Reavey English 101 17 November 2012 Tattoos: Then and Now In today’s world‚ it is not uncommon to see people covered in all types of body art‚ such as tattoos. Arms‚ legs‚ sometimes even faces‚ all painted with permanent ink. For what reason‚ some people ask. What’s the point having words‚ designs‚ or pictures permanently drawn onto your skin? I personally love tattoos; they’re an artistic way for people to express who they are and their originality. Tattoos are a way for people to showcase their
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Pharos and slaves. Seamen and criminals. Aristocrats and the beloved. Have all shared one thing: the art of the tattoo. Evidence from ancient Egypt‚ Greece‚ Rome‚ the Pacific Islands‚ Japan and North America shows how truly global the art of tattooing is. In fact‚ tattooing had existed for thousands of years before England ’s Captain Cook encountered it in the South Pacific in 1769. Merchants and naval seamen spread the art to Europe and the Americas. But while its meaning has varied from people
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Strange are the ways of the world Strange‚ often defined as unusual and deterring from the norm. There are a few instances in which social norms fluctuate‚ skin art as one of them. Even with tattoos becoming a widely spread trend today‚ its unusual that society is still unable to accept it and often regard it as a form of rebellion. People with skin art are still frowned upon in our society‚ often seen as a delinquent‚ or regarded as unusual that they opt for their body to be used as a canvas
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summary: Tattoos: eyecatching- but are they art? Most people say tattoos are art‚ and that it is a collecting thing. Some people think tattoos shine up your skin‚ make it different and mysterious. But there also are people that think tattoos are ugly things and for gang members or sailors. These are now a mainstream cultural force. But to answer the question whether tattoos are art or not‚ we have to look to different opinions. It is your own opinion whether you like tattoos or not. Some people
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Perhaps tattoos carry rough stigmas or rowdy stereotypes. Maybe those things are not always true. Maybe there’s more to what meets the eye when it comes to those decked out in body art. True‚ there may be some regrets and perhaps not every tattoo on my body is steeped in meaning. Although‚ in terms of the bigger picture‚ me standing before you with tattoos could be seen as someone unafraid of making mistakes. In the workforce I am not going to be uptight or predictable. Even before making the choice
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Tattoos have decorated bodies for centuries. From religious beliefs‚ to punishment‚ to adornment‚ tattoos have reflected personal stories for each of the bodies it marks. In the modern era‚ tattoos have become a form of art in which people use to express their individualities. Although one may consider marking their bodies as a positive form of self expression‚ tattoos can have lasting negative effects on one’s physical‚ social‚ and professional lives. Physically‚ getting a tattoo involves
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Visible Tattoos in the Workplace Stars‚ angels‚ and tribal tattoos are just a few of the most popular types of tattoos around today. Placement of tattoos varies from one person to the next. Placement can range from the arm to the leg‚ even the back is a recent favorite place. Tattoos have become a way for people to express themselves with out saying a word. Tattoos are so popular that one in 10 Americans has a tattoo‚ compared with one in 100 just three decades earlier. At one time tattoos were reserved
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Tattoos in Western Culture The art of tattooing has changed in modern times quite drastically. It is slowly becoming more acceptable to own and display tattoos on one’s body. In more conservative times‚ those with tattoos were looked on as social outcast‚ turned down for jobs and seen as strange outsiders. However‚ within the past half century‚ tattoos have steadily become more acceptable. Millions of people in America now proudly tattoo their skin‚ with everything from religious symbols to
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why people think it’s okay to take a book that was worked on hard by a committed author‚off the bookshelf‚ not allowing people to read it? There is a majority of different opinions on this topic‚ but personally‚ I think that books do not have to be censored. There are books written on topics that could offend people such as religion‚ gender‚ ethnicity and many more‚ but I’m not
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Should cartoon violence be censored? “It seems today‚ that all you see‚ is violence in movies and sex on TV. But where are those good old fashion values. On which we used to rely!”(family guy theme song) speak of the devil itself. Now in to the twenty first century the primary learning school for kids aging 1 to 4 are mostly all those cartoon shows that they consume. Television is the greatest pedagogue for these young kids who are drawn in to these cartoons‚ from which they emulate actions
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