Through my Internet research and use of such sources as interviews, articles found in periodicals, and books on popular culture, I have discovered quite a range of circumstances which lead individuals to mark their bodies in contemporary rites of passage. ... Piercing and tattooing helps to release energy,'" which he says helps the memory to be stored in the body (Rowenchilde, 3). ...

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