I recently attended an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in a comfortable house in Santa Monica‚ California. The room was occupied by approximately 70 attendees‚ and even more sitting on the outside porch. The focus of this particular day’s meeting was step six of the 12-step program. The sixth step is stated as follows: “We’re entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character” (Wilson‚ 1939‚ p. 76). Following the definition and interpretation of the sixth step‚ the main speaker of the
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New Perspectives #1 The event that I decided to attend was the Multicultural Student Union meeting on Wednesday April 12th. At the beginning of the event we played an introductory game. Then the leaders told us what we would be doing and the different things we would be hearing about. They then showed everyone a video for the Relay for Life event and then they had a speaker come in who asked questions about how cancer has affected the lives of everyone around them. After that speaker left we got
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Reflection #1 As we go through life we encounter many life changing experiences. Some shape us to be the individuals we are today‚ while others will have you feeling like your stuck at a stand still. On January 20‚ 2016 I had the pleasure of meeting an extraordinary young woman who is currently managing to defy the odds as a single mother in this society. Ericka Lewis is a twenty-year-old college student who has a beautiful two-year-old daughter. The father of Ericka’s child abandoned the two when
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school board meetings are held to discuss different issues within the community and schools. The school board members discuss items such as budget‚ employee contracts‚ academic services‚ school choice‚ teacher and student conduct‚ etc. Locally elected school board members are responsible for discussing and voting towards the decisions that impact educators‚ students‚ and our community. I feel that it important for community members to attend school board meetings because during these meetings parents
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the Quakers challenged the English class system. After arriving in America‚ they fled New England and migrated to the South and West escaping religious persecution. Quakers in North America were organized into six geographical areas called Yearly Meetings. The largest of these was located in Philadelphia. At the beginning of the American Revolution they were the 4th largest religious group in European colonies of North America. Quaker believed that men and women were equal in the eyes of God. They
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This week‚ on Tuesday‚ I attended an Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) meeting. The group of people who went to it was very diverse‚ of various ages‚ backgrounds‚ levels of recovery‚ experiences‚ but with one goal in common: to get sober for life (live a life alcohol-free) by realizing that there is something greater than themselves and they are not in control of themselves. Truly‚ the program seems to be a complex one that requires time (to go from step to step) and guidance from a sponsor that each attendee
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answer the following question(s): Given what you now know about how Congress works and how a bill is passed‚ what do you think the likelihood of success will be for President Obama to implement his agenda? In retrospect‚ you can identify past presidents and how well they were in implementing their agenda? Please stay out of the politics and use the PROCESS of implementation as the foundation of your answer. Include citations or URLs for your work to receive full credit‚ and provide substantive
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"August 2002- Night Meeting"- Central Idea In the touching "Night Meeting‚" a human and a Martian meet on a deserted road only to discover that each is a shadowy image‚ perhaps a ghost of one other. The story revolves around the concept of time and the idea of communication between a human and a Martian. Tomás is a human who migrates to Mars from the planet earth. Stopping for gas on his way to a party‚ he meets another human‚ a gas station owner‚ who praises the unpredictable life on Mars and
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Process information/Identify problem The feedback from the marking rubric shows my ability to link the quality project to the National standards and guideline. Also‚ I demonstrate my strength of summarising the current literature review‚ explaining and justifying the methodology‚ handling the audiences’ questions and keeping the
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Social Service Meeting- Client was reminded that she is expected to meet with her CM on a weekly basis. Client failed to meet with CM on 2/20/13. Client stated she forgot to call and inform her CM she was not going to be able to make it back in time to meet with her. Client was issued a warning for her missed ILP appointment. Clients next scheduled ILP appointment will be March 6‚ 2013 at 6:30pm. Housing- Client is aware that she must meet with her HS on a daily basis. Benefits- Client was reminded
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