I introduce my friend. His name is Inomata. He belongs to BHC club with me. He likes cat, because cat is cute. If he were cat, he wants to high jump. He does not have pet now. He wants a cat, but he can’t, because his parents do not like animals.
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 31, 2008
Dec 17, 2008
The burglar's breakfast Book review 2-08
It is funny books. The burglar is stupid. He is bad person but he is idiot. He really want to eat break fast, but he can’t. Some times he doesn’t have egg because egg was stolen. Some times he does not have cornflakes, because cornflakes were stolen. And so on.
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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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
I love this book. May be almost people had read this book. It is very famous story. I like dwarfs. They are very cute guys. Especially I like sleepy because he looks like me. I always sleepy. I like sleeping. I can sleep anywhere. I was sleep on the piano when I was child. I was sleep on the step at my house when I was child. However I could sleep well. One day I really big missed because I was sleep in my car. I crushed and broken my car. But I was fine. I am very luck girl. Hahaha
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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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.
Leisure activities among family & friends in Japan vs US
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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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
Do you have a house？ Do you like it？ This is two mousses stories. Two mousses are good friends. One mouse lives in forest. One mouse lives in city. One day, city mouse came to forest mouse’s house. Forest mouse welcomed to him. Forest mouse treated him to the feast of the forest. However city mouse was not pleased, because he does not like nuts and natural foods. He did not eat them. Another day, forest mouse came to city mouse’s house. City mouse’s house is very big. He treated him to the feast of the people’s dish. Forest mouse was surprised and pleased. But then, a cat attacked it to them suddenly. He was so afraid. He couldn’t sleep well. He though, I love my house. How do you think about your house? Now, I am going to talk about my house. I like my house because it is my relax space. It is not big and beautiful. But I like it. I can’t sleep well another place. How about you? House is my private space. Thank you.
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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
Portfolio for Writing IV,
Section 1c
(See: Note 1, below)
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:
¶: number of paragraphs five (5) or more sentences in length
W: number of words
C: number of comments
L: number of links
P: number of photos or other graphics
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)
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.]
- ....
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 | |
| 5.2.1. Do your labels include these required labels (typed accurately): | --- | --- |
| 0 | |
| o | |
| 0 | |
| 0 | |
| 0 | |
| 0 | |
| 4.2.2. Does your sidebar display other labels? | 0 | |
| -20-- | --- |
| --- | --- |
| 4.3. Links & media | --- | --- |
| 4.3.1. Does your blog include photos or other graphics? | 0 | |
| 0 | |
| -23-- | --- |
| 4.3.2. Does your blog include posts with multiple links? | 0 | |
| --- | --- |
| 4.3.3. Does your blog include other media? | ||
| --- | --- |
| --- | --- |
| --- |
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.- ...
- ...
- ...
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).- ...
- ...
- ...
6.0. Advice and suggestions for yourself, your peers, and your successors
- ...
- ...
- ...
____________________
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
I like computer because we always use computer. Computer is very useful. We have to do a lot of things with computer. I am student, so I have many homework. For example, report, blogging, essay like this. You know. Student is very hard. We have no time. We have to work of part time and we have to play with our friend. We can't pass the class if we don't have computer and internet. Internet is very important comunicat and conect spase. I got email to teachers and friends everyday.
Leaning with Computers
Communication
people new, old
blogging
mail
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
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
essay
report
listning to music
watching movie
calculation
internet
dictionaries
e-mail
word
copy
shopping
blogging
communication
typing
information
pictures
knowledge
games
talking
useful
translaton
helpful
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report
listning to music
watching movie
calculation
internet
dictionaries
word
copy
shopping
blogging
communication
typing
information
pictures
knowledge
games
talking
useful
translaton
helpful
word22
Dec 3, 2008
I want you to see Kikuchi city
Do you know Kikuchi city? Kikuchi city has Shisui town, Shichizyou town, Kyokusi village and Kikuchi city. There are a lot of good place.
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.
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.
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