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Koshiro's Blog
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Later… with Jools Hollands
Posted: March 17th, 2010, 3:13pm PDT by koshiro1969
The TV show called “Later… with Jools Hollands” was born in 1992 in England. Jools Holland is this TV’s host and he also play music like other musicians. Also, he is musician. So He has many albums and own discography. He is very famous in England like Tamori, Japanese music program’s host, in Japan. ※※※ This clip [...]
Sachie M
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Refference
Posted: March 16th, 2010, 11:07pm PDT by maezaru
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Sanskrit
Posted: March 16th, 2010, 6:04pm PDT by maezaru
The next topic is the connection of Sanskrit and Japanese language. Sanskrit is an ancient Indic language of India and it gives affection to Japanese language because Buddhism happened in India and spreaded to eastern Asia, and Japan, with Sanskrit language. I search about affection of Sanskrit to Japanese.
Sakito I
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Movies
Posted: March 15th, 2010, 9:38pm PDT by sakityusu
I watched two movies, “Percy Jackson” and “Sherlock Holmes”. First of all, “Percy Jackson” was interesting and it was useful for me because I could get the information of Greek Gods. I bought the pamphlet. Percy Jackson is the son of Poseidon. In the movie, when he injured his arm in a fight with [...]
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These Days
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 8:38pm PST by sakityusu
There are a lot of things to do, so I don’t feel like writing blog these days. Sorry, but I will post blog from tomorrow. Thank you, the persons who visit to my blog every time.
Manami N
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Kim Yuna
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 10:38pm PST by mana78
Did you watch figure skating?? She got gold medal. I was really impression!! Her performance was very beautiful. All over the world people was fascinated by her performance. In the Olympics, she got 228.56 points. It is the new record. She is only 19 years old!! She called “Korean nation’s sister” from Korean people. She [...]
ILHA FORMOSA
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Tainan City
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 2:58am PST by Yusuke
Tainan City is in the south of Taiwan and it is the fourth biggest city in Taiwan. Tainan City is not included in Tainan Country. The population of this city is about seven hundred thousand and sixty thousand. The average of the temperature through a year is about 25 degrees. There are some famous sightseeing spots [...]
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Yongkang City
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 9:27pm PST by Yusuke
Yonkang City(永康市) is a city that is located in Tainan Country. The population of this city is about two hundred thousand and ten thousand. There is a university called Kun Shan University. There are also two stations and they are Yongkang Station and Daciao Station(大橋駅).
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Tainan Country
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 10:38pm PST by Yusuke
Tainan Country(台南県) is located in the south of Taiwan. The name “Tainan” means “south Taiwan.” The population of this city is one million and a hundred thousand. The capital of Tainan Country is Xinying City(新営市). It takes about one hour and fifty minutes from Taiwan High Speed Rail(THSR) Tainan Station to Taipei Station. THRS Tainan Station [...]
Sakito I
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Twelve Gods
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 6:58pm PST by sakityusu
Hi, everyone! How are you doing? Today I will talk about Hestia, Hera, Ares and Athena of all the olympians.
ILHA FORMOSA
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Kun Shan University
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 6:38pm PST by Yusuke
Kun Shan University of Technology(崑山科技大學) is a private university that is located in Tainan, Taiwan. It is also located in Yongkang City(永康市). Kun Shan University was founded in 1969. There are about 14,000 students and 500 teachers. There are five colleges and they are Engineering, Business and Management, Creative Media, Information Technology and Humanities. [...]
Koshiro's Blog
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about music TV shows
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 1:55pm PST by koshiro1969
“later… with Jools Holland” is British TV program. This TV show’s host is Jools Holland. He and his show are very famous in England. There are many music shows in the world. In Japan, many Japanese know the music TV program that’s name is “Music Station”. In Japan, there are some music TV programs. For [...]
Yuki T
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darts history
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 10:18pm PST by yukibu
Darts is a game throwing three arrows aimed a target. Over 500 years ago, English soldiers had created the game and played in the free time in the War of Rose. They had played darts with their weapons and the glasses of wine as the target at that time. The target changed the thin log [...]
Koshiro's Blog
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intro
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 1:12pm PST by koshiro1969
Today there are many popular music in the world, so I will survey about music (especially English music) in this class. However, I haven’t decided this theme clearly yet, so I will clarify a goal as soon as possible.
Ryuta S
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Origin of the word ‘jeans’
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 10:55pm PST by ryutaman
Where does this word come from?
Shiori S
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I hit upon the idea
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 6:50pm PST by shioris64
I thought of some idea for the seminar class base on my experience today. There are many kind of pronunciation. For example, Chinese English, British English, Brazilian English and Japanese English. There are many kind of people in Toronto. Sometimes, I can’t understand what they say. In addition, I found difference of degree that how [...]
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First day at KGIC
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 6:28am PST by shioris64
I went to my school, and I had test. It was listening, grammar, reading comprehension, writing and communication test. I didn’t answer the test well. Our teachers chose our classes by the score of the test. I’m looking forward to hear the class revel. At the lunch time, I went to a coffee shop [...]
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My new friends
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 2:50pm PST by shioris64
Today, I introduced myself for a Korean student and all of my host family. This is Haeri Kim. She is Korean, and she stay at home in Canada same as mine. She came here five days ago. She likes Japanese drama and comics. For example; Hanayoridango, Gokusen, Kureyonshinchan, and Doraemon. She is friendly and [...]
Sakito I
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Clash of the Titans
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 8:24pm PST by sakityusu
more about "Clash of the Titans", posted with vodpod
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Three Brothers, The Olympians
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 8:15pm PST by sakityusu
There are twelve gods in the greek myth. I will introduce them and today particularly notice about three brothers Zeus, Poseidon and Hades. First of all, it is Zeus, who is the king of god. His father Cronus is the supreme ruler of the Titans, which ruled the earth before the Olympians. Cronus married Rhea, and Zeus [...]
Shiori S
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I arrived at Toronto
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 12:56pm PST by shioris64
Today, I arrived at Toronto. I will stay here for one month, and I will study at KGIC from day after tomorrow. I’m looking forward to meet class mates and teacher. I’ll enjoy staying here, and I want to get a lot of English skills. I will study hard, so my aim is to get 750 [...]
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Research on Taiwan
Posted: February 25th, 2010, 6:48pm PST by Yusuke
Today, I went to university and I talked with Mr. Tomei about my next year’s seminar and my report… There are three topics about Taiwan I’d like to research but now I don’t know which one to do… 1. The differences between Beijing Mandarin and Taiwanese Mandarin The language spoken in both China and Taiwan is Chinese. I [...]
Sakito I
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Perseus and Medusa
Posted: February 22nd, 2010, 5:50pm PST by sakityusu
Hi, everyone, how are you doing? Today I will introduce the folk tale, “Perseus and Medusa”. First of all, did you watch a trailer of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians the Lightning Thief”? If there ain’t the people who haven’t seen it yet, please check my previous post and you can watch the trailer. The [...]
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians Trailer
Posted: February 21st, 2010, 4:30pm PST by sakityusu
more about "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: Lightn…", posted with vodpod
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Renewal
Posted: February 21st, 2010, 9:52pm PST by sakityusu
Today I changed my blog’s layout. I added a music gadget, calendar, and so on. Please come to my blog. I want to make many friends, so please talk to me.
Takahiro M
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The origin of the word ‘hip-hop’
Posted: February 16th, 2010, 8:15am PST by tomeiter
I’m going to suggest a few posts for you to get started. Make sure you give you references
Sakito I
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Hello
Posted: February 11th, 2010, 11:19pm PST by sakityusu
Hello, my name is sakityusu and I made new blog. I will post blog from now on. I’m glad that if you read my blog.
Takahiro M
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Hello
Posted: February 11th, 2010, 8:45pm PST by phantom213
This is Phantom213.
Ayako N
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Spring Vacation
Posted: January 24th, 2010, 4:21pm PST
Spring vacation comes soon. I must study because I want to pass civil service examination. So I must study very hard all day. My friends will do job-hunting very hard in spring vacation. I hope that they will get good jobs. And I don’t do part-time job. I don’t money. So I must save money. In spring vacation, I will walk with my dog. She likes walking because when she goes to walking, she can get snacks! So she is fat. And I want to learn cooking because I am poor at cooking. So I want to be good at cooking. (101words) -
America
Posted: January 24th, 2010, 4:02pm PST
I like America because when I visited America about two years ago, I had a very good time. My host mother was very kind and her dog was very cute. I love them. Our teachers are very good and other people are also kind. I think America is good country. America is wide and has clear sky. Someday I want to visit America again and I want to meet my host family. Recently, I like President Obama. I hope that he lead world to peace. The way may be rugged because there are many problems. But this is proof we are advancing. Yes, we can!!(105words) -
Book Review 15
Posted: January 24th, 2010, 3:42pm PST
I read a book. The name is ‘Papua New Guinea.’ I know Papua New Guinea, but I didn’t know detail of the country. The book showed me about Papua New Guinea. The country is in the Pacific Ocean, just to the north of Australia. Most of the country is very hilly and covered in thick rainforest. There are many diverse cultural groups. Its population of five million is made up of people from around 1000 different cultural groups who speak more than 800 different languages. When I read this sentence, I was surprised. There are many cultural groups. And they mainly follow traditional lifestyles. Today, there are a number of towns and small cities in Papua New Guinea where people lead Western lifestyles. However, about 80 per cent of population lives in the country, some in very remote areas. In Papua New Guinea, there are over 800 different languages. So people may not understand each other. Tok Pisin is the language that is spoken most often in Papua New Guinea. It is also known as Pidgin. Tok Pisin is a mixture of local languages, English and German. It was first used in the 1930s. It helps people from different tribes to communicate with each other. I am interested in Papua New Guinea to read the book. Their art are very great! They have traditional lifestyle and deep culture. I want to know Papua New Guinea more.(236words) -
English Process
Posted: January 24th, 2010, 2:36pm PST
Language has base language and separated various language groups. For example, base language of English is The Indo-European languages. The languages are separated some language group. I will write English process today. When Anglo-Saxons invaded in Britain from vicinity north of Germany, English process began. They used the West Germanic languages. They were ancestry of British. They ejected Celt who is native people. And they settled in Britain. It is beginning of English. In the 8st century, the Norman began to invade. And the Britain was conquered by Norman in the 11st century. It happened in 449-1100. The then English is called Old English. Old English had various inflections. But English changed simple and level after Norman Conquest. The English of time until beginning of Renaissance from Norman Conquest was called Middle English. The period was in 1100-1500. In 1476, printing office first opened in London. And Modern English began. The then English has many dialect. But people must unify spelling to print. People used London spelling. And the spelling spread around many parts of the country. In 1500-1650, English adopted a lot of words from Latin and Greece because people studied Latin and Greece in Renaissance. In 1611, the Authorized King James Version was published. And William Shakespeare flourished in the period. His works gave big influence to English. In 1607, Britain settled in America. And English entered in America. After 1700, America became independent from Britain. And American English was born.(243words) -
The Tale of the Heike
Posted: January 23rd, 2010, 3:28pm PST
Recently, I am interested in literature. In Japan, there was a book ‘The Tale of the Heike.’ The work is very famous in Japan. The work was written by simple and fluent Japanese. The author is unknown. And the day the work was written is also unknown. I like the beginning sentences of the work. So I introduce the sentences. I think that the sentences mean that life is an empty dream.
The Tale of the Heike
‘The sound of bells echoes through the monastery at Gion Shoja, telling all who hear it that nothing is permanent. The flowers of the sala trees show that all that flourishes must fade. Proud men, powerful men will fall, like dreams on a spring night, like dust before the wind.’
平家物語
「祇園精舎の鐘の声、諸行無常の響きあり。
娑羅双樹の花の色、盛者必衰の理をあらわす。
奢れる人も久しからず、ただ春の夜の夢のごとし。
猛き者も遂にはほろびぬ、ひとえに風の前の塵に同じ。」
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Book Review 14
Posted: January 23rd, 2010, 2:26pm PST
I read a book. The name is ‘Pompeii.’ The city of Pompeii was a part of the Roman Empire in the first century AD. Pompeii was a busy trading center. And there were 20000 people. The morning of 24 August, 79 AD, began like any other summer day in Pompeii. People were up and about before the sun rose. By sunrise, Pompeii’s streets were busy. Farmers began to sell food. In the forum, shops, government buildings, temples and the baths were open for business. Children began their lessons at school. After sunrise, the people of Pompeii felt the first earthquakes. The cause of the earthquakes was the eruption of Mount Vesuvius-only a few kilometers away. Soon after, hot ash and rocks began to rain down on the city. Within a short time, the ash blocked out the sun and was black. The air was full of sounds of the volcano. And the air was hot. Fires broke out all over the city. The people of Pompeii panicked. Some people reached the city gates quickly and left by the city. They were lucky. Other people ran to the nearby beach because they wanted to leave by boat. But, the sea was wild. People decided to wait the beach. There were many people in the city of Pompeii. Poisonous gases were now seeping out of Mount Vesuvius. Within a few minutes, the gases drifted across the city and down to the beach. The gases killed everything. The ash covered the bodies of the dead and slowly buried the city. Pompeii was not discovered again until the 1700s. A farmer found ruins of the city under his land. And most of the city of Pompeii has been uncovered. Now thousands of people visit Pompeii each year. I heard the city of Pompeii on TV. And then I shuddered. The people of Pompeii were very sad. And the calamity is very scary. Japan has a lot of earthquakes. 15 years ago, there was very big earthquake in Hansin and Awaji. The earthquake broke many cities and killed many people and animals. It is very sad. And we don’t know when the earthquakes will happen. Perhaps, the big earthquake will happen tomorrow. We don’t know. We don’t stop the earthquake. But we can prepare for the worst. I think that I must buy flashlight and some things to useful. And I decide to learn ways to lifesaving. Pompeii is in Italy. In Pompeii, Visitors can walk along the streets and see art and graffiti on the walls of the buildings. And there is the museum. Someday I want to visit the city of Pompeii. And I am interested in Roman Empire. Italy has long past and deep culture. And Italy had a lot of the historic sites and arts.(464words) -
Book Review 13
Posted: January 22nd, 2010, 3:44pm PST
I read a book. The name is ‘Wind Power.’ The main place is the Gale Hills Town Hall. The town has the issue. The issue is that a company called Wind Future wants to erect wind turbines in Gale Hills. And they will discuss about wind power. The Mayor of Gale Hills is Sarah. She is chairperson. She introduces two people. Dave is from Wind Future. Wind Future wants to set wind turbines and generate electronic power. Eva is from P.A.W.T-People Against Wind Turbines. And they present their points of view. I read their presentation. And I could know that wind power. Wind power is created by wind turbines. The blades of the turbine are powered by the wind, and when the blades turn, they power a generator that is inside the turbine. This generator creates electricity. There are more than 35000 wind turbines around the world. Wind power is a clean form of energy. The more wind power we use, the less we need to use other energy sources, like coal. Using coal to produce electricity aerates a lot of greenhouse gases. And the wind turbines will attract tourists to the town. These people will spend money in local businesses. But wind turbines destroy the landscape. The town has a beautiful landscape with unspoiled hills. And wind turbines are noisy. The town has the amount of wind. So the wind turbines are going to be very noisy. And birds and bats might fly into the blades and be killed. I thought the wind power issue is very hard problem. Wind power has good points and bad points. I want to know the town’s conclusion. In Japan, there are such problems. For example, dam problems and nuclear power plant problems. It is important for us to do talk such town. (300words) -
Book Review 12
Posted: January 22nd, 2010, 1:13pm PST
I read a book. The name is ‘Dogs at Work.’ Dogs are often called ‘people’s best friends.’ They make good pets because they are loyal, playful and intelligent. Dogs don’t just make great pets. They help people in many different ways. For example; helping people with sight problems to move around safely, helping make stays in hospital more enjoyable for people, care for people with a disability and stop drugs and other illegal goods from coming into a country. The book shows me their works. Guide dogs help people who have major sight problems to move around safely. Hospital dogs are dogs that are companions for people who are in hospital or in homes for the elderly. Care dogs help people who have an illness or injury that affects the use of their hands, arms, legs or back. Sniffer dogs are trained to detect certain smells. Most sniffer dogs are used to detect illegal drugs, explosives or other dangerous devices. Dogs that help people are trained when they are puppies. And they make people happy. I thought dogs are great. They make people happy. I follow them. I love dog. I think dogs are very loyal and pure. I have a dog. But she is lazy and she always sleeps. But when she finds food, her eyes are brightening. I love her.(222words)
Sachie M
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Spinning
Posted: January 22nd, 2010, 1:04am PST by maezaru
Gathering cotton lint is spun by spindle and changes to some patterns caused species, variety, cultivation practices and weather conditions. Spinning technology of India has improved improve processing efficiency and automatical about in the past 10 to 15 years, and reduce costs. There are 4 yarn types spinning systems valueded different characteristic. 1)Ring Spinning 2)Rotor Open-End Spinning 3)Friction (DREF) spinning 4)Air-Jet spinning [...]
Ayako N
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Book Review 11
Posted: January 22nd, 2010, 12:39am PST
I read a book ‘Hot and Cold.’ I learned temperature. Temperature is measured on a scale. There are two scales; Celsius and Fahrenheit. The Celsius scale is named after a man called Ander Celsius. He lived from 1701-1744. On Celsius scale, water freezes at 0 degree and water boils at 100 degree. The Fahrenheit scale is named after a man called Daniel Fahrenheit. He lived from 1686-1736. On the Fahrenheit scale, water freezes at 32 degree and water boils at 212 degree. Some countries use the Celsius scale. And some countries use the Fahrenheit scale. Japan uses the Celsius scale. And I didn’t know what ℃ is. But the book told me ℃ means Celsius. Most parts of the world have hot season and cold season. Some parts of the world are hot all of year. For example, Libya is hot all of the year. Some parts of the world are cold all of the year. I live in Kumamoto. Kumamoto is comparatively worm. But I feel very cold now. So If I visit Antarctica, I will freeze because Antarctica is very cold. If I visit Libya, I will fall down because Libya is very hot. But the frigid climate is one of the attractions of Antarctica. The hot climate is also one of the attractions of Libya.(218words)
Sachie M
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Gin
Posted: January 22nd, 2010, 7:25pm PST by maezaru
After harvesting cotton fibers by labor hands, the next processing is Gin to separate lint from seed Cotton in ginning Mills. In general Ginning Mills needs big areas because there are huge quantity of cotton lint after harvesting, so ginning Mills usually builts in large extra ereas. Gin varies some kinds. Most used type of Gin in many factories is old one which used saw and roller and can run without [...]
Ayako N
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The Expansion of Latin
Posted: January 21st, 2010, 2:58pm PST
Latin extended this territory around the Italian peninsula with extending Rome’s power. And Latin contacted other languages which were already in this area. There were Oscan, Umbrian and Etruscan; these languages were spoken in ancient Italian peninsula. And Latin contacted The Celtic languages; these languages were spoken by Celt in north Italy. In south Italy, people spoke Greek; Greek had big prestige and high culture at that time.
Rome advanced their power to other countries which were outside Italy. Also, French and Egypt were conquered too. Rome commanded his territories by Latin. And Roman settled many parts of the territories. So Latin was carried by them and gradually took root. Rome made schools many part of the territories and used Latin for education. So people who lived outside Italian peninsula gradually used Latin as mother tongue too.
Especially, Latin was affected by Greek. Greek was country which had high civilization. Greek civilization’s progress was earlier than Rome. But Greek was overthrown by Roman armament on the war. But Greek had high culture. So Greek gave Rome big influence. Especially, Rome adopted Greek words in Latin. First, Greek was taken in Latin by the common people because Rome extended the territory and increased people whom had civil rights. There were many people who spoke Greek in them. Second, Greek was taken in Latin by the learned people after adoption by the common people. They adopted Greek words for the progress of literature. Greek had rich vocabulary so Roman learned people adopted Greek as it is in their works.
Latin extended the territory and was grown by other language with extending Rome’s territory. (271words) -
Growth of Latin
Posted: January 20th, 2010, 2:55pm PST
Now, Italian speaks almost Italian. There are German and French in some area. But a long time ago Latin was spoken. Latin originally was spoken by the Latin races in Italian Peninsula. And Latin became official language in Roman Empire. And Latin was official language in the Roman Catholic Church. Now Latin is still official language in the Vatican City. Now Latin wasn’t almost spoken. But Latin influenced various languages and left this vestige in around the world.
About B.C.1000 ago, Latin originally was language of the Ural-Altai family. They called them ‘Latini’ and called their area ‘Latium.’ So their language was called ‘Lingua Latina.’ It is origin of ‘Latin.’
About B.C. 800 ago, ‘Rome’ started. Roman didn’t have their letters. But they knew Greek letter through Etruria. And they follow Greek and make their letter. It is the Roman alphabet. There is a close relation between Rome and Etruria. Etruria had big power. This state was golden age in B.C.700. But Rome attacked Etruria. And Rome won the battle and got Etruria in B.C. 300. Etruria was influenced by Greece.
Rome expanded their territory and Latin for their big power. And they knew the high civilization of Greek. Latin was still poor then. So they got many loan words from Greek. And Latin became the high language. Latin was used to politics, justice, administration, literatures and sciences. (228words) -
Book Review 10
Posted: January 20th, 2010, 2:15pm PST
I read a book ‘Ice on Earth.’ The book showed me some kind of ice on earth. Earth was covered by different things; grass, rock, water. Some of this water is in the form of ice. There are different kinds of ice on Earth. There are ice sheets, ice caps, ice shelves, icebergs and sea ice. Ice sheets are the biggest kind of ice form on Earth. Ice sheets cover areas bigger than 50000 square kilometers. The biggest ice sheet on Earth covers Antarctica. Ice caps are like ice sheets. But ice caps are smaller than 50000 square kilometers. Ice shelves are very big of ices that are on land and on water. The Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica is the biggest ice shelf on Earth. The Ross Ice Shelf is bigger than 500000 square kilometers. Icebergs are big lumps of ice that float in sea. Sea ice is ice that forms on sea water. The book showed me their pictures. I feel cold. But the ices and the scenes are very beautiful. The ices are very big. I was surprised. And Antarctica’s sky is very clear. I think Earth is very beautiful and great. I was born in Kumamoto. And I live here now. Kumamoto doesn’t have a lot of snow. Aso in Kumamoto has a lot of snow. But areas I live in Kumamoto don’t have a lot of snow. But few days ago, when I got up, it is a lot of snow. I was exciting and I slipped. The pictures on the book are very beautiful. But there is problem. It is global warming. Global warming melts the ices. This is very serious problems. We live on Earth. Earth is very beautiful. We must protect our Earth. I don’t like cold. But I want to visit Antarctica someday.(302words) -
Roman Empire
Posted: January 19th, 2010, 2:52pm PST
Rome is the capital city of Italy. Rome has a glorious past for more than 2000 years. Now, Rome retains the atmosphere. Roman Empire had flourished for 400 years. Roman Empire was first huge city in the history. Roman Empire was political power, economy power and many folk powers. This city have various race, language and religion, but this city could pull together them. The reason is integration. Roman Empire aimed cultural assimilation with Roman culture and another. And this city aimed folk integration and assured comfortable city. This effort catches people heart. This city laid the foundation of huge nation and carried prosperity, because this city did not strong armament but adaptable peace policy.(115words) -
Book Review 9
Posted: January 19th, 2010, 2:07pm PST
I read a book ‘Aspirin.’ I heard the name. But I didn’t know what it is. So I looked up the word in my dictionary for the meaning. And my dictionary told me that aspirin is a medicine. I often take the medicine. The book showed me about aspirin. Aspirin is the most widely used medicine in the world. People take aspirin around the world for over 100 years. When they have a fever, they take aspirin. And aspirin help to stop headaches and other aches and pains. In 500BC, people made tea with willow bark. And they found that it helped to stop pain. In 1828, Johann Buchner used salicin as a medicine. In 1853, Charles Gerhardt added some other chemicals help to stop stomach pains to the salicin. In 1883, Felix Hoffman used Gerhardt’s notes to make medicine. And the medicine worked. In 1898, the factory began to make it. And they sold it as a powder. In 1915, aspirin powder was made into a tablet. Today, one billion aspirin tablets are taken each week all over the world. As well as for pain and fevers, aspirin is now used for other things, such as heart problems and some cancers. It is no wonder aspirin has been called a wonder drug. I was surprised aspirin’s material. It is willow bark. I found plants have various powers. And people made aspirin are very great. There are many and various medicines now. I must choice best medicine for my symptom. I am glad to progress medical science and pharmacy. So we can live a long life. I hope to be invented a medicine win cancers. (275words) -
Book Review 8
Posted: January 19th, 2010, 10:30pm PST
I read a book. The name is ‘The Great Wall of China.’ The Great Wall of China is the longest man-made structure on earth. The wall has a distance of more than 4000 kilometers across north of china. The wall is an important historical site. And the wall was joined on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1987. The wall was originally built as a form of defense to keep invader out. But today, millions of tourists visit China to see The Great Wall. The book’s narrator is a girl love China. She studies Chinese language at school. As a part of their studies, she and her classmates visited China. It was their best time. Their best memory was visiting the Great Wall of China. When she saw the wall first, she was amazed and impressed. They had a guide called Ran. And she told them about the wall and the wall’s history. And narrator showed me about Chinese history and the wall. The narrator says the wall is like a dragon rising up from the ground. I think so too. I know the wall from childhood. China has strong civilization and deep history. I was surprised that the wall is MAN-MADE structure on earth. The workers were very hard. I think the workers had a lot of guts. I like china. And I am interested in Chinese history. China has very long past. I learned Chinese history in world history class when I was junior high school student. But I couldn’t learn the words by heart. So I want to learn Chinese history again. I want to visit China. If I visit china, I will go to the Great Wall of China. China has very great places. I know some great places because I saw the places on TV. For example, I want to visit Guilin. Guilin is very beautiful site. Someday, I want to visit Guilin and see beautiful scene. I have Chinese friend. She speaks Japanese and English. I think she is great. I went to go to Kumamoto castle with her. We took a lot of picture. And we eat lunch. We had a good time. In March, she go back China. So I want to do a lot of talk with her.(377words) -
Book Review 7
Posted: January 17th, 2010, 10:30am PST
I read a book. The name is ‘Dams.’ The book showed me four kinds of dams and these features. A dam is structure built across a river or other body of water. Dams are built retain water in reservoir or to hold water back. There are four kinds of dams. They are arch dams, buttress dams, embankment dams and gravity dams. Arch dams are curved. Buttress dams have supports on one side to help make them strong. Embankment dams huge dams made of earth and rock and hold water in a reservoir. Gravity dams are huge and heavy dams. I don’t know the kinds of dams. I thought dams have all same structures. I found dam’s function and structures. And I thought dam’s scale were very big. It is very important to hold water back. Today, Japan has some dam’s problems. The problem’s solutions are very hard. Maybe, the solution has long time. I hope that the problems will be solved through the best ways. The book showed me some pictures of dams. I could know various dams. And I thought dams in the world are bigger than Japan’s them because other countries rivers are very big. Someday, I want to see the dams. (204words) -
Rising Sun Speech
Posted: January 16th, 2010, 6:10pm PST
Our first prime minister is Hirobumi Ito. He was born in 1841 in Yamaguche. When he was child, he was poor. He learned in Syouka Sonzyuku. And he joined the campaign for overthrowing Tokugawa government. And they overthrew the Tokugawa government. After the Meiji Restoration, he became first prime minister. When he is 31 years old, he spoke in California. The speech was called ‘Rising Sun.’ And He was killed in Harbin in 1909.
I am interested in this speech. I introduce the speech.
Rising Sun
"The red disc in the centre of our national flag shall no longer appear like a wafer over a sealed empire, but henceforth be in fact what it is designed to be, the noble emblem of the rising sun, moving onward and upward amid the enlightened nations of the world."
日の丸演説
「わが国旗にある赤い丸は、もはや帝国を鎖（とざ）す封印の如く見えることなく、今まさに洋上に昇らんとする太陽を象徴するものであります。そしてその太陽はいまや、欧米文明の中天に向けて躍進しつつあるのです」
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Book Review 6
Posted: January 14th, 2010, 11:47am PST
I read a book. The name is ‘Discovering Planets.’ The solar system is made up of the sun, the planets and other bodies, like comets. There are nine planets. People could see five planets in the sky without the use of telescopes. The five planets were Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. There are another three planets that cannot be seen without the use of telescopes. They are Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. And the book shows me three astronomers discovered the three planets. Uranus was discovered by William Herschel in 1781. Neptune was discovered by Johann Galle in 1846. Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930. I am interested in space and planets. Space is very mysterious and very big. When I was child, my dream was being the astronomer. And I wanted to research space and planets. I didn’t know the astronomers discovered the three planets until I read the book. They are great and cool! Space is infinity. Before, I had worries. But when I looked up in the night sky, I found we and my worries are very tiny. And I was comfortable. Space has a lot of mysteries. I hope that space mysteries are solved.(200words) -
Shakespeare
Posted: January 14th, 2010, 10:28am PST
I like Shakespeare. So I introduce his famous poem.
Sonnet 18
William Shakespeare
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this and this gives life to thee.
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Book Review 5
Posted: January 14th, 2010, 1:00am PST
I read a book. The name is ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.’ The book say next things. There are three things we can do to cut waste and help the environment. The first thing is Reduce. This is to reduce what we use. For example, when we go shopping, we can take our own shopping bags or baskets. The second thing is Reuse. This is to use things that don’t have to be thrown away after one use. For example, refilling water bottles, using both sides of paper when printing, using shopping baskets, giving other people clothes that we no longer want. The third thing is Recycle. There are many things that can be recycle; food, paper, metals, glass and plastic. I thought it is very important for environment to do Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Now environment is destructed more. We have to protect the environment from destruction. Plastic shopping bag and garbage bag were free until now. But recently, these things are pay. This is good idea. More people bring own shopping bags. And more people reduce garbage. Recently, many people know the environment is very important and hope to keep the environment clean. In world, the meetings for the environment held. Our prime minister decided that we will reduce CO2 more. I agree. The goal is hard and there are many problems. But we can succeed. I will do something for environment. (232words) -
Proverb
Posted: January 13th, 2010, 12:46pm PST
I like proverb. So I looked up English proverbs.
‘Marriage without love is not marriage.’
‘There's no place like home.’
‘Out of sight, out of mind.’
‘Seeing is believing.’
‘Slow and steady wins the race.’
‘There is no royal road to learning.’
‘Heaven helps those who helps themselves.’
‘The die is cast.’
‘Life is short and art is long.’
‘A wonder lasts but nine nights.’
‘Sweet is pleasure after pain.’
‘Truth is stranger than fiction.’
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Italian Religion and History
Posted: January 12th, 2010, 2:49pm PST
Religion is almost Christianity. Catholic is 97%. There is a close relation between Christianity and Italy. In 64, Nero persecuted Christianity. But, in 380, Christianity became the established religion in Rome. There is the Vatican City. It is enclave of Italy, because it is surrounded by the city of Rome. Vatican is the center of Catholicism and has the Roman Catholic Church. The chief of state is The Holy Father. The Vatican City has close relation Rome and it is very important city in Roman past.
History of Italy is huge. Italy has a glorious past.
The Italian peninsula was made by activity of The Alpine belt. Before Rome age, there are some folks and they lived in the Italian peninsula. And the Roman Empire started in about B.C. 800. Rome expanded their territories and had the golden age. But the golden age was collapsed by increase of civil strife and invasion. In 962, the Holy Roman Empire started. About 15 century, Renaissance came to the height of prosperity in Milan and Florence. Napoleon became king of Italy in 1805. In 1915, Italy entered the First World War. Mussolini made the Fascist and established autocracy in 1922. In 1929, the Vatican City started by the conclusion of treaty between Italy and Vatican. In 1940, Italy entered the Second World War and lost. In 1946, kingship was abolished. (227words) -
Book Review 3
Posted: January 12th, 2010, 2:06pm PST
I read a book. The name is ‘Making a Cake.’ The book asked us, ‘Is making a cake like making a work of art? Or is making a cake science?’ I thought making a cake is like making a work of art. But the book says next things. Some people think making a cake is art because it is all how good the cake looks and taste. But some people think that making a cake is science because it is all the changes that happen when many ingredients are mixed together to make something new. To conclude, the best cakes are part science and part art. I agree this. I often eat a cake. I think cake is deep sweet. The book has a lot of cakes pictures. Cakes make me happy. But I can’t make cake. So I want to try making cake. (144words) -
Snow! Snow! Snow!
Posted: January 12th, 2010, 9:33am PST
Good morning! It is snow today. Kumamoto hasn’t snow so much. When I was high school student, I went to Shiga as school trip. We tried skiing. And I saw much snow. In Kumamoto, I couldn’t see snow. So I was excited! And I slipped. And I was late for first period class. I like winter. But road is very slippery. Be careful accident.(64words) -
Ltalian climate
Posted: January 11th, 2010, 2:45pm PST
Italy has a genial climate and the four seasons. But there are differences between each area. For example, North Italy has continental climate, which has big difference of temperature between day and night, between summer and winter. South Italy has Mediterranean climate, which has mild climate through a year and it has little rain in summer and it has a lot of rain in winter. Rome’s temperature is similar to that of Tokyo. In spring, various flowers come out. In summer, it is light until about 8:00 PM because Italy is high latitudes. Italy doesn’t have the rainy season and has low humidity. In fall, there are various festivals for form products. In winter, it is hard cold and sunset is early. The area is 301,230 km2. Italy is smaller than that of Japan. Population is 58.9million. Rome’s area is 1,285.3 km2 and population is 2million. Rome is most big city in Italy. Milan is 181.8 km2 and population is 1.3 million. (162words) -
Book Review 3
Posted: January 10th, 2010, 4:45pm PST
I read a book. The name is ‘The Water Cycle.’ Water moves from Earth to the sky and then back to Earth. The process is called the water cycle. Water change the form in water cycle; Liquid, gas and solid. The liquid form is rain, rivers, lakes and ocean. The gas form is vapor. The solid form is ice, snow and hail. And there are four stages in the water cycle: evaporation, condensation, precipitation and runoff. I thought the water cycle is very well. Water is very important resource. If water is nothing, we can’t live. The book shows me the water cycle by plain explanation. Nature is wonderful! (109words) -
Book Review 2
Posted: January 10th, 2010, 7:57pm PST
I read a book. The name is ‘World Heritage.’ The World Heritage List was set up in 1972 by UNESCO. The list was set up to save and care for special places around the world. There are three kinds of sites. Some places are natural sites, like Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Other places are cultural site, like Venice in Italy. Some places are natural and cultural site, like Kakadu National Park in Australia. But some places in danger because of global warming, pollution and war. We must protect the places. I decided recycling and saving. The book showed me many world heritage sites. The places are very wonderful. I want to visit the sites someday.(115words) -
Judo Club
Posted: December 29th, 2009, 10:00pm PST
When I was high school student, I belonged to Judo club. Today, I went to club reunion. It was held in downtown. My club members are unique. They have each dream. I hope that they succeed. Our teacher joined in the party. He is very good teacher. I respect him. I enjoyed the party. I had a good time. (59words) -
My Cat
Posted: December 26th, 2009, 1:33pm PST
My cat is Lili. She is cute and quick. But she is selfishness. When I come in Kotatsu Lili is, she bite my foot. And she is very active. She goes out every day. And she always catches insects and birds. I want to make her to stop the bad action because insects and birds are very pitiful. But I love her. (62words) -
My Birthday
Posted: December 26th, 2009, 9:27pm PST
Today is my birthday. Some my friends gave me birthday mails. I was happy. I am 21 years old. Time is very fast! I don’t want to get old. When I looked back my life, I was emotive. My mother bought birthday cake. It was fruit cake. It was very delicious. Recently, I often eat cake. So I am fat! (60words) -
Places I want to go
Posted: December 25th, 2009, 9:07pm PST
I want to go to Hokkaido. Hokkaido is very wide and has big nature. When I went to department store, Hokkaido market took place. There were a lot of specialties of Hokkaido. I ate some foods. Especially, seafood was very delicious! And I bought cake. And I went back my home. I ate the cake with my grandmother. It was very delicious. I thought Hokkaido was very good place! So I decided to go to Hokkaido someday. But Hokkaido is very cold. I was bone and live in Kumamoto. So maybe I can’t stand the cold. I hope Hokkaido market come in Kumamoto again.(104words) -
Christmas
Posted: December 23rd, 2009, 4:52pm PST
Today is Christmas Eve and tomorrow is Christmas. I went to downtown after class. There were some people wear Santa Claus costume. And cake shops looked very busy. Clerks sold Christmas cakes front of their shop. I wanted to buy Christmas cake. But I have no money, I have only 100 yen. When I was child, I was looking forward to give me present from Santa Claus. I used to get up early in Christmas morning. And when I found present near my pillow, I was so happy. Today, there aren’t Christmas cake in my home, but our dinner was sushi. So I am so happy.(106words) -
Movie Review 6
Posted: December 23rd, 2009, 11:43pm PST
I watched a movie. The movie is ‘Whale Rider.’ This is New Zealand’s movie. The main character is Paikea. She was born in Maori line. She is only child in the line of the tribe’s chief because her mother and her twin brother died during childbirth. But Maori has traditional rule. In Maori, the leader should be the first-born son. She was named same name to hero ‘Paikea.’So her grandfather ‘Koro’ always thinks Pai is useless child. But he had the other side of loving her. Her father ‘Polo’ came home when she was 12 years old. Koro hope Polo will be next leader. But he rejected the proposal. And Pai suffered her being. Polo asked she go out the town with Polo. But she heard whales voice in the car. So she stopped that she go out the town. Koro trained boys in the town because he must decide next leader. But he didn’t find next leader. He found some whales were thrown on beach. They tried to return the whales to beach. But whales didn’t move. They gave up. But when Pai rode on biggest whale, the whale and other whales returned to sea. And Pai became leader.
I think Koro suffered between his vocation and his love. Finally, he liberated the worry. And Pai became leader. So I am happy. The movie is so mysterious. I heard Maori. But I didn’t know the folk. The movie showed me about Maori. The legend of Maori is mysterious and fantastic. I am interested in Maori. My friend ‘Narumi’ likes New Zealand. So I want to talk about Maori. I found every area has mysterious legend. Japan has a lot of legend. So there are more many legends around the world. I could be interested in the legends. I want to know Maori more. And someday, I want to go to New Zealand. (313words) -
Countries I want to visit
Posted: December 23rd, 2009, 5:23pm PST
I want to visit Italy because I like Italy. Italy is traditional country and has deep culture. Especially, I want to go to Rome. I studied history of Rome Empire. So if I go to Italy, I will see a lot of historic site. But I heard there are many snatches in Italy. So I must hold my bag very hard. I want to go to Egypt too. I want to see pyramid and ride a camel. Egypt is very mysterious. I don’t know Egypt very much. So if I go to Egypt, I learn the country. Let’s go together!(100words) -
Winter Vacation
Posted: December 21st, 2009, 3:29pm PST
Winter vacation is coming soon! The vacation has some events. It is Christmas and New Year. And 26 is my birthday! I have not plan in Christmas. But maybe I will go to sushi restaurant with my family. Next day, there is my birthday. I will eat birthday cake. And New Year is coming soon! I will go back my home. And I am looking forward to eat rice cake. I have a lot of things I want to do. But I have one thing I must to do. It is study! I want to pass the public employee test in next year. So I must study very hard. So I must study in Christmas, New Year and my birthday!(120words) -
History
Posted: December 20th, 2009, 3:28pm PST
I went to Kumamoto castle with my friends last month. I was born and live in Kumamoto for twenty years. But I had never been to the castle because I wasn’t interested in the castle. But sometime, when I taught Japanese to exchange student, I thought what the fascination of Kumamoto is. So I decided to visit Kumamoto castle. When I saw Kumamoto castle, I was surprised by the scale and skill. We went to Tensyukaku. The view is very good. And we took a lot of pictures. I like Kiyomasa Kato. I want to go to Kumamoto castle again. (100words) -
The Book I Read
Posted: December 19th, 2009, 5:10pm PST
I read various books. I read a book last summer. The book’s name is ‘Himawari-no-sakanai-natsu.’ The book was mystery story. But when I began to read the book, I felt horror. But I gradually entered the story. The book was very fun. By the way, I want to read classical literature because I am interested in the literature. I want to read ‘Heike-Monogatari’ and ‘Houzyouki.’ The books are very famous and important in Japan. And the books were written by fluent Japanese. I decided to read the books someday. And I want to read modern literature too. Especially, I will read books written by Souseki Natsume. (106words) -
Places I Want to Go
Posted: December 17th, 2009, 4:28pm PST
I want to go to Okinawa. I went to Okinawa with my club members two years ago. But then it was raining. So next time, I want to go to Okinawa in fine weather day. Okinawa is warm and there are fantastic views. Especially, I like sea around Okinawa. The sea is very beautiful. Its color is clear blue. And there are a lot of fishes which have beautiful colorful skin. In Okinawa, there are a lot of delicious foods. They are very unique. When I go to Okinawa, I want to see beautiful views around the island. I will go to Okinawa with my family. (106words)
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According to Leo Loveday, 10 percent of …
Posted: December 17th, 2009, 10:41pm PST by doramomo3941
According to Leo Loveday, 10 percent of Japanese is borrowing from Western languages and English. it is not include borrowing from Chinese words. specially, almost 8 percent of 10 percent is borrowing from English. it means that there are a lot of gairaigo in Japanese, and without regard to Japnese people use many gairaigo. [...]
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Country I Want to Visit
Posted: December 16th, 2009, 10:11am PST
I want to visit Korea. Korea is neighbor. And there are closely relation between Japan and Korea. Korea has traditional culture. And airport is very wide and useful. I don't know the airport's name. Korean women are very beautiful. Kimchi is good for beauty. When I go to Korea, I go to beauty salon and buy a lot of cosmetics. And I want to eat broiled meat. My mother and my grandmother love Korea. They always watch Korea dramas. They love the actors. I don’t understand their mind. It is secret! 笑 I am looking forward to visit Korea. Let’s go! (101words) -
My Friend
Posted: December 15th, 2009, 9:45am PST
I have some friends. They have each dream. Narumi is going to go to New Zealand and study English next year. She loves New Zealand. She was study hard. When I was happy, she passed the test. But I will be sad because I will not meet her during her stay in New Zealand. Yuki wants to be a stewardess. So she studies hard and she prepares for employment test. The test is very hard. But I believe she will be stewardess. I want to listen to the experiences story when she becomes stewardess. I follow them and I study hard like them. (103words) -
My friend
Posted: December 14th, 2009, 4:26pm PST
Ai is my friend. She is funny girl! She is very fun and unique and active. She has long hair. I want her hair. My friends went to my house last Thursday. And they said ‘Call your friend (girl).’ So I called Ai and asked to come to my house. Ai answers soon ‘Yes!’ And we drank in my house. They were very fun. We enjoyed talk in all the night. Ai’s talk is very fun because she has a lot of various experiences. And I like to hear her talk. Today, she is going to come to my house. I am looking forward to talk with her. (108words) -
My Pets
Posted: December 13th, 2009, 4:07pm PST
I have two pets. The one is dog. Her name is Caramel because her hair color is like a caramel color. She is very friendly. So she can’t be watchdog. She is always hungry. When I eat something, she always tries to rob my foods. And she likes to go to walk because she is given snacks after walk. So she is little fat. The other is cat. She name is LiLi. She is fickle and active. But especially, she is little friendly. When I use PC, she often go on the keyboard. They are very cute. I love them. (100words) -
The Book I Read
Posted: December 11th, 2009, 4:00pm PST
My favorite writer is Ryotaro Shiba. He is very famous author in Japan. He had written a lot of books. Especially, he had written a lot of history novels. When I read his book, I thought history is very interesting. I read a book ‘Yonisumuhibi’ written by Ryotaro Shiba. The main characters were Syoin Yosida and Shinsaku Takasugi. They were very favorite persons in Japan. But I didn’t know them. But when I read the book, I like them. Still, I read the book only. So I want to read his other books. And I want to gain my interest. (100words) -
Places I Want to Go
Posted: December 11th, 2009, 10:08pm PST
I want to go to Kyoto because Kyoto has a lot of attracting. When I was junior high school student, we went to Kyoto in school excursion. Then I saw some temples. When I was high school student, we also went to Kyoto in school excursion. Then I enjoyed the green tea parfait and shopping than sightseeing. So I want to go to Kyoto again. If I go to Kyoto, I will see temples. And I want to visit Kyoto when the cherry blossoms are at their best. And I want to see Maiko because they are very beautiful. I am looking forward to visit Kyoto someday. (107words) -
Country I Want to Visit
Posted: December 9th, 2009, 10:52am PST
I have a lot of countries I want to visit. Especially, I want to go to London and Paris. My sister visited the cities with her friend last year. She stayed in the cities for two weeks. She told me the attraction of the cities. So I decided to visit London and Paris. She said ‘The fashion in the cities was very cute.” And she bought a lot of clothes. They were very cute. She showed me a lot of pictures. The scene was really attractive. So I want to go to the cities. Now I don’t have money. So I can’t go to there now. I hope I will go to there someday. (114words) -
Japanese
Posted: December 9th, 2009, 5:25pm PST
I want to the International Interchange Center as teaching Japanese volunteer last Sunday. It is first time. So I did free talk with Chinese student. She is really good. Her husband works in Kumamoto. So she came to Japan with her husband. She is brilliant person. She said ‘I had to read a newspaper everyday from six.’ I respect her. I found I am happy that various country people come to Japan and know about Kumamoto. I want to tell them attraction of Kumamoto and Japan. So I am going to go to the center next Sunday and teach Japanese. (100words) -
My Dream
Posted: December 7th, 2009, 10:15am PST
I don't have big dream. But I have a lot of things I must do. First, I must get Writing credit because I want to graduate university. Second, I must study for employment test. I want to be public employee. So I must study very hard. If I can be public employee, I want to save money. And I will travel alone. I want to visit foreign countries. And I must pay back my scholarship! Finally, I want to visit Tokyo because Tokyo is a center of politics and economy. I’m interested in these fields. I want to know change my country and around the world. (106words) -
Movie Review 5
Posted: December 7th, 2009, 9:14pm PST
I watched the movie ‘Groundhog Day.’ The main character is Phil Connors. He is TV meteorologist. He was selfishness and has a lot of confidence. His producer is Rita. She was very pretty and kind. His cameraman is Larry. He has some mustache. In winter, they went to Pennsylvania because they must report the festival at February 2. The festival is the annual Groundhog Day festival with Punxsutawney Phil. Phil Connors didn’t want to report the festival because he thought he is very famous and he should report more big news. But strange occurrence came to him. When He got up at 6:00a.m, he notices strange. He looked out. He notices that today is Groundhog Day, it is February 2! He repeated Groundhog Day every day. He had an idea. It is to do wrongs because tomorrow didn’t come. First, he enjoyed the situation a little. But he tired the situation. He killed himself again and again. But when he got up at 6:00a.m, he returned the Groundhog Day. He tried telling the situation to Rita. First, Rita didn’t believe him. But he was eased by time with Rita. And he changed himself. He became very kind. And everyone trusted him. Rita loved him. He loved her too. They had a happy time. Next day, he also got up at 6:00a.m. There was Rita next him! And the day wasn’t Groundhog Day! It was February 3! He was very happy. And he decided to live the town with Rita.
I thought he is tough because if I encounter such situation, I go mad soon. When I watched the movie half, the movie confused me. The movie’s end was happy. So I was really happy. The movie told me very important things. I thought that I will do a good deed. (300words) -
My Favorit Sweet
Posted: December 6th, 2009, 3:56pm PST
I like sweets. Especially, I like sweet potato because it is very delicious. Today, I ate a potato steamed. It was good and sweet. I always eat sweet potato when I am hungry. My dog likes sweet potatoes too. She always comes to me when I eat a sweet potato. She always tries to rob my potato from me. So I finish eating early. My grandmother likes sweet potato too. She always eats it. And she makes some potato steamed for me. She can tell delicious potatoes from other potatoes. I think potatoes are very good food. Let’s eat potatoes! (100words) -
A Book I Read
Posted: December 4th, 2009, 11:40am PST
I read a book 'Gakumonno-Susume' written by Yukichi Hukuzawa. He is very famous person and he is a face of ten-thousand-yen. He founded Keiougizyuku University. The book is very famous too. The book was written by easy Japanese. He told me the relation between government and nation through the book. Now, a lot of people don't have interest for politics. But politics affects our live. So we should have interest for politics more. Yukichi said 'Bad nation make bad government.' I agree with you. I think we can change Japan better. And our live will be better. Let’s go election.(100words) -
Places I Want to Go
Posted: December 4th, 2009, 10:33pm PST
I have many places I want to go. Especially I want to go to Yamaguti. If I can go to Yamaguti, I will go to Hagi because Hagi is Syouin Yosida's hometown. First, I will go to Syoukason-Jyuku. The place is very important historically. And I will go to Hagi museum because the museum shows me the interesting things. Next, I will go to Monzi. The town is fantastic place. There are many retro buildings. Finally, I will eat blowfish dish. I have never eaten blowfish dish. So I want to eat it once. I think Yamaguti have many fantastic places. Let's go Yamaguti! (104words) -
History
Posted: December 2nd, 2009, 11:55am PST
I like history because it is very interesting. I like to know change of Japan and world. It is very important to know history. When I was high school student, I hate history. But when I read a book written by Ryoutarou Siba, I found history is very interesting. And I can learn good things by people in history. Especially, I like Syouin Yosida. He was a thinker, and he was a teacher in Syoukason-jyuku in Yamaguti. He loved Japan. And He had crazy passion. I think his action was very great. Someday, I want to Yamaguti for knowing him more. (101words) -
My Favorite Flower
Posted: December 1st, 2009, 10:41am PST
I like flower. I think every flower is beautiful. But I can't do the gardening because I don't like insects. So I always do the watching flowers only. I like any flower. Especially, I like cherry blossoms. The cherry blossom is the traditional flower in Japan. The cherry blossom is fantastic but fall soon. The look is empty. So it is beautiful. The cherry blossom is like firework. Japanese love them because they are tasteful. I want to go to Kyoto because Kyoto is the sight of cherry blossoms. I go out to see the cherry blossoms in Kumamoto castle every spring. I am looking forward to seeing it next year. (111words) -
My High School
Posted: November 30th, 2009, 11:56am PST
My high school students study hard. Many students go to a higher school. But I didn't study hard. So I regretted not studying hard in my high school. My high school was far from my house. I went to school by bicycle. So I left at 6:30 because we had extracurricular course start at 7:30. My high school teachers are good teachers. They are very unique. I like them. I belonged to Judo club. I was poor at Judo. But I met my best friends. Our Judo teacher is very good. He is good Judo player. And He is very fun. I like my high school. (106words) -
My Favorite Foods
Posted: November 29th, 2009, 11:13am PST
I don't have foods I hate, and I have a lot of favorite foods. I eat any food I can get. ...But...I can't eat insects!!笑
I have a lot of favorite foods. Especially, I like Japanese foods because I am Japanese. Recently, I worry my weight. But I don't want to be on a diet! So I decided to eat rice every meal. In the result, I don't eat snacks and sweets too much because I am full. I like to mix white rice with brown rice and millet. I think the mix rice is better than only white rice. Please try it! (104words) -
My classes
Posted: November 26th, 2009, 9:49pm PST
Today, I got up at 9:00. So I missed 1 period class. I regretted missing class. My second period class was Japanese modern history class. I like this class because I like history. I learned the First World War. I think Japanese army's actions were very dirty and cruel. In lunch time, I went to cafe with my friends. I ate Soba. Marina ate Soba too. Chie ate ice-cream cone. We didn't know that there are ice-cream coneｓ in this cafe. The ice-cream cone was cheap and very delicious. So I decided to buy it next time. After lunch, I came to my home and took a nap. And I went to school for attending fifth period class. I learned health in this class. The teacher always tells us useful things. (131words)
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Cotton lint Consumption data
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Movie Review 4
Posted: November 22nd, 2009, 8:39pm PST
I watched the movie ‘Drumline.’ The main character is Devon, he loves drum and he has preeminent ability. Lee supervision command the marching band club of A&T university in Atlanta. Dr. Lee picked on Devon and invited him to enter A&T university. And Devon entered A&T university. But his attitude was but. So he oppose against Sean. Sean is reader in drum part. And Dr. Lee expelled Devon from A&T marching band club. But Sean help Devon and they made music together. And then, Devon changed his heart. And A&T university won the biggest contest.
I thought A&T university looked very hard and there were many fast foods. And there were many parties. The parties looked fun. When I was high school student, the marching club in my school practiced very hard. And their sounds were very good. The movie has tension and power. I was very excited. I like Sean. He is very cool and strong a sense of responsibility. And I like Laila too. She is so pretty. (170words)
Narumi I
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The All Blacks
Posted: November 20th, 2009, 4:00pm PST by 7ru3in
The All Blacks are New Zealand’s number one national rugby side and have rated amongst the best in the world for well over 100 years. Their name and distinctive all-black playing strip have become well known to rugby and non-rugby fans worldwide. The first New Zealand team was selected in 1884, for a tour to [...]
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Maori Language
Posted: November 20th, 2009, 3:52pm PST by 7ru3in
People knows two languages is spoken in New Zealand which are English and Maori. But a lot of people only know about English, they don’t know about Maori a lot. Maori Language is one of the Austronesian. It is called Hawaiian, Tahiti language and Samoan. New Zealand’s population is about four million and Maori’s population is about 150,000. [...]
Ayako N
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Oversleep
Posted: November 18th, 2009, 9:02pm PST
Today, I slept late in this morning. So I missed Writing class. And I decided to make a box lunch yesterday. But I can't make it. In evening, I met Mr.Tomei. And he told me 'No credit.' So I reflected my life. And I decided to write diary in my blog after class in library. Now, I am writing diary in library. I am hungry. (65words)
Narumi I
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Maori Language
Posted: November 17th, 2009, 11:18pm PST by 7ru3in
Who speaks it? How is it different? Is it surviving or being replaced by English?
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All Blacks history
Posted: November 17th, 2009, 11:17pm PST by 7ru3in
Why are they called the All Blacks? When did they start to do the haka? Why is NZ so strong in rugby?
Ayako N
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Cold
Posted: November 17th, 2009, 8:50pm PST
Today, it was very cold. So I wore many clothes. But it was not enough. So I decided to buy Hokkairo. And I wanted to drink warm milk. (28words) -
Obama
Posted: November 16th, 2009, 7:07pm PST
I had a slight cold in the few days. So I couldn't write my blog.
Obama came to Japan and spoke about Japan and America relations. I don't know diplomacy. But I think his speech was great. I hope he visit atom-bombed areas in Nagasaki and Hirosima. And I hope he solve various diplomacy problems and cooperate with them for world peace. (62words)
Narumi I
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Haka2
Posted: November 13th, 2009, 1:01am PST by 7ru3in
A lot of people think Haka is the Haka, but there are various them. They were performed as a way of showing happiness or in preparation for war. There were two types of Haka before a war. One was performed without weapons. It was used to express the warriors’ feelings. The other haka was called peruperu. It [...]