Last test

I learned about many things in Writing Ⅲ, Ⅳ for a  year. I reflect about essay prep., essays, portfolios, book reviews and peer-to-peer commentary.

I wrote some essay prep.. First I make mind-map to make my clear thinking about essay prep.. Based on the mind-map, I wrote essay prep.. I wrote it not stopping my hands, wrote all what I think. After I finish to write all sentences, I rewrite it to correct sentences. And I check spell mis.

Based on essay prep. I wtote essays. I rewrite it correctly, more than 5 sentenses each paragraphs, more than about 500 wards, more than 7 paragraphs and to be more good essays.

I read many books for book reviews. I read same piblisher books and famouse story, so it is many types of books. I reviewed it to write my favorite esntense, intorodction of the book and my impressions. My bibliographies developed to read various type of books and writer.

I commented on my peers posts like free-writing, essays and book reviews. I comment my impressions, questions and my opinions about them posts. Most of my comment is impressions and questions. But I sometimes commented my opinions to my peers know them mistaken.

When I posted book reviews or essays, I recorded it on my portfolios. I can know my records seeing portfolios. For example, dates I wrote, titles of its, words count, comments and links. So I can reflect my book reviews and eaasys easily.

Hair color

I colored my hair from brawn to black because of 20th celebration. I think black hair match with kimono. So I changed my hair color. But my hair is damaged because I colored it often. I want to treatment in salon. There is hair salon which is low price near my house. I did treatment there before. This massage is used soda water. It was very nice! My hair came back like before.

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3. August

Today, I got up lately. I heard tapped sound from next door. It's Ayumi's house. Anita's relations children came there. They were very beautiful. 
We went to carve festival, it was strange things. I saw many strange things. I enjoyed it. Band came there, they were very cool. I love one of them. I shake hands with one of them because he is Anita's friend.
After that, we went hamburger shop to have launch, very good!! 

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Test

I finished 5 test already. I was very glad, but I have to take 10 test. That's too bad. I hate test very much. I will finished test on February 3. My birth day is next day, so it is safe. After I finished last test, I will go to eat yakiniku with my friend. I am looking forward to go there!

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2. August

We learned about American marriage. It very differ from that of Japan. American marriage celemony need a lot of money like can built a house. People don't lental dress, they bought it.。
Afternoon, Japanese who lives in Minnesota talked with us. Her name is Naomi, she was cool.
Today, after school, we went Japanese restaurant. It was Fujiya. It was stylish and cool. I ate tenpura appetizer. It was very good, I was excited. 
And we went to have ice cream, izzy's ice cream. It was very yummy, very very yummy. Thank you Tom and Lisa!

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1. August

Today, we went to beach. Everyone enter in the sea, but I didn't do that.. There were playing valley place, so I was enjoyed there. After that, we rode a horse. I worried very much whether I fall or not. It was ok. My born is pushed, so it was hurt. Oh my god! And I stared mascle ache because of playing tennis.
Dinner was pasta with shrimp and bread, it was very good! I was happy. I helped her making salad, ut it was difficult to cut and peering.

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31. July

Today, we talked with American who lives in Japan. She had been stayed in Tochigi.
At launch, I had a nun.
We did family panel discussion.
At night, we went to watch a baseball game with Ned's family. I lent a cap and a T-shirts of Twins from Lisa. She wore pink stripe, Tom wore black stripe. There were many caps in stadium. It was very cute, but very high price. Even if not holiday, many people went there, so I was very surprised. I had never gone to watch pro baseball game in Japan, so it was very exciting. Surprising, twins got a homerun, very great!

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30. July

I learned about college, university education. After launch, we did panel discussion with college student. There was a girl I have ever seen. She is a student who came my class when I was 1 grade. But she did't remember me. 
We played tennis in Bethel. Mark taught us, and he is good at playing it very well. I came home, and I took a shower soon.
Dinner was fish, rice and mini cabege. I was exciting for rice, but it was yellow like a paeria. It was good, but I wanted to have japanese rice. Today, I have a dessert. It was cake with berry sauce, biscket and whipped cream and ice cream. I definitely get fat. It was really delicious. Tom used spice like a tabasco, was witten death something. There was a picture is tabasco beside my room.

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29. July

Today I learned about education. I was taught condition of students depending on boys and girls.
At launch, Joel and Linda took us viking, they are very kind!! I ate a lot, so lot. I definitely gain weight. After that, we went to castle and church in Seintpoul. It was great, but it was a little different from my imagination and I bored a little. I thought that I can listening corus but there was very silent.
Dinner was meatroaf. I helped her cooking. Bread was hand making. And when I added sauce into a boul, I dropped sauce front of Lisa. I thought it run a little like tabasco, but that's no. I felt easy because sauce was not dropped her. I had something a bad feeling. Meatroaf was very good, it's like a connected humberg.

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28. July

In morning, we went maryroad to have a breakfast. I had a omlet but it was very big. The omlet is used 3 eggs, sausage, hum, bacon and cheese. Very good! Potato was too much. I was surprised to water was very friendly.
After that, we bought famous donuts. We thought to eat it later because we are full now. 
And we went highking too, it'a little tired. After that, we came home soon.

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27. July

After I got up, I went Tom and Lisa's house. It 9:30 a.m. I felt time was waster. My cab was just beside of lake, so it was nice view. There was fire place under the steps, it feel good. Lisa and Anita made breakfast, are pancakes, sausages and cherry. It was really delicious! Syrup was fantastic!
After breakfast, we went to highking and we saw a waterfall there. The waterfall's name is devil's cketle. 
We had razania at dinner. Anita made it. She is began, so she doesn't have animal. Razania she made has tomato and tofu. That's so good.
We went beach, lake was very widen like sea. But very clean, so it's like a big water.

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26. July

Today, we went to a big bank. We had to bring a passport ought to enter in a bank. We saw much money, robot carried it. I flashed back vio-hazard. After that, we went to bill everyone looks like yellow.
At launch, I ate Lisa's sandwiches. There were chips, like cookies and peer. The peer, is condition of fruit of a tree, so I had a it with peel. My friend had peel too. American eat vegetable and fruiit with peel, and they eat flesh vegetables.
After that, we went to farm. I saw many animals and the farmers are stereotype, so it was funny. I didn't know that was real or fake. Two cows carried student, are 19 people. We ride dolly. It great, I thought cow's power is too great.
After I came back school, I went lake Superior with Ayumi, Ned and Anita. I went there with Ned and Anita's car. Temperature was 9 on along the way. It was surprised cold. On the way, we dropped in Subway. I was nervous to order sandwich. But a staff man was very kind. I was said by him "Have a fun America". I thought what happened because Ned said the man "good bye onion boy".
We arrived a cab about for 5 hour. Near the lake, cab was woody and very cute. There was fire place, so stylish. Tom and Lisa came here late, so I stayed with Ayumi. I slept watching a DVD which is Monster's Ink. I slept before I knew.

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25. July

Today's ESL was about adoption. Lecture was about adoption too. A teacher said us that "please teach me if I speak fast.." but she speaking was really fast. She gave a big example, spoke about it for a long time. So I couldn't understand much and I slept.
Launch was beef burger, beef stew has a little taste and salad. 
Afternoon, teachers and host-families came a college, and we did panel discussion. I thought that everyone feel rough.
After coming back home, I rode a harley-davidson, I lent it by Bob and Becky who are neighbor. Bob looks like driver of bike indeed. He wore denim total body and has regent hair. He is so cool. Bob drove a bike and I ride his back. It was really enjoyed for me! I wanted to say it's a nice breeze but I didn't know so I couldn't say it. American riding a big cool bike has cool fashion. they pull wearing leather jacket and jeans. Bob wore jeans, I thought I mistook my fashion. I just enjoyed it! It might reason which rose my tension.
I ate pizza at dinner. I went pizza shop with my mother, the shop is different type from that of Japan. I ordered favorite topping, shopper made it on site. Price was differ depending on topping. Shopper rolled out the dough, putted sauce and topping. We took away it, baked in my house. American oven is very big. Oven makes dishes appetizing. The pizza was very very big and it was very good. 

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24. July

Today's ESL was about self esteem. American and Japanese way to educate was very different.
A lecture was very interesting and I could understand what teacher told and listening was easy because a teacher spoke slowly. We learned about various problems of teenagers. We were taught about suicides and school with comparison of guys and girls.
I ate pizza, chauder, bread and salad at launch.
In afternoon, we went rose wood mole. It is like Kurea. I bought pants and T-shirts at forever21. Whenever I went shops, stuff talked me and I couldn't understand what they say.
At dinner, I ate dinner stuffed chicken salad into bread and chips. I was said today's dinner is light meal, but it was no light meal and very delicious. Especially, chicken salad has a flavor which I have never had. Maybe the flavor is no in Japan. Hating celery was in the salad, but I could eat it and it was very delicious.
After that, we watched movie outside in Minneapolice park. The movie was English, but English caption helped me much. I could not understand English very well. It was story of Vampire and a boy and it was funny.
I ate chips, popcorn, cakes and cherry watching a movie. I knew why Americans are fat.

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23. July

I eat breakfast myself to use in the kitchen because host familiy's job start late. I ate salad and banana.
Today, I went to school, we attend ESL and learned history of Minnesota in midmorning. And various idioms too, there are "you betcha." which is used only Minnesota, it is used when people assent something.
Lecture was conducted by Mark Norlander. I watched presentation which is culture preparation of Japan and America. It was interesting. Especially, wedding form is differ from Japan. In Japan, people lend a wedding dress, but in U.S. they buy it. So it takes more money than Japan.
We went to viking to have a lunch, I ate too much meal. I feel so bad because of that.
After that, we backed to school, we played games with Joel and Linda. I made my friend mummy using toilet paper. And then, we did scabander hunt of Bethel.
I took a lot of nerve talking foreigners. Ladies who I first caught was very beautiful and kind, so I talked easily them after that. We took picture with that ladies. Because of lack of time, we couldn't finish all questions, but It was very interesting.
Dinner were basil pasta and salad. It was very yummy. This was first pasta in this summer. This basil was grown by Ned and Anita who are next-door neighbors and they too make it every years. My mother made jam using berries which were cropped yesterday, we ate tube cake with whipped cream and the jam. I didn't know why it was no berry pie, but cakes were very good. Ayumi and Ned and Anita came my home, and they ate these cakes together.

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The Scopes Monkey Trial

It is a story when Shichihei Yamamoto of the commentator becomes the captive of U.S. forces in wartime in the Philippines and invited the end of the war.

There was a first lieutenant called Horton in the camp. One day, Yamamoto got an unexpected question by this man. ‘’Do you know that the human beings evolved from a monkey?’’ Yamamoto said ‘’Yes, I know it.’’ Horton said ‘’why do you know it?? Do you believe it??’’ Yamamoto didn’t know what he said that about. ‘’I knew such a thing with a magazine called the science of the child. And I believe it’’ he said. And so on, he said’’ the theory of evolution is taught in the elementary school in Japan. Doesn’t the American learn about it??’’ And Horton got quite and said ’’In the US, It was forbidden teaching the theory of evolution in a public school building.’’

A trial called The Scopes Monkey Trial was held on July 21, 1925. This is about because there was much Christianity in Tennessee, it was forbidden by a law that I taught the theory of evolution unlike a description of the Creation of the Bible in child and others in a public school. However, I have been arrested because the teacher, the John scopes of the science had taught children the theory of evolution. In addition, when the human beings evolved from a monkey, I expressed Darwin's evolutionary theory and was called Monkey Trial. Furthermore, the result became the lost case of the scope side.

Horton related above to Yamamoto. Yamamoto said ‘’I can’t understand why The theory of evolution is denied.’’ Horton said ‘’You Japanese said that the Emperor was Son of God grandchild and such human, such God until now. Does not this contradict Darwin's evolutionary theory?’’ Yamamoto was surprised to hear that. He didn’t notice that Darwin's evolutionary theory contradicted an Emperor theory. Yamamoto said ‘’I learned them in Japan, but I embraced without much resistance feeling that's one thing, this is another.’’ Horton said ‘’The American has an awful suffering and tangle to receive this theory of evolution.’’
World most phenomena are changed by the fundamentalist of a Judaist a Christian and the Muslim. And I am conscious or unconscious, and their religion prescribes their thought and action. In other words it is fundamentalism. There is not the country where Darwin's evolutionary theory was received smoothly any place other than Japan. Yamamoto though people of foreign country tend to give priority to religion over science. It is the story that a Japanese cannot possibly understand why the theory of evolution is denied.

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22. July

Today was first going to school day. We went to school with neighbor to ride cab. We went on the highway, it takes about 1 hour. Bethel university is big like not college. There were a lake which is as large as the university in the college. We were leaded the way to school. I saw valley ball player, they has long legs and are slim. I thought all American are fat but I knew it is only adult. There were boys playing baseball, they are very cooler than Japanese. I took a picture them automatically.
After school exploration, we ride a big cruiser on Mississippi, with nice breeze. We took a picture with baby and children. They are very cute. Because I could receive water with flee, we went to receive it, but some were listened again them pronunciation. Second floor was very hot, but first floor was very cool because of cooler.
Dinner was salad, salmon and asparagus. Salad are all fresh vegetables and olive was in salad. It was very good. After dinner, Tom and Lisa went a garden to pick berries. They said that they will make berry pie tomorrow. I was very looking forward to eat it!!
Ayumi's house is same construction with my house, so I was taught that how to turn the hot shower. I could turn hot shower, I was very glad.

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21. July

I arrived Minnesota! This is my first trip to overseas. I am very exited and nervous. In plane to Minnesota from Japan, I was surprised  to mechanics. For the mechanics, I could watch movies, lisning to music and any other things. I have thought that it is boring in plain. I ate airline food for three times. I was able to choose some foods. It was good. And flight attendants spoke so fast that I couldn't follow them.  On the way in plane, violent jolt occured. I thought I may die and very scared. 
When I check in, I was very nervous to talk with person in gate. But they were kind, only looking was fear. We arrived the air port and thorough the gate, our host families were waiting. I was worry because I have not ever seen them picture, but I felt easy when I saw my host family because they looks like kind. I was laughed because Akira, is wrong name was written on welcome board they were handing. And then, we came home with next house, Ayumi's family. On the way, we ate ice cream. It was very sweet, creamy and with hot chocolate sauce. The sauce piled up about 2cm in the cup. But it was delicious. I found America to start with. In U.S., car driving seat is in left, when person sitting passenger seat was talking face rounding, so I thought it was very dangerous. After that, every families went a park and ate hot　dog or hamburger. It was really big. Host families talked and laughed each other but I could not understand it. Some student drunk red beer for presentation. Children ate natto. A little child ate it hard. I made Origami but it was difficult to explane to children. Through Origami is not good, children was glad. They were interesting in it.
I arrived my house. It was very cute. My room is very stylish, there are closet, wall is dark green, white desk and blue and yellow bed. American house has a guest room at least. Toilet and bathroom is in the same room, I was very surprised. There were bath sink, but no cock of sink, so they don't have custom to soak in sink. And then I gave souvenirs, are okonomiyaki, yakiniku sauce, takenokonosato, jagabi and etc. I was a little angry because my mother packed extra things in suit case without my knowing it. I was in hell to pack my baggage. And  I gave towel of Kumamon, and my mother decked it, a dog barked to kumamon well. I forgot what I ate, but it was good. Shower was water, so it was very cold and I was very shivering.

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City

A famous place in my city is Kumamoto castle. It looks very great and cool. Price of admission is adult-\500 child-\200. Because it’s so cheap, I can go with a light heart. But in summer, it rather we don’t go. So it is very hot in summer. There is things is imitated at that time with exterior and interior. I can feel like history there, but it’s commodious and I don’t like to walk. So I want not to go there much. Kumamoto castle was built in about 1600 and has long history. Kiyomasa Kato built Kumamoto Castle of the figure like the present. Kumamoto castle use many stone walls of the shape called "protecting stones of samurai residences" that an upper incline is hard. Most person in Kmamoto know it.

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Country

I want to visit in Italy because there are many enticing things. Italy is known for eating and world heritage and soccer. Eating like pasta, pizza, gelato, wine, cheese are famous. Pasta is Italian staple food and there are many kinds recipe. They are popular in Japan. Gelato is used each local food like tomato or cheese. Italy is a country having most world heritages in the world. The famous ones are Trevi Fountain and the Tower of Pisa.

People usually speak Italian in Italy. But language varies by state and they speak French or German. Another more language is used too.

In Italy, well-known cities are Rome, Firenze, Venezia. There are delicious dishes and world heritage. I can feel long history from old building. Many travelers visit there. Among them, I want to go to Vevezia. Water-bus is used there. I can enjoy the scenery from a canal while indulging in an elegant feeling by a gondola.

The reason I want to go to Italy is I want to watch soccer game live there. Because Italian soccer team is strong, a game must be so interested. And I like Yuto Nagatomo who is making an impact in Italy. So I go there and I want to watch a game he takes part in.

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BR 2-18: The Wizard of Oz

"With glistening eyes, Dorothy said goodbye to her friends." (Baum, 2006, p.63)

This story is famous in the world. The work was done movie many times. last the movie was made by Disney in 2013.

A girl, Dorothy is main character. Toto is her dog. One day, her house was flied by typhoon and she and the dog arrived place they don't know. Bad witch was under the her house. Good witch said them that Oz who is great witch can back you to your home. So they went to Oz. On their the way, they met kakashi, tin plate and lion. She went with them. They arrived to Oz, but he said that kill the west witch to you back home. So they went to travel again. They killed the witch, thay returned to him, but he was swindler. They were angry but they noticed that. Kakashi got a brain, tin plate got a heart, lion is brave on the way. And then, they can back them home.

L. Frank Baum. (2006). The Wizard of Oz. London, England: Usborne.

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BR 2-17: The Emperor's New Clothes

"People will talk about the emperor for years to come." (Anderson, 2007, p.47)

This story is famous. I have heard the title but I read it for the first time.
Two confidence men said that they can make clothes which only clever people can see. They show a cloth, sure king can't see it. But the king pretend to can see the cloth because he don't want people to think that he is not clever. And his valet said can see it too. His soldier too. People in the town too. And then, the king walked in the city with no cloth. The naked king and people can't see clothes but everyone didn't say about that. But one boy said that the king is naked. 
The naked king meaning person who don't put person who say candid advice to oneself near myself.

Hand Christian Anderson. (2007). The Emperor's New Clothes. London, England: Usborne.

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BR 2-16: Moonfleet

"I am older now, and happy."(Falkner, 2007, p.56)

15 years old, John is main character in this story. He lives in Moonfleet. But it is said that people must not go church near by Blackbread graves at night because ghost of Blackbread appear there.
One day, John fall into basement of the church. There is place where is smuggling. He knew it and he was into trouble. His mother's friend, Fox went his city and he is boss of the smuggling. The smuggling day, the place is fight. John could escape from there and he found paper which is recorded place of treasure. So, He went to find treasures. 


John Meade Falkner. (2007). Moonfleet. London, England: Usborne

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Resolutions in 2014

I will study hard more. I want to pass the STEP 2 grade and pre-1 grade. I have to study listening English and reading it. I can't understand long conversations and I am not good at working long sentences. I should study English everyday. I want to pass 800 score of TOEIC. It is important. It takes so long time to pass these test. So I have to study it soon.

 

I will diet for job hunting. Recently, being fat is bad point because it can not control health them selves. Especially, air-line job is hard about it.

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Reflections in 2013

I learned many things in 2013. I read many American literary works which included  Adventures of Huckleberry Fin, Last of Mohicans, The Great Gatsby, The Old Man and the Sea and other novels. I think it was good chance for me because I don't like read books. 

Also, I went Minnesota for study abroad for a month. I learned about American culture, custom and little grammar there. I went Bethel University to study English. I attend classes of a grammer and lectures in midmorning. It's very interesting. In afternoon, I attended lectures or went sightseeing. I stayed in my host-family's house. A circumstance what there is no Japanese is a good experience for me. I was very enjoyed the study abroad, but my English was lacking. I think I could have been enjoyed more the study abroad if my English had been good. I could listen to real talking of American, I didn't know most of that. So I have to study English more. 

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