WhyPeopleGetTattoos

Jacklayquietandunmovingforthirtyminuteswhileastrangerrepeatedlystabbed（刺）himwithsharpneedlescausingbloodtopoursteadilyoutofhisleg．Jackwasgettingatattoo．HisfriendTonyhadrecentlygottenatattooandJackwassoimpressedbyitthathedecidedtogetonetoo．Peerpressuremediainfluenceandpersonalexpressionaresomeofthecommonreasonsforwearingtattoostoday．

Thedesiretobeacceptedbyone’sfriendsorpeerscanhaveagreatinfluenceonwhatapersondoes．Sometimeswearingatattoocanbeasignthatyoubelongtoacertaingroup．Gangsoftenusespecialclothesandtattoostoidentifytheirparticulargroup．Someofthesegroupswearonlybrand–nameclothes．Othersweartattoos．Whenaperson’sfriendsarealldoingsomethingthatpersonismorelikelytodothesamething．

ThemediaisanotherbiginfluencebehindthepopularityoftattoosinNorthAmerica．Awidevarietyofmediaimagesshowtattoos－peopleappearingincommercialssellingexpensivecarsfamoussportsheroeswithtattoosinmagazinesfashionmodelswearingdesignerclothesthatshowtheirbodiestattooedwithdetailedandcolorfulpatterns．Thesemediaimageslinktattoostoideasofwealthsuccessandstatus．Asaresultmanypeopledecidetogetatattooforitsfashionandstatusvalue．

Manypeopledecidetoweartattoosinordertoexpresstheirartisticnaturetheirbeliefsortheirfeelings－inotherwordstoshowtheirindividuality（个性）．Amusicianinarockbandmaygetatattooofaguitaronthearm．Someenvironmentalistsmaytattoopicturesofendangeredanimalsontheirshoulders．Atattoocanbeapublicsigntoshowwhatisimportantinaperson'slife．

AsyoucanseetherearemanyreasonswhyyoungNorthAmericansgettattoos．Atattoocanbepartofagroup'suniformasignoffashionoranexpressionofindividuality．Thedecisiontogetatattooismostoftenaresultoftheinfluenceoffriendsormediaorthedesiretoexpressoneself．ForJackitwasamixtureofallthree．

Jackhasgottattoosinorderto ．

A．showhisgreatbravery B．gainaspecialexperience

C．makehimselfmorehealthy D．bedifferentfromothers

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