Alcohol Anonymous Paper Alcoholism Alcoholism is a very dangerous disorder that many people are suffering from. A lot of Americans don’t realize that alcoholism is a big deal‚ and they may not even know someone very close to them is an alcoholic. For the paper I chose to sit in on an alcohol anonymous meeting and this is what I observed. I attended an open alcohol anonymous meeting. I walked in nervous and I wasn’t even there to share if I were an alcoholic. I introduced myself to the leader
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Daniella Levy 11/19/12 MH31 Ethnography On Sunday November 18th‚ I attended my first alcohol anonymous open meeting at Gerritsen Beach. The church was called St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church‚ and the session started at 7pm. I was actually very nervous going by myself‚ so I asked my best friend to come with me for support. This meeting occurred in the basement of the church. My best friend and I began walking down the stairs into the basement‚ and we already saw people sitting around in a circle
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Madeleine Flint Dr. Eric M. Stryker ARHS 3386 4 May 2016 Remember to be Anonymous “We wear the mask that grins and lies‚ It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes‚ — This debt we pay to human guile; With torn and bleeding hearts we smile‚ And mouth with myriad subtleties.” November 5th marks the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605‚ in which English Catholics sought to blow up the House of Commons‚ assassinate the protestant King James I‚ and place a Catholic monarch on the throne. Guy Fawkes‚ the
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chose for the anonymous person are yellow and gray. I chose yellow because he indicated that he is often easy going and happy. Yellow can be symbolic of light‚ life‚ and positivity. Gray was chosen because he says no to new things and he is pretty plain. Therefore‚ gray was appropriate because it can often symbolize dullness‚ as it is not an extreme color being neither black nor light. The shapes used are a triangle‚ a spiral‚ and a rectangle. I chose the triangle for the anonymous person because
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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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Alcoholics Anonymous came to be in Akron Ohio in 1935 It was formed by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob out of a desperation to stay sober and not quite knowing how to do so. Bill W. had the idea that maybe one drunk trying to help another stay sober might be the key. Originally Bill W. tried to get sober by attending a religious group‚ the Oxford Group‚ and his evolved into AA as we know it today. Bill W. had managed to put together six months of sobriety when he was out of town and was in a situation
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Anonymous Egg and Sperm Donation Should the offspring of sperm or egg donors have the right to known their biological father or mother? This is definitely a controversial topic among people in our generation. Many people share their stories on how they would like to meet their biological parents and how they would share so much about their everyday lives. One story written by Lindsay Greenawalt was very interesting; she wrote to her unknown father in a Father’s Day blog posting. She stated‚ “I’ve
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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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Alcoholics Anonymous is a close-knit program which is a very successful method of recovery for alcoholism. The program was the first of many to adopt the twelve step approach to recovery. This program is three dimensional: spiritually‚ mentally and physically which is represented in the twelve steps. The steps stress anonymousness‚ kindness and rejuvenation within all members. It gives recovering alcoholics a place to feel comfortable and unashamed to know others are going through the same recovery
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Codependents Anonymous (CoDa) is a fellowship of both men and women who are interested in developing healthy relationships. Many of the CoDa groups are mixed gender‚ some are gender specific‚ and open to all age groups. The basic features of this self-help group is to encourage introspection‚ group reflection‚ processing‚ and peer support. The meetings maintain anonymity by only using the first name of the participants and information shared during the meetings is confidential. Questions are permitted
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