February 5th 2008

1.Where is a good place to take the children?
It is Disneyland in Chiba.
Most children in Japan like Disney. So people sometimes go to Disneyland.
There are a lot of attractions. These are popular not only children but also adult.
You should better go to Disneyland at least once.

2.Where is a good (interesting) place for the adults (Brad and his wife Angelina Jolie)
to visit while they are in Japan?
It is Omotesando near Harajuku.
Omotesando is street for shopping. There are a lot of brand-name store.

3.Where is a good place for all the family to go?
It is Kyoto.
You can see a lot of old Japanese culture in Kyoto.

4.What is the best restaurant?
It is Sushi bar.
You can eat raw fish and choose sushi made with egg, natto, cucumber, cooked shrimp, or grilled eel.

January 30th 2009

I read an article of yumichi's room.
I worry about withdraw an employment offer because I have to hit the pavement next year.
I hope to that business recovering.

January 16th 2009

I went to Togari to snowboarding with circle’s members. We left Osaka at night. The night, It had a heavy fall of snow. So we were delighted to view of snow. And next morning, Iwe reached in Togari. Then we snowboarded. It was very fun! Tomorrow and the day after, we snowboarded. I had a muscle ache so I was tired but I had a good time.

My topic is Jet with 155 aboard ditches in Hudson River after engines fail; all aboard safe. The reason why I chose the topic is interesting and it’s worrisome tip.

This is the same article written by Japanese.




These pictures are taken in Hudson River.

According to NTSB’s survey, encounter probability of death accident in airplane is 0.0009%. If that helps, Encounter probability of death accident in a car is 0.03% in US. Frequency of risk caused aircraft accident is different vary from company to company and area to area. Generally, the frequency is low in the advanced countries and the frequency is high in the developing countries. About 80% of aircraft accident is happened when a plane take off or rise and short time of landing. Also happened accident in flight in flight is a lot. Most factor of accident is artificial mistake and machine trouble.

I'm afraid of flight because I think that if occur an aircraft accident, what do I do?
I must overcome the problem because I can’t flight ling time like this.
I think an accident that Get birds into engine of both wings is not bad neither birds nor airplane because the accident was occurred by nature.

December 19 2008

My topic is naming. The reason why I chose the topic is interesting.

This is the most popular news in this week.
Publisher announces Japan's most popular baby names

I asked 5 classmates these questions about world economy.
1. If you give your baby the name, how do you naming?For example,
Fortunetelling by one's name or favorite name
2. Do you worry about number of strokes in a Chinese character?
3. Are you quick to catch on to a trend of name?
4. If you have a number of children, do you give your babies common name?
5. What is your canon of naming?
6. If you give your baby the name, how do you naming? For example,
Fortunetelling by one's name or favorite name.
　　1. I’ll give my baby my favorite name.
　　2. Fortunetelling by one's name or favorite name
7. Do you worry about number of strokes in a Chinese character?
　　1. Yes (1)
　　2. No. (4)
8. Are you quick to catch on to a trend of name?
　　1. Little bit (2)
　　2. No. (3)
9. If you have a number of children, do you give your babies common name?
　　1. Yes (2)
　　2. No (3)
10. What is your canon of naming?
　　1. It is my favorite Kanji.
　　2. Whether or not the name match well with into adulthood

Name is decided by parents or grandparent. Some people refer to a book that children’s name is on or fortune-telling to naming. Sometimes the social conditions of the times reflect to naming.

December 12 2008

My topic is world economy. The reason why I chose the topic is important for us.
I asked 5 classmates these questions about world economy.
1. How often do you read a newspaper?
2. Are you interested in world economy?
3. How much do you know about world economy?
4. What do you think about worldwide depression?
5. What do you think about developing country and advanced country?
6. How often do you read a newspaper?
　　1. Sometimes(3)
　　2. Every day (1)
　　3. Not at all(1)
7. Are you interested in world economy?
　　1. Yes(2)
　　2. No(1)
　　3. A little bit(2)
8. How much do you know about world economy?
　　1. A little bit(4)
　　2. Not at all(1)
9. What do you think about worldwide depression?
　　1. I worry about a jump in prices.
　　2. I think that it is our future.
　　3. I think that it will be better.
　　4. I don’t care.
10. What do you think about developing country and advanced country?
　　1. I think that advanced country should help developing country.
　　2. I want advanced country to think more about environment.
　　3. I want to reduce conscious mind about developing country and advanced country.
　　4. I think that advanced country is wonderful. I don’t want to live in the developing country.

About my survey results
Especially younger people today, They know about world economy a little.
So I think that younger people need to know it.

November 14 2008

1.All media messages are constructed.
すべての情報は作られている。
Who created this message?
誰がこの情報を作ったか。

2.Media messages are constructed using creative language with its own rules.
情報は自分自身のルールと創造的な言語を使って作られている。
What creative techniques are used to attract my attention?
私の注意を引く為にどんな創造的な技術が使われていますか？

3.Different people experience the same media message differently.
同じ情報でも人によって受け方が違う。
How might different people understand this message differently from me?
この情報から私との違いを他人がどのように受けるかもしれないか。

4.Media have embedded values and points of view.
情報は組み込まれた価値と考え方を持っている。
What lifestyles, values, and points of view are represented in, or omitted from, this message?
この情報からどんな生き方、価値、考え方が象徴されているか、また、省略されているか。

5.Most media messages are constructed to gain profit and/or power.
ほとんどの情報は利益や力を得る為に作られている。
Why is this message being sent?
なぜこの情報は送られているのか？


I chose this Mainichi article about NTT Docomo to buy 26 percent stake in India's Tata Teleservices for 264 billion yen

1.The Mainichi Daily newspaper.
This article written by Masatoshi Maekawa.
2.I was atracted the head line and numbers.
3.Some people might think the number of subscribers is many or not.
4.The point of view of the article, world economy is important for us.
5.To tell people about world economy

October 10th 2008

I went to Miyazaki in Japan for snow board club’s activity in summer vacation. We swam in the sea, we had a barbecue and fireworks and we enjoyed sightseeing. We went to prefectural government. It was crowded with tourists. Unfortunately, we couldn’t meet governor. This journey was great! I'll cherish all the good memories.

These pictures was took by Kaori

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