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    The History of Tattoos

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    The Beginning of Tattoos Different cultures tattoo for different reasons like‚ protection‚ rank in society‚ adornment of the body and coming of age. Regardless of why people are tattooed‚ they have been tattooing since before the birth of Christ. Throughout history tattooing has served many purposes. The earliest evidence of tattooing was found in 1991 in the mountains of Austria. An Iceman was found‚ his bones dated back to 3‚300 B.C. which is over 5300 years ago. His skin

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    Tattoo History

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    While most people are not aware of how far back tattoos and their uses are dated in history‚ tattoos date back thousands of years and have a variety of uses. Tattoos symbolize everything from personal experiences‚ religion‚ or simply art. There are literally thousands of designs and styles that variety from black to elaborate colorful schemes. Rather flaunted or hidden‚ sought as art or bought out of a whim‚ the tattoo has left its mark on generation after generation (Krakow‚ 1994). Throughout history

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    Tattoos in the workplace

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    Dale Lawrence Elizabeth Hokanson English 1010 1/20/2014 Should tattoos be accepted in the workplace? People say perception is everything. Potential employers judge people based on physical appearance‚ as do peers‚ potential mates‚ and clients. Tattoos are a big issue concerning how people judge appearance. While they can be offensive to coworkers and customers‚ tattoos should not be judged in the workplace because they are a way of expressing yourself‚ or your culture. “The tattooing craze

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    Tattoo Minors

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    A tattoo: a permanent injection of ink onto the skin that forms an image. The most common age for someone to get a tattoo is 18 years old. This is typically the minimum age for a person to get a tattoo. Why do we have to wait in order to get a tattoo? 45 states have laws about minors getting tattoos‚ and 38 states don’t even allow minors to get them. Why is that? Is it because of the fact that a minor might make a poor decision of tattoo? Or maybe the fact that tattoos should be saved for legal adults

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    Tattoo Discrimination

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    Tattoo Discrimination in the Twenty-First Century “Dis·crim·i·na·tion: The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things. This is the Oxford dictionary definition of discrimination” To be ill-treated because you are different. Discrimination against those with tattoos is one of the forms of discrimination people‚ employers especially attempt to get away with. If an employer refuses to hire someone because of race‚ sex or religion it is instantly deemed as discrimination

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    Tattoos and Discrimination

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    Tattoos and Discrimination In modern times‚ people with tattoos are judged and stereotyped as being drug addicts‚ gang members‚ or criminals. There can always be some truths to this but just like any stereotype; you can never generalize an entire group as being the same way as each other. Tattoos may no longer tell you the tribe a person is from or be a means of fertility but they are a way to identify one’s self; whether it is through religious beliefs‚ personal beliefs‚ or carrying on a family

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    Tattoos In The Workplace

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    Tattoos In The Workplace Sarah Jo Phillips COM/150 December 19‚ 2009 Kathleen D’Aprix In some professions‚ having visible tattoos is completely taboo and in others it is not only accepted‚ but embraced. What it boils down to is the level of trust the job requires. Tattoos can mean nothing to an observer‚ or they could mean everything. Those in professional industry such as doctors‚ lawyers and teachers are expected to be professionals and dress in a certain manor. The most basic mistake

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    Tattoo Discrimination

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    appearance issues is revolved around the restrictions of tattoos and piercings in the work place or an educational facility. Although the First Amendment protects the practice of religion and other forms of free speech and the Fourteenth Amendment promises due process and equal protection‚ when it comes down to it in the business world‚ a professional image is crucially important to an employer. The censorship of one’s act of self expression through tattoos or piercings is anticipated to bring about controversies

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    Tattoos and Piercings

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    Tiggemann‚ M.‚ Hopkins‚ A.L. (2011). Tattoos and piercings: Bodily expressions of uniqueness? Body Image‚ 8(3)‚ 245-250. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2011.03.007 Abbey‚ E.‚ & Davis‚ P. C. (2003). Constructing one’s identity through music. In I. J. Josephs (Ed.)‚ Dialogicality in development (pp. 69–86). Westport‚ CT: Praeger/Greenwood. Tiggemann & Hopkins (2011) investigated the motivations that influence people to modify their bodies with tattoos and piercings. Previous research has set out

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    Tattoo Benefits

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    If you are a great artist then making tattoos for a living can be a good career option. It is a very lucrative career option as there is a great demand for tattoos. If you are just starting out you will need a studio space where you can work and a basic kit to begin with. A standard kit has all the essential instruments that you will require. Without this kit you cannot start off with your very own tattooing business. If you are working under someone then you will be provided with everything you

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