Learning with computers

Introduction
・About computers
I think computer is very important for my life. I think I couldn't do without computers. Computer has many functions. For example, computer has Internet, Word, Excel, and so on. The computer is used all over the world now. And, computers these days are so user-friendly. They are really simple to use.

Body
・Before
I have a computer, so I was able to do the work of the easy computer. However, I was able to use only the basic function of the computer. I always write sentence with a Word of computers. And, I sometimes listened to music with computers. With a computer, I thought that it was very difficult to write blog till I took this class.
・After
I studied most by this class. With a computer, I wrote blog and, to see a movie, was able to take the communication with people in the world. I think that I got possible to use the computer from the before. I want to manage more computers.
・During Writing III & IV
By this class, I wrote a lot of blog and essay. I like writing blog. If a friend and an overseas person comment on the blog which I wrote, I am very glad. I came to take a lot of photographs to write my blog. Then I came to like taking a photograph. In addition, I did the devices such as the pasting up of the link everybody was easy to watch blog, and to do it.
・Typing
I always do typing speed trial. Typing speed trial is very difficult for me. I have to write over 100 & 150 at five minutes. First, I don't like typing speed trial, because I can't write a lot of sentence. I think I need practice, so I practice on typing speed trial. And, I gradually got possible to write a lot of sentence. Then I was used to it from first time. Though it was difficult, this thought that it was very important to write a sentence in English.
・Vocabulary
I think vocabulary is very important. I thought that a vocabulary needed that I wrote a sentence in English. I have not a large vocabulary, so I wrote blog and an essay and, at time, had a hard time very much. When I did not understand it, I examined it in a dictionary. I think that vocabularies increased from the first time. And, I think that I can write more sentences if I increase vocabularies, so I want to increase vocabulary more.
・Reviewing
I had to do book review once a week. Book review is put a photograph of a book and write a thing about the book. I like book review. I have not read a book written in English till now. I read a lot of books. It was studied the English, and it was useful very much to read an English book. I want to read a lot of book written in English.
・Language Learning
Computer has a lot of language. For example, computer has Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Arabic, and so on. I think language is very important for communication. I think that it is very important that I learn the language of other countries. However, it is very difficult.
・G-mail
I always check g-mail. I can contact my teachers and my friends with g-mail. In addition, I can contact the people in the world. I went to England in this summer vacation. I sometimes exchange emails with the people who stayed with the same family.
・Internet
I always check Internet, too. Internet has a lot of information. If I didn't watch TV program or newspaper, I can get information on the Internet. I think Internet is very useful for everyone life. But, Internet has some problem. For example, the crimes that they used the Internet for increase recently. The Internet is very convenient. However, I think that the crimes that I used the Internet for want you to disappear.
・Blog
I keep a blog in English. I like writing a blog. My blog’s name is “mami’s diary”. I like blog making, because I like write and take a picture. I think my blog is very interesting. I have to find a way to interesting my blog. I want to come my blog for everyone. And, I want to make a lot of friends. You must come and see my blog anytime you like.

Conclusion
・Future of computers
I think that the computers evolve more from now on. A computer may get a new function. I want to manage a computer than now.

[782 words]

5th Essays: TV

I like watching TV. I want to know Japanese broadcasting and Japanese viewing time of the television. I research about it. The Japanese television has a lot of broadcasting station. For example, there are NHK, Fuji TV, TBS, TV Asahi, Nihon TV.
First, I introduce about Japanese broadcasting.

NHK is the Japanese only public broadcasting business campany. In 1925, it started as corporate judicial person Tokyo broadcasting station. And it started the Japanese first radio broadcast. NHK is obliged to be able to receive it in the whole country for public welfare.
Commercials undertaking for profit is forbidden, so NHK hasn't commercial message.
Fuji TV is a commercial television broadcasting station established Bunka broadcasting and Nippon broadcast in 1957. Fuji TV is collects popularity by a variety program. In 1997, this TV station built the new company building in Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo.
TBS is an abbreviated of Tokyo broadcasting. This TV station is one of the commercial broadcasting on typify of Japan, too. It is open with both television and radios, and it is said that the industry is the strongest in the network. In 1955, it started television transmission. It was renamed to a current company name in 1960.
TV Asahi started as Japanese educational television in 1957, and opened it in February, 1959. This broadcasting develop cooperation relations with the Asahi newspaper by the program pro-news such as news stations.
NihonTV station foundation it in 1952, and started the commercial broadcasting first television transmission in August, 1953. This TV station the Yomiuri newspaper and connection are deep. From 1995, it was the top of the television viewership consecutively for nine years. This TV stations offer an original program on the Internet and wrestle with audience expansion positively.

Next, I write about Japanese viewing time of the television. According to the statistic announced in France Cannes in 2005, it was average 5 hours 1 minute with a Japanese in a TV viewing time in first that they had a long time to watch television most in the world. The second country is 4 hours 46 minutes in U.S.A. There is less the world average than U.S.A. for 90 minutes. The last country was China and Swedish 2 hours 30 minutes. According to "the national time budget survey" that NHK. On Sunday for 5 hours in a Japanese TV viewing time more than 70's watch television to men and women more than 5 hours by the weekday. On the other had, they was less than 80% only after they compared it with before 5 years, and there was the radio that only the 20's man watched television to the person not to "watch it at all" 20%.

I think the television to have to be it in everyday life. I think that I will want to do work about television and mass communication in the future, so I want to know about TV more.

[484 words]

4th Essays "Community Life"

I think that it is very important that I am concerned with the community while I live. I examined a meaning of the community. The meaning was written as the group of people with the same feelings, a community, a social group, a family.

I was born in Kikuchi of Kumamoto. I think that Kikuchi-shi is a very livable town. Because, there is strong combine, and the people living in there are easy to get close very much. It is the town which Kikuchi-shi, Shichijyoumachi, Kyokushimura, Shisuimachi merge Kikuchi-shi on March 22, 2005, and was made. Kikuchi-shi is "a town of rural district culture full of rich water and green, light". There, there is a lot of nature coloring the four seasons such as a cherry tree, a cosmos, a firefly in each place other than Kikuchi ravine and Kikuchi hot spring.
In addition, there are many institutions in a tourist attraction, leisure showing the history and the tradition of Kikuchi clan and gathers many tourists from within the prefecture and the outside the prefecture.

Kikuchi-shi wrestles with various activities now. There is a thing called the "Mangetou" in the one of the actions. Set tens of thousands of candles which put up in a colored paper cup inward beside the "Nangetou" to a lot of citizen open spaces by the hand of the volunteer. It is a festival of fantastic fire to describe a painting above the ground in a light. From 2005, residents' association and a children's association, the business establishment participate, and the scene which enjoys the light of the candle in the center city area is seen, and activity opens.

In addition, Kikuchi-shi does the enforcement of the Kikuchi Ice campaign. It is the West Japan's greatest Dairy Belt, and Kikuchi-shi is the area where various farm products are produced including fruit. There is "ice of feelings" there much and carries out the campaign that I made use of them in and wrestles for charm creation of new Kikuchi-shi.

I think that Kikuchi-shi should be activated more from now on. And I want the town which is more livable than now to become it.

[358 words]

Movie Review "Toy Story"

TOY STORY

・ Introduction

Toy story is very popular among all over the world. The movie was released in 1995. The movie was directed by John A. Lasseter. And producer is Ralph Guggenheim. "Toy Story" is a cartoon film motion picture of Disney delivery. It was shown in 1995. A full CG work theater's first for a shown feature-length film work. I raised box-office proceeds of 362,000,000 dollars in the world. I will introduce some character of this movie. Woody, Buzz, Mr. Potato head, Slinky dog, Rex, Bo peep, sergeant, Andy and so on. The movie has many characters.

・ Body

Main character of this movie is Woody and Buzz. Woody is a cowboy doll of the existence of the leader of toys of Andy. The character is bright with a person easily elated by praise or flattery. The Buzz came over as a present on a birthday of Andy. The toy health has various devices with trendy Space Ranger. Woody of the cowboy doll is existence of the leader in toys of Andy a lot of with the first favorite toy. However, it is a birthday party of Andy today. Old toys worried about the toy of the present. And the present was a Buzz light year of the extreme popularity now. Andy is pleased with the latest toy. Woody who was robbed of the first seat by a Buzz of Andy is not interesting. But the Buzz takes oneself to be genuine Space Ranger. I do not like such a place to Woody, too. Woody was an intention of the slight mischief has pushed a buzz in the garden of the house of rowdy person Sid who lived in the neighbor. Then, Woody and Buzz adventure began.

・ Conclusion

I watched "Toy Story" for the first time. This movie is very very interesting to me. Each toy was very individual and was able to enjoy it till the last. To see this movie, I learned the close of taking good care of a thing and cooperating with everybody of the circumference some other time. I want to watch rest of this movie.

* Here is "Toy Story's Home page *

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Favorite place ( 2nd essays)

I will write about my favorite place. I have some favorite place.

First, my favorite place is my hometowm, because I feel comfortable. I live in Kikuchi in Kumamoto. There is very country. But I like there very much!! Because the people in that my hometown show me great hospitality.

Next, I also like Aso. Especially, I like "Daikanbou". Daikanbou is famous for its beautiful night view. I like seeing night view very much. I often go there with my friends, and I muse over past memories. I want to go there with boyfriend someday!!

I like England very much. I went to England this summer vacation. I spent four weeks in England. I went to many place with my friends and my host family. My favorite place is Demontfort University, City center, London, Nottigham, park and my home. There are a lot of favorite places. In England, I stayed with a family. My host mother is very kind to me. When I stayed, there were a Spanish girl and an Arabian boy. I went to pub with Spanish girl and her friends. I'm enjoyed. When I go back Japan, I thought it's a pitty that I have to go home. I've really enjoyed staying with my host family. I want to come back and see my mother again.

Finally, I like the school. my favorite place in school is library and student union. In library, I studying and watching movie. In student onion, I talk with my friends.

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Kumamoto ( Mega Essay )

We will write about Kumamoto. Kumamoto has some famous place. For example, Kumamoto Castle, Suizenji park, Shirakawa source and so on.

Kumamoto Castle

Kumamoto is famous for Kumamoto Castle. Kumamoto Castle is counted among one of the Japan's three biggest fine castles. In 1583, it was built by Kiyomasa Kato. Construction of a castle began in 1601 and was completed in 1607. Kumamoto castle is construction of a castle about 400 years this year. The greatest characteristic of Kumamoto Castle is Ishigaki. In Kumamoto city. They are going to leave Ishigaki eternally. Therefore I perform piling over again construction of Ishigaki every year and they save it and manage it.

In Kumamoto Castle, a lot of events performed. There are about 800 cherry tree in Kumamoto Castle, so in the end of March when a cherry tree blooms, it is opened by night.

Suizenji park

Suizenji park is in Kumomoto city. The park is very large. The park was build in 1632 by Hosokawa Tadatoshi. The park is designated as a national cultural asset. A tourist of about 1,800,000 people a year visited in the golden age.

Shirakawa source

Shirakawa source is in Aso. Water of 60 tons per minute is gushing in the Shirakawa source. There is frequented by tourist all year around. Many stall stood in within the source. You can buy speciality and well-known product.

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♥ Kumaoto ♥

I will introduce about Kumamoto. Kumamoto Prefecture lies the central part of Kyusyu. The population of Kumamoto is about 1,860,000. And, the seat of the prefectural government is Kumamoto city.

Kumamoto is famous for Kumamoto Castle. Kumamoto Castle is counted among one of the Japan's three biggest fine castles. In 1583, it was built by Kiyomasa Kato. Construction of a castle began in 1601 and was completed in 1607. Kumamoto castle is construction of a castle about 400 years this year. The greatest characteristic of Kumamoto Castle is Ishigaki. In Kumamoto city, They are going to leave Ishigaki eternally. Therefore I perform piling over again construction of Ishigaki every year and They save it and manage it.

In Kumamoto Castle, a lot of events performed. There are about 800 cherry tree in Kumamoto Castle, so in the end of March when a cherry tree blomms, it is opened by night. Optionally, there are a Higo morning glory exhibition and a Kumamoto Castle chrysanthemum pattern exhibition.

Kumamoto has a lot of nature, and it is the place that is very good , because people are very kind. I like Kumamoto very much. But, I have a lot of places that Kumamoto does not know, so I want to examine it about more Kumamoto.

If I have not come to Kumamoto person comes to Kumamoto once, I will want to come again. Kumamoto is hot in the summer, but thinks that it is a very livable place.
Please come to Kumamoto to by all means.

[253 words]

6th essays: CD

I will write about CD history.

In the year 1981, Sony and Philips develop a CD as a format for music.
In the tear 1982, Sony releases consumer CD player CDP101 on October 1st. The price was 168,000 yen. In addition, CDP-5000S (1,800,000 yen) was released as a model for business use, too.
In the year 1985, rental business of the music software that became a problem from the past is authorized. Sales of a CD accomplish ratio 332% and rapid growth in the last year.
In the year 1986, the share of the CD becomes 54%, and overtake an analog record and cassette tape; the arrival of the CD time.

I am interested in the history of the CD very much. I bought a lot of CDs so far, so the CD is indispensable for me. People to rent than I buy a CD increase, but I like to buy than I rent it recently. I am depressed and I should be sad and hear a CD and refresh a feeling.
I think that power of CD is splendid.
The CD which I always hear, "KREVA", "Crystal Kay", " Christina Aguilera", "DJ KAORI", and so on.

Please hear it by all means, and I want to know the thing of the CD which you hear well.

♥ 5th essay Movie ♥

Do you like movie? I like movie very much. I often watch a movie on holiday. I like foreign movie than Japanese movie, because I want to study English. I sometimes study see to subtitle. My favorite movie is "Pirate of the Caribbean" . I like Johnny Depp. He is so cool!! I like his movie. For example, "Scissor Hands", "Secret window" and "Pirate of the Caribbean" and so on. I want to meet him. I also like Orlando Bloom. He is so sexy. But, I have not watched his movie very much, so I want to watch a lot of his movie.

Once, my dream was to work in a distributing agency, but it is very difficult to enter a distributing agency. However, I want to do work concern movie. For example, I want to report an actor and an actress and about it, I want to write an article. I suppose that it is very difficult, but I want ti do my best. Therefore, I want to English study more and I want to up power to write a sentence.

KUMAMOTO

I will introduce about Kumamoto. Kumamoto Prefecture lies the central part of Kyusyu. The population of Kumamoto is about 1,860,000. And, the seat of the prefectural government is Kumamoto city.

Kumamoto is famous for Kumamoto Castle. Kumamoto Castle is counted among one of the Japan's three biggest fine castles. In 1583, it was built by Kiyomasa Kato. Construction of a castle began in 1601 and was completed in 1607. Kumamoto castle is construction of a castle about 400 years this year. The greatest characteristic of Kumamoto Castle is Ishigaki. In Kumamoto city, They are going to leave Ishigaki eternally. Therefore I perform piling over again construction of Ishigaki every year and They save it and manage it.

In Kumamoto Castle, a lot of events performed. There are about 800 cherry tree in Kumamoto Castle, so in the end of March when a cherry tree blomms, it is opened by night. Optionally, there are a Higo morning glory exhibition and a Kumamoto Castle chrysanthemum pattern exhibition.

Kumamoto has a lot of nature, and it is the place that is very good , because people are very kind. I like Kumamoto very much. But, I have a lot of places that Kumamoto does not know, so I want to examine it about more Kumamoto.

If I have not come to Kumamoto person comes to Kumamoto once, I will want to come again. Kumamoto is hot in the summer, but thinks that it is a very livable place.
Please come to Kumamoto to by all means.

label

This is my label post.

My hometown

I will introduce about my home town. My hometown is Kikuchi. This town has a population of 52,499. I was born in Kikuchi and have lived in Kikuchi ever since. This town still has a rich natural environment. However, there is a lot of greenery, but it's a bit inconvenient to get to school.

My hometown's famous thing is Kikuchi white dragon festival. This festival is a man carries a white dragon, and fireworks also set off. This festival bustle with many people very much every year. I want to go this festival, but I can't go this year, because I go to summer study abroad program.

A hot springs is very famous for Kikuchi. I like hot springs very much. A hot spring of Kikuchi is called "hot water of a fair skin", so I am recommended to a woman in particular. I often go to hot springs with my sisters, so I' m tireless.

Kikuchi seems to be the country having nothing, but it is the place that there is a lot of nature, and is really good. I am proud that it is Kikuchi citizen very much.
I want to try so hard that I have many people know a good point of Kikuchi from now on.

I am glad to be born in Kikuchi, because there is also much naturally, and there are alot of kind people. There are many things that I don't know yet, so I would like to know about Kiuchi more.
I want everyone to know good of Kikuchi, too. Please come to Kikuchi. I introduce about Kikuchi, I may guide you in Kikuchi.

Campus Life

I will write about my campus life. I'm interested in English and foreign culture, so I decided to go "Kumamoto Gakuen University". I was uneasy, but I was used to a school and, in the days of a beginning, came to love a school now. And, I made friends with a lot of people. I belong to a club. The club is "International travel research club". I could meet everybody and was really good.

I go by car from a house to a school. I spend about one hour. But I like driving, so I don't feel disgusting.

By the way, do you have a dream? My dream is not yet decided clearly. But I want to do about English work, because I am interested in English and foreign culture. However, I think that it is impossible with my now English. I'm still poor at English, but I'll do my best to learn more. Therefore I study more English at school and want to up English.

My campus life very solid, because I can learn my favorite subject's English, and I have a lot of friends. I thank parents spending a lot of money very much, so I study more and want to be dutiful to my parents.

I wish my campus life be filled up more!!!

Proto-portfolio(May 16-22)

1.0. Essays

1.1. Self-introduction essay

• Self introduction
• 180 words
• 2007.04.25

1.2. Second essay

• Campus life
• 217words
• 2007.05.30

1.3. Third essay

• Hometown
  
• 211 words (in your essay [150+])
  
• 2007.06.07

1.4. Fourth essay

• Kumamoto
• 219 words (in your essay [200+])
  
• 2007.06.17

• 1.3. Best essay: Which of those [four] essays do you believe is [the best]better & why?
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  1.3. Best essay: Which do you believe is better & why?
  
  2.0. Comments
  
  2.1. Your first comment on instructor's blog:
  
• link
  
• nn words
• 2007.mm.dd
• Do you believe that is a good comment? Why or why not?
  

2.2. Your best comment on a classmates blog

• Chiho's house - My favorite -
  
• 31 words
• 2007.06.06
• Why do you believe that is a good comment?
  
• Because, she write a long essay, so Chiho' s blog is wonderful. I want to imitate Chiho' s blog.
  

2.3. The best comment by a classmate on your blog by a classmate

• link
• nn words
• 2007.mm.dd
• Why do you believe that is a good comment?

3.0. Typing speed trials

3.1. Worst speed

• 40words
• 2007.4.25

3.2. Best speed

• 89words
• 2007.5.23

3.3. Average speed

• average
  
• number of trials

Other comments or reflections:

Self Introduction

Hello! My name is Mami Honda. I’m from Kumamoto in Japan. I’m a student at Kumamoto Gakuen University. I study English in university. I'm majoring in English. I'm interested in English and foreign culture,but I can hardly speak English. My English isn't so good, so I want to speak English very well. I'm still poor at English, but I'll do my best to learn more.

There are seven people in my family,my grandparents, parents, two older sisters,me. I have a dog, too. All my family are early risers, and they are very cheerful. I love my family.

I’m interested in volleyball. I belonged to the volleyball club When I was in junior high school. I like view the sky. I also like shopping. I go shopping on holiday. I like sweets. My favorite sweet is a parfait. I have eaten big parfait before.

Finally,I want to write about my dream. Even though I haven't decided what I want to do in the future, but I want to be an independent lady. And, I want to be useful of many people.