Comparative Analysis of Josie Appleton’s article “The Body Piercing Project” and Bonnie Berkowitz’ “Tattooing Outgrows Its Renegade Image to Thrive In The Mainstream”. Traditionally‚ tattoos were meant for sailors‚ soldiers‚ bikers and gangs. Along with several changes in the industrialized and technological society of the twenty-first century‚ the standard for getting body modifications have altered as well. Everyday‚ people are willing to get permanently marked as an individual choice rather than
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while at the same time trying to maintain a completely professional appearance is no more than set up for conflicts and court cases. Centuries ago‚ being marked served as a form of punishment but is now used very popularly as a form of decorative body art. These once involuntary signatures of shame have now been refurbished into voluntary symbols of pride to those who have them. When recently polled‚ research showed that 40% of Americans from ages 25-40 had at least one tattoo‚ in comparison to
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yourself as. One type of self expression is a bit different than these normal ways. This particular type of self expression is called body modification. Body modification is a process where you change your body somehow by modifying a part of it. Some of the different types of body modification are piercing (the act of piercing your skin to adorn a type of decoration to your body. Popular ones are lip‚ nose‚ belly-button‚ ear‚ eyebrow‚ and septum piercings)‚ gauging (the act of stretching your ear lobes to
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Millennia Tradition For millennia‚ men and woman have permanently marked their bodies by applying simple or complex designs with ink. It started as an ancient cultural tradition‚ then a mark of dangerous associations‚ or a sign of rebellion. Nowadays tattoos have become a popular and commercialized body modifications. Many are the reasons why people decided and still go through a painful and permanent procedure to mark their bodies. In ancient times‚ tattoos were applied for medical or religious reasons
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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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to be there during the time you’re getting it. Only 2 states allow minors to decide for themselves and get body modifications without parental consent‚ and those two states are Tennessee and Idaho. But if it’s our bodies‚ why should we let anyone
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The Era of Tattoos and Piercings Tattoos are a permanent mark on the body‚ something that I think anyone thinking about getting a tattoo should put some serious thought into. What I’m saying is that I think tattoos should have a deep meaning to the person getting them. In other words don’t think of a tattoos as an accessory‚ think of a tattoo as something that you can never get rid of after you get it. In my view‚ Appleton raised an interesting point in her thesis‚ one that I had never
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CHAPTER IV PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS‚ ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION This chapter presents the data relative to the problem of the study and their analysis and interpretations. The responses to the questionnaires were collated‚ tallied and evaluated for the said presentation‚ analysis and interpretation. Table 1. Distribution of Respondents According to Age AGE FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE 12 11 13.75% 13 22 27.5% 14 15 18.75% 15 21 26.25% 16 9 11.25% 17 2 2.5% TOTAL 80 100%
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finally of legal age to get a tattoo or a body piercing. The difficult question you now face is which one do you choose? You would love either‚ so the decision is mainly based on the expense‚ aftercare‚ permanence‚ and the pain of each. Both are great ways of self-expression but I feel body piercing is an overall better idea. Over the course of this paper I will express the differences between the two. There are quite a few similarities to both tattoos and body piercing. You risk an infection with
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role‚ if any‚ does society play in the views of beauty? Does body modification enhance or detract from a person’s beauty? What role does the idea of beauty play in a person’s life? The idea of beauty is something that has changed over generations‚ and is something that is constantly evolving to this day. The idea of beauty is shaped by media interaction‚ societal views‚ and also engaged in by body modification whether that modification be piercing‚ tattooing‚ extreme dieting‚ plastic surgery‚ or
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