incorporating diagnosis groups as latent variables. First‚ we assume the patterns in a particular diagnosis group follow a multinomial distribution‚ which is a random variable draws from a prior Dirichlet distribution. By making analogies between words in documents and patterns of patients and inspiring from bag-of-words‚ we represent the observed patterns of a patient as a bag of patterns. Therefore‚ the generative process can be treated as the process of Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA)~\cite{blei2003LDA}
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Manifest Destiny Essay Manifest destiny was a huge issue in American society and although it is hard to put its events and issues in a set date rage‚ most of the action occurred from the early 1800’s through the 1850’s and 60’s. Although a big issue itself‚ the idea of manifest destiny also involved many other aspects of American culture that were cause for attention such as race‚ religion‚ immigration and foreign relations. In my opinion the idea of territorial expansion in the west was always
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In the 19th century US‚ Manifest Destiny was a belief that was widely held that the destiny of American settlers was to expand and move across the continent to spread their traditions and their institutions‚ while at the same time enlightening more primitive nations. And the American settlers of the time considered Indians and Hispanics to be inferior and therefore deserving of cultivation. The settlers considered the United States to be the best possible way to organize a country so they felt the
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States saw many problems come and go. Some problems were more important than others‚ however all led to further division of American politics. The most divisive issue in American politics during this time frame was the idea of Manifest Destiny‚ or territorial expansion. Manifest Destiny was the idea that it was the United States’ destiny to take over all of North America from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Most of the public was in favor of territorial expansion‚ though some politicians felt it contradicted
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HN205 - Applied Skills for Human Services Kaplan University Final Project Unit 9 Case Study – Phil & John Ashley White The Human Service profession is a very demanding field but at the same time it can be exceptionally rewarding to the individuals working in this area. Successful human service professionals possess the following traits and/or characteristics; strong interpersonal and communication skills; the ability to relate to the consumer without allowing their own personal experiences
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Manifest Destiny In the 1840s the United States increased its territory to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. This land was acquired through treaty‚ war‚ and negotiation. The opportunities of this large area of land offered in terms of resources and trade were great. The positive of M.D. do not outweigh the negative consequences. Manifest Destiny is a historic duty‚ in the 1800’s the Americans believed that the manifest destiny of the United States was to expand to the Pacific
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Five Goal Statement Education and choosing a career path is something I have thought long and hard about. It has taken me 29 years to figure out exactly when and how I am going to further my education and career. Growing into an adult I was always well aware that if I wanted to live comfortable I needed to obtain my Bachelor’s degree. With that said‚ whatever career path I choose it shouldn’t involve dealing with a large amount of math due to my struggles with it throughout elementry and high school
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Service Goals: Goal 1: Assist in the surgery department‚ for 8 hours (one family only) for 12 weeks. A minimum of 48 hours total for one semester. (4 hours every week (16 hours in a month)‚ times 3 months = 48 hours of contact time.) • Objective 1: Keep the Family and Friends of Surgery Patients informed of where they are‚ if they are in the OR‚ or now in the Recovery Room. • Objective 2: Keep the Surgery Waiting Room clean‚ and magazines straightened up. • Objective 3: Notify the Volunteer Services
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The entire concept of Manifest Destiny was created by the New York journalist John. L. O’ Sullivan. It meant that America’s fate was to possess or expand across the entire North America; it was undeniable and just waiting to happen. This is the point where many people started traveling west‚ for many purposes. It is true that America did acquire much land from expanding‚ but at what cost did we obtain it? I believe that America did not have the proper incentives while fulfilling its "destiny" and
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Seminar Essay Throughout the 1840s‚ the United States became infatuated with the thought of expanding west and using the idea of manifest destiny‚ which claimed that the American settlers were destined by divine powers to expand across the continent‚ to justify it. Although the land-hungry nation did gain a vast amount of new territory‚ westward expansion in the name of manifest destiny was not justified because of the many Indian lives that were destroyed‚ the total loss of integrity of the now brutal
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