo. These reasons can be anything from showing their individuality‚ proving their pride or love‚ the need for more tattoos‚ or even being addicted to the whole
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Tattoos have been around since ancient Egypt and have also been discovered on "the iceman" from millions of years ago. So why all the talk today about the tattoo culture and its effects on our society? Some nations of the world still sees tattooing as a family and cultural tradition. Children are tattooed as a right of passage. In America‚ we feel it is an expression of who we are as a person. With this self expression comes positive and negative feedback from other members of our society.
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Health Risks of Tattoos My cousin Brad is covered in tattoos in every color from the top of his head to the top of his feet. Because he was not aware of his skin’s sensitivity to the ink; keloids formed‚ causing his tattoos to look as if they had been lifted off of his skin to form 2D structures. Due to his weight gain over the years‚ his tattoos look as if they had been stretched out across his body‚ forming elongated shapes and blurred images. However‚ most people found this fascinating and
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is the misinterpretations and perspectives of Tattoos in society today‚ and the social impact and acceptability in reagrds to this approach of art in Tattoos. This is based on the manipulative and critical interpersonal communication‚ in which was traditionally perceived as socially unacceptable. Researchers and Individual of society have researched this particular issue‚ in order to indicate the indubitable meanings of tattoos in society today. Tattoos have become a spatial project in the largest
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Samoan tattoos – or tatau – are part of a rich historical tradition‚ but they have also become popular in recent years as a tattoo choice for people from different cultures all over the world. These geometric designs carry symbolic meaning for the Samoan people‚ and can be used to visually represent values of personal significance. History and Significance of Samoan Tattoos In Samoan culture‚ the pe’a – or the traditional male tattoo – is both representative of tribal standing and a way to represent
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Throughout the world‚ there are many varieties of one’s appearance. The way one looks to another’s eye may cause them to pass judgments. “On Teenagers and Tattoos” by Andres Martin‚ and “Dreadlocked” by Veronica Chambers‚ are stories that show examples of the variations of one’s physical presence. Although there are various causes of one’s change in appearance‚ there are effects that will follow‚ some more severe than others. There are many causes as to why one chooses to present themselves
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people view the human body as an apartment rental rather than a house: They have the use of it during the brief season of their tenancy‚ but most are loath to initiate any permanent modifications beyond those dictated by nature and necessity. The tattoo and body piercing have long held negative connotations and is even forbidden in the Old Testament. In Leviticus 19:28 it says "Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead nor print any marks upon you. I am the Lord." Though many view
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perverted as with all great truths. The truth is that while most people do not begrudge anyone with tattoos‚ they are not perceived as a positive‚ even though there is no substantial reason for them not to be. In today’s cultural landscape the media is portraying tattoos more and more‚ and they have
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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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THE ARMY RESTRUCTURING PLAN 2 Abstract The U.S. Army plans on cutting 80‚000 soldiers by 2013. This will be done by cutting the number of combat brigades from 45 to as low as 32. This restructuring comes as the Pentagon works on its 2013 fiscal year budget‚ which much reflect $260 billion in savings over the next five years. On January 26‚ 2012 senior DOD leaders released a new defense strategy‚
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