Essays on Body Piercing

Hepatitis B is an infection caused by the hepatitis B virus that invades liver cells to replicate therein and release virions which spread the infection within the organ (Peppa & Maini, 2012). Hepatitis B is transmitted through blood and body fluids. Hence, the infection can be passed on to others through the transfusion of contaminated blood, sharing of needles among intravenous drug users, needlestick or sharps injuries, unprotected sexual intercourse, and from an infected mother to her newborn (Grieve, 2014). To a lesser extent, acupuncture and body piercing using unsterile equipment, and the sharing of toothbrushes and razors can also facilitate ...

Body Piercing is an Inappropriate Way for Adolescents to Express their Individuality

Body Piercing is an Inappropriate Way for Adolescents to express their Individuality Introduction The need to represent oneself is ancient in nature. The historical times had recorded the Kings who enslaved beautiful women in order to appear courageous and fortunate in their social circles. The need to appear unique and gifted is understandable and commendable in certain conditions. The psychologists are known to motivate their patients to have proper and positive self-esteem, and one can revitalize his or her personality with engaging into his or her passions. Some people pass time in painting, some go to have a ...

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Part one

The article revolves around hypothesis that tattoos are common among men while body piercing is common among women. Also, among young people, body piercing comes before tattooing.

The dependent variables of the research were people with tattoo and people with pierced bodies.

The independent variables were gender, place of birth, level of education, parent’s education level, number of ornaments, results in school, and age at first piercing or tattooing. Based on the gender of the individual involved in the research as a sample a question was asked to define the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable in the definition of the hypothesis of the paper. Each of the independent ...