The type of meeting I decided to attend was an Alcoholics Anonymous held on campus by a fellow University of Cincinnati student. She said that she decided to begin to hold the meetings on the UC main campus because she has had a long history of being an alcoholic and she knew that out of a university of 30‚000+ students‚ she could not be the only person suffering from this condition. There were two additional people who attended the meeting (a male and a female)‚ as well as six classmates who were
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Today’s Celebrities: Good or Bad Influences In today’s society‚ there seems to be an alarming rise of trends. This trend doesn’t seem to affect a specific age or gender. It causes people to begin crying‚ screaming and in certain instances‚ commit acts of insanity. The trend I’m speaking of is celebrity idolization. Over the past generations‚ fans have become more and more obsessed‚ and have begun becoming more violent or hysterical‚ depending on the person. In a world where social media has become
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April 16‚ 2017: United Methodist AA Meeting The first meeting I decided to attend was an AA meeting. I choose this meeting from a list on Google.com. I did not have any requirements for the meeting‚ but I made my final decision based upon the location and familiarity of the location. I use to live in the area and was comfortable that my choice would be in a safe location. I choose to go to a meeting in the day time‚ due to safety and my gender. I drove to the meeting with no complications to finding
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12 Step Meeting How did the meeting start? It all started with an opening speech from the guest speaker who was once an alcoholic and has been sober for over 22yrs. Was one of the 12 Steps discussed‚ or many? Yes‚ all 12 steps were discussed in brief during the meeting since it was the first 12 steps meeting for this new group. Was there a personal testimonial? Yes‚ the floor was opened to all members who are willing to share their personal testimonies. Eleven people shared their
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How to Run a Meeting Like Google As one of the most successful companies in the world‚ Google is obviously doing something right when it comes to how they manage their time. In general‚ meetings are known for being a waste of time where complaining occurs‚ but no real solutions are found. Of course this isn’t always the case‚ especially at Google. In this article‚ Google’s Vice-president of search products‚ Marissa Mayer‚ outlines how meetings are scheduled and conducted in an effort to eliminate
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PAPER 1. I did not really know what exactly to expect before the meeting‚ because I never been to a AA meeting and I was kind of excited to go and hear peoples stories about their addictions and dependency. 2. I attend the meeting with my boyfriend because I did not want to go alone. My only concern was how people were going to be there‚ and I excepted to hear some bizarre stories of peoples past. 3. The meeting was held in a conference like setting at a round table‚ I was quite
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I have attended the meeting on (day and date). The meeting was organized by (name of person here) at (location here). There were 5 participants in the meeting. The topic of the meeting was about substance abuse and addiction. I was having diverse expectations from this meeting. It surpassed a hefty portion of my expectations; nonetheless it demolished others and left me somewhat dumbfounded. My imagination painted a photo in my brain of what a 12-step meeting would resemble. It depicted a room loaded
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characteristics such as character‚ personality‚ etc. Since a lot of teens try to find their identity through high school and fashion‚ it can ultimately change not only their personality‚ but their character towards other people and family. Tying into this‚ celebrities are a big impact on teen fashion. Ashton Pittman also states that often‚ fashion for teenagers is the
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NA Meeting paper Prin. Chem. Dep. 5300 B Before I attended the NA meeting‚ I had felt more than a little apprehensive; I really wasn’t quite sure what to expect from the meeting and that made me very nervous. I have talked to and listened to addicts and recovering addicts many times before‚ my brother is a recovering addict and a few friends are also‚ but that did not prepare me for the sadness‚ grief‚ and happiness I saw in this meeting. The meeting started out with the person
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I attended an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting on 7/11 in Elizabeth NJ at the immaculate Conception School on Prince Street. It was an open-discussion meeting. It reminded me of any therapeutic group; although it did seam more structured and ritualistic‚ almost like a religious group. Before the meeting‚ everyone was socializing gathered around coffee and cookies. Most people seemed to be very close to each other. There was a stand with many pamphlets containing information about alcoholism‚ the program
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