AA Meeting: The Point of View of an Outsider The purpose of this paper is to not only describe my experience at this meeting‚ but to also see into the life of a person trying to overcome their demons. We all have obstacles we are trying to surpass‚ but these people have a stronger hold to their demons because they bring them pleasure. These types of addictions is not an easy thing to overcome. The fact that they are so determined to change their lives‚ that they are willing to meet with complete
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especially an open type meeting‚ of course wasn’t an easy journey. Body The process of finding a face to face meeting was a very challenging one. I had to go through a lot of different 12 step places in my area before I got accepted into the one I went to. But the challenge was worthwhile to me. Although frustrating because at first I didn’t the reason why any 12 step meeting would decline a student from visiting but then I realized the AA and other national 12 step meetings that they follow code
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attending an AA or NA meeting‚ or learning about substance abuse users I always questioned why they would not choose to become sober. When I would see a person who looked like they were a substance abuse user I immediately thought less of them because I thought they were consciously making a choice to live their life like that and they were choosing to live their life that way. On September 11‚ I attended the Friday Freedom Group at St. Augustine Church in Manchester and the meeting has affected my opinion
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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 similar some stories were. My impression on the leader who took leadership of that meeting was very sensitive and ran the meeting very diligently. The meeting opened up with the group
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building more facilities to accommodate the rising student population in the school district. The two and a half hour meeting was close to getting out of hand‚ as even members of the 152 person audience got involved in the heated debates. The subject opened with a report from superintendent Arlene A. Dunlap. She stated that student enrollment in the district was up eighteen percent from last year. "This is disturbing because we are running out of space in our classrooms and education is suffering
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necessarily operate with a clear focus on teachers’ growth and learning. Reasons for a lack of focus on learning range from weak levels of relational trust to changing administrative expectations and teacher burnout. The end result‚ however‚ in many cases‚ is that PLCs are not easily initiated‚ nor are they designed in a manner that makes professional development a natural by-product of PLC meetings. In fact‚ many well-meaning teachers and administrators have reported that they simply do not know how to begin
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Communication 2 Minutes of the 3rd Meeting of the Advanced English for Business Communication 2 group project team was held on Wednesday‚ October 10‚ 2012 in Lecture Room 304 on UG3 /F‚ China Chem Plaza‚ Tsim Sha Shui East‚ Hong Kong Present: Ms. Kazaf Chung (Chairperson) Ms. Mandy Wong (Secretary) Mr. Louis Ching (Member) 1. Apologies for Absence No apologies for absence were received. 2. Minutes from the Last Meeting The minutes of the last meeting‚ previously circulated‚ were taken as
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The Importance of Meeting Deadlines The United States Army is described by Encyclopedia Britannica as the major branch charged with preserving peace‚ security and defense of the country. Furnishing majority of the entire U.S. military organization’s ground forces‚ it is also tasked with partly military or non-military functions or such as the administration of federal programs that protect and develop the environment; provision of military assistance to the federal‚ as well as state or local
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business and that is meetings. The fact is most meetings are unnecessary‚ unproductive and a complete waste of time. To ensure your meetings are not a complete waste of time and energy follow these guidelines. 1. Many meetings are waste of time because many people use them to figure out what there suppose to be meeting for in the first place! When a time is set ensure adequate preparation is made to determine why a meeting is needed in the first place. 2. Once the purpose of the meeting is established
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Reflective Essay In developing my reflective essay I have used two entries from my journal and also the effect the course becoming a teacher has had on me personally. The theme chosen after closely analyzing the course on a whole is ‘Learning and experience.’ Majority can relate to the slang; “we learn from our experience.” What is learning? Learning can be defined as the process whereby behaviour is changed as a result of experience‚ (Matalon 2000). Learning occurs when experience cause a relatively
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