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... The word tattoo comes from the
Tahitian word tatau, which means "to mark something." The word tattoo has
been used in the English language since around the year 1644, denoting the beat
of the drum…(Rowe12). ... The ancient tattoo artist also had very little control over the thickness of the
lines they made. ...
Today when people go to have a tattoo done, the tattoo artist takes a rather long and kind of thick needle attached to what looks like a large vibrating battery (which has a cable running from it to a box that sits on a counter). ... Today a tattoo artist may use from one needle up to three or four needles (instead of a single object) depending on the area that needs to be covered. ... Although anyone and everyone may have a tattoo, they most probably would not be able to tell you the significance of the tattoo. ... It is almost a sure bet that if you were to walk up to some one and ask them what their tattoo mean they would tell you "Im not sure" or "I dont know, but does not it look cool." Instead of getting a tattoo for its meaning or to mark a special life changing event such as a right of passage they get them because its a "fad. ...
It seems as though purpose is the last thing on a persons mind when they go to get a tattoo. You could ask almost anyone with a tattoo why they did it and most can not think of one truly decent reason if they can think of one at all. ... Others do it for attention, they like when people ask them what the tattoo is of or why they did it. ... People say that their ink( tattoo) represents the person they are on the inside. ... Many people this day and age do not have a purpose for most things they do so one would assume that the decision to get a tattoo should not be any different.
Approximate Word count = 1624
Approximate Pages = 6.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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