Tattoo, a different representation of my generation

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In ancient China, getting a tattoo was a very unusual and harsh punishment for crimes committed. In some tribes on the borderland of ancient China, tattooing however was regarded as a symbol of dominance and religion. In Japan and Taiwan, where I grew up, people who are in the gangs usually love to get different tattoo figures. This way, they could show their power and influence. As a result, tattooing was given a criminal, savage and negative image in Chinese history. Even at this moment, the twenty first century, there are still so many Chinese, especially the generations of my parents and grandparents, who think getting a tattoo is a bad movement.

Eric, who is my cousin and a basketball player in his high school, tried to get a tattoo about two years ago. Everybody in my family strongly opposed him, except the younger generation, like me. This event caused a huge quarrel between him and his dad, who is the oldest uncle of mine. His dad didn't want to hear his reason and grounded him for three months, even though Eric hadn't gotten a tattoo yet. Eric was so mad because his dad couldn't understand him and wouldn't let him explain. During the next three months, Eric tried to let my uncle know why he wanted to get a tattoo. My u

The tattoo is just one kind of body arts. In fact, there are so many people in Europe and US loving tattoos. In Spain, there is a festival for tattoos, and it attracts thousands of people to attend this magnificent party. In the 50's, there were numerous soldiers got tattoos in Taiwan; especially those troops who were captured in Korean War. These solders got tattoos to show their loyalties to the government. In recent years, more and more people love to have tattoos on their body. They use different figures of tattoos to show their personalities, styles, and religions. Some people have tigers or lions to signify valiancy. Others like to get Chinese dragon to represent nobleness. And some people use words or people's names directly show who they are or how they feel. Many celebrities, such as Madonna and Sean Connery, they also have tattoos. Even New York Government sponsored an exposition of tattoos. Every generation likes to use different objects to symbolize its characteristic. My generation just so happens to love using tattoos to show ours. Even though, we like something that you don't, but that doesn't mean we are bad, degenerate or delinquent. People can't judge people by what things they like or how they look. The most important thing is who we are!

ncle just would not talk to him. About four to five weeks after his punishment finished, Eric brought home one of his best friends. He was also a basketball player and had just gotten a tattoo a few days earlier. Then, his friend showed his tattoo, which wa

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