Helen Day is a part-time journalist and blogger. She maintains her blog entitled Street beat on a variety of current social issues. This blog entry‚ The Power of Ink‚ is about tattoos and it has drawn a variety of responses from readers of her blog. In recent years‚ the practice of ‘inking’ your body‚ or having tattoos indelibly imprinted on your skin has become almost ‘de rigueur’ for many in our society‚ especially the young. There is a wide variety of views about this practice and Helen Day
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The last decade has seen a dramatic rise in spectacular forms of body modification‚ including the tattoo renaissance and the phenomena of body piercing‚ the emergence of neo-tribal practices like scarification and the invention of new‚ high-tech forms of body art like sub-dermal implants. Therefore‚ body modification practices have proven to be an interesting field of study for sociologists interested in deviance‚ social control‚ and the social construction of problematic behaviour. Much of the
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The theistic argument that I think is most plausible is the Cosmological Argument. I think this because to me this is the only argument that is plausible because things do not exist without a cause. For example‚ people and animals do not exist without reproduction. People must have a first cause to be created and exist. “The cosmological argument for God’s existence goes like this: The world could not exist on its own so there must have been a first cause that brought it into being. This first
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Each of the five arguments presented by St. Thomas Aquinas aims at helping people from around the world apprehend the existence of God. For instance‚ the fifth case‚ which mainly relies on design‚ utilizes ideas from the governance of the universe to make its stance. It thus maintains that the best explanation of the apparent function and purposefulness to be found in nature is that a vastly intelligent mind created the natural world. Precisely‚ individuals realize that natural bodies work towards
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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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getting a tattoo is becoming normality among Americans of all ages and backgrounds. However‚ several people get tattooed without thinking about the dangerous consequences that may follow. The skin procedure required for the removal of a tattoo can be expensive and painful. Furthermore‚ I will discuss that the perceptions of tattoos are changing from negative to positive because we know much more about tattoos than we did in the past decades‚ but that we still have so much to learn about tattoos. If
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Tatau COM/150 March 7‚ 2010 Tatau Tattoos have been used for thousands of years through many different forms as a way of representation. Throughout time‚ the choice to decorate ourselves with colorful and decorative markings of ink has grown in popularity through elaborate portraits of body art‚ along with permanent cosmetic make-up. The uses of tattoos have been traced as far back as 2000 b.c. in Egypt‚ which was found to be present in many Egyptian mummies. Other evidence would
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and legends Patricia a. Weiss‚ rn‚ Msn‚ Ocn®‚ ccrP—assOciate editOr Can Tattoos Cause Cancer? Anthony R. Doremus‚ LPN Myth: Tattooing has risen in popularity‚ but can this body art increase the risk of cancer? Answer: Tattoos and body piercings have been prevalent for thousands of years in many cultures. Tattooed mummies from Egypt‚ Peru‚ and the Philippines have been radiocarbon dated to 2000 BC. The word tattoo is derived from the Tahitian word ta-tau‚ which means “the result of tapping
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It is estimated that approximately one new tattoo establishment is being opened in the country every day. II. With the growing popularity of tattoos it’s important that potential clients are aware of the application process and the steps involved to ensure a quality tattoo that is done safely and sanitarily. III. Tattoos have been around for many centuries but have changed over time in many different ways. Thesis Statement: Whether it’s to symbolize a loved one‚ or to cherish a fond memory‚ tattoos are more than a statement piece
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of friends‚ etc. The influenced person‚ who is about to have a tattoo‚ might be affected of their decision themselves – either good or bad (Flaherty‚ 2005). A person got his curiosity about tattooing and under the influence of his/her surrounding‚ society‚ his personal environment‚ friends and close relatives (Serup‚ Kluger‚ Bäumler‚ 2015). In the study Why People Get Tattoos (2015)‚ one of the influences why people are wearing tattoo nowadays is peer pressure. Their desire to be part of the group
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