Olivia Ferrell Informative Outline April 7th‚ 2014 Specific Purpose: I will inform my audience about Narcotics Anonymous. Central Idea: Narcotics Anonymous is a worldwide self-help organization that has been around for many years and continues to impact our society. Introduction Attention Getter: Imagine 60‚000 people in one city‚ all dealing with the same problem‚ addiction. According to an article written by Carter M. Yang for ABC news on March 14th of this year‚ there are 60‚ 000 people
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I attended a Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meeting‚ on (fill in the blank). The person who was sharing that night was a 28-year-old woman by the name of Christine (“Chris”). She discussed her journey through the program‚ stating she was six months clean as of that meeting but was just getting to the point of acceptance that she did in fact have an addiction to crystal methamphetamines (“crystal meth).” Chris gave the history of her addiction as having smoked marijuana (“pot”) off and on since she
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Si Zhi Ying Alan‚ 25368087‚ Anura Amarasena‚ Thursday 11am/ Friday 9am Describe and discuss the importance of interpersonal roles that managers are required to perform. Use Mintzberg’s theory and evidence from your research to support your ideas. Robbins‚ S.‚ Bergman‚ R.‚ Stagg‚ I. & Coulter‚ M. (2012). Management (6th ed.). Frenchs Forest‚ NSW: Pearson Education This source explains the managerial roles and their importance according to Henry Mintzberg. The source gives detailed explanations
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In the courtroom‚ the patient was a drug addicted‚ when he went to the courtroom with his lawyer was very quiet and calm‚ and when he spoke‚ he used to looking to his lawyer occasionally. His dress was clean and neatly. In the Narcotics Meeting‚ people were laughing‚ talking‚ and sharing their experience together without stress or fear. I noticed there are free addictive‚ but they still come to support others. Most of them hold the Bible‚ and they said how God was outside them‚ but now god live
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Annotated Bibliography Working Thesis: Organ Donors should be able to have the right to choose if their organs after death will be donated to another without any complications even if they die of brain death or euthanasia‚ inside or outside a medical facility‚ as well as laws should be put in place or an alternative method stating that their wishes no matter what the family thinks‚ due to ethical or moral issues‚ should be honored. Organs are going to waste every year because not enough people
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English 102 June‚ 28‚ 2013 Is the cost of College tuition to high ? There has been recent chatter that the cost of college tuition is rising more and more each year. It’s a definite setback to every college students especially those of us who can barely afford to pay for community college. It almost forces us to consider taking out college loans just for first two years of college. But is that even a safe choice? Currently‚ as of Monday‚ CNN reporters have announced that college loan
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The NA Way I chose to do my paper on a Narcotics Anonymous meeting. I am quite familiar with this program; I have been clean and sober for nearly eighteen months and attend meetings weekly. Without the support and encouragement from my sponsors I guarantee I would still be where I was nearly two years ago. I prefer to attend closed meetings‚ because they are generally smaller; and I am able to open up to the group. I attended my first meeting here‚ about two months ago. I went
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Narcotics Anonymous: Twelve Steps to Recovery By Faye Stottrup 15 November 2001 Stottrup 1 The basis of the Narcotics Anonymous recovery program is a series of personal activities known as the Twelve Steps‚ adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous. Alcoholics Anonymous or AA is perhaps the prototype for
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Attending the narcotics anonymous meeting was definitely an experience I will never forget. When my mom and I first pulled up I couldn’t have been more nervous‚ all the people smoking outside‚ but as I made my way in I began to feel a bit more comfortable. I did see Ani‚ the girl who spoke to our class. I overheard others talking about Bo who showed up later on in the night. As I went inside the church‚ the basement had been arranged with a circle of chairs‚ with children tables on the side. As members
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Abstract This paper is focused on discussing my personal experience while attending a local Narcotics Anonymous meeting. I knew going into this meeting that I had to go with an open mind‚ an open heart‚ and a complete respect for those around me. I understood that all meetings are unique in their own way and that their formats may not be similar to that of a neighboring location. From my research it seems it follows the same precursors as what you would exercise if you were looking for a good
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