Walking into the AA meeting made me feel very awkward and out of place‚ but as the meeting began and everyone started sharing their stories I began to feel comfortable about being there. When I first went in the room the chairs were set up in a circle with some on the outside of it. I decided to take a seat on the outside so I wouldn’t be of focus during the meeting. They started the meeting off with reading some inspirational words and then reading the 12 steps. Their focus tonight was on a higher
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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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quite important meeting which takes place twice a month. It is necessary for participants to share their information and opinions. 2. Short minutes: this weekly meeting tend to be a meeting which its achievement is more important than individual opinions. 3. Extensive minutes: content of this meeting consists of various important items. Therefore‚ this monthly meeting is very important for participants to share their opinion. 4. Extensive minutes: this is an important meeting which takes place
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overeaters anonymous meeting. I’ve never been to any type of support or 12 step meeting before‚ so I was not really sure what to expect. When I first arrived‚ there were a group of women waiting outside for the meeting to start. Once the meeting started‚ the person who chaired the meeting began. She started with an introduction of what Overeaters Anonymous was. She then had someone come up and read the 12 steps and 12 traditions. The leader of the meeting went on to share her story of how she used
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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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City Council Meeting For my project I visited the Los Alamitos City council. The beginning of the meeting started with a call of order then proceeded to the roll call of the board members. After these steps had taken place the Pledge of Allegiance was said and the meeting began. As each speaker had their turn to speaker about their topic I noticed how democratic it was after a person had given their speech each of the board members voted on the issue and the matter was either passed or declines
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TERM PAPER Meetings and Moderation in History [pic] Table 1 Salvador Dali‚ The persistence of Memory “melting clocks”‚ 1931 Table of contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Roman senate 3 2.1. Organization of a Roman senate meeting 3 3. Congress of Vienna 4 3.1. Organization of Congress of Vienna 4 5. Discussion 5 6. Conclusion 6 Bibliography Table of figures 1
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The IEP meeting I was able to observe was a casual meeting as the parent and student did not attend. With this allowance there was more of a familiar atmosphere and the flexibility formality. The meeting was pretty basic‚ but quickly rushed through because of the timing of the year and the many other IEP’s to get through. This IEP meeting was for a student’s entry into the IEP process with the evidence collected over the year. The meeting members consisted of the General Education teacher‚ Special
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A.A. Meeting Report A.A. Meeting Report A.A. Meeting Details The meeting that I attended was called “The Way of Life Group”. It took place at Palos Methodist Church‚ 12101 S Harlem Ave on Monday‚ January 20‚ 2014 at 7:00 PM. There were about twenty to thirty people at the meeting. They were all very friendly and welcoming to me as an observer. There were new members and older members and everyone was very open about their situation and dependence on alcohol. Overall‚
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Name: Phillip Liburd Membership number: P04323553 Unit: Meeting Stakeholder and Quality Needs Company: Allen Gears Centre: Black-Elk Business Alignment Limited Description: My current role at Allen Gears is as a Sales Engineer. I do not hold a managerial role but I am making progress to achieve a qualification that will allow me to manage in the near future. Reflective Statement In this module I have had to think about how this company functions in a lot more detail than
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