When you hear the word tattoo what is the first thing you think of? The art form is probably your answer, where ink is injected into the skin and turned into a design that is now on display for the rest of one’s life. This however is the third definition of the word. The first use of the word originated from the Dutch word taptoe literally meaning ‘close the tap of the cask. It was changed to tattoo in the mid seventeenth century in Britain approximately a hundred years before the definition we
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people automatically assume choosing a tattoo design represents something symbolic or family related, but not knowing the exact reason for it. When choosing a tattoo, people should take family history, genealogy, or cultural practices into consideration. In the Hawaiian culture, there are rules saying what men and women can and cannot
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The Article Tattoos in the Workplace: How Appearance Policies Affect Healthcare Jobs, is stating the while tattoos become more widely accepted, it is also true that not every employer welcomes their presence. Tattoos are a form of personal expression that is not protected under the First Amendment. According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, an employer can establish a dress code and appearance policies if they don’t discriminate against a person based on their race, color, religion
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INKED INCHES. While tattoo art might be a new fad in Kenya with celebrities, it is along established tradition in the west, dating back to the birth of rock and roll. Tattoos gained notoriety as an entertainment accessory in the early fifties. Soon it spread across mainstream entertainment and now, every celebrity has the brains to try out one as soon as fame comes calling. Tattooing is an act that has been around close to 5000 years with the origin believed to have been in ancient Greek. Spies
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Though teenagers feel that getting a tattoo is the in thing to do, it is in fact along term problem. The increasing of tattooing done by teenagers is because of rebellion, peer pressure, and social status. Rebellion is one of the many reasons why teenagers get tattoos. The children of today want to use piercing and tattoos as a form of expression and independence. The problem with this is that parents do not feel the same way, and so teenagers go out and get a tattoo in a ways just to show their parents
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July, 10 2013 People with Tattoos People with tattoos are given a bad rap in society. I have noticed that people seem to frown on people that have tattoos showing. It seems as if they think that all people who have tattoos are criminals, not all people that have tattoos are bad. I have witnessed dirty looks given to people with tattoos as they walk by on the street; mothers try to shield their kids from seeing them. Companies require their employees to have tattoos covered at all times. Sometimes
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Another way culture plays a factor is the way people are raised. Some are raised to be conservative, while others are raised to be expressive themselves. For example, when you go to a Jewish committee you really don’t’ see people with tattoos or piecing but on the other hand in the Indian committee women get tatted all the time for special occasions. Special occasions such as weddings and baby showers, this is called “henna”. People also base their body
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Yoruba’s of West Africa and explain the cultural importance of their art. Throughout West Africa it is not uncommon to come across people that have scar stripe patterns on their cheeks. The facial stripes that they wear are not produced by paint or tattoos, like many other cultures, but only by scarification. However, in his article, Orie explains that not all of the Yoruba people have the facial stripes. Okola is a term used for describing someone whose face is scarred, it means ‘the one with facial
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A New Era Arises - But are Tattoos and Piercings Wrong for the Workplace? COM/150 August 14, 2011 Timothy Mcknight Abstract Many people from the age of 40 down have begun a new trend, one that seemed to catch on and run wild with many, including the youth. Take a good look around regardless of the time zone or area code you live in, and you will notice something that I would call a phenomenon among ages. A large number of men, women, boys, and girls will display their meaning of art. A piece
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Tattoos and Piercings throughout Different World Cultures COM/150 Effective Essay Writing Tattoos and Piercings throughout Different World Cultures Did you know that almost a fourth of men and women between 18 and 50 years of age have at least one tattoo? How about that 15% of those people have at least one body piercing ("Northwestern University News Center," n.d.)? These statistics may be surprising, but the fact is that tattoos and piercings are growing increasingly more popular in today’s
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