Poem for You” is a closed-form poem but written as an English sonnet. The poem a person who loves the tattoos in his or her lover’s skin. At the same time the tattoos scares him or her by their permanence. The thoughtfulness and the depth of details expressed in this poem makes us conclude that the persona or speaker in this poem is a female. The speaker is certain about the permanence of the tattoos on her lover’s skin‚ but she is worried about potential changes on her love to him. This makes her scared
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Batek: Traditional Tattoos Batek: Traditional Tattoos and Identities in Contemporary Kalinga‚ North Luzon Philippines Analyn Ikin V. Salvador-Amores ABSTRACT In the 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
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skin and gouged out‚ leaving a designer scar.)‚ etc. One of the most popular body modifications is tattooing. Tattoos are a way of expressing yourself in a more artistic way. Any image‚ symbol‚ word‚ etc‚ you could ever want can be tattooed onto your body. The process of tattooing starts “by injecting ink into a person ’s skin. To do this‚ they use an electrically powered tattoo machine that resembles (and sounds like) a dental drill. The machine moves a solid needle up and down to puncture the
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No one under the age of 21 should be allowed to have tattoos. Many young adults have not completely considered the permanence of a tattoo and how it can affect their lives. This decision is threatening to one’s job‚ image‚ and life. Some jobs do not hire people who have tattoos‚ regardless of their skill in a certain field. Some employers fear that a representative of their company who has a tattoo can mislead customers or co-workers. When tattoos are exposed people look at you differently. They don’t
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Risks if Getting a Tattoo or Body Piercings Tattoo and body piercing maybe fun to get‚ but one should know the health issues before deciding whether you should get them or not. Even though the needles are sterile risk of infection is high. These are ideas that one needs to address to fully understand the risks that come along with getting a new tattoo or piercing. Has one every wondered what the risks are of receiving body art and piercings? Is there more than what they see in
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4 4. Gang Specific Tattoos 6 5. Special Markings 7 6. Equipment 8 7. The difference Between Prison Gang Tattoos and Tattoos in Society 9 8. Conclusion 10 9. References 11 Introduction Today ’s prison gang tattoos has a big contrasting difference than those in our society. Did you know that sixteen percent of the world’s population has at least one tattoo? Differentiating between the tattoos will help understand the lifestyle
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reviews and meta-analysis of 124 published studies from 30 countries‚ found that people with tattoos were almost three times more likely to have hepatitis C as those without tattoos. Diseases such as hepatitis B‚ tuberculosis and HIV. Skin infections are also common from tattoos. Many of these causes are due to unhealthy conditions not only in the tattoo establishments; but in homes where many people are doing tattoos as side work from home without being regulated or licensed. It’s shocking that no precautions
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America tattoos and piercing has become very popular. People choose to tattoo‚ pierce‚ or permanently mark their bodies for various reasons. “Modification of and marks of the body convey messages about age‚ gender‚ sexual interest‚ profession‚ wealth and emotions” (Miller‚ 449). People get tattoos for many reasons. I have tattoos because I feel that it is a way of expressing myself through art on my body. I like the beauty of art and every tattoo I have has a significant meaning to me. Tattoos have
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Research in personality traits and tattoos has largely focused on the college population and compares body modified individuals to non-modified individuals. Much of it suggests that individuals with tattoos are more likely to display higher levels of extraversion. (Copes & Forthsyth 1993‚ Swami 2012a‚ swami 2012 b) Eysenck & Eysenck’s (1967) work in personality proposes that extroversion and introversion are products of cortical arousal. Those with high cortical arousal (introverts) are more sensitive
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Society’s Debate on Body Art As a young adult I bare multiple piercings and soon may have a tattoo. The dilemma of getting a tattoo is due to the negative outlook that society has associated with both piercings and tattoos. Body piercings and tattoos have a well-known bad reputation. There are multiple complications that come with getting a tattoo like‚ infections‚ allergic reaction to the ink‚ and scarring (Gale Tattooing Risks). Piercing with an unclean needle can
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