On Sunday‚ March 6th‚ I went to an AA meeting in the Heights Vietnam Veterans Memorial Building between Manhattan and Summit Avenues in NJ‚ Jersey City. The meeting started around 10:30 AM and ended around 11:30 AM. Before the meeting‚ lots of coffee‚ tea and donuts were served to the people. There were about 50 people that showed up to the meeting‚ 35 of them were males and the other 15 were females. Most of them were either old or middle aged. The meeting consisted of a podium which had about five
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Before I went to the meeting‚ I was expecting the meeting to be like seen on TV. Looking something around the lines of a middle school auditorium with chairs all facing the stage and someone gets up there and talks. Or a meeting where everyone sits in a circle‚ facing each other and each person shares. Instead‚ the meeting was in a cafeteria in a hospital. The seating was very casual and welcoming. When we walked in there was about 40 people just talking and sharing. There was a very positive vibe
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run successfully was key to maintaining its popularity. Connor Community Government was fully responsible for funding‚ planning out‚ and having its members run the event. Two months before Connorstock‚ my community government had its weekly board meeting‚ in which we discussed what kind of activities and vendors we will have at Connorstock. Excited to take part in the community’s biggest event‚ I took initiative in the planning process by actively suggesting possible foods and activities to have at
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Just like the AA meeting‚ I felt very uncomfortable with attending an Al-Anon meeting. I have been fortunate enough where no one close to me has ever been addicted to alcohol. I wasn’t sure how well I would be able to relate to the members of this meeting. I was very nervous walking in the meeting and I felt out of place. One thing that brought me relief was the smiling faces and happy conversation I encountered as I entered the room. These people looked like they were trying to make the best out
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by the American colonists is a long‚ debatable subject. Some historians assume that the American Revolution is a result of colonial selfishness and ideology whereas some argue that "only oppression ... can justify war" (McLaughlin C. Andrew). All in all‚ it can be conclusively demonstrated that British oppression towards the colonists is largely responsible for the American Revolution. In fact‚ particularly after the French and Indian war‚ England was beginning to rule tyrannically and severely oppress
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Naughtiest Girl 2 The Naughtiest Girl Again By Enid Blyton Courtesy: Shahid Riaz Islamabad – Pakistan shahid.riaz@gmail.com 2 BACK AT WHYTELEAFE. ELIZABETH was excited. The long summer holidays were almost over‚ and it was time to think of going back to school. Her mother‚ Mrs. Allen‚ was busy getting all her things ready‚ and Elizabeth was helping her to pack the big trunk‚ "Oh‚ Mummy‚ it’s fun to think I’ll see all my friends again soon!" said Elizabeth. "It’s lovely to be going back to Whyteleafe
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EFFECTIVE MEETINGS FOR MANAGERS The purpose of an agenda The agenda gives the meeting a clear purpose‚ once you know what you want to achieve from a meeting then you can start to put an agenda together. The agenda is a list of topics to be discussed in a meeting; the purpose is to follow the topic needed to be discussed so that no one strays off the topics. It also establish a timeline and order and keeps the meeting organized and on track. If there was a poor or no agenda for the meeting then
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman‚ the author of "The Yellow Wallpaper" was a fantastic feminist writer. The story itself is a harrowing story of feminine strength and fragility. There are so many ways to analyze it‚ yet all of them seem to reach the same conclusion; women are oppressed be a patriarchal society. The Character in the story goes through treatment for "temporary nervous depression" and "a slight hysterical tendency." The treatment at the time for this so-called disorder was utter and complete
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Diana Marte Dr. Diskant World History-Period 3 May 9‚ 2016 Women’s Oppression Research Question : What reasons explain why female farmers in the United States and in Ireland created movements between 1870-1913? Which one was more successful? Female Farmers in the United States and in Ireland created movements because of the unequal rights and unfair working conditions.The women In the United States and in Ireland felt inferior to men ‚ and they were not appreciated
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Nonverbal communication is very important when running a meeting. First and foremost‚ it assists in giving the speaker credibility (Thrill & Bovee‚ 2007). If a speaker is looking at the ground‚ slouching‚ and wringing their hands‚ they don’t appear confident. If the speaker isn’t confident in the information they are delivering‚ no one in the meeting will feel confident about it either. It is of utmost importance for a speaker to believe in what they are saying or it will come out in their body
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