| Teenagers who are afraid to get a flu shot from the | | | | and doctors marked themselves with the symbols |
| doctor | | | | of their profession.The reason for the need to have |
| will sit for hours on a table and allow a stranger to | | | | tattoos may |
| pierce their skin repeatedly until a muti-colored | | | | be less to do with being rebellious and stepping |
| picture emerges on their skin. The skin is swollen | | | | outside |
| red and painful but the teen emerges from this | | | | the established status quo as it is an |
| operation with a smile and a feeling of pride?Big | | | | ancient custom that is older than the modern craft |
| strong men who refuse to go to a doctor for | | | | of |
| a checkup medication will allow an unknown | | | | body art.Human have an intrinsic need to express |
| person to use a needle to inject ink on to their | | | | themselves. |
| skin for hours. Sometimes this ink is | | | | If you have artistic talent you can express your |
| projected on very personal parts of the body. | | | | thoughts and feeling using traditional methods. |
| They leave the little tattoo shop beaming and | | | | You can write a song, or write poetry. If you have |
| proud.What is the allure of enduring hours of pain in | | | | a lot to say you may even write a book. Artist |
| order to | | | | must |
| get a picture of your soon to be ex-girlfriend on you | | | | Draw or paint to showcase their feelings. But if you |
| arm. | | | | have feelings or needs that you can not |
| The process will have to be repeated to change the | | | | communicate |
| name | | | | in the standard formats, you may find the need to |
| from Carla to Paula and then perhaps back again.The | | | | tell |
| purpose of getting a tattoo is as diverse as | | | | the world about you, your thoughts or ideas |
| the symbols, signs and pictures that are available | | | | via a tattoo.The act of getting a tattoo may be |
| to adorn the body. At one time tattoos provided | | | | even more than the |
| a non-status symbol for the radical members of | | | | need of self expression. Some cultures believe |
| society, hippies, motorcycle riders and prostitutes. | | | | Tattoos have magical powers. Other think that |
| The tattoo kept them apart from mainstream | | | | Tattoos offer protection against evil, sickness and |
| society.On August 1, 1981, television changed | | | | Misfortune. In African cultures tattoos are used |
| forever. | | | | In some fertility ritesIt is claimed that the art of |
| MTV devoted an entire cable network to a | | | | putting symbols and |
| combination | | | | pictures on the body existed 12,000 years |
| of music and video. MTV showcased musicians who | | | | BC. It is believed that The Egyptians created |
| were sporting tattoos. MTV exploded and so did | | | | the art of tattooing. The theory is that Egyptians |
| the tattoo industry.Tattoos have now became | | | | believed that amulets for protection. The |
| mainstream. People from all walks of | | | | Permanent protection that could not be lost |
| life wanted a tattoo. Everyone wanted to be | | | | Or stolen was a permanent adornment of the |
| have a mark. Teenagers were allowed to get | | | | Body that today we refer to as a tattoo. |
| tattoos. | | | | protect them from evil. To insure the |
| Businessmen took off their shirts and got symbols | | | | protection from the Gods the tattoo became |
| or their favorite cartoon characters. Lawyers | | | | a permanent adornment of the body. |