MEETING OTHER CULTURES We live in a world in which there are a great number of places to meet. It is quite likely that people travel to different countries for recreational‚ leisure or business purposes. Thus‚ people stay in places outside their usual environment and they lose touch with their everyday activities. Even‚ in most cases‚ the idea of travelling becomes quite exiting. However‚ one of the most striking difficulties people face when visiting a foreign country is to adjust to a new culture
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Welcome to the Desert of the Real is a 2002 book by Slavoj Zizek. A Marxist and Lacanian analysis of the ideological and political responses to the terrorist attacks on September 11‚ 2001. The book’s title comes from a quote delivered by the character Morpheus in the 1999 film The Matrix: "Welcome to the desert of the real" Zizek claims that the American Fantasy found in movies is secretly what Americans wanted. The ultimate fantasy of an individual living in a small town suddenly discovers the world
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Welcome to the Universe shares what Tyson‚ Strauss and Gott are most passionate about with the hope that it will be contagious and motivate us to explore the universe. The book is divided into three sections‚ one for each author to enlighten us with what they know and have dedicated years of their lives prior to learning. The book starts off the first section Stars‚ Planets and Life with Neil deGrasse Tyson including some chapters by Strauss. With his ability to make difficult concepts accessible
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I’ve been to hundreds of AA/NA meetings. In this essay I’ll talk about the three I went to for this class and I’ll incorporate some of the experiences I had in other meetings as well. There is no doubt that every meeting has a different feel to it. The location‚ people attending‚ and structure of the meetings have a large impact on the on how they are run. These factors‚ and others‚ played a big part in how I felt after leaving the meeting. When I was released from jail‚ the most important goal
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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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AA Meeting Reflection Heather Straight 3/20/15 10 Park Place Avon NY Zion Episcopal Church 5:30pm Monday Nights I recently attended an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting for the first time. Because of the fact that I live in a small rural town‚ I had expected not to find a meeting anywhere in my local area. To my surprise‚ there were two different meeting locations all within walking distance from my house. The fact that my small town needed two separate meetings‚ and there were many others in nearby towns
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On my way to my first NA meeting I felt intimidation and nervousness. I wondered why I was feeling this way‚ when my first AA meeting I felt excited and I didn’t feel any intimidation or nervousness. As I entered the room‚ I could instantly tell it would be very different from the AA meeting. As I suspected‚ it was different in many ways‚ such as the atmosphere of the room‚ more rules‚ and less sharing of stories. The similarities of the meetings were that of how accepting and friendly everyone is
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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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TO: Sales Representatives FROM: The Manager REF: TG DATE: 23rd April 23‚ 2011 Prompt and Efficient Service Please be reminded that prompt and efficient service is the key to a successful business. The clients you serve are the business’ future and maintaining a good relationship with them is very important. A good relationship with clients can only be maintained through Prompt and Efficient Service. Delivering‚ collecting and repairing machines promptly
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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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