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2010年12月24日金曜日

BR12: Dessert


There is the biggest dessert in Riyadh, in Saudi Arabia all over the world. That is the Sahara desert.
Now dessert is going to spread all over the world, There are some reasons. People cut the trees too much, so CO2 doesn't absorb by trees, then it causes the grobal warming. In addition, the grobal warming causes desertification.
These things are said as the other reasons of desertification; slash-and-burn faeming, surplus population, too much pasturing, and cultivation. Of course climmate changing is one of the reasons.
There is even a treaty for the desertification.
To try not extend dessert anymore, people should live them lives with consideration about environmental. It is quite serious problem.


Hardy-Gould, J.(2009). Desert. OXFORED university press.

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BR11: London

This book is Oxford's also.



I really long to visit London. Look at the cover of this one. This ferris wheel is "London eye". It can hold 25 people in each capsule. The next pict is Thames barrier, built to ease damage from the flood. A fe


w weeka ago i saw "Dat after (FLOOD)", this barrier was broken in this movie..








From 1665 to 1666, people had 2 large disasters in London. The plague and big fire. The plague raged and killed a hundred thousand people. The great fire of London was caused by a small fire. The fire broke out in aa bakery, and it extended widely for 4 days. It is also said this fire stopped the spread of the plague, fortunately or not. Bless you.

I am also interested in the fashion brands from England. Like Mary Quant, Cath Kidston, Burberry, and so on. These goods are very cute but so expensive for me.

Escott, J.(2008). London. OXFORED university press.



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BR10: England



This book is published by Oxfored university, and written about England.
It has many photos of scenery, and they are so beautiful. The places that are introduced in this book;
Bodian castle in East Sussex
The Romans built Hadrian's Wall
Buckingham Palace
Gateshead Millennium Bridge
The Angel of the North
A lake in the lake district
A green dale in Yorkshire
Stonehenge
.. and so on.
These photos made me feel like traveling England. And It is written about English Food also. I heard that English foods are not good.. but I cannot believe it. I want to try it so much, especially Fish and Chips.

2 of my friends will go to England to study for a year. I respect them, and am a little jealous. I want to go there, too! And, get on the double-decker, take an afternoon tea.

Escott, J.(2008). England. OXFORED university press.

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BR09: The Story of Chocolate


"Hooray! Cheap chocolate." "A cup a day keeps the doctor away!" (page 26)

This is a story of chocolate's history. Long long ago there is the tree of cacao in rain forests. At first monkeys found it and tasted the seeds. Then the human race called Mayans found it. They made the special, bitter drink by cacao, and the drink became worthy and only rich people could taste and enjoy it. One day a group of merchant came to the village, and they amazed the taste of the drink. They brought many cacaos, then the cacaos popularity spread out over the Europe. Some European richs improve the chocolate. The one added sugar it at first, then the other put caramel, nuts, and so on.

Now chocolate is loved all over the world. We can get chocolate cheaply. My favorite American chocolate was "Extra creamy milk chocolate with toffee and almonds", favorite Japanese one is ROYCE's chocolates.

Daynes, K.(2004).The Story of Chocolate. Usbone Publishing.


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sleepyyy

got TOEFL score.. it was less than i expected. my confidence disappeared.
so, i have to start now!!!

by the way i have 4 more books to read and write the reviews, by 5:00 pm. but i have part time job from 3:00 pm to 9:00 or 10:00 pm.. dont have enough time omg.
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The Difference of Lifestyles

I studied about "The Difference of Lifestyles in America and Japan".
I stayed in Minnesota for a month in last summer, and it was so interesting and amazing. This study is based on my experience. This stay was the biggest thing in this year, and it was so fruitful trip. I got motivated to study about foreign countries more than before.


The Difference of Lifestyles.


1. Introduction
At the class before I went to America, our teacher told us about America a lot. There were many differences in her stories. They were amazing and unbelievable. I was interested in it, and I wanted to find the differences in this home stay. When my host mother sent e-mail to me, she told to me that she would take me to her friend’s wedding. I attended two different type weddings. The one was casual style, another was formal. I thought that finding the difference of weddings will be interesting.
After this stay, I got much information about lifestyle in Minnesota. I am going to write it.

2. Lifestyle in Minnesota
I introduce the things I was surprised. These are my case, and may not general habits. I compared my experience in Minnesota with my usual lifestyle in my hometown.
2-1. At home
On the first day, I went to my host mother’s house with her, she entered the house with shoes. That was I expected. But on the other day, I saw she doesn’t put it on the floor. I asked why and she said “Just relax.” At the class in Bethel, I asked about it to my friends. Some said that like my case, and some said that the host family does not put them on the floor completely. That depends on the family’s way.
Next is about laundry. During I stayed the home; I have never seen that my host mother hung out the wash to dry in the sun. I couldn’t ask her why so I found out. American people don’t dry clothes on the outside and they have some reasons. In Minnesota, they have heavy snowfalls in winter so if they hang out the wash in the sun, it would freeze completely. They also worried about thieves. Moreover, it is said drying clothes on the outside looks poor. Also, usual American family washes clothes a few times in a week. Because they have a large laundry, so they don’t use it every day. But if they had many children, they might wash clothes every day. Also, they use automatic dish washer, they wash the dishes seldom by hand.
The third is about holiday. American often has a weekend at a cabin near the lake. The relatives get together and stay overnight, and have BBQ, talk a lot, swim, tubing in the lake. Adults and children even the girl who as old as me enjoy all the day together. The other day, my host mother took me to gun shooting. Gun shooting is her hobby, and her sons like it also. We went to the place for gun shooting. The sons have guns, rifles and bullets. I think this hobby is uncommon in Japan.
2-2. In the town (out of the home)
Every morning, I spend a time at a café until the van comes there to pick me up to Bethel. I ordered a cup of latte on the first time. Then my host mother told about me to the workers. A few days later, I asked to my host mother, “Should I order something at the café every day?” She said “no”. She told me that people can stay at a café without any orders, when they wait someone. Café or anywhere. No one cares the person who is just staying there.
Next is taking out culture. At restaurant, too much food they often serve. My host mother has small appetite, so we always left the foods on plate. At the first time we went to a restaurant to have dinner, I felt it is pity to waste, so I tried to eat whole things. After that, she ordered a box to take out her foods on the plate. I understood, “People can take out in this restaurant.” But this was not only the restaurant. My host mother told me that we can take out at almost of restaurant in America, except buffets.
In America, it is the most important for restaurants to satisfy customers. So they serve many foods at first, and if the customers couldn’t eat whole thing, they give some boxes to take out.
2-3. Weddings
During this stay, I attended to 2 different style weddings. The first one was casual wedding and it was held in a simple building (it has roof and many benches and tables, but well hole style) . There were bride’s maids and best men. We listened to song and playing the guitar. That was simple and casual wedding ceremony outside. After that I went to the reception with my host mother, to the other place. We had some foods, and talked with her friend. But the reception was a little strange. According to my host mother; “This reception is not good example. The host keeps guests for too long time, and disorganized. Don’t believe this is the American wedding style.” I was just complicated. In the other day we went to another wedding. I got a new dress for the day. So, this wedding was more formal style. We went to a ceremony hall in a hotel, in St. Paul. We did not go to the reception in this time, but we had a good time without any problems. I learned about two kinds of wedding styles. Sometimes American holds wedding outside.

3. Lifestyle in Kumamoto
In my lifestyle in Kumamoto, at first, we never put the shoes in the house. Japanese separates the place to walk with shoes or not. About washing, we usually hang out the washing under the sun if it is not rainy. Nobody thinks that it looks poor. Drier is popular also. We use the drier when it is raining, we have to hurry, or we just do not want to hang out. Almost Japanese prefer hanging out to drier because it is natural and we believe it is good for our health. In holidays, American family makes a plan to get together and have fun. In Japan, the teenager girls or boys like to go out with them friends, not with family. I felt American family like outdoor activities like camping, picnic or swimming in the lake.
If I stay at a café with no order in Japan, the clerk or the other people might think that I am strange, and it would make me uncomfortable. At a restaurant, if I want to take out, the restaurant might give me a box, but I think it is not so popular. About weddings, it was almost same as Japanese style. We have several style of weddings also.

4. Conclusion
Compared with the lifestyle in Kumamoto, I could see some differences in lifestyles. What I really think is that Americans like just have fun, and family is warm. They think it is very important to spend a time together. American family’s lifestyle is based on “American dream”. Have a family, eat a lot, and live happily. On the other hand, American seems to tend to depend on machinery. The lifestyle in America is getting mechanize. I prefer to wash the dishes by hand. Machines do not wash the dishes completely. And sometimes they waste too much. I heard that the cost of foods in America is not so expensive, so they get many food and waste. Almost Japanese might say “Mottainai”. I mean Americans had better consider economy and saving. That will lead them life more comfortable, I think.

Thank you for reading my paper.
Can you stay at a cafe without any orders? I can't. I would feel so bad. I think Americans are un concerned for the things they don't have interests.



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2010年12月23日木曜日

toeic

took TOEIC 3 weeks ago, and i got higher score than last time's. it went up by 120 points, i cannot believe it! yea! :-) it was very exciting thing! so now i think i want to reach 600 points. i will try for this score. it is rare for me being filled with confidence.. i think i can do it now.
i could not study for the test this time(that is true), so the score was my own ability. i hope i had gotten higher score on TOEFL's also. i have to make progress and always do my best.

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2010年12月20日月曜日

Essay05: Lilo and Stitch



“Don’t leave me, ok?”
“OK! ...Ok.”
This scene is the one of my favorite scenes.

This is an adventure of a Hawaiian girl and an alien.
An alien, called “experiment No.626” was born on a planet. Actually a doctor produced him secretly. The union of the galaxy judged the No. 626 is a dangerous alien. He has strong power and a strong desire to destroy. The union decided to banish No. 626 to another planet forever. He looks like a little cute animal but he is really a ferocious alien. The doctor Jumba was arrested because he made a dangerous creature. The union tried to launch No. 626 to space but he escaped. After his escape, he crashed to the
ground on an island, on earth. It was good fortune for him because No. 626 survive in water. The union let a staff member named Pleakley go to earth, because he had been studying about the earth. The arrested doctor Jamba was also sent with Pleakley. No one knows how to deal with No. 626 except the doctor. The two aliens left for the earth, Kauai Island, Hawaii.
A little Hawaiian girl named Lilo is taking a hula lesson. There were a few children
there but she didn’t have good relationships with them. She was always alone. She lives
with her big sister, and they had lost their parents in a car crash.
One day, Nani, Lilo’s sister, thought that Lilo needs a friend so they went to a pet shop.
Then Lilo found a blue, strange kind of “dog”, and decided to take him. That was
experiment No. 626. Lilo named No. 626 “Stitch”. Stitch made many troubles. He likes
to break things. Lilo tried to make Stitch a good dog, and taught him tricks such as
playing guitar, and and other things but it didn’t go well. Jamba and Pleakley came to
catch Stitch again and again but they couldn’t. Finally the union of the galaxy called
them and told they cannot wait any longer and they sent Captain Gantu to earth.
Captain Gantu came there and caught Stitch and Lilo. Stitch escaped again, but Lilo
was left in Gantu’s spaceship. Nani asked Stitch to rescue Lilo. Then, Stitch, Jamba,
and Pleakley got together and they helped Lilo.
After that, Stitch was caught by the union of the galaxy. Stitch said that he wanted to
say good bye to Lilo and Nani. However the chairwoman of the union decided that Stitch
can stay on earth, instead of his banishment. Lilo and Stitch are family forever.

There were some Hawaiian words like “Ohana”, “Mahalo” in this movie. These words
sound warm and kind. Also I felt that Stitch was getting kind, and they could understand each other. If Stitch have not seen Lilo, he never knew love. They look so happy. I have to see another story of Lilo and Stitch. This was good movie.


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