Disguises: Free writing 2

I have never disguised other persons or animals but I'd like to do it because I can change myself. I can be other person as if I have being the person. I think If we disguise, we will change not only our outward appearance but also our minds. It's interesting because we regarded outward as important not an interior although some people say "You can't judge people by appearance. It's what's inside that counts."

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Family: Free writing2-01

Most people love family. I love my family also. I've lived with my family since I was born, so family is my special existence for me. My family is a happy family always full of laughter. We like watching interesting TV programs and movies. The time watching TV or movies with my family is my favorite time. If my family have a problem, I will help and support them and make them smiley face.

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BR2-12: The Coldest Place on Earth

I read " The coldest place on earth" today. It is a history of Robert Falcon Scott who is an Englishman and went to the coldest place on earth. I didn't know the history, and also I've never been the coldest place, so I was interested in this story. Have you ever been to cold place? Kumamoto's winter is not so cold, y' know, so we can't experience cold place. I think the coldest place is not a place which human can live. There are no food and warm things. If I were there, maybe I can't spend a long time.

The main character, Scott is a captain of his ship and in summer of 1910, a race which to be a first human at the South Pole began. They tried to go South Pole, in Antarctica but it was really hard and dangerous place. Human can't go there easily, so Scott and his member took many ponies and dogs. They pull sledges and skied. The temperature was sometimes -40° Centigrade. I thought it's so hard and people maybe couldn't walk. We can go there by helicopter or other transportation system now, but they didn't have these then. It's impossible thing! They were really amazing guys, so I respect them.

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Superstitions!

I learned superstitions in the United States and Japan in today's speaking class.
I didn't know about these, so I asked my mother and she knows a lots.
There are lot of lucky things in Japan.

• A thousand origami cranes tied together on a string
• A tea stalk (floats vertically in one’s tea)
• Four-leaf clover
• A good luck charm
• Cast-off skin of a snake

These are five things people in Japan believe bring bad luck.

• Breaking lace like shoelace before you get out
• Don’t use needle and thread before you get out.
• Getting a piece broken rice bowl or tea cup
• Getting a piece broken seal
• If you cut your nails at night, you will have bad luck
  

There are some superstitions in Japan.

• If you sleep wearing socks, you won’t be able to be with parents when they die.
• It’s better to eat head of fish when you take an exam.
• If you eat a deep-fried breaded cutlet before you take an exam, you will pass the exam.
• If you have a fit of sneezing, someone gossip about you.
• If you good-luck ribbon worn around the wrist break, your wish will come true.

My mother told me about the superstitions in my childhood, and she said “If you whistle at night, a snake will come to you”. Did you know that? I think your parents also told you before.

In United States, people believe that 13th is bad luck. The unlucky day in Japan is June 6th because it called “day of devil”.
I don’t want believe in superstitions but I believe it inadvertently because they’re traditions from ancient times. However, I learned that superstitions are for keep good manners. People don't want children or other people to act with bad manners. Then ancient people made superstitions, we thought. It's really thoughtful because I've never thought these things.

Superstitions are interesting.

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Mrs. Doubtfire: Outline 02

This is "Mrs. Doubtfire" outline. My essay needs some photos and Youtube and links.



★Intro

• How I feel this story
• Why I feel it interesting...interesting point
• Main character
• About the story

★Body

• Interesting point 1 (Parental love and feelings)

Went to meet his children so far dress up as a woman. The way of disciplining of children.

• Interesting point 2 (The way of dealing with children)

Make children smile. Treat children on a footing of equality.

• Interesting point 3 (Daniel taught us the important things)

There are many kinds of different families. If there's love, we're the ties that bind.

★Conclusion

• My thinking about familial ties

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Mrs. Doubtfire: Brainstorm 02

These are "Mrs. Doubtfire" essay's brainstorm.

• familial ties
• parent-child ties
• problem of divorce
• humour
  
• parental love
• different style of families
• house maid
• love
• confidence
• straighten up
• joint custody
• make a change
• the eyes of the world

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Hair Spray

I wathched a movie "Hair Spray" yesterday with my sister. It's so fun movie and we really enjoyed watching it. This movie is musical and they were sometimes dancing and singing fantastic songs. The main character girl's dance is so cute and hot!! Actually she was an ordinary person before she appear on the screen. I was very surprised to hear that coz she has a very good talent. However, this is so fantastic movie, so if you like dancing and singing, you'd better watch this movie. Zac efron acting "Link" is so cute guy (>U<)

Check it out!!
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BR2-11: Survival Adventure

Today, I read this book “Survival Adventure”. Have you ever experienced survival camping? I never, but I’d like to experience it. However, camping is so fun, isn’t it? I love the atmosphere of camping because we can have barbecue with friends or family with chatting and also we can contact with beautiful nature.

The main characters of this story, Wilf and Chip took a tent round to Chip’s house and they slept into the tent. They enjoyed the camping in the garden, but a magic key took them to survival adventure. There were a lot of wild animals like very big bear and Indians. Spending in forest is very dangerous, so we have to cooperate and help each other. It's not only a problem when we are faced in dangerous situation but also we have to help each other when we are cooking or washing or something like that. However, camping is so exciting, so I'd like to do it next year!!

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Spoooorts lover (@▽@)V

Hi, everyone! How are you today? I'm fine. Becaaaaaause.....

I'm into sports recently because I worried about my weight. When I was in New Zealand, I ate toooooo much because there were many smorgasbord, sweets and lovely hot chocolate. They were all my friends. haha:) But I gained weight so much, so I was feeling something bad about my health recently. This is why I started to exercises, you know. I and my boyfriend decided to go on a diet together on Wednesday, so we try to go park dome near my house and play badminton, walk around the dome and muscle training and so on. It's so fun and we can refresh our feelings.

Also my friend, JAM wanted to exercise, so we decided to go gym in KGU university on Friday. We went gym and pedaled a bicycle and then walked. It was so hard, but really fun!! I want to go more from now on and make my health better! They are my pleasure now.

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BR2-10: Dutch Adventure

Today, I read this book “Dutch Adventure” and I learned that the importance of cooperation.

The main characters are a girl, Biff and a boy, Chip. They’re sister and brother. They have a magic key and one day the magic key took them to Holland. There were windmills and dyke in Holland. When Biff and Chip took some cheeses with Hans who is a boy taking some cheeses to the market, Water was spouting through the dyke!! The hole was getting bigger and bigger, so they pushed cheeses into the hole. Chip went to a windmill to ask someone help and a man was inside the windmill. The man was cutting the cheese in half and he took some diamonds inside the cheese! He stole the diamonds when people trying to stop bursting water. What a worse guy! They caught the man and then they could stop bursting water.

I thought that thing have to be used as good thing and not have to be used as bad thing. It is related to humanity, so it is really important. I think if people do good thing, it will be rewarded certainly. Then if you sacrifice something, it surely return to you again. I learned these things from this book.

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Essay 2-02: My Favorite Places in Nagasaki

I'll talk about my favorite places today. My favorite places are Nagasaki city and Sasebo city in Nagasaki prefecture. Have you ever been there? I think you've been Nagasaki city for your school trip before. I love these places because Nagasaki is my father's hometown and my relatives live there. I and my family go there twice a year, in summer and winter. I think that Nagasaki is my second hometown for me. Also Nagasaki city and Sasebo city have a lot of special points. That is why I love these places, so I'll explain three favorite points.

To begin with, Nagasaki city has many beautiful views. As you know, Nagasaki is a city of hills and there are many houses which are built on hills. The view is like a fairyland, so it's nice looking. I think people can't believe it that most people live in Nagasaki can't ride a bicycle because of hills. Actually, my father couldn't ride bicycle until he came to Kumamoto. Most people in Nagasaki walk the hills. I think that it's good exercise for people. When I go there, I walk the hills with my cousin for exercise. The night view is also beautiful. It called "The night of $1,000,000"! You can see it on Mt. Inasa. The view is romantic, so I think you'd better to go there once with your boyfriend or girlfriend. We can see beautiful sea near my relative's house and there are many ships lighted up. The sea smell is very nice, so I like this place.

Next, I think that Nagasaki has international culture. There are lots of foreigners in Sasebo city because there is US military base, so when I walk the city, I see foreigners many times. I always think "Is here abroad?". There are many foreign shops and restaurant in Nagasaki city because of Dutch village and China town. I sometimes go there and have a lunch with my relative.The Chinese foods and sea foods are very delicious!

Nagasaki is the stricken area of atomic bomb, so there are atomic bomb archives and peace monument. Nagasaki think much of "peace" than any other prefectures. That's also why I like this city.

Finally, they have original culture. There are many interesting festivals. For example, Syouryounagashi which is launching a paper lantern or votive offering on a straw boat onto the water to see off the spirits of one's ancestors on the last day of the Bon festival. I go this festival every summer. The fire crackers are really noisy, but it's interesting. Also there is Okunchi festival and you can see the Dragon Dance. It's so wonderful festival, so I want to see again. I like Nagasaki dialect. My father and my relative talks in Nagasaki dialect. It's different from Kumamoto dialect and the intonation is also different. It's very interesting!

I suggest you to go Nagasaki city and Sasebo city at least once. Nagasaki is romantic and international place, so I think you'll become like them. I'm going to go there in this winter, so I'm looking forward to go there. I love Nagasaki city and Sasebo city!!

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Favorite Places: Outline 01

My favorite places are Nagasaki city and Sasebo in Nagasaki.

★Intro:

• Why I like these places
• When I go there
• How I feel
• About my relatives
  

★Body:

1. First favorite point of Nagasaki (Views)

• houses
• night view(Inasayama)
• sea view (nice sea smell)- ships
  

2. Second favorite point (International culture)

• Many abroads (US military base in Sasebo)
• Many shops(Dutch village), restaurant (China town) - delicious foods (Chinese, sea foods)
• atomic bomb archives, peace monument

3. Third favorite point (Original culture)

• shouryounagashi
• Okunchi festival (the Dragon Dance)
• lots of hills
• Dialect

★Conclusion

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Favorite Place: Brainstorm 01

New additional ideas for favorite place

• Sea
• Foods
• Nice sea smell
• Many shops
• Many abroads
• Festival
• Houses
• Dialect
• Languages
• Near Kumamoto

★Favorite three places in Nagasaki!!
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My Favorite Place

My favorite place is Nagasaki because my relatives are there. There are my father's home town, so I go there twice a year, in summer and winter. I love this place because the night views are very beautiful and it called "The night of $100". I think that is good name! We can see beauiful sea near my relative's house and there are many ships lighted up. It's so wondeful place. I wanna go with my boyfriend next time.

The place also has amusement park called " Housetenbos" . I've been there many times, so I like there. The fire works in night time is wonderfull and very romantic. Also many chulips are so cute. That's second nice point in Nagasaki.

Nagasaki has so many up hills! I think people can't believe it that most people live in Nagasaki can't ride a bicycle because of hills. Actually, my father couldn't ride it until he came to Kumamoto. Most people in Nagasaki walk the hills. I think that it's good excercise for people. When I go there, I walk the hills with my cusin for excercise.

I love Nagasaki!!!!

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My favorite fall activity

I love music and playing the piano. I think fall is the best season for listening and playing music. I don't play the piano in my house these days, so my fingers are lazy. I want to challange new piano music. I like Chopin music, so I'll try his new music.

Also I love listening to music, especially classical music like orchestra. I'll listen to a lot of classical musics with CD and I'd like to go to orchestra concert this fall. I was used to go concerts in my childhood, I don't go these days. I'd like to go and feel "fall".

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Ugly Betty

I like this drama "Ugly Betty". Do you know this? She looks no nice, but she is smart and good person. I like her very much. I want to cheer her because she try hard to her work. Her heart is very beautiful. It's very interesting drama, so I want to keep watching!
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BR2-09: Sam's New Flat

Today I read " Sam's New Flat". I choosed this one because I have moved before and I could understand her feelings. This story is easy to read and the picture is nice. The story was that Sam's parents didn't want to spend a time in their house anymore, so Sam and her mother moved to different place and it was a new flat. Sam's feeling was not so good because she was alone and she has no friend there.

I think that it's difficult to make friends in a new place. Besides, she wanted to live together with her father and mother, I think, so it is too hard to keep her feelings happy. When I moved here, I have no friend too, so I played with my sister. However, there were many children near my house, so I had courage and made some new friends. I thought that having a courage to join friends is important to acclimate ourselves to a new environment.

Sam could make friends very naturally, so it was good thing. It was nice story.

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Go to Kumamoto city with Fai

Last Sunday, I got up early and went to Kumamoto city with my sister and boyfriend and Fai. This is a last day to spend with Fai. My boyfriend drive his car and my sister was talking a lot to Fai. First, we went to Kumamoto castle. There were so many people and very crowded. We went to top of the castle and saw a beautiful view. I went to 本丸御殿 in a first time. It was so clean and good wooden smell. The gold wall was so beautiful!!

After that, we went to センタープラザ and ate ラーメン in こむらさき. It was yam:9 It was first time to eat ラーメン for her, and she felt it was good! After having a lunch, we went to 上通り and took プリクラ in game centre. It was nice picture! We rode a car and went to 水前寺公園. But it was heavy rain, and we have to pay fee 400 yen each. It's high cost, isn't it? However there were nice place because there were many green and large pond. Also there were many carps and goose. It was so funny, so we laughed at them.

Then we went to Baskin Robins 31 ice cream and ate nice ice creams. We were there for a long hours and talked many things. My sister is so funny person and she taught right(!?) Japanese to Fai. It was so funny and interesting! She said "これって、いいじゃん”(This is very nice, huh?) in many times and practiced the words many times. Then "これはかぼちゃですか？" "いいえ、それはサボテンです。"( "Is this a pumpkin?""No, it's cactus." ) in many times. Fai was confused that and said かぼてん. It was so funny!HAHA:)

We took Fai to her dormitory at 6:30. Then I and my sister and my boyfriend went to a restaurant and had a dinner. We talked a lot, especially my sister. It was first time to talk with that three, so it was fun. We laughed at my sister's talking. We went back home at 10:00.

I had a nice weekend!

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Welcome to my home, Fai!!

Hey, how's going guys? Today, I'll talk about last Saturday story.

Last Saturday, a girl exchange student came to my home. Her name is Fai and she came from Thailand and she is 23 years old. She is good and very smart student and can speak English very well. First, I and my father took her to a okonomiyaki restaurant and we ordered three kinds of okonomiyaki. Fai ate it in the first time but she turned it over very well. She likes Japanese foods, so she looks like very happy.

We talked about many things such as family and culture and Thailand. She taught us many things about her. After that, we went to Youme town and looked around many shops. We took プリクラ with my father and it was her first time to take プリクラ. She became like it, so I was glad. After went back home, my mother there and we talked a lot. Fai said that Thailand has many geys and that's usual thing. I thought that it is interesting and it is different from Japanese culture that geys are open.

We went to hot spring near my house with my father. It was also her first experience, so she looked like very nervous. She was suprised at hot spring was hot, but she felt relax. I thought that that was her precious experience. haha:) After that, we went to grocery store and went back home. I've called my boyfriend to come to my home and have a dinner with my family, so my family and boyfriend and Fai had a dinner and held welcome party. We talked many things and laughed watching TV. It was so nice time for me!

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BR2-08: Rescue!

I read exciting story today. That is "Rescue!". The main character, a boy, Wilf and a girl, Biff met a princess Aisha and they went to rescue her younger sister who had been kidnapped. It was very dangerous mission because there were many scary men and they tried to catch Wilf and Biff and sisters.

The most important point of this story is that thinking some idea to avoid dangerous. When we were faced with something danger or when we have to escape from some bad guy, we usually think about some way to avoid these. Besides, we have to come up the idea very quickly because we have no time to wait. We have to avoid the dangerous so quickly. I think it is very difficult to think good idea quickly. But I also think that we can think idea quickly when I faced these dangerous situation. I don't know why but I believe that acting on the decision of an instant will go well. Our quick reaction save our life! I thought that human beings have great power. It's wonderful!

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Essay 2-01: Rewrite of WEB site review: Travel Memory is Treasure

Hi everyone. Long time no see! Did you enjoy your summer vacation? Did you go somewhere with your friends or family or boyfriend or girlfriend? I think some people went somewhere and made great memories. Some people took many beautiful pictures and talked about their memories with big smile. I think travel memory is treasure of your life because you can experience and see many things. If you stay only your home town, you can't see places which has great view.

Today, I would like to introduce my favorite web site. This is JTB travel web site. http://www.jtb.co.jp/kaigai/ I love travel and love to watch pictures of foreign places, so it's good site for me. Actually, I haven't booked these tours using this site, but I want to may be next time! My mother always booked by advertisement. It's one of way to book tours. However, booking by web site is more easier than calling, I think. Here is the another good point. The good point of this web site is that we can book a hotel or day in advance in the web site. You only click the button and decide the dates you want to start traveling. When I see the many beautiful pictures in this web site, I became to go to travel. If you want to travel, just click the button. It's easy to book if you have a time.

Also it has places and profitable tours recommended by JTB. If you don't know which package tour is the best, you click the button and compare the cost or special treatment. Besides, there are some theme "resort with picture", "theme park like Disney land", "travel for students" and "course in a foreign language in a country where it is spoken". They are also good point for traveler because there are many kinds of traveler. So we can choose one tour by our purpose.

If you don't know what should you bring for the travel and how to do a traveler's check or anything you don't know about the travel, the site tell you what to do. The site contains all about travel, so it's very useful for us. I'm planing my traveling now and I want to go Hawaii again with my younger sister because I have a time in my collage life. However, I don't have much money, so I need to make money. It'll be our first abroad travel on our own, so we have to learn how to get air plane and check places, shopping mall and so on using this site. I think I'll be very nervous but it is my now pleasure!

If you want to go somewhere, I reommend you to go Australia or Hawaii because there are lots of Japanese and cute shop! If you were lost, you'll be able to ask anyone. So I think there are good place to spend on your vacation! You're student now, so I think that you'd better to join the tour for student. You can travel more cheaper than adult. I think it' kind for student's wallet! Look at this page. http://www.jtb.co.jp/gakusei/

Make your own plan for traveling and have fun your precious traveling!! Good luck!!
http://www.jtb.co.jp/kaigai/

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