Anonymous Egg and Sperm Donation Should the offspring of sperm or egg donors have the right to known their biological father or mother? This is definitely a controversial topic among people in our generation. Many people share their stories on how they would like to meet their biological parents and how they would share so much about their everyday lives. One story written by Lindsay Greenawalt was very interesting; she wrote to her unknown father in a Father’s Day blog posting. She stated‚ “I’ve
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AA Meeting This was my first experience at an alcoholics anonymous meeting and it was very interesting and in a way uplifting. At St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Middleburg‚ Fl. the AA group was called “Soul Savivors” there were people who had come from different walks of life such as a single parent that started when she was fifteen to a School teacher that started when he was eight. The group meeting that I attended was rather small‚ a total of six were in attendance and 3 were missing
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Alcoholics Anonymous Observation September 22‚ 2013 One location of Alcoholics Anonymous meets on Tuesday; the one I attended was on September 19‚ 2013. The meeting begins at the fixed time of eight in the evening for an hour. Walking into the meeting‚ there were fifteen people in attendance. Most of the members were older‚ African American men. There were three women‚ two white and one African American. Walking into the meeting‚ I decided to go for it‚ and sit near the front of the room.
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prayer. After the prayer‚ they took turns reading “How it Works” and the “Twelve Traditions.” (Alcoholics Anonymous World Services‚ Inc.‚ 2004)All of this was completely new to me so I was grateful that they went over this information to help me better understand the group and how it works. They talked only briefly about the 12 steps that were on the wall. (Alcoholics Anonymous World Services‚ Inc.‚ 2001) They said if anyone was interested in a copy of the Big Book to talk to them after
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In my story‚ “Anonymous Jock” I have shown imagination‚ supernatural elements‚ and an emphasis on nature. Imagination is shown many times in this story. Mostly when is talks about vampires‚ but that’s what my whole story is about. Nature is talked about that much‚ but there is a part when they are talking about the wind. He calls back Augustus while walking out the door entering the cold winds of Fall. Just like imagination‚ there are examples of supernatural elements multiple times. Mostly‚ the
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a world-wide disease that affects millions of people. In the early years‚ alcoholism was viewed different‚ more of a weakness and disgrace. Any strong motivated individual could stop drinking if they wanted. Bill Wilson‚ co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous‚ struggled mentally and physically with alcohol. The use of alcohol damaged Bill’s health‚ tanked his career‚ and brought upon anguish to his wife and friends. Alcoholism is a disease that infiltrates the brain and physically plagued the human body
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Bibliography: Work Cited Silverstein‚ Herma. Alcoholism. New York: Franklin Watts‚ 1990 Wekesser‚ Carol. Alcoholism. San Diego: Greenhaven Press Inc.‚ 1994 Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions. New York: Alcoholics Anonymous World Services Inc.‚ 1995 " Alcohol and Alcoholism." The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Drugs. New York: Chelsea House Publishers‚ 1986 Word Count: 1414
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Models of Addiction There are many models that have tried to explain addiction. Here‚ I will briefly review five of the main models. Stress-Reduction/Behavioural Moral-Volitional Model Personality Model Dispositional Disease Model Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Stress-Reduction/Behavioural Model This is based on the notion that people learn to use alcohol because it helps them cope with stressors‚ and reduces emotional stress reactions. Use might then become abuse‚ and then dependence‚ if drinking
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the rise of the author and how the idea of the figure’s importance came to be. Foucault considers Greek mythology when debating this claming that once it was the hero in such plays that was granted his immortality and the author remained largely anonymous. In the middle ages‚ this assumption
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gambling can be channeled into more useful methods of problem solving. The group meets every Thursday. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop gambling. There are no dues or fees for Gamblers Anonymous membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions. Gamblers Anonymous is not allied with any sect‚ denomination‚ politics‚ organization or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy; neither endorses nor opposes any cause. Our primary purpose is to stop gambling
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