individual to his/her peers and to society. Styles of dress‚ language‚ music‚ and dance are some of the ways that portray one’s own unique symbols‚ values‚ and meanings. One other such signifier of identity is through body modification‚ particularly tattooing and body piercing. In today’s society people have adopted the new style or trend of body modification. There are many reasons in which people obtain piercings and tattoos. Those who modify‚ manipulate and mutilate their bodies do so for many reasons
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early 16th century‚ traditional tattooing is widespread in the Philippines‚ but very little is known or written about the practice. Sources for the study of traditional tattoos in Northern Luzon are very inadequate and merely make vague statements on the function and symbolic meaning of tattoos‚ as well as the relationship between the practice and culture as a whole. The statements likewise reveal a distinctly ethnocentric deportment. Until today‚ tattooing and tattoo designs in the Cordilleras
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The Impact on Society of Teenage Tattooing The Impact on Society of Teenage Tattooing Does the tattoo define the person‚ or does the person define the tattoo? In modern society tattoos are widely accepted except when applied to the skin of an adolescent. Adolescents with tattoos face judgment from a variety of people such as authoritative figures‚ parents‚ and their peers. This article (On Teenagers and Tattoos‚ by Andres Martin‚ MD.) provides examples of how society views adolescents with
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Intro- Attention Getter--> I’d like to start off by asking you a question. How many of you currently have a tattoo or piercing? How many of you would like to get a tattoo or piercing sometime in the future? Intro--> The truth is that‚ according to the laws posted by the National Conference of State Legislatures‚ getting a tattoo or piercing done isn’t a minor’s choice. To get a tattoo or any kind of piercing‚ even something as normal as an ear piercing‚ requires parental permission and for parents
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pressure to drink‚ use drugs and have sex is just one of the things our children have to face each day. Another major decision those same kids have to face is whether or not to go along with their friends and get a permanent body decoration by way of tattooing or piercing. Although it is their body‚ teenagers’ should wait until they are adults before making a decision on a permanent body decoration. A tattoo is a picture or word placed into the skin with permanent ink. The needle involved is a flat
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two would still pass if there are people with that mode of thinking around that person. To give out examples of this Filipino mode of thinking‚ a lot can be stated. Two eminent cases are the tattooing art in the country and our “kamay-kamayan” eating or the buddlefeast. PhilippineTattoo Philippine tattooing has been an art since pre-colonial times which spreads to the three main islands of the country. The word “Pintados” (Painted Ones) was even dubbed for the Bisayans by the
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common types of Body Modification Body Modification have been around ever since there was man on earth. It is the deliberately alteration of one’s physical appearance. There are many ways to modify the body and the reasons varies widely. There’s tattooing‚ piercing‚ circumcision and rare ones like tongue splitting and scarification and branding. In this modern world the most common is piercing. It’s really hard now to find 10 women in a group of 20 without some form of piercing. Body piercing started
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B. Ancient Egyptians women from 4000-3500 B.C. also had evidence of tattoos 1. Since the tattoos were found on the Egyptian women‚ most assumed that they were a mark of prostitutes or sexually transmitted diseases. 2. Others believed that the tattooing was a therapeutic role and functioned as a permanent form of amulet during the very difficult time of pregnancy and birth because of where the markings were on the womens’ bodies. a. The markings were around the abdomen‚ on top of the thighs‚ and
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18 21st century statistics 20 List of appendices S.no. Title Pg.no. 1. Body Art: The story behind tattooing 21 and piercing in Canada 2. Tattoos :
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It also represents how the process of tattooing came to the island from elsewhere. Quadrangular figures: Samoan tattoos are unique in terms of Polynesian traditions in that the geometric patterns are created through angles and line-based figures as opposed to using round or circular lines
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