Andres Martin Tattoos

How do you choose to describe yourself? Actions? Words? Or a little to a large image that permanently printed on your skin, does that say much about you? It could be. For someone whose secretive or gone through many rough present and past can be an “escape” Other than drugs, body modifications can be their way of speaking out and reaching for help from others. And last, but not least, what makes us different from other living things out there? A form of art or other modifications such as piercing, hair coloring, clothing, etc. Tattoo is a representation of a freedom of expression in which is a basic human rights according to Thomas Jefferson and those are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness.
Throughout Andres Martin’s writing,

he included pathos, ethos and logos to strengthened his argument. He is writing this to proven that teenager’s decision of tattooing can become a huge regret and that he’s trying to prove that their consequences and proving that there is a misleading message into teenagers making a decision into getting a tattoo. The way Andres Martin began his writing piece “On Teenagers and Tattoos” he has mentioned how tattoos and piercing have gradually becoming a big thing for young adults (18 years old and older) but little did they know are that, tattoos can have a downfall in recognition at work place and it doesn’t seem as professional in a workplace such as working in a hospital.
Meanwhile Tattoos are more than just a design with a hidden message, in many cases it can mean a sign of satisfaction from teenagers to challenging the parents (authorities) or a sign of disobedience according to Andres Martin. The idea of permanence is what makes teenager feels satisfied, to them, it’s a trend and it’s a decision making which drove them into acting a certain way. “The quest for permanence may at other times prove misleading and offer premature closure unsolved conflicts” (Martin, 11)
Some of the other reasoning why teenagers want to have a tattoo and modify their body in different ways is, because they’ve seen other people being able to expressing themselves and also it looks “unique” and it distracts them with the design rather than being stressed and trying to express their own feelings. Many number of cases teenager do not feel as if they will or going to be fit in a particular group so, either they get it to get in or to be “unique” on their own. (Martin 5) In one case, a 13-year old boy proudly showed his tattoo to his father with great pride. One case involving a 16-year old girl with numbers of piercings on her mentioned “If I don’t fit in, it is because I say so. Therefore, tattoos and decision making can affect most people of all ages and can be the reasoning to why they either willing to speak up or keep it as a design that they’re wearing.
As expressed, tattoos and adolescents’ choices on it can be make a huge impact on them, their family and in the future for their work place. Tattoos can have a positive or a negative impact depending on the message and how they choose to express themselves at the right timing. Some still hold the belief of their first instinct and some will never have that thought of it again. Once again, tattoos can be a representation of a hidden message whether it’s an image or a word being marked permanently on your skin. No matter what it is, it cannot be remove as easy as you think.