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    Tattoo Speech

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    Tattoos are more than just art on someone’s body, it’s the meaning that holds a secret. In the essay, “Mark My Words. Maybe.”, many people often see Leslie Jamison’s tattoo in different perspectives. Not only do people have varying point of views, they also either have faced a lot of bad or good outcomes in their life. Finding yourself can be a huge deal, sometimes those can create themselves by how they feel or the way others may expect from them. The first time someone gets a tattoo, it’s extremely

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    Tattoo Culture

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    The world of tattoos is at the forefront of modern society as a greater number of people are heavily tattooed than ever before. From an authorial standpoint, this phenomenon is deeply interesting. Tattoo culture has historically been an underground one, and to see its tendrils weaving their way into everyday life causes me, as a researcher, to question: how do members of this niche culture see themselves fitting in with the rest of society at large? By immersing myself into the world of tattooing

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    Tattoos Quotes

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    The most surefire way to earn such a reputation is to hook up with an established bad boy and make sure everybody sees you getting up to no good together. They Like Tattoos - A significant portion of the typical girl’s love for the typical bad boy can be traced back to tattoos. Women have long had a fascination with guys with tattoos and the rise of the internet has made it possible for them to admire heavily tattooed males via websites and blogs entirely dedicated to the subject. Once they have

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    Anthropology of Tattoos

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    The Body as a Canvas Scarred across her back are raised bumps forming intricate designs of lines and angles, a reminder of who she is and where she is from. She thinks back on the ceremony in which she was marked with the painful scarification. She remembered feeling a sense of calm as the village artist pierced her back with a small arrowhead, stretching the skin away from the body and swiftly but skillfully cutting a slit in her back. He repeated this several times as a ceremonial pot was filled

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    Tattoo Benefits

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    Millions of people know the health risks of getting a tattoo, yet they still decide to go through with the process. According to Armstrong and Murphy, the most common health effects one can get from getting a tattoo are allergic reactions, infections, and blood borne diseases (Armstrong). The first step of the process is to make sure that all items being used are sterile and that the skin is clean. The small needle that is used to inject dye into the skin goes into the dermis layer. This penetration

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    Tattoos and body pierced has been in our society for many years. Back then when tattoos was not a thing, many culture and religion used to inked their skin. In 1920s tattoos was common on prisoner, sailor, bikers, and that is why a huge part of of the population does not accept tattoos. Now, these days the art of tattoos is increasing, making a lot of money every year. These days people are getting more and more tattoos, making themselves addicted to it. Body art is used by people to express their

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    Life as a Tattoo Artist “Writing on the body is as old as time” says Joyner. The art of tattooing dates back to as far as 200 BC. Tattoos are extremely common from famous celebs to random strangers to the closest of friends have tattoos. Although everyone seems to have tattoos, people tend to look down on tattoo artist as their career choice. However, research shows the overall outlook of being a tattoo artist is quite sustainable. Preparing to pursue the career as a tattoo artist, one may want

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    Tattoo Scenarios

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    hall and could see the front door to the apartment smashed in. The RP also said that the male half is named Gary and owns the Tattoo parlor down stairs around the block. The RP advised that the female half is named Tiara. Sgt Pernsteiner and I arrived and walked up to the corner of the building, and Sgt Pernsteiner observed a lone person standing in the doorway of the tattoo parlor that we had been advised of by JeffCom. We walked over there and contacted the person. The person was a female who was

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    Sleeves or Sleeves? Tattoos first originated in the west by a captain and his sailors. This group of Navy men returned home with their new pieces of art and were looked at as “oddities” by the people of their hometowns (Burgess 746). Much time has passed and a lot of things have changed since this event in the 1700s. However, looking at people with tattoos differently than people without tattoos has not changed. The main issue is people with tattoos are being discriminated against in the workplace

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    Tattoos in the Workplace Christina Responsive-Final Draft April 4, 2013 There is always a lot of controversy when it comes to tattoos. Most people instantly have an opinion of them; they are either for or against tattoos. What is not realized is the fact that there is a ton of time and effort put into the sketching and placement of a tattoo. People tattoo themselves as a way of self-expression and liberation. Unfortunately, in the business world, most executives do not believe there is such

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