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Despite may refer to: A common preposition; Despite (band), A Swedish metal band; USS Despite, an Adroit-class minesweeper of the United States Navy
For example, if a man was angered by his wife, he might burn down their house to punish her; however, burning down her house would also mean burning down his, along with all of their possessions. In the 1796 edition of Francis Grose 's Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue , "He cut off his nose to be revenged of his face" is said to apply ...
A paradox is a logically self-contradictory statement or a statement that runs contrary to one's expectation. [1] [2] It is a statement that, despite apparently valid reasoning from true or apparently true premises, leads to a seemingly self-contradictory or a logically unacceptable conclusion.
An example of situational irony: despite the sign above reading "welcome," the sign below threatens unauthorized parking in the area with towing.. Irony, in its broadest sense, is the juxtaposition of what appears to be the case on the surface and what is actually the case or to be expected.
Some possible examples of malicious compliance include: A group of U.S. firefighters who were required for safety reasons to wear self-contained breathing apparatus against their will. In response, they merely wore the equipment on their backs but did not use it, complying with the letter of the mandate.
The primary definition of perseveration in biology and clinical psychiatry involves some form of response repetition or the inability to undertake set shifting (changing of goals, tasks or activities) as required, and is usually evidenced by behaviours such as words and gestures continuing to be repeated despite absence or cessation of a stimulus.
Moral courage is the courage to take action for moral reasons despite the risk of adverse consequences. [1] Courage is required in order to take action when one has doubts or fears about the consequences. Moral courage therefore involves deliberation or careful thought.
Despite these high correlations with conscientiousness, it is suggested that [clarification needed] grit is more strongly associated with longer term and multi-year goals such as education. [4] Large studies suggest only weak links of grit to these long term goals, [14] much smaller than links to [clarification needed] IQ and to conscientiousness.