Fnished a finals

Today, I finished my finals. I don’t like test. I like study, but exams are difficult. What do you think it? I like report than exam. Which do you like report or exam? I took 16 credits in first semester. I want to credit more in last semester. However May be I can’t it.
I tried a lot of things, but I though it was not enough. I have to do more.
How about you your exam? Can you get a lot of credit?
I really regret. However I have to get over!! I can go next step. You must go to next step too. I am going to go to America in March with my friend. I have to save money, I have to work. I like foreign counties. I want to go a lot of countries. First, I choose New York. My hobbies are dance, music, movies and rugby. I want to study those in New York. My friend likes dance too. Her name is Masayo. She is really pretty girl. We will go the Statue of Liberty to see. Her friend lives in New Jersey. He will take us a lot of place. I am looking forward to trip. You can go with us if you want to come. Please tell me us. But It is so expensive. You have to save a lot of money. May be, cost is 2000 doll. Can you? Do you know about America or New York? I want to know about New York, because I don’t have knowledge about New York. I don’t have a lot of time to spend in New York. So I would like to go anyplace limited time.
Where do you want to go? I want to go Vietnam if I can go next trip. I would like to go other countries to volunteer. Now, a lot of people need help. I want to help.
Can you join us? What can you do? What can I do? We have to think about peace all over the world.

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Writing test

1. I study a lot of things. I could became to use apple computer and firefox.And I notice that I need more computer skill. For example, We use internet everyday. Internet will be evolution everyday. I have to catch up it. I must study English more, because I don’t have knowledge of English enough. I tried to write a blog every time, but I always can’t write English sentence like clockwork. I study English by my friends. My friends are good my teachers. They are very kind for me and they are very funny teachers. Learning and teaching are very important. I can study smooth if I teach something to my friends. It is “kill two birds with one stone.”Sometimes I study English by movies. I like foreign movies. I always watch movie in English, because I can hear real voice and more interesting. We can study anywhere if we thinking about English.My cell phone’ setting is English. I use it every day. I watch English words eveydays.2. I feel deep regret that I could not study deliberately. I could not make my good plan. I had to make my plan and did. I had a lot of things that I would to talk about for you, but I did not. Because I did not have plan. I would like to make my plan and my diary on my blog. I think, plan is very important. I need my life plan. However, at first the plan of the test is necessary for me. I am action group. It is my good point, but It is my weak point some times. I don’t like calculation. I don’t like arithmetic. I like spark and dream. I want to enjoy almost things. I like to try a lot of things. I really enjoy them. Obama said “change!” I hope so. I always try to good change.


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Ryo

He is my friend. People call he IKEMEN. I don’t think so, because he is funny boy. He always said “I am fat.” He is kindly. I like him. His girlfriend is Akko. Akko is pretty girl. I like her than him. I like my friends. Do you like your friends? Do you have a lot of friends? I have a lot of friends, but I am alone every time. I have a lot of my work, so I can’t see my friends every day. However It is not sad, because I can believe my friends.
Thank you. Am I you r friend?

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Book review2-20 Camping

IIt is really good book. I like camp. It is existing story. I like it. Do you like camp?
One day, Mum and Dad took the children to camping. They went to farm.
They put it up new tent. And they enjoyed to listening by farmer. It looks like so great day. However they could not enjoy next day, because waiting to trouble.
I think, we always have to be careful. How do you think?
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Book review 2-17 2-18 2-19

It is really fun book. I want to be actor. This story so exists. A boring man always tired. He work at bank, but he does not like his job and his boss. One day he helps an actor. However he did not know it. He though, She really need help… but I can not tell you all. Please read it. I recommend you this book.
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Mumps!! I got influenza last weekend. It is really tired and hard. I got heart. I would be crazy. I could not take Tamifulu, because I am 20 years old now. Doctor could not decide take me Tamifulu. Be careful virus. It is so danger.
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I like this book. It is very pretty book. I read bear’s book another. This Bear’s family is very friendly. I like bear’s father, bear’s mother, and bear’s baby. He is really sweet. I want baby like he. Do you like baby?
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All word 153

Love Story

I really wan to be a princess. I am waitting like this song. People need love!! I want simple love. I want to see my prince, but my life is enough now. I have a lot of friends and love. I am really happy now. Thank you evrything. I believe my way and my life. It is real. I have a lot of dream. I will get many things.

And I am going to go to NY in March. I think, I can find new things.

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Book review 2-16

I like this book. Do you belive ghost? I believe it, but don' t afraid. This book is not scare. It is funny book. I did like that. It is so simple. You need not worry. You can read this book if you belive ghost and afraid now. try it!!

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Father Bear goes fishing Book review 2-15

It is very lovely story. I like it. Father bear is very kind for his family. Little bear is very cute. They like fishs. I like fish too. I want to eat fresh fish. But I can not eat now, because I am really busy now. I have a lot of fainal and reports. And I have to go part time job.


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Toad eats out Book review 2-13

I like this book. They are very cute guys. I love Birthday party. He has a lot of good friends. I have a lot of good friends too. I am hungry now, because this book’s food pictures looks like taste good. I want to eat something. But I can’t it. Because, I am going to fat. I will be pig. I want to be a slim. I have to faster and exercise. I really like chocolate and ice cream. I must give up chocolate and ice cream and so on. Please you don’t give me some food.
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Harry's great ig burp Book review 2-12

This story is funny. But I don’t like it because I can’t understand what book said for us.
May be, prunes is not good for health. And mother’s thinking is not good all. My mother misses advice for me some times. It is ok. Mother is people. People are not perfect. I like my mother. I respect my mother. How do you think? Do you like your mother?
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Arthr's reading race Book review 2-11

It is very lovely book. I like it. D.W is Arthur’s sister. She is very smart and impudent. I don’t like her, because I don’t like saucy. However, Arthur is really good brother. I like him, because he is very kind for his sister. He bought ice cream for his sister. I had a brother, but I don’t like him. My brother is very hysterical. Few days ago, My brother beat my face!!! I am girl and younger than him. I could not believe. I really don’t like my brother! He always make free with my computer, and he broken or delete my important date!! I always can not study enough. So, I insulate from my brother. I think family is really important. I have to treasure my family.
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Congratulation 20

Congratulation 20 years old. We will be adult.
I wear Kimono and dress. I get up early and make up. But I was not satisfaction. Because I could not became beautiful. I would be cute like model. But I couldn’t. I have to try again another time. Show me and your advice give me please.
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Elephants Book review 2-10

It is really difficult book. These stories main characters are two gods and elephant. It is very peaceful country. It is like a dream world. Two gods and elephant are good friends, but two gods is in trouble from noisy. Elephant is always noisy and powerful. So elephant break house and trees. Tow gods deiced take a elephants wing. Elephant loves his wing, so elephant really angry. I think, it is so sorry and two gods deed not proper to the occasion. Elephant never get his wing. I will dead if I lost my treasure.
How do you think about it? Is this correct? I don’t think so. I am really sad because pretty elephant sad more.
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I introduce my speaking class's friends

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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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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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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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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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)

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+ ¶¶)	I want to see Kikuchi and Free writing posts	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)

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?	---	---

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* 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):	---	---
"books" (plural) AND "reviews" (plural)	0
"essays" (plural) AND "portfolios" (plural, without "proto-")	o
"quickposts" (plural, with no space between quick and posts)	0
"links" (plural) AND "media" (plural)		0
"movies" (plural) AND "websites" (plural)	0
"brainstorms" (or "brainstorming"), "essay prep.," AND "free-writing" (or "free-writes")	0
4.2.2. Does your sidebar display other labels?	0
How many other labels have you attached to three (3) or more posts? ___ other labels attached to three or more posts	-20--	---
Which labels, and to how many posts each? Please list those labels instead of www, xxx, yyy..., and list numbers of posts instead of n, m, o... (in parentheses), below. www (n) xxx (m) yyy (o) zzz (p) ...	---	---
4.3. Links & media	---	---
4.3.1. Does your blog include photos or other graphics?	0
Does your blog profile include a photo or graphic representation?	0
How many of your blog posts this semester include photos or other graphics? ___ posts including photos or other graphics	-23--	---
4.3.2. Does your blog include posts with multiple links?		0
How many of your posts this semester include three (3) or more links? ___ posts including three or more links (including this portfolio!)	---	---
4.3.3. Does your blog include other media?
How many of your blog posts this semester include other media? ___ posts including other media	---	---
What kind(-s) of media have you included in posts this semester? Please list the kinds here: ... ... ...	---	---
What media content that you originally produced, if any, do your blog posts for this semester contain? Please list and explain each item briefly, and add short links and dates (yy.mm.dd) for reference. ... (short link, date) ... (short link, date) ... (short link, date)	---	---

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.

1. ...
2. ...
3. ...

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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