Tattoos are a permanent mark or design made on the skin by a process of ingraining and pricking an indelible pigment into the punctures or by raising scars. This body art comes in many shapes‚ sizes‚ colors‚ designs‚ and styles. Whether flaunted or hidden‚ sought as art or bought out of a whim‚ the tattoo has left its mark on generation after generation (Krakow). The purpose of tattooing varies from culture to culture‚ person to person‚ and its place on the time line. The essay will examine
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It is quite popular these days to have a tattoo. It is not unusual even for people professing faith in Christ to have tattoos. Some Christians‚ however‚ have a problem with this. The issue came up recently at a Bible study my daughter attends‚ so I decided that a Fact Sheet on the subject was timely. Do the Scriptures prohibit tattoos for Christians? In a word‚ "No." I realize that many fundamentalist and legalistic groups professing Christ will disagree with me on this (what else is new?)‚ but
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Discrimination Against Tattoos and Piercings Tattoos and piercings have become very popular among Americans of all ages as years progress. In reality piercings and tattoos have been around for centuries. Past and present‚ cultures use tattoos as tradition‚ expression‚ symbols and art. When taking in consideration of the workplaces‚ rules may apply. Many jobs have been more tolerant‚ but it does not mean all of them will be towards body modifications. The amount of people with tattoos and piercings is
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getting a tattoo. Moreover‚ some people judge the woman with the tattoo as a bad person while others believe it is demonic. The majority of the parents interviewed in the documentary are not happy with their daughters’ choice of having a tattoo. They believe that the tattoos are not suitable for women. Additionally‚ the tattooed women in the documentary wonder whether or not their gender plays a significant role in their discrimination. According to the documentary‚ women who have tattoos have a high
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Tamar Miller 1430910 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson: 2005 “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” is the first in the bestselling “Millennium” trilogy by Scandinavian author Stieg Larsson. It is a complex‚ passionate and compelling thriller centred on the intrigues of financial fraud‚ corrupt minds and on an affluent family’s dark past. Henrik Vanger‚ the head of Vanger Corporation‚ is convinced that his niece‚ Harriet’s‚ disappearance 40 years earlier was no accident. He believes that
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Video Games & Meaning in Our Lives: An Aristotelian View Are games trivial by nature? And if so‚ does their triviality ultimately conclude that games cannot provide meaning in our lives? I attempt to answer these questions using an approach to moral philosophy‚ specifically‚ Aristotelian virtue ethics. With a focus on video games in particular‚ in this essay‚ I will first use Aristotle’s virtue theory to argue for the merit and importance of games in our lives. Particularly‚ I will apply his conception
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Paper Are Tattoos Still Taboo in the Workplace? This is a topic that has been marinating in my mind for quite some time. I myself love the sense of having freedom to express myself. As I currently stand‚ I work as a Systems Engineer for the Government and one of my biggest pet peeves is conformity. I understand that there are dress codes and I follow them but in ways that still allow me to be myself‚ after all I’m not a gray suit type of gal. In fact‚ I myself have a full sleeve tattoo and I’m not
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History of Tattoos and Women Tattoos are not a new idea in regard to being a way for people to be individuals. The thing that has changed in regards to tattoos is why people are getting them. This is especially true for women. The first tattoos were put on people to tell other people information about them‚ whether the information is good or bad was based on the person and society. This was especially true for women because women have always been seen as submissive in society. It is because
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The author received his first tattoo a few months after his eighteenth birthday. He had spent several years focusing on the meaning‚ artistic design and placement. Ink was the first thing he desired when he was diagnosed with cancer. Once the writer became an official cancer survivor‚ three years out from his last chemotherapy treatment‚ he went and got inked. Etched in black ink on his upper chest are the words‚ “I Win‚” and underneath are the beginning‚ and ending dates of his chemotherapy treatments
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novel‚ The Great Gatsby. The Great Gatsby is about the American Society at its worst and the downfall of those who attempt to reach its illusionary goals. The idea is that through wealth and power‚ one can acquire happiness. To get his happiness Jay Gatsby must reach into the past and relive an old dream. In order to achieve his dream‚ he must have wealth and power. Fitzgerald was wrong in the way he presented Gatsby’s American Society because of the way Gatsby made money‚ found love‚ and lived his
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