final exam

Total posts:28
Total words:6420
Number of posts in
September:1
October:8
November:7
December:11
January:1
Number of posts: about books; 14
1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14
with links; 3
with pictures/photos/presentations :14
[YOU NEED TO LINK TO THE POSTS ABOUT BOOKS; TYPE THE TITLE AND LINK FROM THAT]
Number of complex posts (at least 3 links and 1 picture)
Sidebar Items: labels section?; yes
Kumamoto links section?;yes
blog links section? ;yes
Number of comments on your blog:22
The assignments you have done [YOU NEED TO LINK TO THEM]
The longest gap between posts (which posts, and how long was the gap):

It was difficult for me to do the collavorative essay because I had to work with my friend though we did not have enough time to share, acutually. But we did our best. I also learnt it is very important to have pharagraphs to write a essay or paper things like that.
Many book reviews of every week were also a bit hard for me,too because I have much homework every day, so I did not have time to read books very much. Yet, every teacher says "to read book is really important", so I dicided to do that, for myself.

comment:
However I can't use the computer very well, I enjoyed blogging and looking friend's blogs. Every people made their uniqe and wonderful blogs! Then, I was really glad to get comments from my friends.
I am going to study abroad in the U.S.(Montana State University) from this summer for 1 year, so this class will be quite useful, for sure. I want to be able to write faster, so I will continue to write here about my life(like 十分は十分） from now on.
Thank you very much.

too short vacation...

At last, a short winter vacation had finished and school have started. I enjoyed it very much , so I feel it was too short to me.
Now I long for spring vacation! Unfortunately, before that, we have to finish the final exam!

book 14

Dairy of Anne Frank is a really impressive to me. I read it for the first time when I was 13 years old and I tried to read it in English this time.

People all over the world are able to see what life as a persecuted Jew was like during World War II; thus gaining an appreciation for the sacrifices people made in the struggle to stay alive. Anne Frank did not become famous until after her death in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp and after the liberation of all concentration camps. Otto Frank, the only surviving member of the people hiding in the Secret Annex, later had Anne's dairy published.

We do have to hope world peace. I would like everyone to read this.

book 13

The title is "In Cold Blood".

This is so disturbing book, but interesting one, I think.
The author, Truman Capote wrote “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”.
Murders of Herbert Clutter, a wealthy farmer from Holcomb, Kansas; his wife, Bonnie; his 16-year-old daughter, Nancy; and his 15-year-old son, Kenyon, and the aftermath. Capote said that he had created a new type of book, the non-fiction novel, by applying traditional literary conventions to crime reporting.

book 12

Moby-Dick is a novel by Herman Melville in 1851. The novel describes the voyage of the whaling ship Pequod, led by Captain Ahab, who leads his crew on a hunt for the whale Moby-Dick. The language is highly symbolic and many themes run throughout the work. The narrator's reflections, along with complex descriptions of the grueling work of whaling and personalities of his shipmates, are woven into a profound meditation on society, nature, and the human struggle for meaning, happiness, and salvation. Moby-Dick is often considered the epitome of American Romanticism.
I watched this film at my literature class. It was great.

MY WAI

Total words this semester: 6420

How many total posts? 28

How many posts

in October: 8
in November:7
in December: 11
in January:1

(use labels for the following)
How many posts
about books: 14
with links: 3
with pictures/photos:

How many complex posts? (at least 3 links and 1 photo):

Sidebar: Do you have:
a labels section: YES
a Kumamoto links section: YES
other blogs: YES
(including at least 2 blogs from other classes in the WinK community: YES )

Comments (look in your dashboard)
How many comments are there on your blog? :22

Assignments/Book reviews:

How many book reviews have you written?14

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14
Have you done these assignments?:3

1. assignment 1: review (at least 3 paragraphs of at least 3 sentences)
2. assignment 2: blog post about Kumamoto
3. assignment 3: collaborative essay about Kumamoto
4. assignment;5
5. : presentation about Kumamoto
6. assignment 6: (collaborative) movie review; or kumamoto-i wiki assignment

Other questions:
What is the longest gap between posts on your blog?:

It was difficult for me to do the collavorative essay because I had to work with my friend though we did not have enough time to share, acutually. But we did our best. I also learnt it is very important to have pharagraphs to write a essay or paper things like that.

Many book reviews of every week were also a bit hard for me,too because I have much homework every day, so I did not have time to read books very much. Yet, every teacher says "to read book is really important", so I dicided to do that, for myself.

book 11

The title is "Breakfast at Tiffany's".
This is very famous name of bland.
It's a very romantic love story about two people who find happiness in the crazy, mixed-up world we live in.
George Peppard plays Paul Varjak, a writer who has to earn his living through a wealthy socialite, Patricia Neal, as her "kept" man. Audrey, who plays Holly Golightly, is a gold-digging call girl, who is looking for the right rich man to marry. Though you would think these two would be unflattering characters, they are both very charming and put on phony personas (especially in Holly's case) in order to survive.
I want to wacth film, too!

bad news

today in the morning, I wacthed TV and I knew that Korea had a too much snow these days and many people were injured and killed. On the other hand, Japan is expected that it will be warm winter...The quruel weather is bothering the world!
we have to do what we can do. It is pretty fine even small things.

book 10

This book is about Walt Disney.

Walter Elias Disney (December 5,1901 - December 15, 1966), was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, vivionary, and philanthropistHe was the son of Floa and Elias Disney, and had three brothers and one sister. As the co-founder (with his brother Roy O. Disney)of Walt Disney Productions, Walt became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world. The corporation he co-founded, now known as The Walt Disney Company, today has annual revenues of approximately U.S. $30 billion.
Actually, he did many failures again and again but he never gave up.

I love Disney because they give us dreams, fantasies, hopes and inspirations.

book 9

The title is " the king of Narnia".

Aslan the "Great Lion" is the main character in The Chronicles of Narnia a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by C. S. Lewis. He appears in all seven books of the series. The word aslan is Turkish for "lion" and is used as a title for Ottoman/Seljukid and Persian Empire(Turkic) rulers. The figure of Aslan may have been suggested by a mysterious lion which suddenly appears and disappears at key moments in the novel The Place of the Lion.

I also have watched film, and I was really moved!

Ryugaku: Furo vs. Shower

I would like to think about furo vs. shower. I think furo is absolutely better than shower.
First, it is really good for our body. The blood circulation is improved, the body becomes warm(especially it is very important in winter.). we sweat a lot and take out a waste material from a body.
Next, we can relax by taking the bath. At the bath time, we can spend longer time a bit more over reading magazines, singing songs or just thinking about something, things like that.
At last, there are many kind of bath( we call them onsen) in Japan, so we can enjoy them!
That’s why it is definitely better furo than shower. I will take the bath everyday except when I don’t have enough time to do that.

book 8

The title is "three lives", it is written by Gertrude Stein.
In three lives, Gertrude Stein recounts the life stories of three very different woman living and dying in the city Bridgepoint. With “The Good Anna,” we learn the story of a German maid, who maintains the homes of various grand ladies through her life. She loves taking care of stray dogs and scolding young ladies into what seems to be their proper stations. She also cultivates a strong friends ship with the window Mr. Lehntman, the great “romance” of her life.

TOEFL exam!

I took it last weekend. I could not study very much. but luckily, test was totally same as last time! I remembered some questions. ( of course I did not know the answers...)
I hope the score will be better than last time!

book 7

The title is beauty and the beast".
Beauty has never liked her nickname. She is thin and awkward; it is her two sisters who are the beautiful ones. But what she lacks in looks, she can perhaps make up for in courage.
When her father comes home with the tale of an enchanted castle in the forest and the terrible promise he had to make to the Beast who lives there, Beauty knows she must go to the castle, a prisoner of her own free will. Her father protests that he will not let her go, but she answers, "Cannot a Beast be tamed?"
Beauty is a great heroine -- brainy, kind, wry-humored, brave and strong, I think.
For anyone who loves the fairy tale, I highly recommend this book and I firmly believe that it should be on every young girl's reading list.

at Tomei's class

Hi. My name is Chiaki Nakamura. I am majoring English and I am really busy everyday because I have to do much homework, work at part time job and in adition to that, prepare to study abraod next year! But I will do my best.

Now, I am taking the calss about ryugaku. Today's topic is "speed".
Unfortunately, I cannot type fast very much. But I really need to type fast to study abroad!
I did not know the software in computer, so I will practice typing with using it from now on!

book 6

The title is “little woman”. I had to read this book at my American literature class. Little Women is a novel by Louisa May Alcott published on september 30,1868, concerning the lives and loves of four sisters growing up during the American Civil War. It was based on Alcott's own experiences as a child in Concord, Massachusetts.

I thought what “family” and “love” are.

...Yes, these are really precious for us.

it is becoming clod...

Last night, it was so clod. I wore a lot.
I don't like winter very much actually, but I love winter sports (especially skiing ) and foods!

well, I will enjoy the winter!

collaborative essay

We would like to introduce about food shops in Kumamoto. There are many wonderful shops here in Kumamoto. You should try to eat as many as possible! well, we tell you three foods shops , they are our recommendations! Please check out!

At first, about " Bunryu" which is noodle shop. It is very popular! Almost all of the people have been there. There are always many people in the shop. We can choose hardness of noodle, the amount of scallion and so on. The shops opens from 6pm to 3am except on every Monday.

I'm going to talk about my recommend bakery shop! It's "Merukoro". You can get many kinds of bakery there, also you can get jam. There are many hard bread than soft one. It takes about for an hour by car. This is the direction. here(^^)!
"Merukoro" is like this. here(^^)!

Do you know "Ikinari dango"? It's famous food in Kumamoto. It has sweet potato and anko in it. There is good dango shop in Koushi town. Sometime It sold out by noon. You can get only ¥70 each of them. It's cheap isn't it??
This is the direction. here(^^)!

oh, we became hungry over writing this essay. Kumamoto is really good place to eat out. we want to find many other shop. Anyway, please go to many places! You won't be dissapointed! ( and tell us the place where it is...!)

I worked with Yuki Muto.

so cold day!

It was so cold yesterday, even the daytime,too! I did not wear enough, so I felt always cold.
I like winter, because there are many lovely events in winter,such as Chiristmas, New Years day, spring holidays, something like that...
but actually I really don't like weather...

book 5

The title is "my fair lady".

Gloriously witty adaptation of the Broadway musical about Professor Henry Higgins, who takes a bet from Colonel Pickering that he can transform unrefined, dirty Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle into a lady, and fool everyone into thinking she really is one, too! He does, and thus young aristocrat Freddy Eynsford-Hill falls madly in love with her. But when Higgins takes all the credit and forgets to acknowledge her efforts, Eliza angrily leaves him for Freddy, and suddenly Higgins realizes he's grown accustomed to her face and can't really live without it.

I also like the dresses people are wearing. Theay are lovely!