Elizabeth Bachmayer Professor Magee College Writing Paper Tattoos: An Art Form When I turned 18‚ I finally got the tattoo that I have been wanting to get since my 16th birthday. I designed it myself. It says‚ “take a breath” with a heart at the end of it. I went to the tattoo parlor a week before my actually appointment and explained to my tattoo artist the exact font‚ coloring‚ and reason behind my tattoo design. The saying “take a breath” is meaningful to me. I try to follow the advice
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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 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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than the government’s right to impose their standards on us? Even if it’s for our own good? For me‚ I was born in a country where its people had a little to no right‚ and it is all because of the government. Should the first amendment protect Bryon tattoos? The first amendment states‚” Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and
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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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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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Getting a Tattoo A tattoo is a form of body modification in a form of a design that many people get in view of the fact that it represents something or merely because they fond it. Tattoos have been around for thousands of years. They have been used including for marks of status and rank. For example‚ tattoos were used to mark slaves and criminals. An indelible tattoo is made by inserting permanent ink into the dermis layer of the skin to modify the pigmentation and therefore make the color of the
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word tattoo. There are many different ways of describing them. Some call it body art‚ some call it body designs‚ but truly it does not matter. There are several very different classifications of tattoos. Some of the various classifications consist of Old School‚ New School‚ Tribal‚ Celtic‚ Biomechanical‚ and Typographic tattoos. Each of these classifications are unique in their own way and different from the others in most aspects. It will be easier to identify which classification your tattoo‚ if
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Tattoos and Their Adverse Reactions Tattoos have been around for centuries‚ Egyptians would tattoo themselves as a symbol of fertility and strength. In recent years‚ popularity has increased especially amongst teenagers. They range in size‚ designs‚ colors and location. However‚ as the popularity grows as do the concerns over the safety and risk. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not regulate tattoos. This leaves the burden of safety and regulations to individual cities
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cons of tattoos There are a lot of different opinions when it comes to the subject of tattoos‚ but with the way times have changed there is a lot more people getting them for many different reasons. I feel that if you have your own reasons and thoughts into what you really want to get imprinted on your skin then there is nothing wrong with that. I think it is actually very meaningful. Pro: Self-Expression Marking and altering the body is the ultimate form of self-expression and tattoos are
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