Body Mods Are Civil Disobedience Essay - 752 Words

â€Å"The colors and pictures we apply to our skin communicate our values and aspirations as well as our hopes and personal histories. Even when we adopt the â€Å"natural look† and dont adorn our skin at all, we are making a social statement. Our skin talks even when we dont; it is not a neutral canvas.† (Jablonski, 164) â€Å"Body art represents, among other things, a sustained effort to reverse the dematerialization of art by making the body matter.† (Taylor, 111) Body painting was likely the first way in which the human animal adorned itself and attempted to express its individual status amongst the species. Long before the tools were invented required in the production of clothing; prehistoric hominids implemented embellishment of the†¦show more content†¦The renaissance of tattoo in modern and post-modern society owes its resurrection to Captain James Cook and the crew aboard the HM Bark Endeavour who brought back accounts of tattooed peop les, examples of tattoos upon their skin, and the Samoan word, tatau to Great Britain after their voyage to Tahiti and New Zealand. Other forms of body modifications that have come down from prehistory include neck lengthening like that in Thailand, foot binding in China, and suspension of the body from hooks and rope found in some Native American spiritual traditions. To understand the post-post-postmodern, modernism must first be defined. Merriam-Webster states â€Å"1.) a practice, usage, or expression peculiar to modern times; 2.) often capitalized: a tendency in theology to accommodate traditional religious teaching to contemporary thought and especially to devalue supernatural elements; or 3.) modern artistic or literary philosophy and practice; especially : a self-conscious break with the past and a search for new forms of expression.† While this does enlighten the murkiness a bit, these definitions define themselves by utilizing the obscene crutch of defining a thing with its own root word. So then, Merriam-Webster further defines modern as â€Å"1.) a: of, relating to, or characteristic of the present or the immediate past: contemporary, b:Show MoreRelatedStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 Pageson Social Networking †¢ New section on Persuasive Communication strategies †¢ Discussion of how to frame messages for maximum impact †¢ Discussion of the effects of authority, expertise, and liking on communication effectiveness †¢ Updated discussion of body language in communication †¢ Introduces new ideas about the effects of electronic communications †¢ New Point–Counterpoint (Social Networking Is Good Business) †¢ New An Ethical Choice (The Ethics of Gossip at Work) †¢ New Case Incident (Using Social Media