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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After analysing Barack Obama’s victory speech first thing that comes to mind is his strong delivery. His delivery style exuded confidence and it had a clear sense of purpose. He drew in the audience using the pause and gave them ample time to process the information in between. The language he used was simple but he used them to great effect to deliver strong messages. He formed a connection with the audience using inclusive language. He made the speech about the audience using words like We‚ Our
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themselves and other young artists. They claimed that the new rules violated their right to freedom of speech. The issue is whether these regulations violate the right to freedom of speech. RULE Freedom of Speech is protected by the First Amendment which “guarantees the freedoms of religion‚ speech‚ and the press and the rights to assemble peaceably and to petition the government.” Symbolic speech‚ which includes gestures‚ movements‚ articles of clothing‚ and other forms of expressive conduct‚ is
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Meeting the Needs of the Youth One of the most challenging aspects of my ministry has always been the youth. Youth in my books would be defined as Grade 8 – Grade 12. What makes this a challenging ministry‚ is the ever changing make-up of the youth. It seems that every 6 months or so you have an entirely “new” youth group. It is not “new” in the normal sense as most of them have been in the youth ministry for a while‚ it is that they have all changed and it seems like a “new” group. They speak
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Welcome to Lebanon high school “ Welcome to Lebanon High school “ . Emily Gipson‚ a 16-year-old ‚ made the 5 minute‚ 38 second video titled "Welcome to Lebanon High School‚" which was recorded inside a Lebanon High classroom. The video passed 600‚000 views‚ just over a week after it was posted Jan. 22. Gipson begins the video saying: “Welcome to Lebanon High School. Where I walk down blank hallways every day. Where students walk down blank hallways every day." The video comes after
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Rebecca Brush attended Delaware Valley School board meeting held on‚ October 20‚ 2016‚ at 7 o’clock pm. The first major issue discussed was the results from multiple test scores and what direction they were going. We went through all of the elementary school’s test results given to us by the first and secondary education chairmen and women‚ Dr. James Purcell‚ Dr. Peg Schaffer‚ and Dr. Gina Vitacco-Vives. They explained after installing a new curriculum the test scores had skyrocketed. For the Pennsylvania
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Effective Meetings Problems Managing Meeting Problems If you are called upon to chair meetings‚ you will doubtless encounter some common problems that occur when any group of people get together. While these problems are common‚ if they are left unmanaged‚ they will cause long term problems. Unmanaged meeting problems will result in wasted time‚ frustration‚ and a general dread of attending meetings in which these problems occur unchecked. Before we discuss some strategies for addressing these
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Alice Walker who wrote “The Welcome Table” had issues of race and gender that was the center of her literary work and her social activism. She participated in civil rights demonstrations. (Clugston 2010). This short story has a theme of life and death. It shows the plot of the story‚ the point of view and has symbolism used to show the death of the old woman and what the church members thought of her as a black woman. (Clugston‚ 2010‚ Section 7.1 and 7.2) Later in the story‚ she is walking
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mentally and somewhat physical in order to fully understand their needs. I decided to start with the AA meetings first. I thought these meetings would be a little better for starts. Once I started looking for meetings to attend I was truly overwhelmed by the number of meetings available in just my area along. I decided on the right time and date to attend. I was VERY scared at first going into a meeting with strangers who actually
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After attending the AA meeting at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church‚ I found myself extremely satisfied with my experience. As I entered the meeting‚ I was able to encounter a variety of participants. Each participant brought a different dynamic to the group which challenged me to view each participant as an individual. The participants’ age range varied from mid-twenties to upper-sixties‚ along with an equal mix of men and women. Honestly‚ I entered the meeting with preconceived expectations about
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