decision about your own possible tattoos. Preview: In order to increase your knowledge of tattoos‚ so you or someone you know will be less likely to regret their possible tattoos I’m going to focus on the following areas: The reason for getting a tattoo‚ the risks and the myths about tattoos‚ and tattoo removal. The history behind tattoos is just as fascinating as the tattoo itself. Whether flaunted or hidden‚ sought as art or bought on a whim‚ the tattoo varies from culture to culture‚
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regrets getting that tattoo. She daydreamed many days how her life could have been better. Can you really blame Grandma? She did this when she was a teenager. The trend in this century has increased. Tattoos are a major fashion statement among teenagers today‚ but the majority of the young adults fail to consider the medical‚ social‚ and professional consequences tattoos can inflict on one’s life which may result in regret. Adolescents have several reasons for having tattoos are numerous but some
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Tattoos and tattooing are taking on an increasingly larger‚ more visible role in today’s mainstream pop culture. Now you see all kinds of tattooed celebrities‚ rock stars‚ movie stars‚ sports stars and even the elite super models proudly displaying their body art. Tattoos have been a part of people’s lives for many years now. To most people living in South Africa‚ tattoos are a normal thing‚ however there are many people with opposing opinions. It’s impossible to walk through a mall for more than
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behind a tattoo. Tattooing has existed all around the world for thousands of years‚ even being mentioned in The Bible. It gained popularity in America in the middle 1800’s‚ but in the last 10-20 years has really crossed over in the mainstream culture and gained a lot of attention in the media. There are many things that go into tattoos and tattooing‚ I will be focusing on; the history of tattooing in America‚ the tattooing process‚ and reasons people decide to get tattooed. The first tattoo shop in
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first thing that Dr. Lars Krutak said is a definition of tattoo. The reason that Dr. Lars Krutak become a tattoo expert is by accident. During the Graduate school‚ he doesn’t know what to research about for his research
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suffering from depression. To celebrate the success of his ‘joke’ on Stan‚ Tom decided to get a tattoo of the words ‘I’m the man’ on his upper arm. Tom knew that licensed tattoo parlours would not tattoo him because he was under 18 years-of-age. He decided to ask his older friend‚ Robert‚ to do the tattoo because he had been working for 3 months as a trainee tattoo artist. In order to give Tom his tattoo Robert took equipment from his work as he left at the end of his day. However‚ because he was
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and more common. Many people around the world have at least once tattoo but‚ it was not always this way‚ tattoos used to be only for kings and queens or those of importance. The earliest known examples of tattoos date back to ancient Egypt. The first tattoo found was from the famous frozen mummy known as “The Iceman”. The tattoos found on The Iceman‚ located on each of his joints and are believed to relief joint pain. Others tattoos found on remains from ancient mummies from as far back in history
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“The Identity Crisis Under the Ink‚” by Chris Weller was an article revolving tattoos as well as how they are represented as an identity towards the carrier‚ which can also be used as a way to establish an understanding of who they actually are. As Weller discusses how these marking on the skin can be more than just a tattoo but can have a profound meaning behind it‚ which corresponds to‚ “Tattoos helped add a dash of specificity by signaling individuality in the same ways a birthmark or scar might
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reviews and meta-analysis of 124 published studies from 30 countries‚ found that people with tattoos were almost three times more likely to have hepatitis C as those without tattoos. Diseases such as hepatitis B‚ tuberculosis and HIV. Skin infections are also common from tattoos. Many of these causes are due to unhealthy conditions not only in the tattoo establishments; but in homes where many people are doing tattoos as side work from home without being regulated or licensed. It’s shocking that no precautions
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The number of people getting tattoos seems to be on the rise. According to the most recent Harris Poll‚ conducted in the summer of 2007‚ approximately 40% of Americans ages 25-40 have at least one tattoo‚ as compared to 3% 20 years ago (Hawkes‚ Senn‚ &ump; Thorn‚ 2004). The increased popularity of the tattoo is apparent if you compare those findings to the 1936 Life magazine estimate that 10 million Americans‚ or approximately 6% of the population‚ had a tattoo (Swan‚ 2011). According to Kang and
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