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[|The Body as Canvas]


 * 1) " A couple of centuries back, the tap-tap of a bamboo striker against whale teeth birthed the name tattoo " (2)
 * 2) " The Mayans and Incas flattened the skull by squeezing the head of a growing child between boards "(2)
 * 3) " Africans and others practiced facial scarification, male circumcision and female genital mutilation. "(2)
 * 4) Using things like braces and retainers to straighten teeth are also ways to change body image. (2)
 * 5) Body Mod. can show you belong to one group as well as show that you do not belong to another. (2)
 * 6) Mod. is also done to show others that you are in control of your own body. (2)
 * 7) Reflection of identity (3)
 * 8) While tattoos were 1st seen as way to rebel against parents and be your person, it was also a conformity seeing as how it was a fad with most young adults. (3)
 * 9) body mod. may cause you to not be hired by certain businesses. (3)
 * 10) the line between body mod. and self-mutilation can be thin, but when it comes to "cutting" it is clear which side of the line it is on. (3)
 * 11) people "cut" to release a natural chemical that has soothing affects, but it is a sign of serious psychological issues. (3)
 * 12) there is risk of infection with all tattoos and piercings (4)
 * 13) syphilis, staphylococcus, HIV and hepatitis B have been passed along in tattooing history (4)
 * 14) dirty needles or other tattoo infections could give a person Hepatitis C (4)
 * 15) Hep. C has 2 types
 * 16) Acute-pain in upper right side of body, fever, and vomiting
 * 17) Chronic-silent and deadly, can cause cirrhosis of the liver or even liver cancer.
 * 18) Regulating
 * 19) clients look for certification in tattoo parlors to see if the parlors have been checked out
 * 20) regulations aren't just for clients, but for the employees as well.
 * 21) most parlors don't disinfection like they should to prevent disease spreading