Tattoo machine

can be traced back to the pre-European era in the South Pacific, as was recorded in Captain Cook’s journals of his encounters with Polynesian natives during the eighteenth century. This is echoed by Juliet Fleming (2000, p. 67) who wrote, “the word ‘tattoo’ made its first English appearance in James Cook’s account of his voyage to the Polynesian basin, published in London in 1769.” Similarly, Margo DeMello stated, “it was through the early explorations of the Pacific that tattooing entered into…

In our society tattoos are based on ideologies that come in part from cultural and social issues. In many cases tattoos represent people’s identity and lifestyle. People from a very young age choose to be tattooed most of the time because they think it is something from their life that needs to be printed in their bodies forever. Other reasons may be because of social matters or merely rebellion against their parents or society. Youth experiences and struggles when getting a job. Many big…

Tattoos have been around for quite some time now and play a major part in society. However, there is an unwritten law stating that tattoos in the work place are unacceptable. In the United States 42% of adults have at least one or more tattoos. Yet, 73% of people say they would hire staff that had visible tattoos. Discrimination of tattoos in the work place is an outdated trend among companies in today’s society. Professionalism should not be determined by how you look because it is how you…

Even though tattoos have a long history in many countries and races of people, they have not always been accepted in America. Most people associated early tattoos with freak shows, sailors, prisoners, biker gangs or outsiders that didn’t care about fitting in with mainstream society. Today, it’s common to see people of all races, gender and ages wearing one or more tattoos. There are many types and each type represents something unique about the individual or why they chose it. Tattoos are a…

Getting Tattoo is a bad thing? Tattoo is a permanent art on body since the past time. It still exists in the present time. Generally, it is free for people to get the tattoo to. However, the stereotype of tattoo is negative to the world’s eyes, mostly middle aged to old people. Some of them even call it ‘a sign of bad people’. These make people who want tattoo afraid of getting it. Though tattoo is more common in today’s world, there are always conflicts between the old generation and new…

A tattoo is a mark on an individual 's body which is an ingrained design by inserting pigment punctures into the skin. It is an ancient art that is still expressed to this day and is becoming more common. It is a form of self-expression, a reminder of something, or anything the artwork is portrayed as to the canvas. As it is turning more popular in today’s culture, there is an uproar in the profession spectrum. There is a debate as to rather if having tattoos in the workplace is acceptable, or…

Tattoos are a controversial subject when it comes to the employer, fellow employees, and EEOC. Just because one believes they have the freedom to do as they want with their bodies does not mean it belongs in the workplace. Tattoos have been around for thousands of years widely used in Indian ceremony’s, then seen as a rebellious act by criminals and rebels around the 1800 to 1900’s, all up to today where it is more widely accepted by most. Per Pew Research Survey, 23 percent of all Americans…

Lets start off by saying getting tattoos can be extremely painful to have done. Tattoos can cause people not to be hired for jobs they are qualified for, It's not an image that some corporations care for. I believe that if you would like to get a tattoo, make sure that it's hiding. Exposed tattoos may hinder ones chances to be hired. To begin with, " A 2011 study by CareerBuilder shows that 31 percent of surveyed employers ranked having a visible tattoo as the top personal attribute that…

Tattoos can be dangerous, a waste of money, possible skin allergy reactions, and job opportunities, etc. Even though tattoos are popular with all ages, hardly anybody thinks about the health risks, policies within a hiring company regarding tattoos and more aftermath consequences. For these reasons Tattoos are just not worth the time, and money. Many employer policies state that employees “cannot have visible tattoos” (Padowski 7). In addition to this, there have been many cases where there…

healthcare assistant for eight years talks about his tattoos. He mentions that he thought that his body art would cause controversy before he started working as a nurse. Although he concluded that it did not discomfort his patients and was mostly just asked several questions about them. The tattoos he had were located on either end of his neck, a very noticeable place. His tattoos were inoffensive as he had both of his daughter's initiation printed. This tattoo was an expression of love to his…