Dec 31, 2008
I introduce my speaking class's friends
He had cat 10 years ago. Her name is mi-chan. Mi-chan likes white bear. He likes animal but his pet is dead now. He hate snake, because snake is dangerous. Snake kills his parents.
He likes cat than dog, because cat is cute than dog. I don’t think so. I like dog more than cat. Dog is cute too.
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I have a lot of friend in university of Kumamoto Gakuen. Asami, Rina , Masayo, Mana , Kana, Haruna, Keiko, Suzuka and more. I can’t write all name here. They are very pretty girl group. I like everybody. They are very kind for me. We always chatter. We live in other town, but we can see every day at our university. However spring vacation coming soon. I really miss you. I want to see you and chatter every things. Almost we talk about love. I have not boy friend, but I do not need boy friend now. I like a lot of my friends. Do you have friend? Which do you like friends or boy/girl friend? I know, you can not decide. It is true. But now, My treasure are friends and family. I don’t like my brother, but he is my family member. I want him to marry soon. And get out my house. Actually He always does not live my house. It is good.
But family is important. We need family. You should need family.
Of curse, I have to need my family. I do it now. How about you?
Life is wonderful. Life is early. Life is happy. I want to get wonderful future.
I want to be princes. Can I do? I don’t know.
I would like to help all over the world. Is it dream? No! We can change the world.
Obama change the world. I think so. Do you like Obama? I like him. He can a lot of things. I know.
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Dec 17, 2008
The burglar's breakfast Book review 2-08

He really hungry but he can not eat. People some times think craftily but it is too bad. If we think cunning to do something, we will loss a lot of things.
I have to be honest always. And you too.
We will be happy if we a very obedient person.
Please read this book! Try it!
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Snow White Seven Dwarfs Book review 2-09
Which do you like dwarf? Please tell me your favorite dwarf. And try this book again. You can remember when you were child.
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I want you to read my Minnesota essay.
BY
Ai Matsunobu
A SHORT PAPER
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE OF
SUMMER STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM (US)
Kumamoto Gakuen University Foreign Language Department
English Course
1. Introduction
What does leisure mean to you? We generally think it is an activity to enjoy in Japan, for example, sports, BBQ, picnics and camps. However it is not the same in America. The Genius English dictionary says leisure is:“time when you are not the working or studying and can relax and do things you enjoy.” This paper will discuss the difference between US and Japan with respect to leisure.
2. In Japan
According to a questionnaire for 20 year olds living in Kumamoto, almost all Japanese think leisure is an activity event in Japan. The Japanese people have many kinds of leisure, for example, camping, driving, sports, swimming in the sea, touring, BBQs. It is once a year or twice a year that students do leisure activities with their families. Once a week or once a month, they do activities with friends. Two thirds of the students like outdoors, and one third like indoor activities in Japan. The most popular leisure activities are driving, camping and swimming in the sea.
3. In US
According to questionnaires given to 20~50 year olds living in America, almost all US people think leisure means no work or free time. The US people have a lot of kinds of leisure activities, for example, picnic, driving, walking, swimming in the lake, sports, ice skating, BBQs, cooking, playing with pets, movies, reading a book, shopping. Once a week or once a month, they spend leisure time with their family. Once a week or once a month, they spend leisure time with friends. People who like outdoor activities and people who like outdoor and indoor activities are about the same. The most popular leisure activities vary depending on the person. For example some people like to make scrapbooks, some people like to ride boats and some people like picnics.
4. Conclusion
This paper found many important points about leisure in Minnesota and Kumamoto. First, some meanings of leisure are different. Japanese people think leisure is an activity but US people think leisure is free time by oneself. It is daily for Japanese people to watch television and take a nap in a house, and these are some of their favorite leisure activities. Leisure is not a special thing for US people.
Second, I talk about the kind of leisure. As the meaning of leisure itself is different from Japan to US, Japanese people have few kinds of leisure in comparison with US people. In addition, the Japanese picnic is different from that in the US. Japanese people bring a sheet and lunch box for a picnic but US people bring bigger sheets or big tables and chairs. Lunch is often a buffet at a US picnic and sometimes caterers may come.
Barbecues in the US and Japan are also different. The Japanese BBQ style is to bake meat on a net and eat. However, almost all US families have barbecue grills and US people bake, hamburgers, sausages and steaks on them, and they eat them with bread.[1] Barbecues are always done outside in the US, but often eaten inside.
Third, once or twice a year, they spend leisure time with their family in Japan. On the contrary, it is once a week or once a month that they spend leisure time with their family in US. However the difference of thought towards leisure is related to this. The American value of time for the family was easy to understand though this language training program. They find common hobbies and enjoy leisure with each other often. Some US families go walking and cycling together every week.
Fourth, two thirds of the students like outdoors, and one third like indoors in Japan. On the other hand, people who like outdoors and people who like both outdoors and indoors are about the same in the US. The data is not conclusive because these questionnaires were given to people different ages, but my impression is that US people enjoy many activities both indoors and outdoors regardless of age.
Finally, we can say though these things that there are some differences between English and Japanese English, and we need to change the way we understand some words like “leisure”. Second, there is a larger variety of activities in America and each family has more ways to enjoy holidays than I expected. Moreover, many families seem to put more emphasis on the value of families than families in Japan.
5. Bibliography
Konishi Tomoshichi, Minamide Kousei (2001-2004). “Leisure”, in Genius Electronic dictionary. Taishukan.
Hooge, Shannon (personal communication, August 2008)
Appendix: Questionnaire
1. What leisure mean to you?
2. What do you usually do for leisure?
3. How often do you do leisure activities with your family?
4. How often do you do leisure activities with your friends?
5. What kinds of leisure activities do you like the most?
6. Which do you like better, indoor or outdoor activities?
[1] As an example in my homestay, my father baked a steak on the grill outside and ate it with his family in a house.
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Town mouse and Country mouse Book review 2-06

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Book review 2-07

This story is about monsters. The boy does not like monster. He is afraid monster of under the bed every day. He can not sleep well every night. One day, he decided to build a monster trap. And next morning he fined the monster. However the monster is very small and not scary. He said “ I can not believe I was scared of you” And then the little monster started crying. She said “I am too small to scare anyone. That is why I hid under your bed. I did not want you to see me. I am the most useless monster alive.”
The boy and little monster would be good friend. And little monster is not useless monster because the little monster is very smart and help the boy about study.
Do you believe the monster? I believe the monster because I some times hear sounds in my room at mid night. May be it is monster. Woo~
Be careful!!
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Student ID: 07260
Section 1c
(See: Note 1, below)
0.0. Overview
Reviews, Posts, Words, and More
(See: Note 2, below.)1.0. Essays
(See: Note 3, below.)Please complete this table with data gathered from essays on your blog. See the Key (below) for definitions of the symbols in row one, and complete columns four through nine with numerical values (0, 1, 2, 3, ...).
| 1.1. Showcase | Short titles with links | Dates yy.mm.dd | ¶ | W | C | L | P | M |
| Website review 08.09.29 (375+ words) | Drop Dead Goregous website | 08.09.24 | 427 | 3 | ||||
| Favorite place(-s) 08.10.20 (450+ words) | Our Library : My Favorite Place | 08.10.20 | 192 | 1 | ||||
| Mrs. Doubtfire 08.11.04 (500+ words) | Mrs. Dout | 08.11.05 | 568 | |||||
| Community life 08.11.17 (default length*) | Community life | 08.11.17 | 420 | |||||
| Kumamoto's best-kept secrets 08.12.01 (5+ ¶¶) |
| 08.12.03 | 411 | |||||
| Learning with computers 2008.12.15 (6+ ¶¶) | Computer | 08.12.15 | 135 | |||||
| Totals | --- | --- | 2153 |
Key:
M: number of other media included in post
*: "long enough to cover the ... [communities] you choose," Writing Studio Blog, Preparation for Next Essays, 2008.10.29)
1.2. Best Essay
Selection and Assessment: Which of those six assigned essays do you feel is the best that you've written this semester, and why? Remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, focus on your writing, and give at least two reasons to support your assessment.- [Please remove these remarks, including the square brackets, then identify your best essay, and write out your reasons for selecting it here.]
2.0. Comments
Showcase | Titles of posts with links | Dates of comments yy.mm.dd | Numbers of words in comments | Qualities of comments** |
| 2.1. Your first comment on your instructor's blog* | 08.11.02 | |||
| 2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog* | Love them | 08.11.16 | 615 | |
| 2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog* | 427 6 | |||
| 2.4. Most comments on: | Titles of posts with link | Dates of posts yy.mm.dd | Total number of words in comments | Qualities of comments** |
| 2.4.1. Any one of your essays* | ||||
| 2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments? | --- | --- | --- | |
| 2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments? | --- | --- | ||
| 2.4.2. Any of your other posts* | ||||
| 2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments? | --- | --- | --- | |
| 2.4.2.2. How did you respond to those comments? | --- | --- | ||
* Current semester comments on essays and other posts
** Please list the most important qualities of comments on each type of blog post. That is, explain briefly what makes them good comments.
2.5. Recent comments display
Does your blog display recent comments from blog visitors in a prominent location, for example, in a sidebar, header, or footer widget? Where, or why not? Please explain.- ...
2.6. Additional reflections on comments
- [Please remove these remarks, including the square brackets; then write out your reflections on both giving and receiving comments here.]
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3.0. Book Reviews
| 3.1. Showcase | Short titles with links | Dates (yy.mm.dd) | Words | Comments |
| Example: | Vampire Killer | 07.05.16 | 39 | 1 |
| 2-01 | Vampire Killer | 08.10.13 | 76 | 0 |
| 2-02 | King Arthur | 08.10.19 | 225 | 0 |
| 2-03 | A snake Mistake | 08.11.17 | 163 | 0 |
| 2-04 | Little Red Riding Hood | 08.11.17 | 180 | 0 |
| 2-05 | Amanda Pig on her own | 08.11.17 | 84 | 0 |
| 2-06 | Monsters | 08.12,17 | 174 | 0 |
| 2-07 | Town mouse and Country mouse | 08.12.17 | 182 | 0 |
| 2-08 | Snow white Seven dwarfs | 08.12.17 | 125 | 0 |
| 2-09 | The burglar's breakfast | 08.12.17 | 108 | 0 |
| 2-10 | Elephant | o8.12.17 | 119 | 0 |
| 2-11 | Arthur's reading book race | 08.12.17 | 130 | 0 |
| 2-12 | Harry's Great big Burp | 08.12.17 | 73 | 0 |
| 2-13 | Toad eats out | 08.12.17 | 102 | 0 |
| 2-14 | Father bear goes fishing | 08.12.17 | 59 | 0 |
| 2-15 | Ghost | o9.12.21 | 47 | 0 |
| 2-16 | Give me us the money | 09.01.21 | 55 | 0 |
| 2-17 | Mumps | 09.01.21 | 45 | 0 |
| 2-18 | baby bear goes fishing | 09.01.21 | 43 | 0 |
| 1-19 | Camping | o9.01.21 | 76 | 0 |
| --- | --- | Totals: | 2076 |
Note: Please calculate and list book review Totals for words and comments without including those from the example (above).
3.2. Best Book Review
Selection and Assessment: Which of those book reviews do you feel is the best that you've written this semester, and why? Remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, focus on your writing, and give at least two reasons to support your assessment.- [Please remove these remarks, including the square brackets; then identify your best book review, and write out reasons for selecting it here.]
4.0. Blog Layout, Labeling, Linking, & Media
| Showcase | Yes | No |
| 4.1. Does your blog display an archive? | 0 | |
| 4.1.1. Does the archive display the titles of posts? | 0 | |
| 4.1.2. Is the archive organized by month? | 0 | |
| 4.1.3. Is the archive at or near the top of the sidebar? | 0 | |
| 4.2. Does your blog have labels displayed in sidebar? | 0 | |
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| 4.3.3. Does your blog include other media? | ||
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4.4. Overall presentation
What have you done to enhance the overall presentation of your blog? List and explain the three most important content, display, formatting, layout, or other presentation changes that you have made on your blog this semester.- ...
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5.0. Additional reflections on your blog and your writing on it
Please feel free to include reflections on both spring and fall semester work, as well as on the content of this portfolio (proto-portfolios, showcases, and reflections).- ...
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6.0. Advice and suggestions for yourself, your peers, and your successors
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Notes:
- This portfolio template derives from the templates for Writing IIIc and Writing IVc portfolios (2007-08), and Writing III, §§1a & 1c (Fall, 2008).
- Please use the same code in section 0.0 that you used to embed your proto-portfolios (PPFs) in the footer of your blog, which you should already have revised to display your 2nd (fall) semester PPF first.
- The essays section (1.0. Essays, above) derives from Proto-Portfolio 2-02 (2008).
License:
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Dec 10, 2008
Essay : Computer
Leaning with Computers
people new, old
blogging
chat
Information
internt
Serching
Connecting
Connections
Connectivity
Convenience and challenges
Dictionaries
Movies
translation
Shopping
Typing
pictures
Challenges
Typing
Other
Knowledge
Educational games
Other stuff (unsorted)
ful-
helpful
useful
Leaning with Computers
report
listning to music
watching movie
calculation
internet
dictionaries
word
copy
shopping
blogging
communication
typing
information
pictures
knowledge
games
talking
useful
translaton
helpful
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Dec 3, 2008
I want you to see Kikuchi city
Shisui town has many hot spring and a Koushi park. Kousi is Chinese thinker. It is like a god now.
Shichizyou town has a lot of hot spring and a dome of melon. It's dome is shopping place of farm products. My friend's father made TOMAPI. TOMAPI is uniting tomato and bell pepper.
Kyokusi village has beautiful source. Kikuchi city has beautiful stream and ravine. I like their good place.
There mountain give us nature water. It is good for health, beauty and mind. Stream make us relax. There town has a lot of old person.
Old person likes hot spring.They can refresh anytime.
Do you know farm products and food of kikuchi. For example, Yakon, rice, melon, milk and a lot of vegetable. Yakon is very famous food of Kikuchi. It is like a potato or Japaneses radish.
We like delicious food. Their is not only delicious but also healthy. We can know mother's taste and dainty.
We can enjoy Kikuchi city. There are a lot of good place. We notice beautiful nature if we go anywhere of Kikuchi city. And we will get beauty and health. Probably we moved local people's kindly.
Nov 26, 2008
Free writing posts
Shisui town has many hot spring and a Koushi park. Kousi is Chinese thinker. It is like a god now. Shichizyou town has a lot of hot spring and a dome of melon. It's dome is shopping place of farm products. My friend's father made TOMAPI. TOMAPI is uniting tomato and bell pepper. Kyokusi village has beautiful source. Kikuchi city has beautiful stream and ravine. I like their good place.
1.water
mountain give us nature water. It is good for health, beauty and mind. Stream make us relax.
2.hot spring
Relax, health and beauty.
3.farm products and food.
We like delicious food. Their is not only delicious but also healthy. We can know mother's taste and dainty.
We can enjoy Kikuchi city. There are a lot of good place. We notice beautiful nature if we go anywhere of Kikuchi city. And we will get beauty and health. Probably we moved local people's kindly.
Brainstoming posts
Shisui town,
Shichizyou town,
Kyokusi village
hot spring
Koushi park.
a dome of melon.
beautiful source
stream
ravine
water
mountain
relax
healthbeauty
farm products
mother's taste
dainty.
About my Essay
I want to write more interesting blog. For example, I stick many animations and listen to music and want to do the decorations of a top screen. What do you write in the blog?
I write only essays or reviews in the blog now. However, in fact, I want to write a lot of private things. I want everybody to know my feeling. I want a boyfriend recently. Because Christmas comes soon. But I don’t want ex. I like pure person. I love pure boy.
Hehehe ~! Of course I am pure girl!! You know.
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Nov 17, 2008
AMANDA PIG ON HER OWN Book review 2-05
This is little pig girl’s story. Little pig is very cute. Thelitlle piglet is selfish. However, the little piglet hears what the mother says.
I remember the time when I am small when I read this story.
I was naughty at the time of the child.
I don’t like this pig because she is like me when I was child. But she is so cute. She is so little. She have to study some thing. And me too. I have to study more.
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Little Red Riding Hood Book review 2-04
You know this story. We read a book when we were child. It is very famous. Little red riding hood is very cute. But she is little fool. I think so, because her mother said “ Be careful about wolf !” Little red riding hood have to careful. But she didn’t. And Her granma was eaten by a wolf. Also she was eaten by a wolf.
Why she didn’t notice? Do you understand? May be she is so young. I am young too. I am noticed about ignorance is dangerous by this book. We are 20 years old. I think I am old some times but I think I am young some times. I don’t know what I have to do now. What can I do? I like music, dance, English, books, travel, rugby, movies…etc. I have a lot of hobbies. But These are just hobby. I want to know about me.
Some times, picture book give me hint of life. It is so easy hint but so deep mean. You have to read some picture book. Thanks!
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A SNAKE MISTAKE Book review 2-03
This story is about snake. It is very funny. Dou you think about snake? I hate snake because snake is dangerous animal. However this snake is very fool. It is glutton. I am glutton too. I ate shrimps tonight. 5 shrimps!!! I am stomachache now. But I don’t eat bulb like this snake. Snake have to eat frog!! I have to eat vegetable. I am going to be fat recently because I eat chocolate and snacks every time. I am always hungry. I want to be Namie Amuro. She is so cute and slim. Not skinny. She can dance very well. I like dance too. But I can not it like her. I respect her. She is mother. She has child. However she looks like very young girl. The fact is that she is 31 years old.
By the way I think snake is cute. I though when I read a this book. Thank you. Please try it.
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Nov 12, 2008
Outline & drafft introduction
The computer connects the world.
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Free Wright: Rugby club
Brainstorm: Community Life
People can not live alone. You too. We need love. We need family and friends.
I can not communicate some times, but I believe my family and my friends. And my family and my friends believe me.
We have difference thinking. We don’t know which true.
Some times I really confuse it problem. But it is interesting. It is life.
I think so.
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Nov 9, 2008
I love sweets.
I like chocolate and ice cream. I can't never have ice cream and chocolate. However I have to stop eat them because I will be fat more. My thigh is very big, My stomach is very big, my face is very very big!! I don't like my body. I don't have boy friend. I don't have part time job. But I could enjoy my life with a lot of my friends. However recently I want to do something. I want to go other countries to volunteers. So I need money and knowledge. Now I am finding part time jobs. I want to go over sea.
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Nov 5, 2008
Mrs.Doubt
Some times we have problems about our family but we can find answer. Because we have love, we need family and we believe family love. I think so too. Family never broke up if we live another place. But children need parents, love, and house. Don’t you?
At first it begins with the problem of the divorce. A feeling did not turn them on well and was not able to solve a problem.
It is a problem of children next. Children love both a mother and a father. However, a father is unfriendly with a mother. The father loves his wife. The father cannot readily convey the thought.
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Do you know his other movie? I like his movie. Do you know World of Gourp? It is really interesting book. I take America literature. I have to watch this movie and write a report. This movie makes me think a lot of things. Life is happy. Life is sad. Life is cool. Did you see this movie? How do you think about it? It is so difficult story. It is so sad story, but we can get some things.
Please try it. You feel some things if you understand this mean.
I really recommend you it. What do you recommend me other movie?
Tell me.
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Oct 30, 2008
This is Sashimi, Uni and cucumber
I like Sashimi and Uni. I have rich tongue. Do you like Sashimi? You have to go Japanese restaurant Marian to eat fresh Sashimi if you want to delicious Sashimi. I know, you will be like that restaurant. Marian is my part time job's place. I can eat crab there some times. My friends work there too. That restaurant's owner is very funny but sometimes danger. He is very mysteries man. However people like him. He always give people big service.
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Oct 29, 2008
Essay's outline
Family
children
philosophy
bond
lifestyle
working
First I will talk about love, family, children and working. I
Family
Philosophy of life
Oct 28, 2008
Oct 22, 2008
The Other Boleyn Girl
Do you know this movie?
It is my favorite movies. I watched it by DVD three month ago in Minnesota. But the film is now showing in Japan. I want to watch it again. I want this DVD. Scarlet is very beautiful woman. I respect her. I want to be her. I have to diet and surgery on my face but I don't have money and my mother will sad, so I don't.
I want to be slim and pretty. I never give up!!!hahaha
I want to marry Orlando bloom. Thank you for listening.
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Our Library : My Favorite Place
There are many books. I alway read book of a lot of kinds. I like read a book. It is very intresting and enjoy and relax.
Some times I listen to music. There is a lots of music too. I like HIP HOP and R&B. My favorite singer is Mariaha Carey but I always listen to music of a lots of kinds.
In addition, We can watch DVD. We not have to pay money. It is free. I like free. Don't you?? My favorite DVD is Scissor hands. It main acter is Jhonny Depp. He is nice man. I like him.
Almost all student comes library to study and sleep. There is very quiet. People never loud. If you like quiet or want to sleep, you must go library.
We always have many homework and essy. We need computer to write report and research by internet. There are many computers.
-many book
-music
-DVDs
-quiet
-can use computer
-large
-can study
-can be relax
-news paper
-no smoking
-do not eat
-can sleep
Oct 19, 2008
Book Review 2-02
This story's important character is Merlin Magician and King Arthur. It is the year 650 in England. There is no king and people are fighting. One day, The Merlin Magician think, we need wonderful king. Merlin makes a magic stone. He puts sword in it. Only the true king can pull out the sword. Many people can't put sword in it. But one boy can pull in it. People said “Our new king!! Arthur!!" And people very glad. However, Arthur is confused. He thinks “I don't know how to be king." Suddenly, The Merlin comes front Arthur. Merlin said " Don't be afraid, Arthur! With my help you can be king." Merlin teaches every day, and after four years Arthur is a strong, good king. Time passed, Arthur married and fined a new king who is the strongest in all England. And people very happy because they have a lots of food and eat. There is no more fighting because there is strong king. However, one night, two bad person comes Arthur's castle. Two bad person divides the Arthur and new strong king.
I want to tell you every things, but I know that you can enjoy more if you read this book by yourself. Pleaser read this book. You will shed a little tears.
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Oct 15, 2008
My Favorite Place Essay
Outline: My Favorite Place
Content
-many book
-music
-DVDs
-quiet
-can use computer
-large
-can study
-can be relax
-news paper
-no smoking
-do not eat
-can sleep
Organization
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Oct 13, 2008
Book-Review 2-01
Do you believe vampire? This story is about vampire killer. I don’t believe vampire, but I’m very afraid that if there is vampire. This book’s picture is realistic. And this story’s character is realistic because the young man falls in love young woman of partner.
I like it. Sometimes I couldn’t understand but it is very funny.
I recommend you this book if you like mysterious story. I can tell you where this book is.
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Oct 8, 2008
My dream.
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Brainstom
Books
Movies
Musics
Comfortable
Study
Computer
Kind
Quiet(Don't loud)
Kind
Free
Useful
Smart
Card
Free Write
However I can't it enough because I don' t have a lot of time and a lot of money. I have many homework!! You know And you too. I have to work to get money. I always come school by car. Car need gas. Gas is very expensive now. I'm very confuse every day. I want to be rich. If you get free time and have no money, I recommend you go to library because that is free and very place. And you can watch movie on TV. Of course, that is free too. There is very quiet, so you can relax.
We use computer at library. I ask stuff of library about my home work. They are very kind for me . We are really happy to use good library. I sleep on disk at the corner in library.
Fall Activity
Probably I have to go Oita to game of rugby. I am team assistant now but I will player some day.
Oct 1, 2008
WEBSITE review 2
By the way, how to study English and French?? Do you know it?? I always confuse. I don’t have to speak English in Japan. I want to try to speak English. I know that my English is mess!!! But I want to do it. I want to go foreign countries again. Please help me. I want some advice to you.
Do you have dream?? I don’t have dream now. I have a lot of hobby but these are just hobby. What I have to do?? Homework?? NO!! Student has many times!! You and me too. However we forget that time past early.
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Sep 24, 2008
Drop Dead Gorgeous website
I like this movie!!
I watched this movie in N. America. I want to watch this again but we don't have this movie in Japan. I looked for this movie at TSUTAYA. There is nothing. So I tell you this stories.Girls try beauty contest. One girl is very poor, she wants to money to get house. Her mother is very crazy but she has to be champion for her mother and herself. Another girl is joker, cheerleader, papa’s girl etc…And this movie’s narrators are very funny!! You can show famous Japanese girl!! That is Seiko Matsuda! You know her! Seiko Matsuda spoken English and Japanese!! That’s so funny!!May be this movie is about stereotype. Almost people direct talking in this movie. Do you direct talking in Japan?? I can’t it every time in Japan. However I had to it in N. America. And we did discussion about direct. I think, we need to talk direct but we need to talk not direct some times. Because we have glass’s heart. We are fragile. Actually a girl crying in this movie!
I like KIRSTEN DUNST. She is very lovely. She appearances a lot of movies.
I watched her movies. Ex, Spider-Man 2, Elizabethtown, Mona Lisa Smile and Cheers.
I have another favorite actress. That is Scarlett Johansson. She is really really beautiful. I like her. Do you know her?? She has grammars body. She appeared music video clip of Justin Timberlake. That music video clip is really hot!! She can sing a song but not so good. But She is so pretty. That is enough.
My favorite singer is Mariah Carey. Her voice so nice!! I like “bye bye” of her new song. I want to sing a song like her. I listen her song every night. I want Ipod to listen music. So I can listen music every time. And I can be good singer among my friends. Ahaha
Do you like Karaoke!? I like Karaoke but I am not good singer. Can you play the piano? I like to play the piano. I can play “bye bye” by piano. And I like dance. I dance of hiphop sometimes. And I go to club to watch dance. My favorite Japanese singer is Amuro Namie. She can dance very well and she has good voice. Her new song “Do Me More” is very good!! I like that!!
I started facebook recently. So I want to talk about music, movie, and dance with all over the world.
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Sep 19, 2008
Do you wanna know about my Minnesota stories??
I wanna tell you.
I love Minnesota!! There is very good place and good person. I want to go again soon. So I have to work!! I get new job but I want to quit already because I have to change my hair color to black. How do you think?? That is just supermarket!! And I have to pay money of parking area!! WHY?? I have to work at very stingy supermarket!!! However I do!! I have promise that I will come back Minnesota this winter.
I contact with my friend on email. She is very kind and funny!! I like her.
She said
Live Well Love Much Laugh Often
↑I like this!!
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Sep 17, 2008
My Minnesota trip 1
We headed for Hukuoka air port by bus. Suddenly Keiko said “ Oh no!! I forgot key of my suitcase.” And she called her mother. We arrived Hukuoka air port. And her father came with her key of suitcase. She could get key.
22 July in Minnesota
We arrived at Minnesota. We were very happy but we were very tired because we couldn’t sleep and air plane is very cold.
I met my host family. Shannon and Susan are very kind for me. Abigail is very cute baby!! We ate lunch at Mexican restaurant with Ayao and Veronica.
Pm 6:00 We went to park And I talked about Japanese culture and Origami.
I enjoyed but I had to go home because I got sick.
23 July
I got up early at am 3:00. I had jet lag and little cold yet.
Pm 5:25 I had lunch with Ayako and Yugon. So we chatted a long time. We noticed nobody at café. We lost at Bethel University but We had to ride on river boat.
We asked staff “Where is exchange students class??” But staff couldn’t understand. And
Staff took us office room of Chinese professor. We were though Chinese by staff.
Chinese professor was very kind for us. She called Joel and Lind. We could ride on river boat. Thank you, staff and professor!!
“Experience is the best teacher”
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Jul 13, 2008
I'm rugby player
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Jul 12, 2008
In Soumendaki??
Today is Saturday. But I’ m so sorry that I have class. I think, I can’t go practice of rugby because we always practice of rugby in ground of Nishigoushi. However we can practice of rugby in ground of University. That is so good for me!!! I can practice before class. We can practice in ground of University. However there is a lot of practice player of some sports. We have a little space. We can’t play enough. The hours move on. I have to go class. I study hard in my class. The class after I went to restaurant in University. There are player of rugby. Suddenly one player “today is too hot!! Let’s go Soumendaki!!” he said. We couldn’t understand. “ What is Soumendaki??” I said. “Soumendaki is pool. It is very nice place. Let’s go!! Come my car!! Hurry up!!” he said. We took in his car and go to Soumendaki. We arrived there. There is beautiful water. Water is very clear and shining blue. I was surprised. We touch the water. It is so cold but very comfortable. We can swim. We can jump in to the pool from very high on the tree. But I couldn’t. I’m very afraid. I like swim only. The sun sets. We have to go home. I was very tired. I slept soon when I was arrived home. I had good time with player. By the way I am like a boy. It’s ok!!! I am powerful girl.
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In Jeff's Bar
I went to Jeff’s Bar with my friend. I felt a little tension but there is good place. I met my senior of University. I talked my senior or Japanese friends. I though, I want to speak English to a lot of person. And then, my friend talks to me who is over sea student. I tried speak in English. Next a man talks to me. He is British. His name is Tony. His work is teacher? Of Tokyo electron company. His hobbies are rugby and deer hunting. He showed me picture of got deer. He eats deer. I think, I want to try eat but just thinking. He gave me paper of writing his address. “Please give me mail” he said. “Ok!! I am going to sent mail when I come back home.” However I lost that paper. I’ m so sorry. I can’t send mail but I will meet when I go Jeff’s Bar.
I talked stuff of bar. She is student of Kumamoto Gakuen University. Her name is aki. She is very cute. And her figure is good. I envy her figure. I thought, I have to some exercise. She is very kindly everybody. I want to be her. And she can speak English very well. I went to Jeff’s bar first time. I can study English there. I remember some words. For example, troublesome!! I always say troublesome. I can say it in English from now on. That is cool. Hehehe. I made friends in Korean. His name is Chinkensai?? But he calls me ken because Chingensai is vegetable in Japan. I think, he is very funny boy and his friends funny too. I had good time there. After I went to karaoke with my friend Mana. Mana’ s voice very good. She is good singer in karaoke. I was moved to yell by her singing. However we have to go home and sleep because I have class tomorrow. We come back home soon. I had good time. Thank you everybody.
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Jul 11, 2008
I thought
I have a lot of hobbies. However those are hobbies. I have to try that I never try things. Do you have dream?? Do you think that any kind of work becomes me? I want to be a cosmopolitan but that is very difficult for me. I was president when I was high school student. So I could try big work. Now, I don’t have power. However I never give up. I am going to go US. I will change. I want to change. I want to be strong and beautiful woman. Please look at me who come back. I am not afraid.
And I become a kind. I help my mother. My mother is very busy. Her job is nurse and housework. I don’t have father. He died when I was nine yeas old. So, my mother very hard everyday. I respect her and I like her. I have to help her and I work to save money. I want to a lot of skill but it cost money. I will big person if I can them.
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Jul 10, 2008
Book review 1-15
I recommend this book. This is about a little girl and her mother. A little girl and her mother are very poor. They have no money. And they're very hungry. The little girl says everyday "I'm hungry, hungry, hungry." But there's no food in the house. One day, "Oh, I'm hungry, hungry, hungry! I want something to eat!" cries the little girl. The little girl sits down and cries. But an old woman is standing front of a little girl. An old, old woman "Don't cry!" she says. But a little girl does not stop cry because a little girl is hungry. "Don't cry" says old woman again. "Look! You can have this. It is a magic cooking pot." says old woman. The old woman shakes her stick. And "Cook, little pot, cook!" says the old woman. The pot cooks nice hot porridge. "Oh! Oh! Oh!" says the girl. Next "stop, little pot, stop! says the old woman. The pot stops. It is nice porridge in pot. The old woman gives the pot to a little girl. The girl runs home with magical pot. The little girl talks to her mother about magical pot. They are full everyday for magical pot's porridge. one day, her mother hungry when she is alone in house. She says "Cook, little pot, cook!" The pot cooks but doesn't stop cooking. She forgets spell to stop the pot. How do you think next?? I know ...but I don't say. Please read this book. By the way I'm hungry now. I want to eat porridge. I want the magical pot.
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