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Scientific temper as a notion existed for a long time, and the origin of the term is unknown. The exact terminology became frequently used in the mid-19th century. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] A Jesuit scholar Thomas Aloysius Hughes gave a short definition in 1893, saying, "A scientific temper... means a scrupulous and rigid exactness...
One example of Heilman's writing is his essay "The Southern Temper", in the collection Southern Renascence: The Literature of the Modern South (1953). In this piece, Heilman argues that there are five components to Southern writing, and that Southern writing should be valued for its ability to mix these components into a balanced canon:
A stock character, popular in 16th-century Spanish literature, who is comically and shockingly vulgar. Clarín, the clown in Life is a dream by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, is a gracioso. Examples of similar characters in Anglophone culture include: Bubbles in the television series Trailer Park Boys
Philosophy has contributed a number of lessons to the study of traits, particularly in its study of injunctions and its listing and organizing of virtues. One set of positive psychology theorists defined temperance to include as facets these four main character strengths: forgiveness, humility, prudence, and self-regulation.
Examples are DISC assessment and social styles. One of the most popular today is the Keirsey Temperament Sorter , attributed to the work of David Keirsey, whose four temperaments were based largely on the Greek gods Apollo , Dionysus , Epimetheus , and Prometheus , and were mapped to the 16 types of the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).
An example: "Charlie surveyed the classroom but it was really his mother congratulating himself for snatching the higher test grade, the smug smirk on his face growing brighter and brighter as he confirmed the inferiority of his peers." The tone here is one of arrogance; the quip "inferiority of his peers" shows Charlie's belief in his own prowess.
In the literature, the terms are often used interchangeably or depending on the population being studied. [ 1 ] [ page needed ] [ 4 ] [ page needed ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Temper tantrums are developmentally normal, but for neurotypical children, their frequency decreases as the child ages; in autistic children, however, meltdowns can persist longer, and ...
"Here a Captive Heart Busted": Studies in the Sentimental Journey of Modern Literature. New York: Fordham University Press. ISBN 0-8232-1496-6. Hughes, Linda K. (1979). "Dramatis and Private Personae: 'Ulysses' Revisited". Victorian Poetry. 17 (3): 192– 203. Markley, A. A. (2004). Stateliest Measures: Tennyson and the Literature of Greece and ...