1. UNIVERSIDAD CENTRO AMERICANA
ENGLISH CURSES
LEVEL IX
EXCESS
TEACHER:
GRACIELA TORRES.
BY:
ROBERTO RUIZ SALVATIERRA.
SEPTEMBER 2011

2. TATTOOS

3. WHAT IS A TATOO ?
a permanent marking made by inserting
ink into the layers of skin to change the
pigment for various reasons.

4. HISTORY
Traces back to the early civilizations:
- Egyptian (2000BC)
- African and Polynesian tribes
-Greek and Roman Times
- Early Chinese and Japanese
periods

5. THE EFFECT OF
HISTORY
Tattoos became a
mean of identifying
oneself with a
group or culture

6. • It is an art as the creation
of it requires artistic skill
and creativity
• Look at this way, the body
is the canvas; the
neediest are the brushes

7. Art is a form of
expression
Tattoo is an art
Tattoo is a form
of expression

8. However, is it
pleasing to the
eyes?