The 12 step meeting I decided to attend were the AA, NA and CA. The first meeting I attended was Narcotics Anonymous on the 7th of October. I went to the NA website to find meeting locations. I found a meeting in Huntington Beach at a Community United Methodist Church that was on Friday nights . I personally didn't want to go to the meeting by myself, so I decided to team up with a few classmates to go as a group. I don't know why I felt nervous when driving there; maybe because I didn't know…
museum, however, had difficulty housing their collection in the ensuing years, as more people donated their works of art, and they were forced to relocate their museum elsewhere to expand exhibition space. In November of 1909, the museum moved to Huntington Avenue, and the museum was designed by Guy Lowell. Over the years, the museum added new wings, as their collection grew further. In July of 1981, the West Wing was designed by I.M. Pei, and it included "a large gallery space for special…
The U.S Coast Guard is one of the fifth branches of the United States Military, and most people haven't a clue what they do. A couple of years ago, if someone would have asked me ‘what is the Coast Guard and what do they do’, I too would have no idea what to answer. Over the past few years, there is a family that I have grown very close with and the Coast Guard has played a huge part in their lives. The father was in the Coast Guard for 29 years and retired as a captain. Over those 29 years, the…
To what extent should athletes suffer from life changing head injuries to win it all in their sport and for the entertainment of their audience? Over the last 50 years, awareness has been brought by athletes who were victims of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and the diseases under Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy(CTE).ALS progressively affects bodily function until the point when a victim can’t control their body.Lou Gehrig was the first relevant victim of ALS with his influential farewell…
1. A) Functionalist—the macro perspective of homelessness may ask the question what their role in society is. Some functionalist may argue that homelessness is an individual problem. That “survival of the fittest” is the golden rule and there is nothing wrong with the public. In fact a functionalist claims homeless people are a product to their own demise. They, themselves are the issue. Rationally, this mind set applicable to everyone, like the elderly, children, and disabled. Where the…
LITERATURE REVIEW Definition of communication varies widely, but with similar ideas. Communication is the exchange of information between people for example by speaking, writing or using signs or behaviors. Lievrouw (2007) defined communication as the process of sharing ideas, information and messages with others in a particular, place and time. It includes writing and talking as well as facial expression, body movement or gesture. Communication is also the process by which intentions are…
to power dynamics between men and women. Elle Woods is a stereotypical blonde girl; she loves pink and studies fashion. At the beginning of the film, she is ecstatic, believing that she is going to get engaged to her 10-year-old boyfriend, Warner Huntington III. Later, at dinner, Warner blindsides Elle by breaking up with her because he doesn't view her as being serious enough to date someone who is going to be attending Harvard Law School. Essentially, he is breaking up with her because she is…
Currently, the issue of immigration has become the topic of household discussion and Socratic method more than ever before. With the mass influx of refugees seeking solace in countries that are untouched by war, the ever-growing demographic of Latinos comprising the southwestern population of the United States and the other instances of sender country natives looking for prosperous opportunities throughout the globe, citizens of developed countries look to their elected officials for what to…
Genetic Engineering Research Paper “I believe we have been given the capacity and will to pursue this research- and humanity and conscience to do so responsibly” (Obama). This is Barack Obama giving a speech to defend his choice to lift the band on stem cell research and the federal funding of it. Stem cell research is very common in today’s world and has helped lead to human genetic engineering and designer babies. "Genetic engineering is the alteration of genetic material in living things…
Introduction to Stem Cell Research The American Medical Association says, "[A] stem cell is an immature cell that has the potential to become specialized into different types of cells throughout the body the body," and "there are two basic types of stem cells: adult stem cells and embryonic stem cells" (paragraphs 1-2). Adult stem cells can actually be found in both adults and children; their name comes from the fact that they can be harvested from mature tissue without causing harm to the…