I must admit I had some reservations attending an AA meeting even though it was for school/research purposes. I’ve always felt these meetings are for the weak people who do not have enough courage and desire to square up to their problems. My skepticism of the Alcoholic Anonymous arose from watching the effect of alcoholism on families‚ relationships‚ children etc. and I always felt that these meetings were a way for alcoholics to self-validate their actions and decisions‚ neglecting the harm and
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Strange Practices of Taoism in Asia and The Reasons Soo Gar Wen HELP University Outline I. Introduction: A. Opener: The Chinese religions in Asia such as Taoism. B. Thesis statement: The strange practices of Taoism‚ such as god possession ritual‚ the villain hitting and the spirit medium. II. God possession ritual called Tangki in Taoism and the medium who is possessed is a messenger of god. A. Explain the role of a Tangki. B. Explain the process of the
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Virtuous person is the Happy Person Is virtuous person the happy person? Does virtuousness leads to happiness? Aristotle claims that virtuous activity controls happiness. From this line‚ it is understandable that the virtuousness is the source of happiness. What are the components or the elements that form virtuousness then? How does one become a virtuous person to achieve happiness in a life? What is the definition of happiness? What are the qualifications and necessities to become a
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Rhetorical Analysis A Strange Love Affair The narrative essay "A Strange Love Affair‚" written by Jan Myrdal takes place during the 1940’s however‚ it wasn’t until the 1960’s that it got published. Myrdal writes about a married man that reconnects with his first love. Not only that‚ he almost commits adultery in having sex with this women‚ but turns down B because of the reason that he loves his wife. He tries to cover up his doubts by saying that his feet stink because of a long journey through
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April 10th‚ 2013 Anthropology 101 Participant Observation Project On Friday‚ April 5th starting at 8:00pm I walked into St. Peters Catholic Church in Olney‚ Maryland to witness my first ever open AA meeting. The meeting was being held in the basement area of the church. The room was small and comfortable. The atmosphere was very welcoming and relaxed. A younger gentleman wearing a nice clean button down shirt and khakis‚ who goes by the name Andy‚ stands by the door and greets people as they
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“MEETING MY DAD” Since I was born‚ my mom has been there for me taking care of me when I’m sick and teaching me pretty much all I know. But while growing up‚ I reached a point where I started realizing that every kid in my school had a “mommy” and a “daddy” and I didn’t. I never really noticed that because my uncles and my grandpa were always around me‚ but when I started school I realized I didn’t have anybody to call “Dad”. I was five years old when I started noticing this entire dilemma
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“The Strange Career of Jim Crow” is considered one of the great works of Southern history and was published in 1955. The book gives an analysis of the history of Jim Crow laws and shed light to the fact that segregation actually may have caused more of a divide than slavery. It also shows that there was considerable mixing of the races during the reconstruction period. The book was also cited to counter arguments for segregation so often that Martin Luther King Jr. called it “the historical Bible
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Management Jackie Bowen Tutor Name: Liz Pawlowski Title: Meeting Stakeholder Needs Unit: 3003 Contents Page Page Number * Title Page 1 * Content Page 2 * Aim of the report 3 * Identifying Stone Computers key stakeholders 4 * Understand the process required to continually 8 Improve meeting stakeholder’s needs * Be able to prepare a case to support a change in meeting 11 Stakeholder needs * Bibliography 14
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Planning Effective Meetings Meeting management tends to be a set of skills often overlooked by leaders and managers. The following information is a rather "Cadillac" version of meeting management suggestions. The reader might pick which suggestions best fits the particular culture of their own organization. Keep in mind that meetings are very expensive activities when one considers the cost of labor for the meeting and how much can or cannot get done in them. So take meeting management very seriously
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VISIT TO ST LEONARDS HOUSE MEETING FOR AA GROUP I attended the ST Leonard House Alcoholics Anonymous‚ 12 points meeting. It is situated at 1105 Queen Street East‚ Brampton. The open meeting started at 8p.m and ran for about one hour long. This write-up is my reflection and observation about the meeting. I arrived about five minutes late as it took me some time to locate the exact place where the meeting was taking place. My initial observation was that I felt welcome into their midst‚ as soon
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