DVS 060 16 July 2007 Getting Your Tragus Pierced If you are interested in getting your tragus pierced‚ I highly advise you follow these suggested steps in getting this procedure done. The first step is to call around to different piercing and tattoo places to see how much it is to get your tragus pierced. Next you should find the cheapest place and attain the money you need to get it done. Keep in mind‚ though‚ that most of the time "Walk-Ins-Welcome" salons aren’t as professional as others
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Teenagers and Tattoos - Misunderstood Youth It seems like everyone has a tattoo or piercing these days. In the past‚ this type of permanent artwork or body ornaments were reserved for outlaws‚ sailors and biker gangs. Now these body decorations can be found on teenagers. In Dr. Andres Martin ’s article "On Teenagers and Tattoos" he explains the significance and function of tattoos and piercings for teenagers. Dr. Martin explains the reasons that teenagers are
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Discriminated with Tattoos Tattoos have been around for a long time‚ and in today’s society they are considered unacceptable. We judge people with tattoos as thugs‚ people involved in gangs‚ or unprofessional. “The gang culture of the 1980s--its symbols‚ slang‚ tattoos‚ clothing style‚ hand signals and music--has trickled down to the next generation and into many suburbs” (Teen Gangs and Crime). Tattoos should not be something that people judge. Businesses discriminate people with tattoos most often
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young and old regarding gender expression and even identity. Singer remarks‚ "You see boys wearing makeup‚ girls buying menswear-they are not afraid to be who they are. This category or that category-who cares? They want to define themselves‚” giving teens and even adults who struggle with internal battles of gender and sexuality the hope to keep going by mentioning how they are not alone and that there is no reason as to why one must label themselves. Life’s not about living behind a tag or set of descriptions
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Chinese tattoos In China have many traditions cultural; today I want talk about Chinese tattoos. In china tattoos is called “Ci Qing”. And Chinese tattoos have become very popular things for who likes tattoos in western world. And Chinese tattoos offer beautiful and much deeper meaning‚ so this is a important reason why the Chinese tattoos is very popular. The most famous tattoos in china‚ I think is from the legend of the Chinese general Yue Fei. Yue Fei was in South Song Dynasty‚ in this
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For many years‚ tattoos have been looked down upon as identifiers of troublemakers and jailbirds. However‚ is the new generation socially acceptable with tattoos and other body modifications? Why are employers asking whether possible employees have tattoos or piercings‚ and does that have any thing to do with their business performance? Personal appearance‚ in my opinion‚ should not have anything to do with the availability of a job opening to a potential employer; especially when one is so qualified
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society today‚ getting tattoos and piercing is just another way to express them-selves. However‚ tattoos and piercings can have both positive and negative outcomes. What most people don’t know is the history of tattoos and piercings. I think it would be wise to do a little research about the health issues that comes with tattoos and piercings and also how it has affected people’s lives. Tattoos have been dated back to thousands of years ago. While no one knows where tattoos originated‚ it has become
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If the impulse to create art is a defining sign of humanity‚ the body may well have been the first canvas. Alongside paintings on cave walls visited by early people over 30‚000 years ago‚ we find handprints‚ ochre deposits‚ and ornaments. And because the dead were often buried with valuable possessions and provisions for the afterlife‚ ancient burials reveal that people have been tattooing‚ piercing‚ painting‚ and shaping their bodies for millennia. All of the major forms of body art known today
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Obviously as we learned from Mitford’s article‚ embalming can be quite an ugly art form but morticians must have a lot of skill to do it properly. Another little known skill that resembles embalming is taxidermy and surprisingly enough it to requires a lot of expertise as well. Taxidermy is a skill that is perfected through practice. There are no universities or schools that give degrees in taxidermy thus making it a coveted skill that is learned through practice and unfortunately grotesque mishap
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Otzi the Iceman is the best kept mummy that we have come to discover‚ and with this we know he died what is believed to be a pretty horrific death. The climate around the time of Iceman’s death could not have helped his will to survive‚ scientists believe he was buried inside of the Similaun Glacier’s ice. The death itself caused by a fatal arrow to the back did not kill the man right away‚ leaving him to suffer a painful death. Iceman‚ through all of his struggle managed to make his way to the
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