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    Tattoo culture and influence in society Nowadays‚ tattoo has been regarded as a sign of fashion. “A trend that started growing in America and Europe in the early ’90s‚ tattooing soon became so popular that 36% of Americans aged 25-29 had at least one body tattoo by 2003(Julie Genser 2007).” However‚ tattoo could probably bring health risks to tattoo carrier. Historically‚ tattoo originally is the nation’s cultural and symbolic‚ different tattoo pictures have own meaning and even it is a symbol of

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    TATTOOS: NOT JUST FOR SAILORS ANYMORE! Tattoos: Not just for sailors anymore! Jim Dillander Axia College Online Tattoos: Not just for sailors anymore! Have you ever seen someone with their body covered in tattoos and wondered‚ “How could they do that? Or have you ever stood next to someone with piercings in their bodies and thought‚ “what were they thinking?” What about after seeing these people you clutched your purse or wallet thinking that they might try to take it? People with

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    thought about getting one. Well before you head down to the nearest tattoo shop and roll up your sleeve‚ there are a few things you need to know. So You Ask‚ What Exactly is a Tattoo? A tattoo is a puncture wound‚ made deep in your skin‚ that’s filled with ink. The tattoo is made by penetrating your skin with a needle and injecting ink into the area creating some sort of design of your choosing. The thing that makes tattoos so long lasting is the fact that they’re so deep‚ the ink isn’t injected

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    teenagers have a tattoo? Having prevailed in the world for thousands years‚ nowadays‚ tattoos have been known in every corner of the world (Lawrence‚ 1999). The Food and Drug Administration estimated that 45 millions people in the United States have at least a tattoo (Israel‚ 2011) and then 17% of them regrets getting tattoos (Schulz‚ 2011) due to its health effects and the discrimination against it. Thus‚ in our opinion‚ teenagers should not be allowed to have a tattoo. The

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    Both men and women would get tattoos so they could be protected against evil (DeMello 183). Another reason for getting tattoos was to remember important events through one’s life. There were also some social and religious rituals that many people could not partake in because they did not have the right tattoos to enter (DeMello 183). When it came to the women tattooing they would get their faces‚ lips‚ ears‚ feet and

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    Just because tattoos are meant to be permanent doesn’t mean they have to be. Tattoo removal methods have been around for many many years. Of course‚ the more primitive methods tend to be much more painful and more likely to cause severe scarring‚ but they actually get rid of the tattoo itself fairly well. Even so‚ there are other options out there that one may wish to try. Some are more expensive but more effective‚ while some are cheaper but may not work for everyone. If financially limited‚ it

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    at Cry Baby’s Ink a tattoo shop in Eugene‚ Oregon it is very different from other tattoo parlors because of its overall atmosphere to customer service quality to its artist work quality. You get that deja-vu feeling at Cry Baby’s‚ because it’s homely. When you walk in the door at Cry Baby’s Ink you notice something different about this from other tattoo parlors…the walls are painted very bright neon green and there are racks of clothing which is different from your average tattoo shop. Not to mention

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    getting a tattoo. Moreover‚ some people judge the woman with the tattoo as a bad person while others believe it is demonic. The majority of the parents interviewed in the documentary are not happy with their daughters’ choice of having a tattoo. They believe that the tattoos are not suitable for women. Additionally‚ the tattooed women in the documentary wonder whether or not their gender plays a significant role in their discrimination. According to the documentary‚ women who have tattoos have a high

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    White Ink Tattoo and UV Tattoo Academic English I: Essay I Herlan Wijaya (1701320762) Binus International University Tattoo one of the ancient arts that was firstly found by an accident. According to an article about History of Tattooing‚ tattoo was originally from “Someone with a small wound or gash happened to rub it with a dirty hand that was covered with soot or ash. Once the wound had healed‚ they realized that the skin had healed over the ash and that the mark became a permanent addition”

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    Megan Buxton Professor Stockton Communications 297 11 May 2012 The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo In Stieg Larsson ’s novel‚ The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo‚ his first novel in the Millennium series‚ and a number one national best seller‚ danger and suspense lurk around every corner as Larsson portrays a dark and mysterious crime thriller that differs from most. Mikael Blomkvist‚ a recently discredited journalist‚ is enlisted to the aid of Henrik Vanger‚ an influential business mogul‚ to find his

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