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    know that a body tattoo is injected into the skin by using a machine with a sharp needle and ink. What you probably don’t realize‚ is that a tattooing machine can pierce the skin as many as 3‚000 times a minute. Each one of these holes can be as deep as 1/16 of an inch. These open wounds scab over‚ but they can still cause health problems... and maybe even death. Before you even consider injected in this fashion‚ you need to know the deadly dangers of body tattoos. As far as tattoo parlors are concerned

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    Tattoos have gotten more popular over the years and has become a very controversial topic. There are many arguments about the entire process and what it means for society. In my opinion‚ tattoos are more than just this week’s trend‚ but they are art. Tattoos have been around historically‚ there is a guide that comes to tattooing safely‚ and the ink that will permanently with you forever acts to express yourself.     Now‚ I understand that there are people who make decisions to get a permanent piece

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    It is quite popular these days to have a tattoo. It is not unusual even for people professing faith in Christ to have tattoos. Some Christians‚ however‚ have a problem with this. The issue came up recently at a Bible study my daughter attends‚ so I decided that a Fact Sheet on the subject was timely. Do the Scriptures prohibit tattoos for Christians? In a word‚ "No." I realize that many fundamentalist and legalistic groups professing Christ will disagree with me on this (what else is new?)‚ but

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    Stigma is one of the biggest barriers to accessing mental health services. The media and Hollywood movies have cultivated stigma by falsely representing people with mental health disorders. For example‚ movies often portray characters with mental health problems in institutions smoking incessantly‚ with volatile outbreaks‚ and a Thorazine shuffle. In addition‚ when a mass shooting occurs the media declares the perpetrator mentally ill. For this reason‚ the misconceptions surrounding mental illness

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    Swedish born journalist and author Stieg Larsson has spun an intricate web of disturbing crime‚ horrific discovery and thrilling mystery in his first instalment of the Millenium series: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Working his whole life to expose corruption in extreme right wing and fascist industrial organizations Larsson’s extensive knowledge gives this fictional story a disturbing sense of plausible reality. Unfortunately‚ Stieg Larsson died before his works could be published and never knew

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    Industrial Hemp Struggles With Marijuana Stigma As the issue of legalizing marijuana remains complicated and highly controversial‚ a lesser-known yet increasingly significant side effect continues to transpire in the background: the suppression of its incredibly useful and diverse distant cousin‚ industrial hemp. Both marijuana and hemp have a long history in the United States. Unfortunately‚ because both plants are from the cannabis species‚ hemp was pigeonholed into a “dangerous drug” classification

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    Why Mehndi Is Not The Same As Tattoo? Mehndi is an art of painting of henna patterns over the body‚ a history of which is spanning many centuries. The exact place of origin of mehndi is unknown‚ because for centuries the art of henna painting traveled to different countries and continents‚ taking different forms in accordance with the traditions and culture of different nations. Some people believe that mehndi originated in India‚ others argue that mehndi came to India only in the 12th century

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    Larsson managed to do throughout the whole book. There were many different plot lines and characters‚ which helped me identify the conflicts charters had with finding truth‚ love‚ and their identity. Throughout the novel‚ The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo‚ Blomkvist and Salander are trying to uncover what happened to Harriet Vanger. Though this is the main plot

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    Stigmatism in Mental Health It was April 5‚ 1994 when Kurt Donald Cobain shot himself in the head. His manic depression and bipolar disorder had taken a toll on his life. Kurt had become a part of the phenomenal 27 Club. The 27 Club is a club where famous rock stars died at the age of 27. All of the rock stars had mental illness that were all overlooked because of their use of medication. This makes you wonder is mental illness stigmatized in society? Mental illness is stigmatized in society because

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    Parmelee April 11‚ 2013 Feminism: Female Protagonists Against Moral and Social Crime In our society today‚ there are many different types of crimes being committed everyday. These crimes range in severity and type. There are very blatant crimes such as murder or burglary‚ but there are also more subtle crimes such as moral or social crimes. Moral or social crimes are ones that go against commonly accepted moral or social codes. Some examples of these crimes are racism‚ substance abuse‚ or discrimination

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