...Corporate perception, productivity, and morale are improved with employing individuals with tattoos. Tattoos have their place in every culture including 21st century America. The notion of only bikers and harlots having tattoos is as outdated as those who use the term ‘harlot’ – today everyone from the leader of the PTA to politicians and CEOs are tattooed. The bias against tattooed individuals extends far beyond name calling, for some individuals it can even extend to the ability to be hired or promoted, however as the number of tattooed individuals increases so does the opportunity for companies to take advantage of the unique benefits that having a tattoo offers, just as many extremely successful companies are realizing. Despite the negative outlook some people have on tattoos in the workplace, employing tattooed individuals improves overall perception of the company, increases...
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...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 know so well. A tattoo is the evening drum or bugle signal recalling soldiers to their quarters for the night, it soon became more associated with simple the sound of the drums instead of closing up a fort, another definition came along; rhymic tapping...
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...9 April 2013 Examining the Health Effects of Tattoos A tattoo is classified as a form of body modification. Tattooing is presently under strict hygiene rules because of the risk of infection. Tattoo artists must wear gloves and it is mandatory that the ink and needles be on single use. There are several forms of hepatitis that can be transmitted among the most severe of infections. According to theory, of all infections, HIV can even be transmitted. By inserting ink into the dermis layer of the skin that is just about impossible to rub out or remove, the tattoo is made. But only through the change of the pigment. Through this entire process, the blood becomes tainted. Tattoos are really a form of art, more specifically body art. Many of them have significant meaning while many do not. People of all lifestyles enjoy it. While tattooing is a hobby and/or done for beautification, it is vital to recognize that it is a decision and life-long commitment where health must also be taken into consideration. Tattoos are popular, and some people experience the need for meaningful ones in certain groups of society. Minor to major health effects are sometimes brought about and there is proof. The existing fact is that there is health effects involved in tattooing. Continually becoming popular is tattooing. This is especially true among adolescents. Aside from the direct health effects, associated with tattoos commonly are participation in satanic rituals, delinquency, drug abuse...
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...Tattoos: What is considering acceptable and what is consider extreme? Viola Whatley Effective Essay Writing/ Com150 May 30, 2010 Alina Vanciu Tattoos: What is considering acceptable and what is consider extreme? Have you ever wonder what is considering acceptable and what extreme are there when it comes to tattoos. People have seen how far tattoos involve over the past 15 years. One of the biggest problems with tattoos is in the work place. Does employee have the right to bear (arms) tattoos? Now people are creating an issue by judging other people appearance with tattoos. What do you think? Even though people have the rights to bear tattoos, they are creating a workplace issues. Tattoos are getting more and more common in work place. What is employer to do? For some employer, they have a dress code that employee have to go by. For others it depends on the employer industry and type of jobs that people have to do. For example, Walt Disney doesn’t allow it employees to use bandages to cover their tattoos, but they can use opaque makeup....
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...Tattoos Past and Present Debra Eng/101 9/15/11 Kimberly Stanley Tattoos Past and Present Some people may have tattoos and others may find them ugly or despise them but one thing is true, tattoos are a part of the past and understanding where they came from can give us a greater appreciation for them today. The Egyptians, the Japanese, the Chinese, and more all have elaborate art histories whether it is buried in the pyramids, the temples, the sculptures, or caves but how has our history books in school forgotten to mention the important history hidden in tattoos? Tattoos have many meanings, and they are different all over the world and there past leads directly to the present and if history repeats itself it may even tell us something about our future. In this essay creating a timeline to conclusively draw a line through history too today and understand the many traditions our culture still possesses. Tattoos are a common part of our life because of recent discoveries we can give tattoos a past that leads to the present. Iceman 3200 B.C. Tattoos are part of our life but we forget that they are not new, in fact tattoos have been around longer than we can significantly date. According to Lineberry, (n.d) the ”oldest man to this date found is believed to have lived 5,200 years ago and possessed about 57 tattoos all over his body in dot like formations, scientists believe because of the placement of the tattoos...
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...EN1420/Frawley Observation Essay 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, companies won’t hire someone because they have too many tattoos. This is mainly because of how they are portrayed on television. In almost every television show the “bad guy” has tattoos covering their arms. If they aren’t the “bad guy,” they are usually some dark character that would be untrustworthy. The idea of “prison tattoos” is a big contributor to how television portrays them. There are also people with the so called, “tramp stamps” on their lower back. Society views them as if they are sex craved people with dirty habits. This also has a lot to do with how media portrays them. On television you almost always see them on actresses who play hookers and strippers. There are many people that have tattoos there because they are easily hidden. I know many people that have tattoos and they are all upstanding law-abiding citizens. Society doesn’t take into account the sentimental value that tattoos have. Sure there are some people...
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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 society. Although we can see that people of all ages have tattoos and piercings, they seem to be the most popular among teenagers and young adults. The popularity of these sometimes taboo actions have not always been so popular though, and while some people may perceive tattoos and piercings negatively; the fact is that they have many different meanings in cultures throughout the world. This essay will discuss a few of the different cultures in which tattoos and piercings can be seen. Both tattoos and piercings have been around for some time now. Tattoos are thought to have been around for thousands and thousands of years. Some scientists believe that the marks which were found on the mummified body of an iceman from 3300 B.C. could possibly be tattoos ("History Of Tattooing", 2003). Most piercings have been around for thousands of years as well. Piercings such as the nostril and the ear lobe date back to nearly 5000 years ago ("Body Piercing History", 1998). Among some people...
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...Dear Admissions Office, Essay Topic: Your youtube video went viral what is it about? I am Maxwell Yamaha Suzuki- the premier hibachi grill chef, at least in my opinion. My video starts while I’m in the middle of my routine; I am preparing a splendid teppanyaki entree of Sukiyaki Steak. My three hundred guests, including the Mayor of Baltimore, cheer me on as I flip my cooking utensils ten feet in the air, dicing fresh vegetables, and balancing myself on a unicycle. I move onto the grand finale where I perform the “Volcano Onion Trick” and the crowd erupts into a vibrant applause. At the end of the night, the mayor approaches me to personally congratulate me on my spectacular performance. He tells me that he recorded the entire performance, and wants to upload it onto his personal profile. The next morning, I wake up to some excellent news. Not only did the mayor upload my video, but I also find out that it has one million views. I notice in the comments section that the culinary manager from the MGM grand in Las Vegas left me his number, and told me to give him a call. Next thing I know, I am whisked away on a plane headed to Las Vegas to perform. On the plane ride to Las Vegas, I start reminiscing about my childhood. As a teen, I was an avid lacrosse player. I loved being on the field and practicing with my teammates. As a lacrosse player, I honed my hand-eye coordination skills. Little did I know that this talent would one day come in handy as a professional chef...
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...2013 Persuasive Essay An Outlet for Personal Expression Doodles of skulls and flowers or significant works of art? Tattoos often times give people a negative image of others. Despite the message or meaning behind them, some people without them find tattoos to be unprofessional and inappropriate. Permanent body art can be inappropriate in certain settings; especially if they reference profanity, racial, sexist, or obscene thoughts. People are sensitive to those subjects and judge others impartially. Tattoos should not be a deciding factor in an interview or position for a job because tattoos should not measure ones capability of doing work. I believe tattoos are appropriate because they are an outlet for personal expression, and in addition to being meaningful, they also sometimes serve a practical purpose. Hans Hofmann, Pablo Picasso, and Van Gogh are all artists with signature and elaborate styles of painting. They neither conformed to “normal” styles, nor painted “inside the lines”. These famous artists had specific styles that were unique only to themselves. They were portrayals of how they were feeling at the time. With Hans Hofmann's style of repeated shapes and bright colors, Pablo Picasso’s cubism style and Van Gogh’s Starry Night, are all individualized pieces of art very similar to tattoos. Tattoos are less commonly seen as artwork on ones body and more often seen as symbols of being in a band, someone on drugs or a delinquent. Tattoos tell a story about...
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...The power of writing The power of writing Writing Skills Writing Skills Milouska Solognier Milouska Solognier Table of contents Letter…………………………………………………………………….Page 2 Essay……………………………………………………………………...Page 3 Job Letter……………………………………………………Page 7 Letter Apple’s Headquarters Cupertino, California 95014 United States of America December 1, 2012 Apple team member To our apple team member, First of all Apple wants to thank you for your focus, dedication and the great job that you have done so far this year. We recognize your efforts to represent our brand in the best way possible each and every year. As you all know, in September 2012 Apple launched a new mapping system for the new IOS6. We launched this new mapping system knowing it is a major initiative for Apple. Unfortunately, we fell short on our commitment with the launching of our new mapping system, causing many confusion and dissatisfaction between our customers. We are aware of this problem and we are immensely sorry for the stress and frustration this may have caused to your everyday job here at Apple. We are working hard to make the customer experience even better and within days of the IOS6 release we managed to fix items on the mapping with the right name at the right place. We will be seeking outside help from mapping-technology firms and we are urging maps provider Tom Tom to fix some of the mistakes in the current map. Meanwhile this problem is being worked on; it is still possible...
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...I had from Thursday to Sunday off this week dedicated to writing my essay for this class. So I sat down Thursday with a hot cup of tea and flipped through the notes that I had made in Freedom from the Known. They weren’t in-depth notes, but just smaller sentences and keywords that came to my mind while reading the book for the past three weeks. Thursday, Friday and Saturday rolled out and I found myself struggling hard to write this essay – I hadn’t even written a paragraph. I just didn’t know where to begin. I felt like the pages I had made notes on were a foreign language and all of a sudden nothing made sense. I left my printed out version of Freedom from the Known and thought I’d tackle it later, that maybe something miracle would send me into some writing spree. For the next hour, I kept passing by the book and something just didn’t feel write. Why couldn’t I think of anything to write? Did I just spend hours for the past few weeks reading a book that didn’t even make any sense? What was the point on the notes? i took a deep breath of air and slowly just flipped through the first few pages of the book and saw a highlighted line on page 5 (of the PDF version) that said “immaturity lies only in total ignorance of self” and next to it was written Dad. This summer the “smart, goody-two shoes, obeying” Neetu finally rebelled and by that I mean I got a tattoo. It seems pretty standard to either get a tattoo or “whore-out” when you’re trying to rebel. I knew what I wanted, I knew...
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...Why People decide to get Tattoos University of Phoenix COM/150 | | Americans in general will decide to get a tattoo for several different reasons. They express themselves by having tattoos representing something important to them. When doing so, they will get tattoos with religious meanings, displaying military status, for acceptance, the death of a loved one, or something of independence in their lives. A tattoo or being inked is a permanent picture, design, or other marking on the skin by pricking it and staining it with an indelible dye. (Encarta Dictionary, 2007) Even though other Americans may judge them for being inked, a lot of people do not care of how those certain Americans might think about it. “Many Americans who do not have tattoos said they think that people with tattoos are less attractive (42%), less sexy (36%) and less intelligent (31%). They also think that those with tattoos are more rebellious (57%). In contrast, only 29% of those with tattoos think they are more rebellious.”(Vanishing Tattoo, 2003) When people are getting tattoos they are forming an expression of themselves in ink on their bodies. They are showing off to the world and everyone in it how they feel or how they live their day to day lives. People are not usually getting tattoos just for fun but mainly for a meaning, but...
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...Tattoo culture and influence in society Nowadays, tattoo has been regarded as a sign of fashion. “A trend that started growing in America and Europe in the early '90s, tattooing soon became so popular that 36% of Americans aged 25-29 had at least one body tattoo by 2003(Julie Genser 2007).” However, tattoo could probably bring health risks to tattoo carrier. Historically, tattoo originally is the nation’s cultural and symbolic, different tattoo pictures have own meaning and even it is a symbol of authority. This paper will argue that the ink of tattoo injecting into our skin has lead to increase health risk. And then this paper will discuss why tattoo is so popular even it is harmful people’s health. Finally, the essay will discuss tattoo is not only a historical heritage, but also stimulates the development of the economy. Early Tattoo’s culture The word tattoo comes from the Tahitian word tattau. It means "to mark" and was first mentioned in explorer James Cook’s records from his 1769 expedition to the South Pacific. Some scientists say that certain marks on the skin of the Iceman, a mummified human body starting from about 3300 B.C., are tattoos. In fact, tattoos were found on Egyptian and Nubian mummies starting from about B.C. One of the earliest tattoos was tribal tattoos. Tattoos have different meaning in different cultural tribes. For example, Polynesian people would add more and more tattoos to themselves even until their body was completely covered. They believed...
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...Read the Business Decision Case Stink Over Ink? Victims of Tattoo Layoffs, found on page 349 in your text. Answer questions 1-5 and submit as an attachment. Be sure to cite any additional resources you use. 1. Yes they should be protected under nation’s employment laws because they are human just like everyone else. Just because you have tattoos don’t mean you shouldn’t have a job. 2. Employee’s may choose to have a dress code that requires that body art be covered because some tattoo’s display religious choices and derogatory things and everyone shouldn’t have to be subjected to that some tattoo’s may be offensive so you should cover them up to not offend anyone. The only jobs that should allow tattoo’s to be visible is a job that is not dealing with the public. 3. Yes because if he had the tattoos when he was hired and he didn’t acquire any new tattoos I don’t see what the problem was there wasn’t a problem when he was hired so what changed and he was covering them up so I don’t think it was because of customer complaints so on what merit did they have for firing him and why was he the only one targeted out, there was others with tattoos why weren’t they fired as well. No tattoos are all the same no matter if it’s on a man or a woman. Woman tattoos can be just as offensive as men sometimes even worse. 4. Yes I’ve worked with several people with piercings and body art and they are perceived just like any other person. They just are outwardly expressive and there’s...
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...Company Overview Eikon Device was founded in 1994, by three young and dynamic partners: Dean Byrnes, his wife Monika Stengele and their friend Bill Baker, a tattoo artist. The company entered the market at a time when the industry was just coming out of the shadow. The equipment was rudimentary, tattoo artists were building their own machines from DIY kits, relied on needles designed for other applications and had a hard time trusting any company entering the market. However, Eikon Device managed to gain credibility as co-founder Bill Baker belonged to the community. Entering a market where everything remained to be done, Eikon invested heavily in R&D and published its findings to keep its customers on top of new trends. These early days remain inked in the company’s DNA: Eikon exists to provide the tattoo industry with solutions tailored to its needs and outstanding customer service. In 2012, the company had revenues of CAD10M of which 65% were made online. The company’s international sales are mainly made in the US (27% of 2012 revenues). Medical grade consumables accounted for 70% of sales but generated very low margins, while power supplies and tattoo machines, which accounted for less than 20% of sales, generate margins of c.300%. Current situation Eikon Device has managed to secure a leading position in the tattoo equipment market. For almost two decades, the company has been following the market without defining a clear strategic framework but it is now at a turning...
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