There are a lot of ways to express yourself. You can express yourself by
wearing jewelry and certain clothes that make you, you. But you can also
express yourself with piercings and tattoos. I express myself with art. I love
making jewelry and I started making jewelry in my kindergarten art class. I
also love making duct tape bows that I learned how to make at sleep away
camp. I have been making jewelry ever since. A lot of people express
themselves in different ways. I am going to share some ways that people
express themselves through jewelry, clothing and art.
I surveyed 27 5th graders at MNS about how they express themselves or want
to express themselves. 4/27 said they express themselves through jewelry;
17/27 said clothing which was the same amount of responses as shoes. Other
types of expression represented 5/27. I also surveyed students about
whether or not they thought facial piercings were okay. 3/27 students said Yes,
facial piercings are ok and 23/27 said No, facial piercings are not okay. 8/27
thought tattoos were okay and 18/27 said tattoos were not okay. This means
that most 5th graders don’t think people should have facial piercings or tattoos.
Fashion
I don't believe in fashion. I
believe in costume. Life is too
short to be the same person
every day.”
― Stephanie Perkins, Lola and
the Boy Next Door
There are a lot of ways to express yourself. One of the ways is through
clothing. People reflect their moods or feelings with the colors and
designs of what they put on. For example, if you are happy and joyful
then you are going to want to wear something with lots of color. Or, if
you are feeling down you might wear gloomy colors.
Also, different events have different ritual clothing. For example, at a
funeral most people are going to be wearing black or at a wedding a
bride is usually wearing white. At an Indian wedding the bride will be
wearing a very colorful and embroidered sari. These colors say
something about different events in different cultures and the clothing
worn to express yourself.
Tattoos
Another way to express yourself is
through Tattoos. One reason people get
tattoos is to acknowledge someone in
their family or heritage. Another reason
is to express their individuality. I read an
article By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. He
said,
“The fact is, tattoo-lovers are a proud lot
— they have consciously taken the
decision to tattoo their bodies and would
like to proudly declare that they are what
they are. They are ordinary people like
you and me, except that they have a
strong sense of identity they have no
intention of hiding. They are not scared of
public opinion and would love to let others
know what they believe in. And good for
them!”
“Show me a man with a tattoo
and I'll show you a man with an
interesting past.”
― Jack London
Besides tattoos there are piercings people
get to express themselves. When you get a
piercing you will have to go to a
professional to do it because it is much
safer for someone that knows how to do it
then a nobody that can hurt your body.
Besides that you can also use piercings in
an artistic way, you can get one on your
bellybutton, nose, tongue, eyebrow or on
your ear as shone in the picture. You can
also make the earrings that you would
wear. You can make them out of beads,
wire, or duct tape to make it your own.
“Believe it or not, some of us have piercings and tattoos and
dye our hair because we think it looks pretty, not for any deep
sociological reason. This isn't an act of protest against cultural or
social repression. It's not a grand, deliberately defiant gesture
against capitalists or feminists or any other social group. It's not
even the fashion equivalent to sticking two fingers up at the
world. The boring truth of it, Gabriel, is that I don't dress like this to
hurt my parents or draw attention to myself or make a
statement. I just do it because I think it looks nice.
Disappointed?”
― Alex Bell, The Ninth Circle
Movement
Ballet and every other type of
dance is also a way to express
yourself. When you do ballet you
have to be very graceful. Even
though it doesn’t sound like a way
you would express yourself, it is
because you are telling a story.
There is also jazz, theater, tap and a
lot of types of ways you can express
your self through dancing.
Only when I'm dancing
can I feel this free.”
― Madonna
Follow your inner
moonlight; don't hide the
madness.”
― Allen Ginsberg
But there are also bad ways you can
express yourself. Two examples are
bullying and fighting, when you do that
you are letting out your anger that you
have kept in for a while and you need
to let it out. But when you let it out it
comes out in ways that are harmful.
 You
should express yourself in
the way you want.
 You shouldn’t be shy to do
what you want to do.
 Always remember to be
yourself!