2008年12月25日木曜日

Torip

December 20~21th
I went to Aso with my friends. After TOEIC lecture, my friend came to take me in downtown. After that, other friends rode the car. We arrived in Otohime about 8 o’clock. Soon we ate dinner. We ate a lot. After that, we entered our place we accommodate. We talked so much. We held my friend’s birthday party too. We ate cake. I had overeat. We drank a lot too. I slept about 4 am. I set my alarm about 7 am, because I want to put spa. But I couldn’t wake up. We woke up 10 am. We couldn’t put spa. We left the room not to make up. We went to bread store. We ate bagle. It was so delicious. After that we went to spa. We put there about 1 hour. Though I couldn’t put spa, I had a good time there with my friends. I want to go somewhere this members.
157 words

surprise

December.15th
When I arrived my work place, my friend had arrived there yet. We talked a lot before working. She is working there than I. I was in there about December first. Then 2 people were employed besides me. I asked her that how many people did come to interview in here. She didn’t say first, but I asked more. And she said to me.
“About 50 people came here.”
I was so surprised!!!! I elected the people. I thought I have to work so hard.

86 words

2008年12月17日水曜日

Portfolio for Writing IV,

Student ID: 07126


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)

Do you know future of earth?

09.24.2008
4
386
4
2
2
0
Favorite place(-s) 08.10.20 (450+ words)

It is my favorite and relax place

10.15.2008
6
460
1
2
2
0
Mrs. Doubtfire 08.11.04 (500+ words)

What is LOVE:)??

11.o4.2008
5
438
4
0
0
0
Community life 08.11.17 (default length*)

★YOUTH HOSTEL CLUB★

11.12.2008
5
552
0
0
0
0
Kumamoto's best-kept secrets 08.12.01 (5+ ¶¶)

DONZYUU

11.26.2008
5
308
0
0
0
0
Learning with computers 2008.12.15 (6+ ¶¶)

COMPUTER ~Good point and bad point ~

12.15.2008
5
223
0
0
0
0


















Totals---
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30
2367
9
4
4
0

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.

  • Do you know future of earth? is my best essay that I've written this semester, because before I write this essay, I had searched a lot of web site about environments. And I like to know about environmental destruction. I thought I want to take part in volunteer for environments.

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*

About Canada

09.24.2008
30
good
2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog*

"Favorite Place; School"

10.22.2008
24
best:)
2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog*

Do you know future of earth?

09.24.2008
33
perfect
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*

Do you know future of earth?

08.09.24
132
good
2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments?
---
08.10.01
---
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2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments?
---
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102
so-so
2.4.2. Any of your other posts*

What is LOVE:)??

08.11.04
438
good
2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments?
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08.1.05
---
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2.4.2.2. How did you respond to those comments?---
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102
nice





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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.


  • ...Yes. There is a sideber top of the right. I can see some comments, and there is a proto-portfolio_0.0 under location of the blog.

2.6. Additional reflections on comments



  • I gove a lot of comments with my classmates. I hope my comments makes classmates glad and happy.

  • I receved a lot of comments from my classmates. When I see their comments, I felt so happy because their comments makes me glad.


3.0. Book Reviews











































































































































































3.1. ShowcaseShort titles
with links
Dates (yy.mm.dd)WordsComments
Example:
Vampire Killer
07.05.16
39
1
2-01

Chicken Lichen

08.10.10
120
0
2-02

The Ugly Duckling

08.10.10.
68
0
2-03

TINY THE SNOW DOG

08.10.21
96
0
2-04

Snake Camp

08.10.21
147
0
2-05

Frog and Toad All Year

08.11.09
100
0
2-06

Harry Goes To Day Camp

08.11.18
134
0
2-07

Harry Goes To Day Camp

08.11.18
146
0
2-08

PENGUINS

08.11.28
146
0
2-09

Cars

08.12.15
240
0
2-10
Heidi

08.12.17

273

0
2-11

Animals that live in city

09.01.07
68
0
2-12

Pet Dogs and Working Dogs

09.01.07
97
0
2-13
Boats!
09.01.19
87
0
2-14
Pizza day

09.01.19

143

0
2-15
Harry Takes a Bath
09.01.20
53
0
2-16
BR 2-16: At the Zoo
09.01.20
142

0
2-17
The Story of My Life -Helen Keller-
09.01.26
215
0
2-18
Stuart little
09.01.27
52
0



































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Totals:
2366


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.


  • My best book review is "Heidi", because I learned a lot of things to Heidi. I want to the person who knows someone's mind. And number of this book's words was much for me, but I could read 2 days. I want to read much longer book than Heidi.

4.0. Blog Layout, Labeling, Linking, & Media












































































































Showcase
Yes
No
4.1. Does your blog display an archive?
Y

4.1.1. Does the archive display the titles of posts? Y

4.1.2. Is the archive organized by month? Y

4.1.3. Is the archive at or near the top of the sidebar?

Y

4.2. Does your blog have labels displayed in sidebar?Y

5.2.1. Do your labels include these required labels (typed accurately):---
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  • "books" (plural) AND "reviews" (plural)
Y



  • "essays" (plural) AND "portfolios" (plural, without "proto-")
Y



  • "quickposts" (plural, with no space between quick and posts)
Y



  • "links" (plural) AND "media" (plural)
Y



  • "movies" (plural) AND "websites" (plural)
Y



  • "brainstorms" (or "brainstorming"), "essay prep.," AND "free-writing" (or "free-writes")

Y

4.2.2. Does your sidebar display other labels? Y



  • How many other labels have you attached to three (3) or more posts?


    • __3_ other labels attached to three or more posts
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4.3. Links & media---
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4.3.1. Does your blog include photos or other graphics? Y



  • Does your blog profile include a photo or graphic representation?
Y



  • How many of your blog posts this semester include photos or other graphics?


    • __17_ posts including photos or other graphics
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4.3.2. Does your blog include posts with multiple links? Y



  • How many of your posts this semester include three (3) or more links?


    • _12__ posts including three or more links (including this portfolio!)
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4.3.3. Does your blog include other media?

N


  • How many of your blog posts this semester include other media?


    • _0_ posts including other media
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  • What kind(-s) of media have you included in posts this semester? Please list the kinds here:


    1. ...

    2. ...Sorry, I didn't post mesia.

    3. ...

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  • 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.


    1. ...
    2. ...Sorry, I didn't peste media.
    3. ...


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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.


  1. ... I have enhance my sentence skills in English. I think my English skill is better more than 1st semester.

  2. ...I have enhance my essay's sentense level. I can write essay particuality and I can compose sentence.

  3. ...I could peste many pictures than 1st 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).


  • ...This portfolio is very useful I think. I want to use like this in my own blog.

  • ...I could write a lot of English words all the semester. I'm glad to study writing class.

  • ...I'm glad to learn how to use computer in the writing class. I growed up my computer's skill.


6.0. Advice and suggestions for yourself, your peers, and your successors



  • ...My writing peer's blog was so cute and easy to see. I wanted to teach them how to make cute blog.
  • ...I want to myself, I very did my best:)

  • ...I wanted to read more English books except writing work.

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  2. 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.

  3. The essays section (1.0. Essays, above) derives from Proto-Portfolio 2-02 (2008).
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BR2-10: Heidi


I read a wonderful book, name is "Heidi". This story is a popular story, so many people know about her this story. Heidi is a cherryful girl. She lived with her aunt, but one day she is brought a mountain with her aunt. She couldn't want to go there, but they went to. There was a old man who was Heidi's grandfather. Heidi met with him, and she started to live with the old man. She afraid of the man, but he was a so kind. Heidi had learned him a lot of things. He cooked dishes for Heidi. It was not splendid, but pretty delicious. They had so wonderful days. One day, Heidi’s aunt came to their house, and she took Heidi to downtown. Heidi was so sad. After arrived downtown, she was employed to a serve. There was a big house and there was a girl. She is Clara, she was weak in her body and she couldn’t walk. Heidi made good friends with her. They had a good day, but Clara’s condition didn’t be good. She took out her to that grandfather’s house!! Heidi, Clara and grandfather spent so good time. Clara saw so beautiful mountains, lakes, flowers etc. And Clara could walk herself!! They were so glad. And they spent a good days long time.
As I had watched this story on TV, I had known. But there was a lot of things I didn’t know about Heidi. I thought Heidi is kind and have energy. I thought that if my friends have so terrible problems, I want to help and I want to hear about the person’s worry.

273 words

2008年12月15日月曜日

COMPUTER ~Good point and bad point ~

Computer is one of my necessary. I often use it. It’s very useful. Computer makes us wealthy in our life, but there are any bad points.

When I search something, I use computer. I often use Google. It’s a good search internet. There is so much information. For example, if I want to search about “Strawberry”, I type, so I can see this information about 680,000. So when I am completed my assignment, computer is my powerful partner.

Next, when I memorize new English words, I use internet soft. Its mane is Power words. It can learn new words to computer. We can learn and search from computer, but there is any bad point.

There is a lot of information in computer, but not all information is good. There is any bad information. We should watch the information to the end.
And, when I memorize new English words, I wrote a notebook until now. In fact, I can’t quite memorize to computer.
And I thought that we use too computer when we search something. As we can search easily, we rely to computer all things. Using computer is good, but relying computer is bad for me.

Computer will be more useful than now. Our life will be more comfortable. We have to think how to use computer and.

233 words

BR 2-9: Cars


This time, I chose this one, "Cars", because I like driving. Cars are very useful. When I go shopping in our town’s mall, I use my family’s car. When I go to school, I sometimes use it. There are a lot of cars, and so many people use it. I had thought that the person who thought of cars is so genius. I found that the person who thought of cars was Leonardo da Vinch. He invented vehicle, not cars. I was surprised because his invention was thought the 1400s. After that, Gurney’s steam coach was invented the 1700s. This vehicle’s energy is a steam. Next energy was gunpowder. I thought that people who made cars thought about how to useful cars and they worked very hard.
After that, cars progressed a lot of times. They changed from manual to automatic, tires made to rudder, roofed that we can keep back from rain. I felt the passion of professors.
About 1900s, the car that we use every day was born. And there are a lot of varieties cars in the world. We were pursuing only desire ourselves. As a result, we have brought so terrible circumstance for our earth. It’s a green gas. It was effect of exhaust gas from cars. We have to think about the future of earth, and I hope that near the future, the car that gentle for earth was made, and many people ride it.
240 words

2008年12月10日水曜日

Drinking


November.26th
Our university held school festival from Octiver.31th to November.2nd. We sold “Flied bread in ice”, we could a lot of it. And our club did exhibition in our class room. Our exhibition had wonderful prize at awarding ceremony. So we held party. We went to drink in downtown. Our club member gathered about 20 people. We went to “Zyanzyan”, it was so many delicious dishes. We had much supper. We talked about school, our future and romanceJ
At 10:00 pm, we finished to eat and leave its store. After that, I went to amusement arcade with my favorite members, and took “Purikura”. And I put up at my friend’s house. I had drunk before I went to my friend’s house, but I drunk here too. I overdrunk that day. I got drunk though the night. My feel was so good and excited. I had so fun time there.
149 words

brainstorming

Type fast
Google
Useful, easy to exam, much information, internet, many people use
Interest, danger,
Listening, writing, reading,
Blog, we can look many people,
You tube, word, wxcel, pictures, website
Information, homepaze,

32 words

brainstorming

Type fast
Google
Useful, easy to exam, much information, internet, many people use
Interest, danger,
Listening, writing, reading,
Blog, we can look many people,
You tube, word, wxcel, pictures, website
Information, homepaze,

32 words

Jamnimo

I started a part time job. My work store's name is "Jamnimo". It's like general store. I work from p.m 6:30 to p.m 11:oo. Working ishard, but I enjoy workiong. I want to continue this job long time.

YOSHIMI


December,4th
That day was my friend's birthday:) Her name is Yoshimi. She is so cute and funny girl. She became 20 years old. When we had lunch in our university, we held a small party for her. We bought a chocolate cake and some snacks. After lunch, we said to her, "Happy birthday YOSHIMI!!!!". She was so surprised and glad. I gave her some presents. She was so pleasured. We had so good time there.
I go to learn another school with her. We are going to take TOEIC test in Janurary 11. It's my first exam. I want to do my best:)
103 words

2008年12月2日火曜日

LEXUS and ANA

Before a few days, I went to a car company with my friends, and I heard a lot of good things from its a consultant. I will tell you what I asked him and why I went to there.

About 2 weeks before, one of my friends told me good information. It was a nice thing. My friend are majoring Hospital and Management in our university. One day, a man came to speak lecture for my friend's students, and the man seemed to speak so wonderful lecture to them. My friend moved to his lecture, she made contact to him directly. And she got a time that we can talk to him directly. Hearing this story, I said I want to meet him and talk.

That day, we went to his company by car. His car company is "LEXUS". When I heard this chance, I really glad because I long its company. LEXUS is famous car company, its cars are high quality and more expensive than other common cars. As I'm interested in this company, when I arrived his company, I was really nervous.

We entered in office, here was so beautiful and figh-class. There were three cars. These were so beautiful and expensive, but I decided to buy its car in the future. About half an hour ago, we asked our opinion and question to him. I asked why did you decide to enter in LEXUS. He said that he had decided employment at Toyota. But a few months later, he was said from boss that he have to change work place. He seemed that he didn’t work at LEXUS first. I was surprised that I didn’t think his answer, but I cared for more his talk. When he was a university student, he worked MacDonald. He said to work a part time job is so important. As he said this talk, I started new job in December. He said that it is important to do what difference things other people. He seemed he did more volunteers, part time job, study and so on. I heard a lot of god things to him. I had so good time there.
I experienced so wonderful opportunity. I want to increase like so good opportunity.

After that, I went to watch movie with Yoshimi. I commuting her other school from November. As five movie tickets was sent to our school, we went to see the movie “HAPPY FRIGHT”. I had a good time there. After finishing the movie, we found ANA’s boss in movie theater. ANA is one of airlines. I appreciated his and his company and told a little. He was so kind.

I went back home about 10:00 p.m. I thought I met so special people today. I will don’t forget today’s experience.

463 words

2008年11月28日金曜日

BR:2-8 PENGUINS


I chose this book "PENGUINS", because the picture of book was very cute. I knew that there are a lot of penguins in the world. They have short legs, and cute winds and warm feather. I thought the feather is so warm, because they live the place that we usually can't live. I want to introduce about 2 penguins. First is Emperor, they are largest one. They can grow as tall as six years old child. Next is Fairy, there are smallest penguin, their height is as same as your knee. They live in Nouth America, South America and Antarctica. I knew about bond of family between penguins. When male penguin has their egg on their foot, female penguin go to get their food. They do this action many weeks. I thought penguin's habit is so good. I want to see penguins.

146 words

2008年11月26日水曜日

DONZYUU

Do you know “Donzyuu”? Have you ever heard this name? I have known from I was a child. When I take a class, I asked with my friend whether she knows “Donzyuu”. She didn’t know it. I answered it is a restaurant in my city, so Donzyuu is a famous restaurant. I considered a secret of this hot restaurant, and I found three ideas. They are “We can easy to go”, “Price is cheap” and “Toses dishes are surprising volume”. I will show you about Donzyuu.

Donzyuu is near my house. Here is not big store, there are a few seats and rooms and there are a few parking area. I think it is a normal restaurant, but there are always a lot of cars in the parking store. Moreover, there are sometimes people who wait in line. My city has good facilities for travel, so people can go there easily. In the restaurant, there are few clues, but they have good service, so we can enter to easy. I like its atomosphere.

I think Donzyuu’s food price is cheaper than other restaurant, because we can eat 490 yen. When I go to there, I always order this food. This food’s name is flied chiken table set lunch. This is so delicious. I like it, and there are a lot of good lunch and dinner.

I want to tell you the most wonderful point of Donzyuu. It is volume of lunch. We can eat much rice!! We can eat rice second helping many times, and there is much volume of side dish too. My friend says that he can’t eat all. Of course I can’t finish its dish. We always say, “I’m full upL”

Donzyuu is my special restaurant. I want to go there, and want eat its dishes. I think you may be go to there again.

308 words

Brain storming

Secret of Kumamoto
Sanri
Asupa
My friend’s mother
Night view spot
Donzyuu

How to spend on weekends in Japan and Minnesota

• Introduction 
Most people like weekends. They make them both excited and relaxed. This paper will discuss how people spend weekends in Kumamoto and Minnesota. Both countries have good places; for example malls, downtown, mountains, rivers and so on. The largest mall in Minnesota (Mall Of America) is in Minneapolis. This paper will compare that mall and Kumamoto’s mall as well as compare other places and acts of people on weekends.
To answer these questions, before this trip, I prepared a questionnaire and most of the Kumamoto students answered it. There were a lot of answers. I could know about how people spend weekends in Kumamoto. After arriving in Minnesota, I went to malls and saw several good places in Minnesota, and talked with my host family about how they spend weekends in Minnesota, about American culture, religion, food, about life style and custom in Minnesota. I gave the questionnaire and all of host family answered it. There were a lot of good and funny answers. I could know about how people spend weekends in Minnesota.

2. In Kumamoto
Young people often go shopping, drinking, driving and Karaoke in Kumamoto. There are some malls, for example Hikarinomori, Ieon mall and Sanpian. People sometimes go there, and spend their time shopping and eating lunch. Young people also sometimes go downtown. There are a lot of stores. We go there, and hang out with friends and boyfriends or girlfriends. Downtown, there are many drinking restaurants too, so young people go there, and enjoy drinking. Driving is another pleasure of young people. Kumamoto has many beautiful places; for example Mt. Aso and Amakusa. Mt. Aso has many beautiful forests. When it is fine, young people drive there and enjoy nature. Also the mountain has a nice night view. People often look at this sight. In summer, young people go to the beach. Amakusa is one good place for beaches in Kumamoto. Young people spend their time playing beach volleyball, fishing, swimming and eating shaved ice.
According to my study abroad survey, KGU university students usually go shopping, meet friends or date, stay home and work part time on weekends. They often go shopping downtown or shopping malls. A few people answered they sometime go to spa and sports gym or pool, so they must be very healthy. Almost all of them spend time with their friends on weekends. When they spend time with their family on the weekend, they often go to shopping and eat dinner. When they spend it with friends, they often go downtown and to shopping malls. When they spend with boyfriends or girlfriends, they go to shopping malls, movies, drive, other towns and so on. Finally, they spend from 2,000 to as much as 15,000 yen on weekends.


3. In Minnesota
In Minnesota, there is also much beautiful nature. For example, there are a lot of lakes, beautiful flowers, a lot of huge parks and so on. There are about 10,000 lakes in Minnesota. People in Minnesota often spend their time there. They walk in the park looking at cute flowers, and they enjoy swimming at the lake. Some people in Minnesota go to lake homes, and they ride cruisers and jet-skis. They enjoy summer sports. Also, people in Minnesota go to some leisure places.
There are huge malls in Minnesota. One of the mall’s names is “Mall of America”. It is said that to be the second biggest mall in the world (“Mall of America”, online). There are about 520 stores in the mall. People in Minnesota sometimes go there, and they go shopping. There is a big amusement park there too. People in Minnesota go there and play with their family and friends. There are some smaller malls in the suburbs, and people go to them too.
According to my study abroad survey, people in Minnesota usually stay home, go shopping, meet friends or date and go out to eat on weekends. A few people sometimes travel, drive and go to church. There are many Christians in America, so there are many churches there. Next, people in Minnesota usually spend their time with family and friends on weekends. They usually go to restaurants, movies, parks and so on. A few people answered that they sometimes go camping, lake, yard sales and golfing in Minnesota. Golfing in Minnesota is so fun, and not as expensive as in Japan. Finally, people in Minnesota spend about 10 ~ 150 dollars on weekends. Surprisingly, one person answered that he doesn’t spend money on weekends.

• Conclusion
It seems that how to spend weekends in Minnesota and how to spend weekends in Kumamoto are similar, because both areas have a lot of wonderful nature and useful downtown areas. Sometimes we go to Mt. Aso. We have nice and beautiful beaches and mountains. People in Minnesota sometimes enjoy its beautiful nature in weekends, such as swimming in some beautiful lakes. There is no ocean, because it is surrounded by other land. However, when it is winter in Minnesota, people enjoy playing ice hockey on the lakes. Ice hockey is one of most famous sports in Minnesota.
On the other hand, in Kumamoto, we enjoy swimming at the sea in summer. There are a few lakes, but the water is dirty, so we can’t swim in the lakes. We can play sports at the beaches, such as volleyball, but it’s not a famous sport in Kumamoto. The most famous spectator sport is soccer, because Kumamoto has a professional soccer team. The name is Roasso. Perhaps we need famous sports that can coexist with the nature of Kumamoto.
In Minnesota, there are two big downtowns. They are Minneapolis and St. Paul. People sometimes go there, and go shopping and eat something. There is a wider variety of stores than in Kumamoto. Moreover, there are a lot of malls and grocery stores in Minnesota. People often buy things on weekends.
In Kumamoto, there are some malls and one downtown. The downtown is not huge, but there are a lot of clothes stores, restaurant, and other useful stores. We sometime go there, and enjoy ourselves. Though this trip and survey, we see that both countries have downtown and beautiful nature, so we can spend comfortably every weekend.


• Bibliography

ミネソタ州. Oct.14, 2008 Wikipedia, Retrieved 04:26, 10月 21, 2008 from
http://ja.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E3%83%9F%E3%83%8D%E3%82%BD%E3%82%BF%E5%B7%9E&oldid=22322592.
“Big Ten Other Sports”, Oct. 21, 2008 Retrieved from
http://www.noramsports.com/news/BigTen/Others/Reports/OB20030414.html
“Lake” Oct.21,2008 Retrieved from
http://yukainatousan.blog2.fc2.com/blog-date-200710.html
“Mall of America”, Oct. 21, 2008 Retrieved from
http://www.link-usa.jp/go/moa/index.html


Weekends
• What do you usually do on the weekend? (circle all that apply)
Stay home go shopping sleep meet friends/date go out to eat travel/drive work part time Other
• If you go out, where do you usually go?
downtown shopping mall mountains water(lake, river, sea)
sports gym or pool other leisure facility Other
• Who do you usually spend weekends with?
Family Friends Spouse or boy/girlfriend
• Where would you go out with the following people?
・Family
・Friends
・Spouse or boy/girlfriend
• If you go out on a weekend, how much do you usually spend on average?

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2008年11月18日火曜日

BR 2-7: Beef Stew



This time I chose this book, “Beef Stew”, because I have one of big problem.
This book’s main character is Nicky, he is a little boy. When he got up in the morning, he smelled so good. His mother was cooking beef stew. Her mother said "Please take your friends if you want to eat beef stew with someone". He looked for someone who can eat beef stew together, but no one found. When he came back his home, he found his grandmother, he was so happy and he take her in his house, and they ate beef stew.
Do you remember what I wrote I have one of big problem. It's I can't cook dishes:( Recently my mother started to work, so I had to cook dishes. But I can't cook, so I must learn how to cook much recipe.

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BR 2-6: Harry Goes To Day Camp


I choose this book, “Harry Goes To Day Camp”, because I remembered my memory of camp in Minnesota.
The main character is Harry, he is a rhinoceros. He goes to day camp. He plays baseball and basketball. When he plays something, he always asks a counselor. “When do I go swimming?” But swimming didn’t do. After lunch, he could do swimming. He was so glad, and he swum. His swimming form was so nice, he was a hero of the day camp.
When I stayed in Minnesota this summer, I went to camp with my host family. I had so fun time there and I want to go there again. My best memory of camp in Minnesota is to eat some burned marshmallow in biscuits. It was so delicious. I want to eat again.

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2008年11月16日日曜日

So sorry;(

15th. Nov, 2008

After a part time job, I met with my friend in downtown. We went to at bar that my friend sometimes go. At first, I talked Mr. Yoshida, who manages the bar. He was so funny man. We talked lots of. After that, we drank so much. As I drank so much, I got drank at once. I had slept about 1 hour in here. When I got up, it was 3 o'clock am. I was so surprised and I apologized with my friend. I think my friend said me that you don't have better mind that thing, but she was so angry with me. I decided when I'm tired, I don't hang out with my friends.

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2008年11月13日木曜日

Happy Brithday to TAKUZI




Nov. 10~11th

November. 11th was my friend's birthday. His name is Takuzi, I have known him for 4 years ago. After I entered in university, we were good friends. I planed surprise party to Takuzi. After school, November. 10, I talked about how surprise to him with my friends. As result, we go to restaurant. After that we go to Karaoke. Then, my friend ,Yuumi, say to us that she lost her walllet. This is not ture, this is lie. She pretend to look for her wallet, then she prepare his birthday cake and some nice presents. We discussed a few time, and plan decided. Pm 8:00, we went to restaurant. The restaurant menu was expensive than I always go to, but I ate a lot dishes. After that, when we go to Karaoke, Yuumi said, "My wallet is lost!!!!". I was so funny, but I said, "Really? Are you OK? You should look for your wallet as soon as possible!!" We went to Karaoke expect her. We sang a lot of birthday songs. Takuzi seemed to shy, but he had been glad. Pm 11:30, Yuumi came back, and we talked a lot. Am 0:00, our room's door was knocked someone, and the door was opened. "Happy birthday to Takuzi!!!!". He was so surprising, but soon he said us, “Thank you so much!! I love you guysJ” He sung a song a good song for us. I was so glad. Yuumi cried because she moved his thankful. We had so good time there.
Happy Birthday to Takuzi, you are one of my close friend!!



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2008年11月12日水曜日

★YOUTH HOSTEL CLUB★

Community is that a group of people who have the same interest, religion, race ect. My current community is club in university. I'm in YOUTH HOSTEL CLUB, this club can stay cheap youth hostel's place. Our club member is about 70 people, so our club has a lot of people. When I entered in this club, I was surprised because many people were smiling. I thought they are spending a lot of fun time together. Also I’m having so nice time their. I will tell you about my favorite club, club activity and wonderful members.

My club does club activity periodically. The first activity that I belonged to club at first was drinking at downtown. When I entered in university, I had drunk with a few people but I have never drunk so many people. Maybe there were about 100 people then. At once we started to drink, our club chief drunk beer that was filled a bottle, so he drunk his beer in one!! I was so surprised what this happens, but I was so excited. I had a so fun time then, of course I got drunk:p When I couldn’t drink a lot, but now I can drink a lot.

My club’s other pleaser is journey. We go to beach in summer, this beach name is “Takahama”. Here is so great beach. There is beautifully transparent ocean. Color is clear blue, the ocean makes me relax. We can play marine sports there. I played like banana boat. It was so fun!! I will play it next year. Also, there is so great night sky on the beach. There are so many stars in there. When I saw there, they were too beautiful to say anything. We can stay there 3 days. Takahama is my one of good memories. Next is the disguise drive. Have you ever been disguise? I like to it. This activity has to wear funny clothes, for example; nurse, police, baseball player, dress and so on. When I was a fresh man, I wore cloth of nurse, and I wore block dress this year. We go to in Amakusa our separate figure. This activity is our club’s funny it.
We go to in Oita in winter. We went to safari park and amusement park last year. I had a good time there. Our club goes to in Okinawa every year. We can stay cheap in here, but I have never been here, because I had no money then. I want to go in Okinawa next year, so I’m having so good time at our club.

Our club has many people, but everyone is good friends. Seniors are so kind. They take care of us. We depend on seniors. Juniors are so cute, they depend on us. We talk a lot. Talk is good communication each other. I like seniors and juniors, but I love same age members. We are so close friends. Without club activity, we often hang out. I think I have met many friends I want to treasure. I want to continue this good relationship.

My club time that I can stay is about 1 year. In this time, I want to make a lot of wonderful time my club members. I think I do youthJ I want to have so many good time their.

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Prison break


I will show you about my favorite movie. The tittle is "Prison Break". Do you know this movie? This is famous a video drama and in America. Why this is famous? I want to this movie's attract with you.

This movie is a story in prison. This main character, Michel Scofield(Wentworth Miller), is Lincorn Burrows(Dominic Purcell)'s yonger brother. Lincorn has arrested and he was said that he will be death penalty. But he didn't kill someone, so he has been framed to an organization. When Michel knew this truth, he tries to help his brother in the prison.

The interest of this movie is that story is so exciting!!!! I think the person who this movie thought is very gernious because I can't foresee the development of story. When I watch it, I always feel excited.

This movie have a lot of actor, they are very wonderful acting. Their expression, action and talk makes me excited. In these actor, I like Wentworth Miller. He is so cool. If he is in Kumamoto, I want to go with him:p

This movie have till chapter 3. In America, there are chapter 4, but it doesn't broadcast in Japan. I want to watch it!!!! I can't wait.

If you are interested in "Prison Break", please check it and have fan:)
http://www.ntv.co.jp/pb/
http://www.ntv.co.jp/pb/season1/

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2008年11月9日日曜日

PONYO

Hey :) Look at this picture, the girl is so cute:] I will introduce to you about new movie of Ziburi. This movie is "Ponyo of top of cliff". This story is main character, Ponyo, become human. There are a lot of funny characters in movie. My favorite characters are Ponyo and Sousuke. Sousuke is main character too. I like both character’s face. They are so cute. I want to watch again. If you are interested in it, please check it.
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BR 2-5: Frog and Toad All Year


I read this book, tittle of the book is "Frog and Toad All Year". It's story of two frogs. Frog is a taller frog, he is active and positive. Toad is a smaller frog, he is negative. Though character of their are different, they are close friends. This book is 5 short stories. These are so good stories, but I have a best story in this book. Tittle is "The surprise". This story is that they go to clean up thier house. I thought they are so kind. I want to be a person who can take care of someone.
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2008年11月7日金曜日

My another school

Recently I started to go another school with my friend, because there is TOIEC test several times every year. I wanted to take this test and I wanted to grow up myself. Its school name is “Art-I.” The school is so comfortable, and teachers, Mr. Kai and Ms. Yamamoto are very kind. I like them. I go to there every Wednesday and Saturday on week. Class is always good. I can study harder than university’s class. This school expense was not cheap. Half of it I paid, so I can not stop. I have 2 goals though this school. One is to memorize a lot of English words. It is so important to read English sentences faster, so I have to memorize many words. Another goal is to get more 700 scores. The TOIEC test that I’m going to take will held January 11. I have 2 months. I have to study hard every day. I want to do my best!!

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2008年11月6日木曜日

School festival

Oct. 31~Nov.2
Our university held school festival, our school’s festival is so famous in Kumamoto. We sold “Flied ice bread”. It’s our club’s famous food. It’s very delicious, most student sell it every year. We sold it about 3,500 piece, and sale was about 65 thousands yen. I was so surprised and so happy. J After festival, almost of our club’s member went to drink. First, we went to “Hyakushou bar”, and we drunk a little. After that, we went to “Dream bar”, we drunk a lot. We had so fun time there.

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2008年11月5日水曜日

sooooooooooooooo bad

I feel so bad;( I don't want to do anything.

2008年11月4日火曜日

What is LOVE:)??

Mrs. Doubtfire

We need to love. Everyone wants it. I think we want love, so we alive. I watched “Mrs. Doubtfire”. It’s kind of love comedy. It was so good DVD. I learned about love. Love includes a lot of meaning; for example family, boyfriend or girlfriend, friends and so on. I will write about love from perspective of three, these are marriage, divorce and family. These are very important to you. These will be happen to you. Then, through this DVD, I want to tell you about my opinion and my feeling.

First is marriage. This is too important thing, because man and woman who grow up other place lives together. First of this DVD starts from fierce quarrel. Cause of it is each other’s difference of opinion. Man is funny and active, but he was an unemployed person. Woman is serious. She is working for children. She had about a lot of complaint, and she tells him that she want to divorce to him. I thought they had to discuss more each other, because they become like and marry. I knew that marriage is happiness, but there are a lot of compliments in it. Still I want to marriage somewhere, because to live my lover will makes me glad, happy and fell safety. I thought marriage is what support with each other.

Next is about divorce. This is so important thing too. Searching about cause of divorce, most of cause of divorce was “Not suit their character”. I surprised because most of the person who marry was love marriage. I thought that they spent same time together, so they know character of partner though. I thought that after marriage, they knew partner’s another character. I afraid of marriage and divorce though this search.

Third is about family. I have 5 person, father, mother, older brother and grandmother. I think I bless myself, because my family is very kind. There is a lot of form of family all over the world, for example; just mother or father or ground parent, not relationship person and so on. But I don’t deny their family. They have their life style. Though this DVD, I learned about family’s love. Family is warm, comfortable and makes me happy. The time to spend with family is important for everyone.

I learned a lot of things from this DVD, for example; smile, discussing, bonds and so on. It is very important for everyone to feel happy with love. This DVD is story of family’s love. This is very important and very need it. Though this DVD, I learned many good things.

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2008年10月29日水曜日

free writing

I have a lot of wonderful friends. They are so good, funny, cute and kind. If I was sad, they come and they will help me. If I’m happy, they will join and glad with me. So I want to introduce about close friends.
First is Ayaka, I have known her about10 years before. When I was elementary school, she moved in Kumamoto. She came from in Tokyo. She was quiet. I talked first, and we became close friends. As my house is close with her house, I sometimes go to her house. We talk a lot. We talk about our life each other, for example about school, boyfriend, job place and so on. I think our feeling is similar, so we are good friends till now. I’m proud of her because she works harder everyday. And she says that she is proud me because I commute to university. I don’t know why her mind, but we are proud of each other. I want to continue this relationship.
Second is Kotomi. When I entered high school, we met her. She is so cheerful. She is always smiling. When I meet her, I always get smile. She is commuting junior college in Fukuoka. Her dream is be a preschool’s teacher. She will be it next year. I’m looking forward to be a preschool’s teacher to her. She is active, when I hang out with her, I go to many new place. She gives me freshness. I like her, I wish she will be a good teacher.
Tired is my university’s friends. I have 5 good and cute close friends. They are Ayaka, Koyoi, Miho, Yoshino and Yoshimi. I’m proud if them, because they have a big common dream.

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2008年10月28日火曜日

Birthday

It will be soon my mother's birthday. Meichan, Happy birthday:) I really thank my mother every day, but I can't express my thankful with mom because I feel shy. But this time I will send her flower and message card. Mommmmmmmmmm, Happy Birthday and thank you for growing up me!!!!

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2008年10月22日水曜日

:]

About p.m. 6, I finished to type my blog's book review in 14 building. When I get down to downstairs by elevator, I saw Mr. Tomei, and we put in elevator together. We greeted, and Mr. Tomei said me, "How is your blog? Good?" I answered, "Not good". Mr. Tomei asked "Why? Why do you think?". I answered "There are many great people all writing class, and they write more good blog than me". I answered in Japanese. Mr. Tomei answered "You should write your own good idea, you don't had better write well". I thought he was kind, and I want to write my feeling. Thank you Mr. Tomei:]

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2008年10月21日火曜日

Recently

Oct. 19, 2008
After school, I went to Karaoke with Yuumi, she is one of my best friends. We went to Yuukazin. We singed a lot of songs among about 3 hours. After that, we went to Ezuko. Ezuko is lake place, it is so big. We went to there and walk around lake. We talked a lot. After that, we went to Tawara mountain. There are one of beautiful night view. We saw its great night view. We went back home 12 a.m. I have a fun time.

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BR 2-4: Snake Camp


I chose it, “Snake Camp”, because YL level was 2.0~ 3.0. I have read the books that YL level was 1.0~ 2.0, when I read English book. But they were easy to read for me. I couldn’t learn about new slang and words. As I want to learn many new slang and words, so I chose it.
This story is that a boy who doesn’t like snakes becomes to like them. One day, his father sent him to computer camp, but this camp name was “Snake Camp”, so his father had sent him to wrong camp. He wanted to get back home, but he couldn’t. He had experienced a lot of wonderful and funny things, and he became to like snakes.
This book had a lot of new words and idioms. I learned a mot of them. I want to read like this book more and more.


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BR 2-3: TINY THE SNOW DOG


I chose it, “TINY THE SNOW DOG”, and read, because the picture of top book was so cute, when I see the book at first, so I read.
Tiny is a little boy’s dog. They are good friends. One day, as it was a snow day, they went out. They played catch and hide and seek. They were enjoying them, but as it was time to get back home, they went back their house.
This book’s pictures are so cute. I like them, but there are few sentences. I wish the sentence of this book increase.


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2008年10月15日水曜日

It is my favorite and relax place


I have a lot of my favorite places, like mountains, beaches, night view places shopping stores and so on. Mountains and beaches give me a lot of move. But my best favorite place is my room, because it makes me relax and feel happy. I spend in my room all the time because it can do a lot of things.

First, I like watching TV, I watch TV problem whatever, for example, I watch the news in the morning. I can know about what occurring in the world. After I go back home, I watch a lot of TV problem, for example video drama, documentary. In the TV problem, I really like comedy. In comedy, I like “Suberanai Hanashi”. This problem’s chairman is Hitoshi Matsumoto. I like him, he is really funny. I think he is the funniest comedian in Japan. I’m proud of him. The TV problem that he is chairing is very famous, many people know about it. To watch this problem in my room is my one of pleasure.
http://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/suberanai/index.html
This is a site that Hitoshi Matsumoto’s. Please check it if you are interested in his and his TV problem.

Next, I listen to many music genres. But most I listen songs are Ayu’s songs. Do you know Ayu? Of cause everyone knows her. She is one of famous singer in Japan. She is so cute, but the songs that she sings are very strongly. I sometimes go to Karaoke, and sing her songs. Her song gives me courage, so I like her songs and listen her songs in my room.
http://avexnet.or.jp/ayu/index.html
This is Ayu’s homepage. Please check it.

I read magazine in my room, I like fashion magazine. As I’m interested in fashion, to read it is one of my habits. When I read it, I always sleep soon, but it is one of my favorite things. It is so good for me to sleep. Sleeping gives me power and healing. If I have a free time in a day, I would sleep. I like sleep, but I don’t sleep a lot, because there are a lot of things what I have to do.

I like talking with my friends in my room. When I have no money, I spend with my friends in my room. My room doesn’t cost like restaurant and Karaoke, and we can spend long time in my room. Here is good and nice place.

That is how to spend in my room. As cultural festival will be held soon, I’m busy recently. I’m preparing now. So, my room is so messy. I have no time to clean up in my room. If the festival is done, I want to clean up, and want to spend comfortable in my room as soon as possible.

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