I was a little nervous attending one of these meetings because I didn’t know what to expect but only know from television shows and movies. What is the reality though? I imagined and painted a picture of what an AA meeting would be like. I pictured a room full of people that were obvious addicts‚ unkept appearances‚ offensive hygiene and at least one person smelling of alcohol while moving back and forth in the chair. As I entered the room‚ my perspective laughed at me and as I looked around
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with people collecting their collecting their coins. This was particularly noticeable when a woman collected her 8th month coin‚ and talked about how hard her journey to sobriety has been‚ and how thankful she was for the support she received from the AA program. After the coin ceremony‚ the meeting began talking about their daily topic‚ which was selfishness‚ specifically how their alcohol abuse lead them to becoming someone they could never have imagined. Listening to their stories was amazing‚ and
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Study Report‚ Palm Inc. BACKGROUND: Jeff Hawkins founded Palm Computing Inc‚ a hand-held computer business‚ in 1992 which has since changed names (Yoffie & Kwak‚ 2001). In 1999 it changed to Palm Inc (Yahoo Finance‚ 2006). The case study concentrated on Jeff Hawkins‚ the founder of Palm‚ and Donna Dubinsky the former CEO of the company. These two left Palm in 1998 and founded a company called Handspring‚ the only company as of 2001 to take a meaningful share of the market away from Palm (Yoffie‚
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I’ve been to hundreds of AA/NA meetings. In this essay I’ll talk about the three I went to for this class and I’ll incorporate some of the experiences I had in other meetings as well. There is no doubt that every meeting has a different feel to it. The location‚ people attending‚ and structure of the meetings have a large impact on the on how they are run. These factors‚ and others‚ played a big part in how I felt after leaving the meeting. When I was released from jail‚ the most important goal
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Trip Report Kasem Bundit University Air Orchid Market Class: Entrepreneurship By Anan Visetkaew ID: 555104412847 The Trip Date: 22/01/14 Due Date: 27/01/14 Trip Report Air Orchid Market My journey to orchid farm in Nakorn Prathom began on Wednesday 22nd on January 2014. On the very cold day‚ especially in the beautiful morning‚ I took all my preparation for taking note that will be done on my cell-phone due to the fact that I was more comfortable for taking pictures and
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Every good business relationship is built on trust‚ and travel consulting perhaps more so than most. Rather than a linear‚ transactional retail paradigm‚ modern travel sales is about establishing a relationship with the client‚ analyzing the customer’s needs and making recommendations based on the expertise of the travel consultant. The best practitioners in any field of expertise exhibit a set of characteristics that can be studied‚ learned and emulated. By looking at the habits and attitudes of
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CHAPTER 1 1.0 Executive Summary As of late 2013‚ Golden Palm Tree Iconic Resort & Spa will be undergoing a rebranding exercise that will result in name change to AVANI Sepang Goldcoast Resort because of the joining to AVANI Hotels & Resorts. (Golden Palm Tree Resort & Spa Sdn Bhd‚ 2013) The group is now investing heavily in infrastructure as well as in building new hotels and resorts whilst renovating and refurbishing existing properties. However‚ they still lack other
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1. Settings: I scheduled my AA meeting for Tuesday September the 18th at 10 p.m. at the Sobe Room in Miami Beach (1718 Bay Rd. Miami Beach‚ Fl. 33139). When I arrived I noticed that the parking was far away from the actual meeting point. The meeting point was a church type structure with no sing or any other identification. The door was open so I just went in; I waited about 5 minutes for the meeting to start. The meeting took place in a large room‚ and the chairs were organized in a semicircle
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Upon finding my spot‚ I was introduced to the group by an older woman‚ whom was eager to invite me in to listen to their story. The group were equally as welcoming as she was. While attending the AA meeting‚ I felt as though I couldn’t help myself but feel very sad for the group while listening to some individuals overcome substance abuse addiction while others relapsed. My thoughts throughout the meeting was how I thought each one of them were courageous to share their stories and amazed on how
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The purpose of this paper is to discuss the AA observations performed at the two Alcoholic Anonymous meetings attended. The first community support group observation took place at the Fellowship Hall located 12428 M 28th Dr. Phoenix‚ AZ 85029. The meeting was held from 1700 to 1800 on Thursday‚ January 21‚ 2016. The second community support group observation took place at Crossroads West located 7523 N 35th Ave. Phoenix AZ 85051. The meeting was held from 1900 to 2000 on Thursday‚ January 21‚ 2016
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