got my eye was the tattoos almost everyone had on the island. It was so different to what I would see in America. Each tattoo was different‚ some were the standard black‚ while others were filled in with colors. Getting a tattoo is something that should carefully be thought about. No matter how beautiful it looks‚ it is something that you will have to look at everyday‚ your body and tattoo will grow together. Polynesian tattoos are not only meaningful‚ but from the first tattoo they were deemed as
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considered rebels because they decided to mark the skin with art. For instance are tattoos considered a deviant behavior? There was a study done at the Texas Tech University which its findings stated that the number of tattoos that a person has then the more “deviance” they are involved in (Beck‚ (n.d.)). Their findings were based off of people who may have one tattoo versus those with four or more tattoos. Some would say that people with tattoos are rebels and deviant. Tattooed people considered risk-takers
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Tattoos Past and Present Debra Nehring Eng/101 9/15/11 Kimberly Stanley Tattoos Past and Present Some people may have tattoos and others may find them ugly or despise them but one thing is true‚ tattoos are a part of the past and understanding where they came from can give us a greater appreciation for them today. The Egyptians‚ the Japanese‚ the Chinese‚ and more all have elaborate art histories whether it is buried in the pyramids‚ the temples‚ the sculptures
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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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the other. However‚ this is not the case with body decorations like tattoos and piercings. These body decorations have been around for many centuries; from the ancient Egyptians to the Native Americans‚ they are cultural all around the world. Since this time‚ they have been linked in many situations to similar diseases. If people harm their bodies just to obtain beauty‚ then why would it be a part of their culture? The harmful effects of body decorations only weaken a society; but‚ since it is a part
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tendency of tattooing 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
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Polynesian Tattoos History is all about studying past events and how they relate to human beings. The study of historical events informs us of the things that helped shape the world as we know it today. While most continue to evolve the way our predecessors did‚ some continue to carry on the traditions of the old world. Polynesian tattoos are one of those traditions that have withstood the test of time and maintained their heritage. In this paper I will cover the history of Polynesian tattoos and
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Tattoos: A History of Skin and Ink Ralph Bianco Axia College What is a tattoo? A tattoo is a design made or a permanent mark within the skin made by the operation of picking while leaving behind an ineffaceable ingraining of coloring into the punctures or by scar rising. That would be the definition‚ however‚ a tattoo‚ to many‚ has a more personal‚ abstract meaning. To many people tattoos would symbolize religion‚ status‚ experiences‚ art and individuality. Just as fascinating‚ is the history
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The author received his first tattoo a few months after his eighteenth birthday. He had spent several years focusing on the meaning‚ artistic design and placement. Ink was the first thing he desired when he was diagnosed with cancer. Once the writer became an official cancer survivor‚ three years out from his last chemotherapy treatment‚ he went and got inked. Etched in black ink on his upper chest are the words‚ “I Win‚” and underneath are the beginning‚ and ending dates of his chemotherapy treatments
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Tattoos or body piercing today vs. 30 years ago Has anyone noticed today we see more tattoos and body piercings but do we ever think of why this is? I want to show the difference in some of the public opinions on this subject. The difference in how the tattooist and piercing shops methods that was used 30 year ago and methods used today. And upcoming generations with tattoos or body piercings are on the rise. I want to show the difference between tattoos or body piercing in the public’s eye today
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