TATOO

Is it not true when they say beauty is in the hands of the beholder?. Ted Polhemus (1988) stated that'' our most important relationship is between ourselves and the creature which confronts us in the mirror. According to Polhemen homo sapiens is the only designer species nature intedent, however men and women engaged in the task of transforming their bodies and proudly exhibiting the results. For me this is just a non verbal communication, for the fact that to modify the body by scarring, pearcing, tattoing or colouring hair with sharp colours like red, blue or pink definately will draw attention to people around you. In the ancient third world people used this because most of them were illiterate, that is how they used to identify themselves from others. According Polhemus Westerners acquired their new colour skills and creativity from Japanies masters, and through these masters Western tattooing is a vibrant and flourishing artform.

gambling

Mmm... so you think it is bad to be a gambler, how bad really? gambling can be bad if you never try it, gambling has been considered as one of the major financial capital generator in UK. Most analysts said the merged casino company would be well placed to benefit.The merged company could also prove to be "a very attractive target to any larger gaming operator, UK or international", Greg Feehely at Altium Securities saidAnnual turnover for gambling in the UK has soared from £7bn in 2001 to around £50bn last year, but some analysts said the casino industry is heading for saturation. Since membership laws were relaxed last October casino attendance has risen by only some 10%. http://www.the goodgamblingguide.co.uk/2007 goodgamblingguide.co.uk/2007

selfishness

Doing things yourself, on your own, is a part of selfishness. Prayer is the opposite of doing things yourself. (is this selfishness) We must desire God's: will, done in God's time, and done God's way. Selfishness is mankind's fundamental defect. Selfish means: self-centered, self-serving, self-important.
At the root of every problem is selfishness. No other "religion" teaches to put others first, to love your enemies. Christianity is the only one that teaches you can be totally changed and become a person with a new nature. We are products of a corrupt culture that teaches selfishness. All sin is selfish. No one ever sins for someone else -- we do it for selfish reasons. Who is really not selfish? can you really say there is any human being that is not practising selfishness? I DON'T THINK SOhttp://http://www.believers.org/believe/bel221.htm

Body piecing and tottoo

Hello??? whats the beauty of body modification?

Dont get me wrong I have done some modifications myself but you don't get to such an extreme that your anatomical image get to a disturbing point.

Although these practices has become a norm nowadays, sometimes one feel like these kind of deviences need not to be shown to our growing generations because they get excited to any

sort of a thing cropping into fashion, be it bad or good. I

think tattoo and piercing has now lost its original meaning, it has

come to an extend that people present it as a form of uniqueness not a societal or moral thing. As a form of control body modification is explained as giving or taking power away from individuals, i.e. the gaining of magical powers, in recovery from abuse, for example after an end of relationship to identify and control slaves and prisoners. (source from being bad handouts). Moreover modern body modification in modern days more cosmetic than anything.

smoking

I think smoking is not very good because it is not only affect the person who is smoking but people around the smoker. According to NHS passive smoking affects and kills more than ordinary smoking. Healthwise physiologically, the person affects his lungs, brain, nails, teeths, skin and mostly every part of the body will be affected through smoking. The big cigarette sellers tells people that they only not selling cigarette but it is the like of nicotine that people are into and that is what makes their business to grow stronger and stronger. The nicotine in the cigarette is compared to drugs which are harmful to human beings body. Why having it.