... order to fulfill their cultural construct of beauty, religious and/or social obligations. Body adornment and modification is a very broad subject, ranging from ceremonial body paint to the amputation of appendages. In modern society many people today are looking more like tribal warriors of many African cultures. In fact many of these modifications actually do come from many ancient cultures. So ... ...

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... body in order to fulfill their cultural construct of beauty, religious and social obligations. Body adornment and modification is a very broad subject, ranging from ceremonial body paint to amputation of appendages. Body piercing is the subject that is going to be discussed in this paper. So why is body modification just now coming to the attention of the modern world when ... ...

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