My Hobby

Listening to music is my hobby.I like all music, for example rock,pops,classic and soon.To find music,I often use internet.Internet is very very useful to find music.Even if you don't know singer name,you can find music you are looking for.Moreover,you can get new imformation about music easily.Please tell me your favorite artist.

My hobby

Playing around with bicycles is a hobby of mine. When I get some money, I usually spend it on parts of my bicycle. So, I can't save for something. In any event, I feel happy when I replace the parts and look at my bicycle been in good repair.

My hobby

My hobby is playing instruments.
For example,piano,flute,and ukulele.I join the orchestra in this university and play the contrabass.It is difficult,but very interesting!!

My hobby

My hobby is drawing pictures. Because I can record my emotion or thought as semipermanent form. A picture which I doodled a few years ago reminds me so many memories of that days. Furthermore, it is convinience to convey information. Sometimes looking a picture is easier to understand than saying 100 words. That's why I've been drawing.

My hobby

My hobby is listening to music.
I think that everyone likes music.
I feel comfortable when I listen to music.
So,I like listening to music.

My hobby

One of my hobby is playing sports, especially futsal. Futsal don't need a great number of people or a large field such as soccer, only need one ball, small field and 8 persons at least. Being able to play easily is one of the attraction of futsal.

My hobby

My hobby is playing the trumpet with my friends, so belong to brass band club. Every after school, I look forward to going the club. Even if I have a bad thing, playing the trumpet enables me to forget it. I enjoy myself the club.

My hobby

My hobby is burning incense in my room.
I burn incense every night. It makes me relax.
And I can have a good sleep.

My hobby

My hobby is playing Tsugaru-samisen these days. Tsugaru-samisen has some difference between Tsugaru and ordinary one. Tsugaru-samisen has a thicker neck than ordinary samisen and it's drumhead is dog's leather. In special, it is said that female Akita-ken's leather is article of the highest quality. Now, I can play four pieces of music. The tones of samisen makes me lively. In the coming year, Tsugaru-samisen circle will perform at Ringo Park on every weekend. So I have to practice more harder.

My Hobby

One of my hobby is making sweets. I often make sweets on my friend's birthday, party or my family special day. I usually make baked sweets:cakes, cookies, muffins and the like. My mother is great at cooking and making sweets, so I'm learning from her. Making cakes is very fun and I feel happy when I eat them. That is why I like the time making sweets.

My hobby

My hobby is watching sports.
Because I like sports but I'm a person who is not athletic. Watching sports I can't do is very interesting.
In winter, figure skating is very exciting.

question

Do you cook your breakfast everyday?
I cook my breakfast every day, and almost all meals are rice, miso soup, Natto and sometimes Kinpira carrot.
If you have a menu cooking frequently, please teach me about it.

Question

What dessert do you like?
Today, I ate custard pudding with my friend. It was very sweet!!

Question

What TV program do you like? I hardly have watched TV for 7 month, But have watched only the program of KIRIN. Please tell me.

Question

Do you join any circle or club? I play Tsugaru-samisen every week. Please tell me.

Question

Do you have any plan during winter vacation?I'm going to go to my hometown to get drivers licence.And I will busy to study to catch up with class.If you still have any plan, please tell me.

Please give me advice

I want to give my parents a present of their 20th wedding anniversary.
But it is not easy to select.
So please tell me what gift have you ever given to your parents.

Please tell me...

Please tell me your way to study English. You, classmates are very good at pronunciations. What do you study English with? Radio? TV news? The Internet? I'm confused now with how to improve my English though I'm trying to listen to English speach on the Podcast...

Question

What kind of movie do you like?
I like movies,especially Legally Blonde and PIRATES of the CARIBBEAN.

Question

What kind of music do you like?

I like rock and pops.

Please tell me

What's your dream ?
My dream is becoming an English teacher.

Can Robot Fingers Be God Ones?

Toyota presented their new robot who can play the violin with him flexible 5 fingers.
According to Yahoo!News:

Toyota President Katsuaki Watanabe said robotics will be a core business for the company in coming years. Toyota will test out its robots at hospitals, Toyota-related facilities and other places starting next year, he said. And the company hopes to put what it calls "partner robots" to real use by 2010, he said.

Toyota think that this technology puts to practical uses, not only robotics but also healing of human who suffers for him social position.

Yahoo!News:Toyota calls robotics a key business

NHK,a broadcasting station,announced "ZARD take part in KOUHAKU-UTAGASSEN of this year." ZARD is very famous pop singer group,but Izumi Sakai,a vocalist of ZARD, met with an untimely death.In TV program, they plan to televise image of Izumi with their songs.Many fans will be encouraged to see the program.

http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/music/071206/msc0712061819007-n1.htm

Japanese singer

Koda kumi gave a concert tour at the Tokyo dome in December 1.She is the faoums Japanese singer and very popular among women as well as men. It would be popular for the reason that she has an exceptionally powerful voice and it is easy for us to understand the lyrics is written by her.She said to her fans with tears in her's eyes,"I thougt my dream come true.Thank to everyone.I'll do my best after this."We can expect energetic activity of hers in the future.

http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20071204-00000112-bark-musi

Okada gets official nod from JFA

Takeshi Okada was unanimously approved by the Japan Football Association's as natioal coach instead of Osim who remains in intensive care after suffering a stroke.
JFA president Saburo Kawabuchi said,

"We asked Ono(technical director) if Okada had any requests from us, and he said Okada had none. Ono told the board that a new coach of any team destroys the old culture, but he thinks Okada will keep the destroying to a minimum.Ono believes Okada is the right man to build on what Osim has left us so far. "

Daily Yomuri Online: http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/sports/20071204TDY24302.htm

Crude Oil

The boost in crude oil is continueing.The price of kerosene is over 1700yen and the price of gasoline became most highest since 1987.This problem effect on everypeople. I was surprised to see sweet roll's price become from 100yen to 110yen.I don't think the boost in crude oil effect on my life.I want to research more what happen about gasoline from now on.

http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20071205-00000108-jij-bus_all

A strange Christmas tree

There is a superstition in Japan that the cause of earthquake is an eel. People of former days thought eel has magical power, I would say. In our time, we recoginize the existence of electric eel. So, I found news about electric eel.

KAKAMIGAHARA, Gifu -- An aquarium filled with exotic fish here is using an electric eel to power lights on a Christmas tree. Each time the electric eel at the Aqua Toto Gifu aquarium touches a copper wire in its tank, it sends power that lights up globes decking a Christmas tree.

It may be that we can use ell power generation in the future.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20071203p2a00m0na017000c.html

Hideki Matui

Hideki Matui is a famous baseball player all over the world. He plays basesall in NBA. He kept a good records, so he is noticed by a lot of people from the young to the old.

http://www.time.com/time/asia/2003/heroes/hideki_matsui.html

Spoils ending of ''I Am Legend''

An American actor Will Smith came to Japan in December 4 to promote his new movie ''I Am Legend’’. In a press interview, he spoiled ending of the movie. According to Reuters, Akiva Goldsman who is a co-producer and co-screenwriter of the movie shouted ''Don’t give away the ending! ’’. And the press handlers asked the press to keep the ending secret. The Mainichi Newspaper says it may be a reaction against his lonely filming. Because his role is the last person on the earth. This happening may reduce viewers and box-office profits.The movie is scheduled for release in both Japan and the United States in December 14, 2007.

Sports news

Japan was defeated in worldcup volleyball by 1-3.
Brazil suffered from the beginning, and Japan scored the first set.
But Japan suffered for Brazil's quick and powerful play.
I thought Japan did their best, and this Worldcupvolleyball will be a power for the Beijing Olimpic.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071202/sp_wl_afp/volleyworldmen_071202140300

My Weekend

I'm sorry to late writing blog.In weekend, I go to shopping to buy clothes, shoes , heater which I need for winter. heater which I bought use not kerosene but electricity.price of kerosene is rapidly increasing so that Iwann to save money as much as possible.In this month,Iuse much money.I want to try not to buy things which isn't necessary.

Blogging a news story: Darfur

I said you could write about any kind of story for your own blog entries, but for my own I thought I'd write about an ongoing story that is simply horrific. The situation in Darfur is one of the world's worst conflict situations, and even threatens to spread outside Sudan to neighboring Chad. It is a situation that is now involving the UN Security Council, NATO, the African Union, the Arab League and other international organizations. There is supposed to be intervention to stop ongoing genocide, but the logistical and political problems are very serious.

According to Jennie Matthew writing from Khartoum:

The head of the UN peacekeeping force in Sudan's Darfur region has highlighted an urgent need for helicopters, saying the global community must donate them or the entire mission must be reviewed.

The international force, set to number 26 000, will formally replace a small African Union mission on January 1, but still lacks six combat and 18 transport helicopters, vital to operate in a war-torn Sudanese area the size of Texas.

She quotes the head of the African Union force on the ground as saying:

"The international community has got its back to the wall and some are asking 'really is it impossible for the entire international community to mobilise 24 helicopters,'"

She also notes that the UN blamed the Sudanese government for the problems:

On Tuesday, the head of UN peacekeeping, Jean-Marie Guehenno, complained that Sudanese government red tape and lack of resources are delaying the deployment of the peacekeepers

But Reuters News said that the Sudanese government blamed the UN itself for the delays:

SUNA [Sudan's state news agency] quoted senior foreign ministry official Suraj el-Din Hamid as saying President Omar Hassan al-Bashir had already issued directives to allocate all the land the mission needed, and that the United Nations had delayed meetings in New York to discuss the deployment twice in two weeks.

"The problems in dealing with the United Nations on this peacekeeping operation reflects the ability of the peacekeeping unit to direct this mission," Hamid said.

Meanwhile China threatened one of the major rebel groups fighting the Sudanese government. The Justice and Equality Movement, an Islamist group fighting against Arab domination of the Sudan, had said that Chinese troops were only going to Sudan to protect Chinese investments, and said that they would specifically target Chinese troops among any United Nations forces.

According to a report on a South African website:

China on Wednesday fired back at a rebel group's threats against its peacekeepers in Darfur, saying Beijing was committed to stabilising the troubled Sudanese region and urged the opposition to join in peace talks.

. . .

Rebels in the Sudanese Justice and Equality Movement have warned that they could target Chinese troops because Beijing supplies military and economic support to Sudan's government.

The movement, which has boycotted peace talks, claims the Chinese were sent to protect Beijing's investments in the oil industry. Last month, its fighters attacked the Chinese-run Defra oil field in neighbouring Kordofan region and abducted two foreign workers.

I hope you will take an interest in this important, ongoing story and learn something of the background to this conflict. If Japan is really going to ask for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council and take a more important role in international affairs, people will have to learn more about what is going on in the outside world.

More information is available at the Save Darfur website, among other places.

Iai Activity

On this past weekend, I was absorbed in taking lessons the Iai. Iai means drawing a sword. We probably learn samurai-soul through Iai. Although I don't know about samurai-soul clearly, I believe that we can get something important mind. The least I do... I do.

My Weekend

I watched 3 DVDs on saturday and Sunday. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" is the First one. I've been love its original story series since I was an elementary school child. So I really had wanted to go to cinema, but I couldn't. However, I enjoied the movie enough in my room and soon I hope to watch the next one. Next, I watched "OUTBREAK" for my report of biohazard measures class. It showed me terror of virus and terror of endless report. After that, I watched the last one, "The Great Dictator" which made by Charlie Chaplin. It was funny and interesting, but it made me think, and cry a little at last. Totally, I think I had a good time this weekend.

My weekend

I had a futsal game last week. All participation teams belong to Hirosaki university. Our team won the all league match. In second game in league match, I got a goal with nice pass from team mate. Although we were top in the league, we lost in second round in tournament.
Next week, futsal game is held in same place. We want to win all games by all means.

My job

I am making a dormitory document.It is written about introduction of each room,love survey,boarder's ranking and so on.Eight boarding students makes it and give it to graduates of university and dormitory.We divide the work among us eight.Sending survey of boarder's lanking is my job. It is so hard for me to collate the results of the survey.But making a dormitory document is one of the boarder's job.So,I do my best in order to get graduates of university and dormitory to delighted.

My weekend

November 24, I attended a wedding celemony to perform as a band.
I am on keyboards. The performance was a success. The bridal pair was deeply gratified by the performance of our band.
The two of them looked very happy.
It was a very happy day for me.

My holidays

I spent my holidays reading ''HANS ANDERSON'S FAILY TALES''. Andersenian stories are familiar to us, for example ''The Emperor's New Cloths'', ''Thumbelina'',''The Little Marmaid'' and so on. There are some difference between the original and Japanese version. So it was very interesting.

My three consecutive holidays

Three consecutive holidays was short for me because I had a part-time job in a preparatory school on Friday and Saturday. I usually teach junior high school students social studies or English. But sometimes I can't answer questions from students. So I want to be able to answer any question. And I had to clean my room and do a lot of washing on Sunday because my room was so much stuff scattered about that I couldn't find anywhere to sit. It took about half a day. That was my holidays.

weekend

I practiced the trumpet every day last weekend, because we have a concert next week. And I will practice this weekend. I practice very hard to do well the concert.

My Major

I major in life science. We are studying basic biochemistry now. Needless to say that life is composed of various atoms. Then, what's differences between life and nonlife? Life science will leads us to the truth of the life. We can make use of technology which we discover the truth in life science.

My major

My major is Agriculture and Life Science. We learn the fundamentals of biology, science and phisics, then study the function of living body and put it to use developing biotechnology. To be concrete, our major has 3 fields. First, to study about genes is the basic knowledge to understand the infurmation of life. Second, it is important to studyy about cells. Because cells are the most efficient mechanism made by nature. Third, we study about foods and bacteria. Bacteria let foods go bad, but they often ferment foods and change very delicious. And sometimes, bacteria promotes able material which is useful to medicine. Thus, our major study possibility of life and the methods to put to practical use.

MY MAJOR

I major in radiation technology.Most of class mates aim to become radiation engineer.In japan,there aren't enough radiation engineer.This job is needed more and more.We have national exam,so classes are difficult.But, Iwant to try with all my might.

My major

I major in computer science and electric system. Now, I learn programming, how to use Linux well and so on.
Electric system is to begin in sophomore, so I can't imagine detail of contents.

My major

My major is pedagogy. This is a study to be a teacher.
We have to study the Constitution of Japan, the method of human education, and so,on.
We also have some teaching practice and practical teaching in caregiving.

My major

My major is the humanities. I'm interested in Asian culture. For example, history, language, literature and so on. What I want to study most is dialectology. I speak in Tsugaru dialect. But many young people in Aomori feel shame at using Tsugaru dialect. On the contrary, people who speak in Kansai dialect don't feel shame. I want to research what makes the difference of the two.

Humanities

I major in humanities. In special, I'm interested in Asian history and literature. A department of humanities in Hirosaki University has some courses. I want to enter Asian culture course next year. And I want to study abroad in Asian country when occasion arises. So, I'm studying Chinese very hard too.

My major

I major in education of junior higi school. We learn many things about education. For example, psychology of children, the way to teach, teacher's position and so on. And we have practice teaching. We do our best so that we can be good teacher.

Major

I am majoring in pedagogy.It is an omnibus style and change a professor every a lesson.We think about education in various kind of direction.For instance,the way of thinking about it a comparison of Japanese university and American university,the way of thinking about education systems,education of physically and so on.It is difficult to teach us education.The reason is ,human's values and a way of thinking is completely different.It is not easy for us to understand feelings of person and to work on ours emotion.There isn't good education for everyone.Therefore education is the forever theme of human,we always consider what is education.

2.4 liter milk

This picture shows the amount of milk that I have consumed for 2 days. All of these packs are empty now.

I can't stop my drinking milk especially midnight, despite I know that I'll be so sad on the scales in the next day.

It can be said that I am a "milk junkie"!!

birthday party

This photo is taken by me when birthday party for Erika and Hiroka.

They are my best freind.

Kana is who are one of my freind and I cooked for them.

And we gave the present to them.

Both of them were absolutely delighted at the party.

We had a good time.

Summer Vacation

I went to Sukayu hot springs by bike in Mt.Hakkoda in this summer vacation. It was really hard to go up a series of steep hills.
Sukayu has a big bathtub which 100 people can take a bath. After a short break in the hot spring, I left for home. This is one of the best memories of my summer vacation.

Bird and Mouse

I found this picture introduced as "unusual animal friendship" . When I looked at the picture first, I couldn't understand this situation.
A put wing on mouse's back and their camera glance are adorable. It feels that they have an atmosphere like a human.

FINAL FANTASYⅩ

This is one of the my favorite game.
Many people love FINAL FANTASY in the world and I love it too.
I was moved this beautiful movie and story.Please play.

Doctor fish

They are Doctor fish (scientific name: Garra rufa). They pare away our old skin. Feel of their touch is ticklish a little. You can see them at Asamushi aquarium in Aomori city.

My favorite

This is my trumpet. Its name is "Jeferson". My grandmoter bought it for me when I was senior in high school. Because I have been playing the trumpet since I was an elementary school student, I have long wished for my trumpet. Therefore I was very glad to get it. I will treasure it in the future.

A sunset glow

I took the picture when I was a highschool student.
I took it on the way to go shopping. It was very beautiful!! I have never seen such a beautiful sky.

Movie

Pure love movies are in fashion in Japan for some years. This boom was sparked by Winter Sonata, a korean TV drama. Recently, Socrates in Love attracted 6.2million viewers. According to the survey of The Daily Yomiuri, pure love movies hold the top three of box office profits of Japanese movie in 2005. We can see all the rage of pure love movies from these data. One Korean cultural critic says that a savage social atmosphere of late such as terrorism and the Iraq War is the reason behind the boom of pure love movie in Japan. And he says a depression in these years influence too. These things show that the boom of pure love movie in Japan is likely to continue for a while.

Word processor

Word processor are useful, but sometimes handwriting is better than writing by a word processor. First, every time we use a word processor, we can write beautiful and well-balanced characters. Therefore many univercity students use them to write an assignment. Office workers also use them to make a lot of documents. Word processor are necessaries at many schools, offices and so on. On the other hand, characters of word processors occasionally give us serious impression. For example, a letter written by a word processor is not so friendly. Against that, a handwriting letter give us a good impression. Thus, word processor are convenient, however, in some cases we cannot use them to write.

Advertising

Recentry, biased reports which are sent by huge media has been growing up as effective advertising.
Advertising is devided into positive advertising and nagative advertising.
Positive advertising, as you think, emphasize good aspect of the thing or the man.
On the other hand,nagative advertising emphasize bad image to warn people about homicide, marchandise camouflage, corruption case, and so on.
Ofcourse, it is important to listen to werning and prepare for danger.
But the report become heater and heater, stricter and stricter we drive the persons concerned.
For example, in 2005, a news about structural document camouflage case had been overheated, and the accused's wife leaped to death. If the media had not advertised supposition or private things about the accused, she would not sufferd such.
Moreover, especially negative advertising is apt to be creeped in mind of the masses compared to positive advertising.
Because it is advertised as if it is real by news program and news paper, not entertainment program and magazin.
In conclusion, it is important for us to collect reliable information and judge correct thing by myself, not rely on advertising.

Advertising

There is various advertising around us.Advertisements tell us some information in a moment,so they are very characteristic.For example,we get some leaflets with the newspapers in the morning.Most of them have big letters and colorful pictures to tell the information with an impact.An impact is important to impress the information.Some good advertising shows us popular TV stars,unique characters,attractive designs,and so on.We often make our images of the information to see them.Advertising also gives us imagination,so we can enjoy that of characteristics.

Adveryising

Advertisement has both merits and demerits. We can get many information on advertisement. For example, price, the place of origin and so on. But we cannot see quality of goods. Therfore we must ascertain reliability of advertising.

Movies

Movies are produced in many countries. For example, Hollywood is famous for producing movies. Japanese movie is famous,too. Japanese movie has received prize in various film festival. For example, Takeshi Kitano, Hayao Miyazaki are very famous globally. Movies have influenced to our society.

Assignment

Movie

Japanese movie impact on American movie.Resently, many Japanese movies has been remaked in America.For example "Ring","Godzilla","Jyuon"and"Shichinin no Samurai".Their movie was hit both Japan and America.Though remaked movie,original movie also become popular again.Futhermore,many Japanse People is around as movie star.Ken Watanabe is good example.He appeared in"Last Samurai"and"Badman",and he has gotten several movie award in America.Now, He must be one of the most famous Japanese in America.From now on ,evalution of Japanese movie will higher and higher all over the world.

Study English on Web Site

I am sorry too late to introduce for practicing English web site.

http://www.srgr.net/

This is the web site of English idiom and daily conversation.
It is very useful for us to learn daily English conversation.
Please come in the web site.

Advertising

Advertising is combined art.
We can know various informations through ads. It's because not only we can read words, but also we can understand what ads is saying. I mean ads have an implied information.
What is the implied information? That isn't words informations but color, illustrations and so on. In other words, the implied information stimulate our imagination. There are good examples about this. Look at picture(1) and (2). You surely know which is the more impressive of the two.
Sentences can convey informations accurately but usually have an only meaning. That is, from one sentence we perceive one restricted information which includes no room to inflate our imagination. So, designers of ads consider how to tell these implied informations. They try to produce fresh designs to draw our attention by using color, illustrations and so on.
In conclusion, advertising is an artwork which consists of whole artistic elements like a tactful phrase, elegant composition, effective color selection, significant illustrations and so on.

assignment

word processor

Owing to word processor, a burden which office worker had before it was made is decreasing. At that time, when editing document, workers was made to type accurately with typewriter. This task was very trouble because one type need power more than word processors. Now, typing with word processor is very easy. Including this, there are several improved point at word processor.when we want to write same sentences, for example, it can copy quickly and easily. This is very good for workers because they can do tasks easily than before. This example shows that office workers can get a lot of free time.

Don't forget the next assignment

I gave the assignment in class. Don't forget that your draft compositions are due, here, by October 26th. Your comments on TWO other students' draft compositions are due here by November 2nd. If you have any questions, please post them here and I will try to answer them.

In the meantime have a nice festival.

For practicing English

Wow! Everyone knows really wonderful, interesting, and usefull web sites.
I'm going to introduce a page which is a bit odd.

Station81.com

Do you have any iPod? Even though you don't have the one, don't worry. You might enjoy learning English on the Internet.
If you have the one, you can enjoy in your pocket, means iPod. Station81.com has many programs for "Podcasting".

These contents will make you fun, and help improve our English skills.

English Study On The Internet

Today,we have many way to learn English,for example,read Engjish news ,listen to music and so on.

I want to write about web site"perapera".In this site,we can study English with enjoying."Perapera" have many game.Please found your favorite game.

http://www.perapera.co.jp/

Practicing English

I want to introduce some web site to practice English.
●The New York Times(http://www.nytimes.com/)
This is the news site.We can get much information in English.To access this web site is good for training reading English.
●Eigo-Zakkaya(http://www.rondely.com/zakkaya/)
This site give us various information about English(word,grammar,how to study English,and so on).
●Eigo-no-Mori(http://www.eigonomori.com/)
We can hear pronunciation in there.If you like watching movies,the site may be good for your study.There are the words of some movies.

Shukan ST ONLINE

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/shukan-st/

You can learn not only the national news but also English pronunciation and proverbs in this site. You can read the news with scrupulous notes.

http://www.nhk.or.jp/gogaku/english/3monthnew/index.html

I reccomend the program.So if you want to know detail,prease access the website.

Good for practice English

Do you like Disney? If you like, I recommend you "Disney.com"for practice English.

http://home.disney.go.com

You can practice listening and reading English in this website. There are a lot of information about Disney movies, tv, music, events and so on. And you can play some games. I hope you like it.

University of Web

I found a interesting web site.
http://www.jimmyr.com/free_education.php

This provide Berkeley video courses. These contents seem to be difficult because these need expert knowledge. However, you will feel fun to the subject which you like.

English Lessons on the Internet

To practice English, I think, it is important to enjoy using English.
Do you like music? If your answer isn't "NO",I recommend this page.

http://uk.myspace.com/

This is a big community site (SNS) especially for pepple who like music.
We can read so many blogs which are written by artists all over the world.Your favolite artist might be here.
We can listen many good English songs we've never listened.
And if you got free account of my space, you could write your own blog.
Moreover, if you remembered English songs and sang it, your speaking skill woud be better, parhaps.

I think Myspace will train your 4 English skills totally.

For practice English!

Watching the TV program "eigo de shaberanaito'' by NHK and visiting its Web site is one way to be good at English.
Watching the program is to practice listening, site is to practice reading. In addition, site have games of English words and listening.

http://www.nhk.or.jp/night/

FOR PRACTICING ENGLISH

Reading English newspaper is one of the good way to practice English.There are many things we had not know before therefore we can learn something new.

www.two-para.com

Frapper map!

skill up English!!

By reading newspaper everyday ,we will be good at English.
It is important for us to go on studying every day.

http://www.echigo.ne.jp/~acn/katei/magazine.html

To practice English...

If you practice English, "Peanuts" will be a good text.
"Peanuts" is a comic strip written by Charles M.Schulz.
"The Official Peanuts Website" has a daily comic strip.
We can practice English by reading this comic.
http://www.peanuts.com/

Learning English on the Internet

I'm not going to introduce myself here. I already did that in class, and you can find out more about me from my website, e.g. the FAQs page. Instead I'm going to show you the kind of website you're supposed to find this week, and how to post information about them. You only have to find one website, but I thought I would post one for each of the four language skills.

KCRW was my favorite radio station when I went to UCLA. It was just the local, community college radio station, but they had some of the best music, and the widest variety, of any station. When they started an African music show I even got to go down to the station and share some of my albums with the DJs. Now I listen to them on the Internet, where they have turned into one of the biggest stations in Internet Radio. I especially enjoy their news and podcasts. The level of their English might be a little above yours, but you might like their music.

A source of easier English for listening might be the ESL podcast site.

You can read English just about anywhere on the Internet, and even many sites that aren't basically English usually have English pages for international visitors. The Japan Times website might be of interest to you, though, since they have lots of information about Japan in English.

Writing English is becoming more and more common on the Internet, since many blogs and news sites allow visitors to leave comments. Of course this blogsite is for you to practice writing, and you are free to start your own blog if you want, but such sites as Japan Today have room for many comments from visitors. Feel free to jump into the arguments and flame away!

There are lots more links about studying English, other languages and linguistics on my languages links page. Feel free to check it out any time.

Hello!

My name is Naomi FUSE. I'm from Towada city in Aomori.
I'm interesting philosophy and psychology, despite belong to agriculture and life science! BecauseI want to know and study various things in my life time. Where we come from, what we are, where we are going...
By the way, my hobby is drawing arts(indeed it's not well), composing trivial things(similar to before), and listening to music. Do you know "POLYSICS" or "BOOM BOOM SATELLITES"? If you like, please talk to me lightheartedly!
I want to make new friend through this class.
Thank you for reading!!

Introduce myself

My name is Kenta Suzuki. I'm from Tomakomai in Hokkaido. I belong to Electronic and Information System Engineering. I enjoy playing soccer three times a week with circle members. My favorite artistes are "Bump Of chicken", "Dragon Ash" and "Red hot chili peppers" etc. At home, I often play the guitar along these artiste's tune.
Thank you!

Introduce myself

Nice to meet you.
My name is Michi Kamiyama.please call me Michi.
I'm from Itayanagi in Aomori.
My birthday is October 17.I'm 18 years old.
My hobbies are cooking,reading,shopping and listening to music.
I'm majoring in science and technology.
I want to have a good time and make friends in this class.
thank you!

Hello!! 州＾ё＾）ノシ

My name is Keiko Kanuma.My birthday is July 22.I'm 19 years old.My blood type is A. My hometown is Morioka in Iwate-ken.
I love music.So my hobby is listening to music .I belong to ROCK OFFICE. It's band club.my part is drums.I enjoy practicing. Oh! In nextweek,Wendnesday, Thirsday, Friday,We have LIVE( ...but I don't play in stage). If you have free time, please come in Digakukaikan 3F !!
I enjoying school life. Nice to meet you.

Introduce myself

Nice to meet you.My name is Fujiwara Yasuharu.I'm from Yokote city in Akita.I belong to medical school.
My hobby is watching movie ,listening to music,reading comics and so on.
The best movie I've watched lately is "Nijiiro Rocket".It is amazing that this movie was produced by few high school students.If you find it ,please watch!
I like rock music ,especially sun41,ellegarden, 10-feet.
I want to have a wonderful time in this class. thank you!

Nice to meet you, everyone!

Hello!
My name is Takefusa Tarusawa. Please call me "taru".
I'm from Hirosaki.
Hirosaki is known to beautiful cherry blossoms in spring and also lots of snow in winter.
Of course my favorite season is winter. Every year I look forward to coming winter because I can enjoy skiing in snow-covered mauntains.
In addition to skiing, I like to play billiards and darts.
In these days, I began bicycle rides. It's really fun! As I'm beginner, I know nothing about my bicycle...

I'm majoring in agriculture and life science. I'm very interested in biology, especially the structure of the DNA.
In the future, I want to engage in the researches of life science or medicine.
I belong to the iai club. Do you know "iai"?
If you have any interest in the iai, please talk to me. Of course in English!! :D
I hope that we enjoy learning English and we get along with one another.
Thanks!

introduce myself

Nice to meet you. I'm Yayoi Yamamoto. Please call me Yayoi.
I'm 18 years old. I'm from Odate in Akita. I live in odate now!! I come to school by train. It takes 40 minutes. I'm from Odate Homei highschool.
My hobbies are cooking,shopping,and listening to music. I like sushi. I dislike eggplant.
I'm major in English.
I want to be an English teacher.
I want to make friends in this English class.
Thank you!!

introduce myself

Nice to meet you. My name is Ryuichi Sasaki. I am from Hirosaki. I am 19 years old.
I belong to brass band club in this university and play the trumpet.
I like pasta and dislike natto.
My dream is becoming an English teacer in high school.
I want to enjoy my scgool life. Please feel free to talk to me!
Thank you for reading.

free assignment

Today, I introduce Hideki Matsui, a member of New York Yankees. He is called GODZILLA. He hit two home runs today's game. He gives dreams to children by hitting big home runs. I hope that he will flourish in the major league very much.

Last Blog

Oh...Tomorrow is our last English 3B.6 months is very long,but I felt it very short this time.I had many things this 6 months.Sometimes I feel happy,and sometimes I feel bad,but synthetically,this 6 months was very enjoyable.
Finally,I want to present this picture to you!Beautiful scenery isn't it?

free assignment

I like Aya Ueto.(left of picture) She is an actress and a singer. She is very lovely. Her smile is very lovely. Her voice is beautiful. I have some of her CDs. How about listening her songs?

The boy who is next to her is Conan. He is a cartoon character. He is a detective. I like him too. I have all comics "Detective Conan"(1~58).

Let's talk about Conan with me!!

FREE ASSIGNMENT -summer vacation-

Today,I'm going to write about what I want to do in summer vacation.

At first,I want to meet my high school friends.Most of my friends go to colleges outside of Aomori and many friends will go back to Hirosaki in this summer vacation.When I meet them,I want to play what we played in our high school days.It'll be fun that we meet days after a long separation.I'm looking forward to meeting them!!

Second,I want to develop my muscle.I'm playing soccer but my muscle isn't enough to win other college's players.And then,I have a senior who have strong muscle,Mr Omote.I aim to get muscle like him.So,I have to go to a sport gym in order to develop myself!!

free assignment -my favorite player-

Now,I'm introducing about one of my favorite soccer player.

His name is Naotake Hanyu!!He is a member of the official soccer team.To tell the trueth,I'm not his long fan.In addition,I didn't even know him until Mr Osim selected him as a member of Japanese team.

However,the impression I got from his play was great!!He ran and ran in the field and showed me many wonderful plays.I was surprised how long he ran.Then,his position is side midfielder and I'm playing the same position now.I want to become like him someday!!I cheer him very much!!

statistics -aging society-

In Japan,becoming aging society is a big probrem.According to Ministry of Public Managment,aged 65 and over is about twenty million and attends a sixth in 2005.Compared to 1920th,the increasing is huge.It's not bad that many people live long but the big proportion of aged people is big problem.The reason is decreasing young people and babies.Then,people shold birth more!!

free assignment

Today, I introduce my favorite baseball player, Norihiro Akahoshi. He is a member of Hanshin Tigers. He makes a spectacular showing as a center fielder of Hanshin Tigers. He is good at stealing bases very much. He has got the Most Stolen Bases title five times. He will lead Hanshin Tigers to the victory.

Free Blog Assignment

Today I introduce EXILE, the Japanese dance-and-vocal unit. They consist of seven members, two of them are vocalists, and other five members are performers. Their songs are yery sweet and performances are very stylish, so they are a great entertainer. I started street-dance three months ago excited by them. This is the HP of them. Please listen to their songs at least just once!

Free Assignment

I like fireworks very much!!
In my hometown, Yokohama, a very big fireworks display holds every year.
If you come Yokohama, you should go to a fireworks display.
I think you can enjoy this event.

Free Assignment

My home town is Chiba city. Speaking of the Chiba prefecture, what do you think of? I think you'll come up with Tokyo Disneyland. Tokyo Disneyland is located in Chiba prefecture and this is absurd! The name of the theme park should be Chiba Disneland!

Free Assignment - POEM -

“I am”

“Snow” didn’t know how to stop snowing.
But “Rain” knew how easy it is to stop everything.
When your hair fell into tears,
I had to talk with “Snow” to tell him how the things happened.
Then, “Rain” was laughing at everything we did,
And “Wind” was laughing at “Rain".

After a while…

When the air came to be sonorous, music began.
When I listened to the music that existed between silence and noise, I fell in the dept.

There was nothing.
But nothing was everything I wanted.

I was a confused boy like “Snow”, “Rain” and “Wind”.
Now, I am a crazy guy falling into the dept to get nothing.

Statistics,Chinese population

According to this graph,there is two things which you notice.First,there is a decrease between 1959~1961. I don't know why,but I guess there was a war and many people died.Second, the amount of population's increase is lower than before,this is because there was the plan which repress population in China.

Free Assignment

Today,I introduce my favorite singer "LINKIN PARK". They sing powerful and soulful songs. And thier lylics are thoughtful.
Do you know "WHAT I'VE DONE"? It is their new released song, and new movie "TRNAFORMER" 's theme song.
I recommend you once listen their songs, and watch the new movie. And I promise you are exited!

Statistics

This statistics is the birth rate in Japan. This statistics show that recently, the birth rate is gradually fallen down. Because women who is married lately are increased. And many women tend to bear only one child because of economic respect.
But I think that japanese government should take a measure against this problem.

Quotation

I will qutate from my favorite singer's song. That singer is "LINKIN PARK". And that song is"what I've done".
The song's lylics is "I'll face myself . To cross out what I've become. Erace myself and let go of what I've done."

My Favorite Season

My favorite season is autumn. Because in autumn, we can have many kind of delicious food and see beautiful colored leaves. Moreovere, the climate in autumn is the best calm climates of all.

Free Assignment

Although I was keeping away from Michael Jackson,at length I came to listen to his songs recentry.His songs are very funky!They fit for dancing.Also,he sing melodious songs,such as "Heal The World".Anyway,today I want you to tell me what he has been to lately.If someone know what happens to him,please tell me about it.

Free Assignment

Do you know sannnaimaruyama? It is famous remains of the Jomon period in Aomori. I want to introduce some remains in sannnaimaruyama.
The upper picture is sheds. The sheds were built 4500 years ago! They are called takayukasikisouko. They were used for not only stock but also ritual.
The under picture is the grave for children. There was a earthenware in the grave and there were some stones in the earthenware. It is interesting custom.


If you want to know more, please visit here.

Link&Quotation

I'm sorry to be late. I want to to write about my favorite musician.I like Linkin Park because their lyrics express what I sometimes feel and vocal,Chester Bennington's voice is not like others.he has two or three different voices,so he doesn't use effects in live.Here's lyrics which I like"It's easier to run replacing this pain with something good. It's so much easier to go. Then face all this pain here all alone. Just wishing it aside.All of the helplessness inside.Pretending I don't feel misplaced is so much simpler than change "

My favorite season

I'm very sorry to write my blog. My favorite season is summer because I can enjoy this season two ways.I can go to the mountain for hiking and the sea for swimming ,beachsoccer,etc.Also we have summer vacation and I can make a lot of plan. For example,going to America,etc.That's why I like summer.

free assignment

I introduce my favorite singer,"Mr.Children".

Mr.Children has 4 memers whose each part is vocal,guitar,bass guitar and drums.Thier songs are many.And I don't hae confidence that I know all songs.However all of their song is very nice and move me and everyone.Also,their songs are not only good melody but also good words!So,I want everyone to know Mr.Children.
If you never listen to their songs,please listen to one of them.

Link & Quotation

I apologize for being late.I'm very sorry.

I have some favorite musician.Today,I'm going to introduce one of them.
It's RADWIMPS.Here is a link about them.They play in Japanese music.One of the reason I like them is their soft and tender lyric.I often become comforted by them.In addition,they play it with very impressing melody.I want you to listen it!!

Assignment

According to this graph,cellphones have prevailed so rapidly.
Until 1995, people who have cellphone are very little.
But, in 2004, so many people have cellphone.
And I think cellphone is now essential thing for us.

assignment

Smoking is concerned with lung cancer very much.So,this graph is very interesting.In Japan,Japanese women's smoking rate is raising. I am anxious about this.

Blog Assignment

I am researching on the relationships between the ratio of students receiving tentative job offers and the rates of job availability, so I introduce my consideration about them.

Judging from the datas shown in the graph, the rate of job availability in recent is almost 1 time, so all students can find jobs, but in reality many of them become neet or freeters. In fact, students don‘t work hard if they manage to find the job which is different from the one they hope, and they quit their jobs finally or don`t go their workplace from the beginning. Thus, government must work out the ideas for giving students the jobs they hope.

Assignment

http://www2.ttcn.ne.jp/~honkawa/6350.html

This figure shows the coverage of cellphone in Japan. According to this, over 80% of Japanese have them. For example, 86.8% of Japanese , that is about one hundred million, have in 2006.

We always communicate by using cellphones. Now, we cannot live without them.

assignment

This is the annual change of the mortality rate. According to this graph, the mortality rate of Aomori prefecture is higher than that of national average. In addition, both of the mortality rise increasingly. I think Japanese government and a prefectural assembly must do something to lower the mortality.

Education in Bolivia

Education System

School leaving age: 13


Literacy rate: 86%

Numbers in tertiary education: 278,763 students



[my opinion]
According to the graph, the compulsory education of Bolivia is until one student becomes 13 years old, on the other hand, that of Japan requires the graduation of junior high school. Not the degree but the age is the essential factor of the education in Bolivia.
In fact, Bolivia is one of the least industrialized countries in the world, however, there are many colleges that are much older than Tokyo university or Kyoto university that are the oldest and most authoritative ones in Japan. But there are not so many students who can enter the colleges. Poverty is one of the biggest reasons for this. It proves that the problem of money can deprive people of the chances to learn and study.

According to this graph,the number of traffic accident and the toll in Chiba prefecture are increasing. I hope that more and more people drive safely and the number decreases.

Assignment

It is the support rate of "Abe Ministry." The support rate looks like low. I think that the reasons are the problem of pension and ministers' injustice.
(from http://www.asahi.com/)

Charts and Statistics

According to this statistics,vinegar makes our blood pressure down.This statistics compare three groups.One group doesn't drink vinegar after eating(look at blue line).Another group drink 15ml vinegar after eating(look at green line).The other group drink 30ml vinegar after eating(look at orange line).As you see,blue and orange line group's blood pressure is falling!If you are worried about blood pressure,why don't you drink vinegar after eating?

BEATLES

I like BEATLES very much.When I feel down,their somgs always cheer me up.I like "HERE COMES THE SUN" the best.Here is the song's words.

Here comes the sun, do do do do
Here comes the sun, and I say
It's all right
Little darling
It's been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling
It feels like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, do do do do
Here comes the sun, and I sayIt's all right


If you want to know more about their songs,I want you to click the title.

Charts and Statistics

According to this statistics,you can know that the Great Kanto Earthquake was a terrible earthquake.At least 105,000 people had died,and there were tens of thousands of casualties.Although scientists believe that a major earthquake strikes Tokyo every 70 years, it has been more than 80 years since the Great Kanto Earthquake.On September 1, 1923, the ground shuddered for six minutes, leveling buildings, derailing trains, and snapping water mains.If an earthquake like this strikes Tokyo, what a hell will we change?Will we survive?

Links and Quotes

KYOTO PROTOCOL TO THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORKCONVENTION ON CLIMATE
CHANGE

The Parties to this Protocol,Being Parties to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change,hereinafter referred to as “the Convention”,In
pursuit of the ultimate objective of the Convention as stated in its Article
2,Recalling the provisions of the Convention,Being guided by Article 3 of the
Convention,Pursuant to the Berlin Mandate adopted by decision 1/CP.1 of the
Conference of theParties to the Convention at its first session,Have agreed as
follows:

This is a part of Kyoto Protocol.When the United States refused to cooperate with the Kyoto Protocol in 2001,it not only generated a large amount of controversy,but also diminished the impact of the agreement.How can the world eliminate the problem of pollution when its largest polluter will not dedicate itself to the task?

assignment

NBA

Before he was Slam Dunk Champion, Gerald Green was starring in the NBA Summer League. The league's rising talent will show their stuff at the 2007 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.

I like basketball very much,so I introduce basketball site,NBA!!

favorite season

I like spring best! In spring,we can see very beautiful flowers such as cherry blossoms. I think cherry blossoms in Hirosaki Castle is one of the best beautiful site.

http://www.city.hirosaki.aomori.jp/kanko/livecam/index.html

Assignment

One-click-fraud is rampant these days. If you think it is suspicious, you should consult National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan.

National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan↓
http://www.kokusen.go.jp/soudan_now/click.html

According to this Web site, "Don't feel anxious excessively."

Link and Quotation

Metabolic syndrome is a big problem in Japan. If you see this website, you can understand metabolic syndrome. http://metabolic.jp/top.htm
A doctor says, "Since people who get metabolic syndrome have many risks such as diseases in blood vessels, it is important that we treat them predominantly."
We can prevent metabolic syndrome if we are more careful about lifestyle.

assignment

<http://www.nhk.or.jp/wimbledon/>

I like tennis very much!From 25 June to 7 july,wimbledon was holding.
I enjoied this!

Link and Quotation

I want to introduce Albert Schweitzer.Here is a link about him.
These words below this sentence are my favorite words that he said.

One thing I know is that the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve. -Albert Schweitzer

link and quotation

I am now interested in the musical syncretism in Andean traditional music of Bolivia.
Here is a link to a practical essay about this for you.


And I give you the quotation from the beginning part of the essay.

The Local and the Global share a close mutual relationship of change and exchange in an intercultural way. Using the example of the Bolivian charango, the intercultural dynamics and development of a string instrument will be outlined in terms of its structure. The complex process of cultural transformation and adoption is investigated and described under the general viewpoints of acculturation during the colonial period and mental syncretism as well as of modern transculturation processes under globalization.

Blog assignment

I am interesting in the problem of AIDS.
UNAIDSis national organization for preventing AIDS.

UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, brings together the efforts and resources of ten UN system organizations to the global AIDS response. Cosponsors include UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, UNDP, UNFPA, UNODC, ILO, UNESCO, WHO and the World Bank. Based in Geneva, the UNAIDS secretariat works on the ground in more than 75 countries world wide.

links and quotes

This week's assignment is linking and quoting. Here is a link to a PowerPoint presentation of Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" for you.

Here is the actual address:

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting-place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead who struggled here have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us--that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion--that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.

My favorite season

I'm sorry to be late.

My favorite season is winter, for I like snow.

Snow is white. White is beautiful!!

Also, we can do various things with snow; for example, play yuki-gassen, diving into snow, making kamakura, and making yuki-daruma.

This picture is Hirosaki Castle in winter. There are some yuki-doros in this. Yuki-doro is a figure made of snow. They are also beautiful.

How about going to Hirosaki Park not only in spring but also in winter?