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    The Four Temperaments, choreographed by George Balanchine (1904-1982), was the opening program of the Ballet Society that had premiered at a high school in New York in November 1946. The ballet is what inspired Balanchine to expand his views and talents on dance and music composition. Through the influences of Diaghilev, Balanchine was introduced to a whole new world of artists, dancers, choreographers, and musicians. Diaghilev was a ballet dancer who created his own dance company to produce new

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    Name: Meg White Classroom: Little Guppies .1. How does the child react to frustration/disappointment? On 11/4 Teddy (15 months) was observed getting upset when a Velcro toy was put around his wrist. He expressed his frustration by looking at the toy and his face showed an annoyed expression as he put his arm out to the teacher and looks at her. When she does not take it off for him, he resorts to making the frustrated face accompanied with a whining sound and some mumbling then the teach took

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    turn associated with the fundamental elements of air, water, earth and fire.” The elements are then associated with different temperaments, which is what the reader is concerned with when reading the plays. Air is associated with a jovial or sanguine temperament, water with a phlegmatic temperament, earth with a melancholic temperament, and fire with a choleric temperament. In Romeo and Juliet, there is a tension between the humors and in 1 Henry IV, the reader questions if one can truly possess a

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    quiet, yet very energetic. I think that my temperament, my diversity and culture that I grew up in, and the risk factors that came up in my childhood had an influence in shaping me into the person I am today. As Professor Clevenger-Bright stated in the lecture on family systems, there are three general temperaments: the “easy children”, the “difficult children”, and the “slow to warm up” (2016a). I feel like I grew up being in two different temperaments, and the two are the “slow to warm up” and

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    they apply to health and wellness in today’s health care. The humoral theory comes from an ancient Greek theory that states that the human body is composed of four basic humors. The Humoral theory is derived from the word “humor,” but in this context, means “fluid”. The Humoral theory is related to the theory of the earth and the four elements. These elements are better known as earth, fire, water and air. The balance in these earthly elements allows the earth

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    Anyone who has spent time with or around children will notice that each one has a special personality all of their own. Children, like adults, have different traits that make up their personalities. Experts have researched this phenomenon in detail and classified children into different categories. Some experts have named more than three categories, but Peter L. Manigone has chosen three that most experts agree with. These categories have been named “flexible,” “fearful,” and “feisty.” Children generally

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    The triptych Melencolia I (1514), St. Jerome in his Study (1514) and Knight, Death and the Devil (1513) by Albrecht Dürer are allegoric copperplate engravings, known as the old master prints, which embody the three spheres of human activity: the “intellectual”, “theological” and “active”1. Whereas the latter focused on the strengths of humanity through the figure of the ‘knight’, who perseveres despite the threat ‘death’ and immorality pose to the mind, the former highlighted man’s hamartia in this

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    The four temperaments theory is a theory by Hippocrates stating that there are four fundamental personality types: sanguine (the sociable extrovert), choleric (the outgoing leader), melancholic (the pragmatic perfectionist), and phlegmatic (the thoughtful team player). Instead of being just one of these, I often switch between them all. I am currently a co-captain for the entirety of the Taft golf team: Varsity, JV, Novice, boys and girls. It honored me to take on the role, yet it was such a daunting

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    Session One: I administered the A.P.S. and did a data inventory. She was quite interested but skeptical of what information would come from the profile. Rebecca is in a local seminary studying Christian counseling. We have had many opportunities to compare the training we are receiving. I have been honored to proofread and advise her on papers. She is extremely proficient in the writing and research process, and she has helped me grow in that process. Session Two: We began with prayer.

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    vulnerable children. Not all children’s temperaments fall into the categories that are described. Children who share the same temperament trait might react quite differently in similar situations, or throughout different stages in their development. An example, of this is when children see someone they are not familiar with their reactions to their temperament will allow them to show their feelings and identify their temperament. When you understand your own temperament, traits help you understand the child’s

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