Body+Art


 * ** Text ** || ** What does it mean? ** || ** How does it relate to my topic? ** || ** Examples ** ||
 * ** 1. “Tattooing has been around since before ancient Egypt, roughly 2000 years, BEFORE the pyramids were built.”  ** || **  1. Tattooing has been around for more than 2000 years  ** || **  1. It tells me how long it’s been around for.  ** || **  1. //Tattooing has been around for more than 2000 years. This was even before the pyramids were built.//  ** ||
 * ** 2. “The Mayans were known to have tattoos, as were the Aztecs and Incas. The ancient Polynesians are thought to be the most responsible for the distribution of tattooing.  ** || **  2. Tattooing was a big part of tribes such as the Aztecs, Incas and the Mayans. People believe the ancient Polynesians are thought to be responsible for tattooing.  ** || **  2. Tattooing was common if not necessary in tribes  ** || **  2. //Tattooing was a big part in many tribes even in the past. Such as, Mayans, Incas, and the Aztecs. However, The Polynesians were thought to be the reason for the spread of tattoos.//  ** ||
 * ** 3. “However, the first known tattooed man was Iceman. He was found in the Australian Alps about 5,300 years ago. He was believed to have 57 tattoos for treatment of arthritis in his ankles, knees, and lower back.”  ** || **  3. Tattooing, as far as we know have been around for at least 5,300 years.  ** || **  3. It shows how far tattooing goes back.  ** || **  3. //The first known tattooed man was called Iceman. He was found in the Australian Alps approximately 5,300 years ago. He had fifty seven tattoos that they believed might have been for arthritis in his knees, ankles, and lower back.//  ** ||
 * ** 4. “Modern tattooing is created by injecting ink into the skin. Injections are done by a needle attached to a hand- held tool. The tool moves up and down at a rate of several hundred vibrations per minute and penetrates the skin by about one millimeter.”  ** || **  4. That modern tattooing is done with the use 0f a needle – with seven hundred vibrations a minute. Penetrating the epidermis by about one millimeter.  ** || **  4. It describes the tool/process of how a tattoo is made/inked into the skin.  ** || **  4. //Modern tattooing (today) is done with the use of a needle, though mirroring the body of a gun. With ink inside of the needle, it pumps at about 700 vibrations a minutes into the first two layers of skin so that the ink stains the skin, leaving permanent color/markings.//  ** ||
 * ** 5. The American Academy of Dermatology says that non-sterile tattooing practices have also led to the transmission of Syphilis.  ** || **  5. Unsterile/Unclean equipment due to careless tattoo artists can give you Syphilis or other TD’s.  ** || **  5. Cleanliness of a tattoo parlor is part of the tattooing process.  ** ||  **5. //The American Academy of Dermatology says that dirty tattooing equipment (needles) can cause the transmission of Syphilis or other Transmitted Diseases.//**  ||
 * 6. Laser Surgery is the only way to successfully remove a tattoo. Although it is a solution, just like everything -- it comes with a high price. It can cost over $100,000! ||  6. Laser surgery is an option in getting a tattoo removed, but it is costly.  ||  6. That tattoo removal is becoming more popular with people who wish to remove their “mistakes.”  ||  6. //Tattoo removal is becoming a bigger, booming business because more people wish to get their tattoos removed. As people mature, some of them learn that getting a tattoo was a mistake, something they wish to remove.//  ||
 * 7. Tattoos can help many people that have serious skin problems. It covers their skin so that the sun does not hit directly on it. By doing this, it makes it possible for them to go out in the sun without any problems. But, some people may not be able to do this. ||  7. The ink, that is injected to the skin can help protect against sun damage; acting as a shield against harmful UV rays that beam down to one’s body/skin.  ||  7. Because in some ways, tattoos can actually be “good” or “beneficial” to an individual, and not just because they are appealing or attractive.  ||  7. //Not only are tattoos physically appealing to people but they can also be considered a health benefit. That is of course, depending on the person getting the tattoo.//  ||
 * 8. Hemophiliacs should NEVER even attempt to get a tattoo. ||  8. Being a Hemophilic, and mixing them with tattoo/piercing is never a good idea.  ||  8. It relates to my topic due to the fact that under some circumstances, getting a tattoo or piercing can actually be life threatening.  ||  8. //Hemophilia, a serious skin disease, is one of the many circumstances that keep people from getting tattoos.//  ||