local centers‚ to evaluate potential problems and give advice regarding care and performance. • Identification and dissemination of good practices associated with better outcomes. 2. How were benchmark standards established? In 1993‚ the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) conducted the National VA Surgical Risk Study (NVASRS)‚ with the aim of developing and validating risk-adjustment models for the prediction of surgical outcome and the comparative assessment of the quality of surgical
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something starts to embody a larger idea that gives that person or object significance. Throughout the entirety of the novel‚ characters and objects themselves only gain significance once enshrouded by a larger representative idea. The occurrence of characters gaining significance through representative ideas can be seen when Clarissa refers to Miss Kilman and thinks “For it was not her one hated‚ but the idea of her‚ which undoubtedly had gathered into itself a great deal that was not Miss Kilman” (Woolf
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To what extent are Referenda Harmful in a Representative Democracy? Referendums are very harmful to a Representative Democracy. They undermine Parliamentary Sovereignty‚ allow our politicians to abdicate responsibility for major political decisions‚ prevent them from exercising their informed judgements‚ and can be manipulated by Governments. This is to say nothing of the premise of allowing important decisions to be made by an uninformed electorate that can be swayed by the Media Industry at
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disadvantages of representative democracy? Representative democracy is where the public people vote for and elect a person (called an MP‚ Member or Parliament) to portray and voice the opinions of the area the MP was elected in. They will take the views of their constituency on board when speaking in the House of Commons. A country which uses this is the United Kingdom. One of the advantages of representative democracy is that even with over 60 million people in the UK the system of representative democracy
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where there are no adults and have to create their own society to survive. While their society starts out promising‚ it turns into a savage‚ barbaric environment. The author of Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding‚ illustrates his belief that representative governments are optimal because they allow all voices to be heard and a more even distribution of power. When a government exists that allows only certain voices to be heard‚ the internal rebellion will occur. In the novel‚ a strong-willed
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Veterans have done so much for us.They risk their lives for our country.We need to do something for them.We need to honor them for fighting for our county.If you have a family member that is a veteran you should call them and thank them for putting their life on the line. We have to show them appreciation and help them when they get back.Give them a ride‚donate money‚take them to dinner just do something to help them.War is a scaring thing when you see something bad there and you will it sticks with
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The Life of a Veteran with Combat PTSD Heather Hindall COM/156 June 22nd‚ 2014 Jason Blair The Life of a Veteran with Combat PTSD Battling war is something a Veteran knows all too well‚ but battling the demons in their mind after the war is something that they have to learn how to cope with. One of the most mentioned issues that Veterans face today is a disorder called combat post-traumatic stress disorder. Combat PTSD can easily be defined as a disorder that affects the mental state
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population‚ a representative democracy provides more fair and equal decisions. This is because representatives can make decisions while keeping the minority in mind. In a direct democracy‚ the majority will always come out on top‚ simply because there are more people. Also‚ representatives are not emotionally invested in every issue‚ so they can make more logical and rational decisions. People often prioritize their values and beliefs over the welfare of others when voting on representatives‚ and they
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VETERANS Veterans are those who have serve in order to honor and protect their country. As these individuals boldly practice their beliefs in freedom‚ they rewrite history‚ and we as American honor these patriots who were willing to give the ultimate sacrifice. Veterans Day is the day that we set aside to honor those who serve‚ but one day does not cover all the bloodshed. The day is not enough to show the appreciation which is due to the countless number of heroic
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these veterans defending Americans of the United States in past wars‚ we may not be free right now. These men and women risk their lives to our freedom‚ and this took a great deal of bravery and sacrifice. Many veterans even died‚ and I have seen on the news where many more are still dying‚ and families are losing their loved ones. It is very sad that many people choose to risk their lives‚ but they knew the risks and felt it was their duty and honor to fight on our behalf. So what is a veteran to
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