The Great Gatsby Dialectical Journal

These chapters led me into a dark reflection of who Jody truly was. He swooped me off my feet when I met his character, just like he swooped Janie off of hers. He made promises that seemed hopeful and sincere. However, through these chapters I felt as if I saw his true colors. He seemed to be just like the rest of the men. I hate to classify them and stereotype them, but he was not so charming after all.

(beginning 2 ) “Janie if you think Ah aims to tole you off and make a dog outa you, youse wrong. Ah want to make a wife outa you” (Hurston pg 23).Joe Starks tells Janie he will be waiting for her sunup tomorrow if she wanted to come with him. So Janie kinda considers it but first she has to talk to Logan about leaving him and he kept it short and said do what you have to do. He didnt really care so much what she did but he thought she was gone go out there and get her feelings hurt.“Ah guess some lifed nigger is grinnin’ in yo’ face and lying tuh yuh” .(Hurston pg25) Logan said.Janie runs off on Logan to be with Joe and he made her and himself a little town called Eatonville then he also became the mayor of the town and he also owned a store,

1. The narrator is in the mountains, because the narrator wanted quiet isolation to do some writing.

Tom’s blush deepened, and throwing caution to the wind, he gave a coy shake of his head. “That’s not what I meant. I thought… well, I dunno… I thought maybe this time I could… you know… suck you.”

. Patient explains that when she experiences pain, she engages in herself in self-talk by saying “S... you can do this.” When she starts loosing hope and thinking of giving up, she prays to Jesus and believes that he chooses what is best for her. Taking with herself and praying give the patient a strength to overcome the situations she is experiencing. The patient states that talking to self does not help her overcoming some situations such as excruciating pain. However, she eventually returns to her normal coping system after the challenging episodes of pain.

Whenever individuals think of pain it is always almost a negative thought that comes to mind, for example when a dentist say you may feel a little pain the patient is most likely expecting the worse. People who tend to be overly sensitive, very emotional may over exaggerate in trying to describe or locate pain. The mindset of a person in the way they perceive or analyze a situation can determine the final outcome.

My approach is compassionate and thoughtful, despite being known as the Princess of Pain. Don't be intimidated by my nickname, from the first touch I am able to read your body's energies and I will go after the areas of tension that are holding you back . You have to push through the discomfort before you can experience the release, some people call it pain but I think of it as

Parashat Vayishlach shows us a different way to look at pain — a way that's less comforting, yet is much more real. From the struggle between Yaakov and a divine messenger we learn that our goal should not (often CAN not!) be to "get rid" of our pain, but, rather to learn to live while we are "in pain."

As long as we have been in denial about our pain, we will not recognize that we have inner pain and may not be moved to learn about it. Our refusal is one of the manners we're protecting against

Women are constantly telling other women and especially men the phrase “Beauty is pain”. What women and men don’t comprehend is that the beauty of pain goes beyond tha what they’ve seen, experienced, or heard. People automatically

“Pain is, by definition, a stressful experiences. According to the book, pain reduces the ability to give attention to others matters, thereby isolation the sufferers and reducing their opportunities to reflect, interact, and accomplish” (Kastenbaum, 2012, p.155). Following this further, dealing with severe pain can affect every way of a person’s life. This uncomfortable experience will cause conflict in between what an individual wants to achieve and what his or her body will allows that person to do. A perfect example is someone who suffers from chronic back pain and has two children; this condition will prevent that person from spending time with his or her kids. This situation can cause frustration, and it will affect them emotionally.

There is a common tie that connects people around the world: the experience of pain. While many people experience pain differently, and experience pain relative to their own levels of tolerance, pain is a universal sensation, and, at times, a shared experience. While individual physical pain is isolated to one’s own body, empathy for the physical pain of others and the resulting emotional pain can be shared. Being empathetic and considerate towards others not only brings people together, but also reinforces the mark of existence we all share due to the presence of pain. The nature of pain pushes the body and the mind to its limits, and because of this, it is a feeling that many people try to avoid. However, pain is important and necessary to the human experience because it is a mark of existence, teaching one to exercise sympathy, perseverance, and appreciation in a complex world shared by many.

Pain is such an uncomfortable feeling that even a tiny amount of it is enough to ruin every enjoyment.

I know I still sound silly asking you to enjoy pain. But I have more of your interest at heart than what I said. I wish I could say it differently and still say the truth.

Even though this sounds a bit morbid but I think we must hurt in order to grow, fail in order to know, & lose in order to gain. Because some lessons in life, are best learned through pain. If we went through life with some sort of pain, we learn nothing and don’t process to better ourselves.