2016 I attended an Alcoholic Anonymous (AA) meeting. In order to go about finding this meeting‚ I researched AA meetings in my location through the AA meeting website‚ AAVirginia.org. When using the internet resources they provided the name of the group that were meeting‚days available for meetings and the times‚ and the name of the location along with its address. Another piece of important information that was provided was the subject matter of the meeting‚ what they covered‚ and what type of building
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MH31 Mitchel Lodzhevsky AA meeting paper Due 11/12 12 Steps Of Hope At first glance the basement of the church was dingy and dusty. Almost felt second class. Why would anyone ever hold meetings here? Soon enough the meaning of this location would be exposed. Thirty minutes before the meeting starts; a man in a leather jacket walks by me in a empty hall. The fellow asks If I came to join the AA meeting. He was chewing gum so furiously‚ it wasn’t clear at first why.
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meets on Tuesday; the one I attended was on September 19‚ 2013. The meeting begins at the fixed time of eight in the evening for an hour. Walking into the meeting‚ there were fifteen people in attendance. Most of the members were older‚ African American men. There were three women‚ two white and one African American. Walking into the meeting‚ I decided to go for it‚ and sit near the front of the room. At the beginning of the meeting‚ the facilitator‚ Marvin‚ welcomed all that came. He was sitting
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PRINCIPLE INSTRUMENTATION SAMPLE AUTOMIZATION TECHNIQUES INTERFERENCES AND APPLICATIONS. ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS SUCH AS DETERMINATION OF SODIUM‚ POTASSIUM‚ CALCIUM‚ PHOSPHOROUS‚ SULFUR‚ CHLORINE‚ BROMINE AND IODINE Introduction AAS used as an analytical tool was first developed by an Australian physicist Alan walah Atomic spectrometric methods are rapid ‚convenient and have high selectivity The method involves a process called as atomization in which the sample is converted to a gaseous
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Hello everyone‚ I went to my first NA/ AA meeting tonight and could not wait to discuss the outcome. The main thing I found interesting is many people was in recovery for years. At least 10 people was clean over 5 years‚ but continue to attend meetings as part of their recovery process or to maintain clean. Also‚ many people became addicted to drugs due pain management. Speaking about knee pain‚ back pain‚ several people was in car accidents or hurt at work. Regular pain medication was not working
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Some people think that changing people’s attitudes to other countries and cultures is an important factor in reducing world poverty. Others‚ however‚ feel that the most important method is trade. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion Regarding the issue of how to reduce poverty worldwide more effectively‚ people hold different views. Some of them claim that the best way is to cement international relationship in term of getting better mutual understanding and their national identities
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AA Meeting This was my first experience at an alcoholics anonymous meeting and it was very interesting and in a way uplifting. At St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Middleburg‚ Fl. the AA group was called “Soul Savivors” there were people who had come from different walks of life such as a single parent that started when she was fifteen to a School teacher that started when he was eight. The group meeting that I attended was rather small‚ a total of six were in attendance and 3 were missing
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Shaniqua McIntosh Jan 2‚ 2012 Alcoholics Anonymous Alateen/al-anon What is Alcoholics Anonymous? Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international movement created to help alcoholics to recover and live better‚ alcohol free lives. It was found by Bill Wilson and Robert Holbrook Smith in 1935. Robert Holbrook Smith was a doctor who struggled with an alcohol problem since his teens that tried unsuccessfully for many years to get rid of. His alcoholism had a progressing negative impact on
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Attending University The reasons are many in today’s competitive‚ global economy. Not only are we competing for jobs right here at home‚ we live in standard impacted of the society. Attending university or college can be like a marathon run. Perseverance and pace will impact your success. Education is still one of the best investments we can make in ourselves; as we inspire making our mark on the world. At one point or another in their high school lives‚ students are face with one big question:
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saying is pay attention to little things like that. As a single parent‚ you want to attend a college where you’ll get the support that you need to succeed and thrive! Attending college can be beneficial to single moms—and women in general. It’s a big decision to attend college‚ and you need to think carefully about all the costs and challenges you will likely come across. In chapter three‚ I will share some of the common challenges single parents face in college. I will share my experiences‚ and
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