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    History of Tattoos

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    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‚ multiple piercing‚ and

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    Tattoos

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    How many people in here have a tattoo? How many of you all like tattoos but will never get one? Tattoo‚ coming from the Tahitian word “tattau” which means to mark were first talked about in James Cook’s expedition to the south pacific in 1769 and also even date back as far as 2000 B.C. because they were found on Egyptian and Nubian mummies from that time period. While doing research on the topic I found that different cultures use tattoos for many things. Take the Ainu people of japan. The Ainu

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    Conformity

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    One of society’s popular issues – conformity‚ is the act of one individual likely to change his or her thoughts‚ behaviors‚ and attitudes in order to fit in a group or to follow social norms. Norms are understood as unspoken‚ invisible rules appeared by a group of people then spread out to the whole community. Conformity occurs in various environment and situations‚ which fashion trends‚ plastic surgery‚ and tattooed people are some typical examples (depends on the case). Furthermore‚ when talking

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    Tattoos

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    ENG99 Instructor Chambala Tattoos … I came across an article that stated some interesting facts about people’s reaction after getting a tattoo‚ a survey in the article states “approximately one-third of people with tattoos regret it. This piece of information came to a surprise‚ but reading a long and coming across the reasons to people’s regrets made things a little more believable for me. The article stated that many people regret there tattoos as they get older because they

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    Tattoos

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    want to‚ whether it be dancing‚ drawing‚ singing‚ or even body art!! Tattoos are not just for looks‚ it’s a way to tell a story. A lot of people that have gone in the war or service‚ they come out wanting to get a tattoo about what division they were in. Do we judge them or criticize them on that? No‚ we honor them! So before you start assuming that people with tattoos are bad‚ just ask questions for the meaning behind the tattoo. You will be surprised of what most people will have to say. Many

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    Essay On Tattoos

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    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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    Anthropology of Tattoos

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    the motherland of Africa. Scarification‚ however‚ is not the only form of body art that is used. Body painting‚ tattooing‚ and branding are all similar forms of body art‚ which can be found in Africa and other cultures throughout the world. The word “tattoo” comes from the Tahitian word “tattau”‚ which means “to mark”. Tattoos have evolved from being symbols of punishment that were given to identify criminals and slaves in the early ninth-century Chinese culture‚ into a pop-culture trend of using he

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    Rebellion

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    Rebellion: The Most Self-Destructive Effect of Authoritarian Parenting Style Discipline is the backbone of characters; without it‚ nothing greater can be achieved in life. It is a form of punishment or instruction which corrects‚ molds‚ or perfects the moral character of mental faculties of a person or child. With discipline‚ values are also learned by the child in order for him or her to become a better person as he or she grows up. Parents may use various types of disciplinary measures to guide

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    Tattoos and Society

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    "Tattoos are created by inserting colored materials beneath the skins surface. The skin is penetrated with a sharp tool. Today colored ink and an electric needle are the material and instrument of choice. Today the practice is popular with a vast cross section of the population. Within the United States tattoos can be found on individuals ranging from gang member to fashion models." "The word tattoo comes from the Tahitian word "tatu" which means "to mark something". It is arguably claimed that

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    Period 1/2 Typography Essay The Font of Tattooing They say fonts can describe someone‚ they also say tattoos can tell you a lot about a person‚ So combing the two just makes sense. Typography integrated into tattoos when drawings and pictures didn’t speak loud enough. As a result of global development‚ tattoos have been seen throughout cultures and religions. The mixing of curious practices has brought typographic tattoos Many events influenced artist and tattooist to have the idea of typography

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