Tattoos In Today’s Society Preparation Outline: Informative Speech on Tattoos in today’s society. Specific Purpose: The purpose of my speech is to inform my college speech class about the stigmas‚ obsessions‚ and acceptance of tattoos in today’s society. Thesis: After listening to my speech‚ each person in my audience should be informed about how tattoos have taken on a different meaning from previous generations and are becoming more accepted in today’s society. Introduction
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Wilson 27 January 2011 English 102 Multiple Positions rough draft Prohibition of Tattoos and Piercings in the Workplace A large number of businesses do not allow tattoos that are visible. Many also prohibit piercings‚ other than single earrings on women. Some industries even take their policies to the extreme of not allowing any tattoos that take up more than 25% of a body part‚ and if a pre-existing tattoo is too large or obscene‚ it must be removed (Powers). This even applies if a uniform
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Tattoos & Piercings in the Workplace PHI221 Shelley Hipps College America Abstract This paper focuses on the subject of whether or not tattoos and piercings should be allowed in the workplace. There are a lot of resources arguing that they should not be allowed‚ but this research maintains the point that they should be more accepted in the workplace these days. This paper concludes by discussing how tattoos and piercings are much more of an artistic expression rather than a form of rebellion
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“Father Greg Boyle‚ Endless Fogiveness” In “Tattoos on the Heart‚” by Gregory Boyle‚ Boyle experiences how to deal with gangs. The novel‚ a compelling story about gang violence and one man’s response towards giving those buried within it‚ tells a story of gang members working for a chance of redemption and solace. Can others be seen as fathers or even as a role models when gang life is such a large force in their lives? Through the story gangbangers that try to change themselves for the pursuit
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Got Ink? Got Ink? Tattoos in today’s society are a way of self-expression and art. There has been a lot of controversy over tattoos and the many meanings behind them. Tattoos were and still are widespread among the Polynesian people‚ certain tribal groups in the Philippines‚ Africa‚ North America‚ South America‚ Mesoamerica‚ Europe‚ Japan‚ Cambodia‚ New Zealand and China. Despite some taboos and superstitions surrounding tattooing‚ the art continues to be popular all over the world. In this essay
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beautiful piece of artwork that they can carry around with them for a lifetime. The view people have on tattoos today is divided‚ with some people who think they are pieces of art and forms of self expression that take a lot of time and money‚ or as markings that only criminals and ‘lower class citizens’ would get‚ something that lowers your self worth. Tattoos shouldn’t be seen as bad or gross‚
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Tattoos: A Brief History Angela Ramsey COM/150 December 13‚ 2009 Brett Stamer Tattoo: in Tahitian‚ the word “tatau” literally means to mark something. The Samoan word‚ “tatua” open wound or some other form of small wound. Even though tattoos are gaining in popularity today‚ history has shown that they have been around for thousands of years. There have been many indicators of early works of art on the body. These include finding mummies with tattoos and crude tattooing instruments
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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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Tattoos and their Relationship to Polynesian Culture Denise Lutz Axia College of University of Phoenix “They print signs on people’s body and call this tattow”- James Cook (Losch‚ 2003). What might his first thoughts have been upon anchoring at one of the Polynesian islands‚ seeing natives covered in markings? What did the markings and designs mean? Could he have wondered what the significance was‚ who did this to them‚ and what was used to place those markings on them. Although tattoos were
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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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