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I. Introduction
A. Attention Getter: Have you ever seen the unique tattoo of the Armenia
people? The Armenia culture is endowered with great symbols that people
tattoo their body on without knowing the deep meaning of the tattoos. The
Armenian culture of tattooing has long been documented during the
Armenian genocide era.
B. Thesis Statement: The Armenian culture is endowed with many body
tattoos that are of significance to the Armenian people.
C. Preview: Today, I will share with you brief background information
concerning the use of tattoos by the Armenia people. I will give detailed
information about why the Armenia eternity sign is essential and how
Armenia youths are perceived in society for having this tattoo, including
how it has influenced my identity.
II. Body
A. Main Point 1: The history of Armenians about body tattooing.
1. In 1915-1957 during the Armenian genocide error, many female
victims were forcibly tattooed, specifically on the face (2021).
a. The use of tattoos was used as a means of body regulation to
make women have alien identities for better assimilation in
their communities.
b. For instance, I was considering Bilandjian, an Armenian
woman who was forced to live in a non-Armenian community.
Her face was tattooed to distinguish herself from other non-
Armenian people such as Turks and Arabs (Glum, 2021).
c. The tattoos among the Armenian women were used as a way of
regulating sex. Women used to tattoo themselves to keep or
lose their husbands' love (Glum, 2021).
d. In other cases, it was used to induce pregnancy.
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