Essays on Tattoo

The U.S.’s adaptation of The Office is a popular series that features many bosses trying to lead a group of workers. Throughout the series, each boss employs a series of supervisory techniques in order to accomplish this. Some of the techniques are successful, while others fail miserably. While some leaders on the show are more traditional and others try to step out of the mold, they all experiment until they find their comfort zone. Toward the end of the series, Andy Bernard becomes the boss, using a series of disconnected supervisory techniques in hopes of gaining the respect Continue reading...

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Do Thin Models Warp Girls’ Body Image? (705)

Models have followers and fans in the name of young girls who are driven into wanting to look like a particular model. However, the course of a model’s life is not an easy one that an ordinary girl would love to walk through. According to research, the issue of body has outgrown with time so that, when a girl is growing, there is one particular look that she would love to appear in. Take for instance, the cheerleaders in Continue reading...

History

The Edinburgh Festival is the largest cultural festival in the world held annually starting from the month of August in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, and formed by several organizations not affiliated with one another. Officially, the Edinburgh Festival is formed by various events separate from one another, yet visitors from around the world treat it as a single large event. Two of the component festivals of the Edinburgh Festival – the Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (EFF), came together in 1947 to “flower the human spirit” by refreshing cultural activities in Scotland and the rest Continue reading...

Question 1

John Adam’s opera Dr. Atomic is about the history of Robert Oppenheimer and others who participated in the famous 1940’s Manhattan project, to create the atomic bomb. Dr. Atomic is set in Los Amos in New Mexico hours before the test-firing of the first atomic bomb. Postmodernism is the movement in literature, visual arts, music and drama which rejected the Victorian standards of how art should be made, consumed and meant (Heartney 1). Dr. Atomic has different aspects of opera that have differed from the Victorian standards making it postmodern. A key characteristic of postmodernism is that Continue reading...

Body Art and Ornamentation

Body art and ornamentation
For centuries, the human skin has hugely been used as a culture identification and expression. People across the universe honor their culture through skin and body art language to communicate about their beliefs and values. This has attracted interest and much attention among anthropologists since the early 1900’s (Eriksen, 2001). The reason behind skin inscription highlights a central issue to anthropology and other related disciplines. This is because the skin decoration and ornamentation has expressed the boundary marks between different societies. It has further represented individual and societal experiences among people across the globe. Continue reading...

The documentary Erasing Hate offers an interesting perspective on the social reasons behind gang affiliation. Bryon Widner grew up in Albuquerque New Mexico and describes himself as a “street kid.” He was raised by an alcoholic grandmother who told him he was worthless. He was a chronic runaway. skinhead gangs provided the sense of belonging and family support he needed. He started in the White Power Movement when he was 14, and his evolution as a skinhead continued when he moved from New Mexico to Indiana. He was white and poor and was looking for answers in life. He Continue reading...

- The rise of tattoo popularity
- Millennials between 18 to 29 years have a high preference for tattoos.
- 9% of people between 18 and 24 and 32% between 25 to 29 years have at least one tattoo.
- Media and tattoo popularity
- Television shows
- "Miami Ink," "NY Ink," and "Ink Master" were very popular in the United States.
- The show "LA Ink," premiered in 2007 receiving a 2.9 million viewership.
- "LA Ink" made tattoo shops a less scary experience.
- Celebrity influence
- Youth’s uptake for tattoos is influenced by celebrities.
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- Dr. Atomic
The opera focuses on the stress and anxiety that the residents of Los Alamos were subjected to when the first atomic bomb was being tested. The opera has postmodern aspects as it evokes human emotions and depicts the struggle that people face. Although it is based on the events that resulted from the world war, acting of the opera encompasses modern art. The lyrics and music that is played along is of a postmodern nature. Postmodernism seeks to departure from the dominant modern approaches. Adams achieves this by giving the various characters in the film a Continue reading...

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 picnic, Continue reading...

I was oblivious of the fact that tattoos existed during my younger years. This is probably because I had never seen anyone with a tattoo in high school. Eventually, when I joined college, I met a classmate who got a tattoo. Later on, the person whom I dated happened to have a tattoo. Tattoos then started popping out at me giving me exposure with those two people. I noticed that more and more students in Campus had tattoos embedded in their skin. I began to develop an interest in tattoos though I had initially been opposed to them. Opposing Continue reading...

Body Dismorphia

Almost everyone is in some way are dissatisfied with certain aspects of his appearance. These characteristics may include a crooked smile, misshapen nose, eyes the wrong size or any other imperfections that are not significant. It can be a completely natural occurrence that does not have any adverse effects beyond altering what a person wears and makeup and they buy. Most of the population simply makes accommodations for these undesired characteristics. If someone feels she has short legs she may just wear high heels and an imperials waist to give the illusion of longer legs. A man with a Continue reading...

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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 Continue reading...

Tattoos have become a part of a modern individual, the one who follows fashion. It is easy to see tattoos on celebrities, as well as on average teenagers or even children. Some parents think it is dangerous to let a child being tattooed, others support this idea. Many men – many minds. Moreover, in different states and even cities, there are different laws concerning tattoos. Hence, there is no single mind among researchers on this issue. There have been many articles written about teenagers and their tattoos. For this assignment, I have read two articles concerning teenagers and tattoos. This Continue reading...

Swami et al. (2012) examines differences between tattooed and non-tattooed people on a range of personality and difference measures. Swami et al. (2012) takes a sample of 540 people from a section of people in German, central Europe. Later on, Swami et al. (2012) performs a survey based on the following main personalities: spiritual beliefs, sensation seekers, self-esteem, need for uniqueness, and attitudes toward tattoos. Most of the countries in the west have rapidly adopted the art of tattooing. Other countries are also developing an interest in tattoos in this decade. The pain and permanence of tattoos can explain Continue reading...

People posses the unique skill, which separates them from other species. It is called verbal communication. It helps people to transmit their thought from one person to another as well as to share their experience, to teach and to learn. The science would have never been on such a level without verbal communication. Yet even the largest vocabulary cannot guarantee the full interpersonal understanding. There are many other factors, which influence the communication. They are for example body adornment, influence of touch and so on.
The communication starts with understanding of its needs. Abraham Maslow developed a whole hierarchy Continue reading...

Human mutilation is an exercise that is historic in Asia Europe and in every continent, having a cultural attachment to it. For instance, in Africa, the lower teeth of the fore jaw were removed for particular reasons, which were relevant to that moment. With time however, human body mutilation has mutated to host personal and cultural reasons and the first reason being aesthetic part of it. Human body mutilation was a way of enhancing a certain physical character which was consistent with the descent one came from. Women and men would their ears and noses pierced and some special Continue reading...

While a large portion of the population has tattoo, one aspect that many tattooed people face is that they are looked at as taboo or evil, just because they have body art. Nobody wants t be treated like that, and yet we are told tattoos are more common now than they have been in the past. People wear tattoos for everything from art appreciation to cultural purposes. There are even some people that commemorate a specific event in their lives through tattoos. The idea of tattoos for many individuals is still considered taboo, this is the reason why Rachel Continue reading...

“Tattoos No Longer a Kiss Of Death in the Workplace”

When it comes to writers that take risk in the work that they write, Rachel Hennessy has proven that she is not afraid of taking a risk to do her job the way she feels is the best. While many people think of tattoos as a taboo subject of discussion, she was willing to dedicate her time to making a top quality article on the idea of tattoos being accepted in the workplace. While the article was well written and highly informative, this article was a risky one to write, because in many aspects, the idea of tattoos is Continue reading...

Tattoos are not what they used to be. I’m not sure if the years of mainstream print, social, advertising, and published media hasn’t a clue of what the ink means, or they just don’t care. And it shows. It bothers me that tattoos haven’t been explained well to a world that no longer uses them effectively. Sure there are remote places that still abide the traditional values of it, but the grand majority does not. As a product of recycled messages and tangled motivation, I can only explain why I cannot have any permanent tattoos.
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The case of Newton in the police force presents modern day ethical concerns in the management of the Y generation. This generation of employees are more aggressive, assertive and cognizant of their rights. However, even in light of the new approach adopted by employees, the manager must maintain a balance between the organizational concerns and the employee demands. It is this paper’s contention that Newton is a problem employee. One in as much as one would want to exercise his rights, the right comes with a duty. The employee in his ordinary daily engagements must appreciate rights and Continue reading...

In the article entitled “Tattoos are not indication of crime, drugs” written by Ryan Grounds, the author was actually responding to an opinion relayed by Santiago Munoz, who asserted that “tattoos defined people as criminals and junkies” . The donning of tattoos has evidently incited diverse opinions. Grounds’ contention was that tattoos are mere expressions of art and should not be construed as symbols of criminal or maladjusted behavior. One shares the same assertion of Grounds in signifying that tattoos are personal expressions of promoting art in the form of worn visual patterns.
Tattoos, by definition, are marks in specified “( Continue reading...

The Tattoo (Ta Moko)

According to myths from maori tattoos originated from a love affair of Mataora and Niwareka. Unfortunately, the two lovers had a fight and Mataora beat Niwareka. Mataora was filled with guilt after beating her lover and he went running after her. He was successful to arrive at her father’s realm but his face was dirty after his journey (Gemori 1). Niwareka’s family mocked him for his untidy appearance. After long persuasion to Niwareka’s, he was forgiven and was taught the art of tattooing and Taniko by Niwareka’s father. The two lovers went back to the Continue reading...

In an organization, before the policies are implemented concerning the appearance and the codes of dress to develop by an individual, a firm should determine how the employees and customers will react to these interests of body arts like tattoos and piercing whose popularity has been gained among the American young people in the recent two decades. The current reports from the employment centers shows that almost 40% of the young generation aged between 18 years and 29 years do not hide these body arts especially tattoos in the work places and more particularly young people are not adherent Continue reading...

Saudi Arabian National Day

On 26th September 2012, Saudi Arabian students at Western Kentucky University celebrated the Saudi Arabia national day which actually falls on the 23rd of September. Of the nearly 85,000 Saudi Arabian students in the US, WKU houses about 300 . The students wished to share this important occasion with their peers and celebrated it between 1pm to 5pm by serving traditional Arabian food and dancing.
National marks the foundation of Saudi Arabia by King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al-Saud, a day that is a matter of pride for its citizens. Being the world’s largest producer of oil, Saudi Arabia Continue reading...

Mental disorder or mental illness is not well thought-out as a standard growth of human kind. There are various kinds of mental disorders like the Depressive disorder, Dysthymia, Bipolar disorder, Schizophrenia, Sexual disorder, Anxiety disorder, Eating disorder and many more. The mental disorder is common in America and other continents. Among college students 46 percent had at least one mental disorder in the past twelve months (Mcnally 7). Depressive disorder is the toughest disorder to cure as it comes and goes frequently and therapists find it hard to diagnose. Most Continue reading...

Los Angeles is one of the counties in California. Fifty percent of its population represents gang membership. The oldest gangs in Los Angeles are called Dog Town Rifa and it is found in old William houses that were built around 1942. There are groups of gangs which are dispersed in the whole county such; white fence, Temple Street, 38 street in south LA and Clanton. Most of these gangs were formed because of rampant racism. They were formed due to elimination of Blacks power and other political groups in the participation of changes in Los Angeles.
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Abstract

Society is an integral part of a man’s life. To be a part of a society, one has to fulfil societal expectations. These expectations require a person to behave in a certain way and to live a certain lifestyle. In other words, these expectations form the norms of the society. To be accepted in a society, it is important to follow these norms. Actions that lead to breaking of these norms are called deviant behaviour or deviance. Deviance leads to outcast from society. Having tattoos is considered one such deviance. This paper talks about prevalence and importance of Continue reading...

It is with the heavy heart and the attitude of someone who has always resided in the western world, that I find the purpose of tattoos to have been blemished. The idea of Tattoo that I am measuring is between two extreme ideas: people, and tribes. People treat tattoos as an expression of individuality; tribes utilize tattoos to be recognised as a unit. What either group has in common is a sense of symbolism by using the body as a medium.
Regardless of time periods, resources, or location, the value of tattoos between western people and aboriginal tribes do Continue reading...

I once witnessed deviance in a society where tattooing was forbidden. This was a story of a young man who was influenced in the practice by his peers. He was living in a conservative society where his parents brought him up to be a pious man. The strong foundation that had been established in his life could have been an assurance that their boy will never be influenced into deviant acts. They never took time to tell him some of the practices prohibited in his society and mainly thought they will be automatic to him. This changed when he Continue reading...

Te Pehi Kupe's "Self Portrait."

The two portraits of Te Pehi Kupe present a sharp contrast on how different cultures view an individual. When first viewed they seem very different. However, when the aspects of context come into play the similarities are abundant. By examining each of the aspects of context one by one these similarities can be brought into sharp focus. Both portraits were completed in about the same year, at the same place and of the same subject. Both portraits may even have been created at the request of the same individual. The differences arise from how the artist portrayed the subject. Continue reading...

The consideration that many make with regard to individuals who choose to have body art, tattoos and piercings is that they are scary or, in some way, less sophisticated than those who do not. Historically speaking, this is an extremely modern day controversy as originally, in western culture, tattoos were prominently associated with naval men but today, they are more commonly an aesthetic decision to indelibly mark the body with an image. Although many claim that their tattoos represent various things of importance to them, they lack the discreetness of their naval predecessors and body art Continue reading...

The tattoo is an incredibly diverse form of body art. Today, in 2011, there are infinite designs of tattoo available; in fact, the possibilities are endless. Tattoos can provide a form of expression, a sense of identity, or simply a picture of beauty. However, despite their versatility, people who wear them are faced with a great deal of prejudice. This prejudice dates back to when tattoos were worn, almost exclusively, by less salubrious members of society. The prejudice is lifting slowly, but there is still a long way to go.

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perceptions of the tattooed person’s character
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I hereby declare that this work is my own and not copied from any other source and that all sources have been acknowledge.

CHAPTER 1—INTRODUCTION6Purpose of the StudyProblem and Significance Research Question/Hypotheses7 Definition of TermsLimitations DelimitationsAssumptions

CHAPTER 2—LITERATURE REVIEW8CHAPTER 3—METHODOLOGY .Model Research DesignInstrument Data Collection Data AnalysisVariablesLimitations Delimitations AssumptionsCHAPTER 4—RESULTS Data Screening Scale Development Analyses of Primary Hypotheses Analyses of Secondary Hypotheses
CHAPTER 5—DISCUSSION Discussion of Findings Implications of the Limitations on Present and Future Research Recommendations Practical Application of Results Future Research

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The purpose of this is to examine how the characters of Continue reading...

The Written Garment: Fashion and Fiction

Communication in life happens through various means and methods that convey different meaning to different people. Communication it is asserted can be either verbal or non-verbal. Language is the medium through which various ideas and messages are conveyed in the process of communication. In the field of arts and architecture, communication happens in a different way that in most cases does not convey a message or idea directly as with the other cases in most situations. In many occasions, it requires an in depth analysis that has been termed by others as the ‘‘third eye’’ that can enable one Continue reading...

Proposal for Research

Teen Gang Violence in the Community

Teenage gangs sometimes called juvenile gangs have been a historical problem in the United States (US). That is because some change in society starts the rise or the fall of certain types of gangs and also affects their membership numbers. One of the causes in the US has been immigration which causes two basic types of gangs to band together: the local teenagers already living in the area and the new teenage immigrants to the area. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines the difference between street gangs and the neighborhood or local Continue reading...

Introduction

I am a consumer and a creator of art in my Christian faith although I consider myself more of a consumer than a creator. I am consumer through my admiration and appreciation of Christian art that illustrates, portrays, and supplements tangible forms of Christianity principles. I consume Christian art by having pictures that portray Biblical events and figures. I also watch many Christian movies and plays. I also sing and worship God through Christian music and in the process considers myself a creator and a consumer.
The arts have a very significant role to play in my worship and Continue reading...

Abnormal psychology deals with unusual patterns of thought and behavior that are considered as a mental disorder. Scholars and prominent academicians have attempted to explain the psychological and biological causes of mental disorders. Abnormal psychology can be classified as normal, abnormal and supernormal. Clinical psychology and psychopathology are some of the branches of medicine that deal with abnormal psychology. It is a complete departure from the traditional and archaic methods of diagnosing and treating mental disorders. A case in point for these treatment methods was the trephining method. Stone Age physicians believed that evil spirits caused mental disorders. They Continue reading...

EXPLORE 'THE LANGUAGE OF CLOTHES AND BODILY ADORNMENT' IN AT LEAST TWO EXAMPLES DRAWN FROM CULTURE (E.G. FICTION, FILM, MEDIA, DIGITAL MEDIA ETC). YOU MIGHT LIKE TO START BY FIRSTLY EXPLAINING YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF 'LANGUAGE' IN THIS CONTEXT
Communication is the key and critical part of our daily lives and the activities that we engage in our lives. Entertainment industry in general that include fiction, media and film among others besides bringing fun to our lives it also communicates and pass on messages that educate, caution or inform its audience on the various themes that the particular piece of Continue reading...

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Anthropology has done much for religion by comparing religious opinions and cultural practices across social organizations, concluding that religion is created by human society that practice it.

Assumption of modern anthropology holds that religion is in continuity with magical thinking (Cassirer 1944:122).

God is an imaginative projection of humans as it has been observed that images of gods
worshiped by communities resemble such communities. For instance,

Xenophanes a Greek writer observed that Thracian gods were blue eyed and blond while those of

the Ethiopians are flat nosed and black (Harvey, Van A. 1997). If gods are like the people
worshiping them, then the society is worshiping itself in the disguise of religion- this argument
has not been validated by all anthropologists. But this may make much sense if ‘Emile

Durkheim’s views were to be considered. He defines religion as “projection of social values of a

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Question One

In this case Dr. Drew is under obligation to study the ADA to understand why and when a leave of absence should be considered appropriate in workplace accommodation. He should do a research to know exactly how long such a leave should last and the implications of denying Charlie the leave. Dr. Drew ought to know if the request for a leave of absence is reasonable or effective before he decides to terminate Charlie from the employment contract. Employers are facing challenges tying to comply with the complex ADA and at times they are not sure about their obligations ( Continue reading...