My favorite animals

This time, I'm going to introduce about my favorite animals. They are rabbit and tortoise. From the outset I have been dislike animals like dogs and cats. Especially, I hate dogs because I have a trauma.

When I was in the first grader of elementary school, I was chased by a dog and I run as hard as I could as I cried on my way home. I have been hate small dogs and big dogs since then. I was chased by a very small dog quite recently when I threw out the garbege on the morning. I run as fast as I could.

By the way, I like rabbit and tortoise though I dislike animals. Because I kept them in the old days. Especially, I was very good to a rabbit. I kept her when I was a child attending kindergarten. I often cutted cabbage and feeded her. She was very cute and my friend. She was a female and her name was “Maru-chan”. I was very good to her when I was a child attending kindergarten. But she was eaten by a weasel and dead when my sister took a walk with Maru-chan on my garden. My sister said that a weasel came flying and caught Maru-chan. I had gone out to a zoological garden at that time. My sister was shedding tears. It was very cruelty. If I will have something pet in the future, I would like to have a rabbit once more. I will be able to very good to a rabbit at any cost but I’m afraid of another animals.

Next, I’m going to talk about tortoise. I had the tortoise when I was an elementary schoolchild. The tortoise was maybe female and I forgot the name. I’m awfully sorry I don’t have memory so much about her. But I remember that she was very small and very cute. I often feed her at that time. And she’d gone without our nothing it, she was maybe away on a trip. Because I set a ladder against a wall on the house of her and she climbed up a ladder, flight from the house.

And I had some hamsters when I was an elementary schoolchild. They were very quickly at the start. That’s why I and my mother and my sister had a lot of trouble them. But I gradually felt them very cute and they became used to my house and gentle. And they had become numb and dead when it was winter. I felt sorry for them. But I don’t think that I would like to have hamster so much once more in the future.

Now, my mother and sister say that they want to have a cat or a bulldog or a pug on my house. But such animals are hard for me and my father. We have been afraid of them until now. I would like to get the best of animals early. I’m not able to touch and stroke animals. And I haven’t thought that animals were very cute so much until now. I understand that I’m seriously ill about animals. That’s why I would like to get the best of them by all means.

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My favorite countries

This time, I'm going to introduce about my favorite countries. I would like to get trip to some countries. They are Spain, Maldives, Peru and Brazil. At the first, I'm going to talk about Spain. The reason I want to go trip to Spain is that I want to see Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia. It's an unfinished work by Antoni Gaudi and a world heritage. And I saw the news recently that Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia is planed to complete on 2026. When I will be 34 years, it will be completed. I would like to see it in the future by all means. Next, I'm going to talk about Maldives. There is very beautiful sea, so I want to swim in there. I would like to go to Maldives on a honeymoon in the future. I think that Maldives is so wonderful country but I don’t know about Maldives in detail. I love the country where has beautiful sea. I would like to swim with a lot of beautiful fish in the future. It isn’t for that purpose but I would like to get married and go to Maldives on a honeymoon with my dear husband in the future. Next, I’m going to talk about Peru. The reason I want to go trip to there is that I want to go to Salar de Uyuni. This is a lake made in salt. That’s why taste is salty when people lick. And this lake has very beautiful superb view is like a mirror with sky and ground. The beauty takes your breath away. I would like to go to Salar de Uyuni before I die in the future. But I’m afraid of going trip to there because Peru is not safe and dangerous. That’s why I would like to go trip to there with tour guides. Lastly, I’m going to talk about Brazil. The reason I want to go trip to there is that I want to watch soccer World Cup in 2014. I want to cheer Japanese delegation. I have watched the game of Japanese delegation in Saitama stadium with my sister last year but I know nothing about soccer’s rule. But I have my favorite soccer players. They are Keisuke Honda, Atsuto Uchida. They are so cool and very popular in Japan. I know nothing about their skill but everybody say that their soccer skill is very good. I think very wonderful that they live and play in each foreign country. For example, Keisuke Honda lives and plays in Russia with his wife and child. Atsuto Uchida lives and plays in Germany and he lives a single life. I always want to follow their example that achieve emotional autonomy and mental condition is very strong. I would like to go trip to Brazil and watch World Cup if it’s possible but I know nothing about soccer rule.

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My favorite ice cream

This time, I'm going to introduce about my favorite ice creams. They are Haagen-Dazs, Yukimi Daifuku: Yukimi-a soft rice cake stuffed with sweetened bean jam, ice cream steamed bun, cold stone and super cup ice cream. At the first, Haagen-Dazs is very popular ice cream all over the world but they are expensive, so I can't often buy them. They sell some season term ice creams recently. They are purple potato taste, pumpkin taste and powdered green tea and azuki bean taste. Every taste ice creams look so delicious I want to eat the all taste ice creams early. When I go to home of my grandparents, I always eat more than two Haagen-Dazs ice creams because my grandfather bought them and wait for me. I appreciate him. Next, Yukimi Daifuku: Yukimi-a soft rice cake stuffed with sweetened bean jam also sell a season term ice cream recently. Yukimi Daifuku is the outside is rice cake and contents are ice cream. The new merchandise is that contents are chocolate cookie ice cream. It looks so delicious.　Next, I’m going to talk about cold stone ice cream. I ate it in Tokyo for the first time. I was very surprised how to wait on customers at that time because the shop assistants sing a song while they cook ice cream which customers ordered. I was at a loss what to do while the shop assistants sing a song, the first thing I smiled at that time. I think that the price is expensive for ice cream but ice cream has luxury than any other ice creams and cold stone ice cream was very delicious. Cold stone ice cream shop doesn’t open in Kumamoto but one convenience store sells the ice cream. The price is about as same as Haagen-Dazs ice cream. But I have never bought cold stone ice cream in the convenience store yet. Cold stone ice cream shop opens in Fukuoka, I want to go to there and listen to songs the shop assistants sings once more. And I want to listen, beating time with my hands. I’m going to drop in at the shop when I go to shopping in Fukuoka next time. Lastly, I’m going to talk about super cup ice cream. It has a lot of kinds of taste. For example, super cup ice cream has vanilla, chocolate, powdered green tea, cheese cake, chocolate chip, chestnut, and so on. Especially, my favorite tastes are cheese cake and chocolate chip. They are so delicious. But super cup ice cream is a large amount. That’s why I often have plenty when I eat it halfway and sometimes I suffer from a stomachache after I eat all. That’s why I have to pay attention my physical condition and consult with my stomach when I want to eat it no matter what.

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My favorite season

This time, I'm going to introduce about my favorite season. It's winter because I love Christmas and cold. The cold weather has set in, I'm so excite. Cities are beauty and brightly illuminated. I was given Christmas present from Santa Claus until I was in the six grades. I was the happiest Christmas present is a pink car that Barbie dolls ride. I was very surprised at that time. I have been displayed the pink car in my room until now. I had been believed the existence of Santa Clause until I was in the fourth grade. By the way, I worked my part-time job on Christmas Eve and Christmas last year. I finished working my part-time job and came back home as usual but I didn't eat Christmas cake because I was on a diet to I weared a long-sleeved kimono on a coming-of-age celebration.　I wanted to wear my long-sleeved kimono on that day with lean and beautiful figure. I wanted to wear my maximum figure all the more because my father bought expensive long-sleeved kimono for me. And I succeed on my diet. My family and relative were all very happy for me to see in my moment of triumph. I was very happy too. I could a lot of my dear friends on that day and I could enjoy. I went to my old school after the ceremony with my friends. There is hold on an alumnae on a coming-of-age celebration every year. I could a lot of my dear friends and teachers, took a lot of photographs. I spent very happy time. Next, I’m going to talk about my schedule on this winter. I’m going to work on my part-time job on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, the end of the year and the last day of the year. My schedule on this winter is the same as it was last year. Because I don’t have my boyfriend, all my friends have their boyfriends and everywhere will be crowded of families and couples. There is no use in complaining now. That’s why I’m going to work as hard as I could. But I eat luxurious Christmas cake and Kentucky fried chicken on Christmas season this year because the work will must be very busy on the end of the year. Especially, the work will must be like a hell on the last day of the year. But I want to work as hard as I could because it’s time when I will be able to earn a lot of money the best in a year. And I go to houses of my grandparents, I’m looking forward to go to there on the New Year every year. But I hadn’t got a lot of New Year’s presents from my relatives yet. And of course, I will work on my part-time job on the New Year next year. But I want to go to shopping and see Hakone long-distance relay race next year. I want to try going to shopping on the New Year but my weak point is crowd. Lastly, I’m going to talk my favorite foods on winter. They are pumpkin and chestnut. Especially, now I love and want to eat pumpkin every day. I hadn’t liked pumpkin so much before but suddenly I loved it. Recently, I ate pumpkin bread, salad, food boiled and seasoned and ice cream. I ate pumpkin bread on my breakfast this morning. Of course, it was very delicious. I’m very happy when I eat pumpkin and chestnut.

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My favorite high school memories

This time, I'm going to introduce about my favorite high school memories. I graduated from a high school three years ago. It's Kumamoto Daiichi high school. When I was a high school student, every student is all girl but there were a lot of men teacher. Ordinally, the school was a coeducational high school but boys weren't entering there. However it has been a coeducational high school in the true sense of the world from 2 years ago. I can't believe that boys in the class in my old school but I was very happy that I could live on the girl's school. Girl's school is apt to think that it will be happened a lot of bullying but it was absolutely nothing of bullying. My old school is so wonderful. I would like to introduce everybody about wonderful of my old school. At the first, it is built in the Kumamoto castle, in other words, it's on the land in the Kumamoto castle. So, my old school is very beautiful and the view is also very beautiful. Of course, people can see the Kumamoto castle from the school. I have been pride of that my old school is built in the Kumamoto castle until now. Next, the mixed chorus is very beautiful. The students always sing a school song in a cappella when the meeting is started. A chorus contest is hold every year and the every student practice as hard as they could. When I was a high school student, every class practiced when before the class on morning, after school and holidays. I had camped together for training chorus when I was a first grade. They have been good old memories for me until now. Then, bow is very long. When I entered the high school, the whole school was taught how to bow because how to bow in the school is very peculiar. It is very long. The whole school has to bow their head low about for three second. It is one of the tradition. Lastly, a lot of alumnae are very particular. For example, they telephone the school and preach at the principal when the alumnae see the students have short skirts, go to a karaoke and game centers. The alumnae have absolute power than the teachers about the school. So, I was very afraid of the alumnae when I was a high school student. I didn’t know where and when they watch the students. But I have been loved my old school until now. I love my friends who I met in the school, strict rules, kindly my teachers, beautiful school, beautiful chorus, fearful alumnae and the uniform. I think many times that I want to return when I was a high school student. So, I often walk on the outskirts of the school on my way home.

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Movie Review: To Kill a Mockingbird

This time, I’m going to introduce the movie “To Kill a Mockingbird”. This movie is about a male lawyer who in charge of the case a black man was accused of attacking a white woman in Alabama. There was racial prejudice there for a long time. This movie is made as a flashback of the incident and those days by the daughter of the lawyer. This story is drawn not only from the court drama but also the children’s viewpoint of the adult’s world.

A male lawyer lives a happy life with his two young children. A white woman is imprisoned by her father in the lawyer’s neighborhood. One day, the woman accuses a black man of rape and bring a case. People live in the town cautioned the lawyer that he would not be forgiven if he defended the black man. But he hates injustice and prejudice, he has a strong sense of justice. This movie is drawn a father has hardship and a despotic town from the children’s viewpoint.

I saw “To Kill a Mockingbird” and wrote a report in a certain class last year and this time, I saw this movie for a second try. This time, I felt the content of this movie was deeper and darker than the last time. If it was a proper court, the black man would be innocent. But the jury members were all white, therefore he was found guilty. And what was even worse, he attempted escaping out of despair and he was shot to death. This scene was really unbelievable and very shocking for me. But this story wasn’t finished yet. A father of the white woman was shown to be a liar in court and has a grudge to the lawyer. A father attacks the children of the lawyer. It was a boy that saved them from this terrible crisis. A boy was thought to be a very strange person and crazy out of his mind, was looked down from his neighboring people. When the scene where suddenly the boy appeared and saved the children came, I felt quite relieved and I was impressed. I was made to think how bullying, discrimination and prejudice lost all over the world after I saw this movie. And I thought that this movie was drawn the lifestyle of proud loneliness, the ideal father image and deep-rooted racial discrimination. I was holding my breath in a scene that the children steal into the white woman’s house like a haunted house. I felt like it was an old movie at the start because it’s a film in monochrome. But gradually I felt that such as racial discrimination has been continued to be deep-rooted all over the world until now. This movie told me very important things. I would like to see this movie many times and talk about various the human rights question with my friends. We have to lose bullying, discrimination and prejudice from the whole world. Thank you for reading!

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BR 2-15: HIP HOP

“Hip hop started with pop music, but soon break dancing and graffiti art become important parts of hip hop culture, too.” (P.7)

 

This time, I’m going to introduce everybody this book about hip hop. Are you interested in hip hop? What do you recall when you hear hip hop? It has various kinds. For example, rap music break dancing, graffiti art and DJs Hip hop is culture because it has its own way of talking, dressing, dressing and thinking about things. At the first, I’m going to introduce everybody about origin of hip hop. It started in the Bronx in New York in the 1970s. The Bronx is a neighborhood in New York, USA and an African-American neighborhood. At the start, hip hop started with rap music, but break dancing and graffiti art became parts of hip culture soon, too. By the way, do you think that graffiti art on public spaces is legal? Graffiti art on public spaces isn’t legal but they asked city councils to make it legal in some places. I have been thought that painting on public spaces was against the law until I read this book. I often come across graffiti arts on public spaces in Japan and I have been thought it was a only free mischief. Next, rap music is that DJs have different ways of playing record, play parts of a song and say things in between.　.The music in the song was called the break and the spoken part was called rapping. In the past, the DJs often spoke about how hard life for African-American people and poor people. Next, Break dancing is that very different from any other kind of dancing and doing a lot of very hard moves. Lastly, hip hop became popular all over the world. It took a long time for DJs, rap music, break dancing and graffiti art to become popular. Do you like hip hop? I have friends who is training in break dancing. When I watched my friends danced breaking dance, it was very cool and very hard movies. I could understand about hip hop a little after I read this book. Please everyone read this book by all means. Thank you for reading!

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References
Reilly, Carmel. (2007). HIP HOP. South Melbourne, Australia. Usbourne

BR 2-14: THE HEART

“By pumping blood all day, every day, the heart keeps the body’s cells alive.” (P.22)

 

This time, I’m going to introduce everybody this book about heart. I could understand a lot of things about heart that I haven’t ever known before I read this book. And this book was easy to understand. At the first, do you know where is the heart? The heart is in the middle of the chest, behind the ribs. The ribs do very important part in the heart. Because the ribs help to keep the heart safe. And do you know the size of the heart? A child’s heart is about the size of a fist and an adult’s is about the size of two fists. The heart has four places to that hold blood. There are two large places on the bottom and called the right ventricle and left ventricle. There are two smaller places on the top and called the right atrium and left atrium. There are four valves in the heart and the valves stop the blood going back the wrong way. The heart works like a pump, sending blood to every part of the body. The blood carries important matters like oxygen and food to every part around the body. If it’s without oxygen and food, the body’s cells begins to die. Moreover, the blood also carries matters out of the body that the baby doesn’t need. After this blood has been pumped to every part of the body, it comes back to the heart. And the right ventricle pushes the blood into the lungs because it picks up the oxygen it needs in the lungs. The beating sound of the heart is made a valve closes to stop blood going the wrong way each time inside the heart. Before the heart beats, the heart fills with blood, then it pushes the blood out of the heart. Therefore, the heart pumps all day and all night. When people sleep, the heart pumps slow down but it’s always pumping. In one day, the heart beats about 100000 times. I thought that I want to keep a healthy heart after I read this book. This book told me so important things to live. Please read this book everyone by all means. Thank you for reading!

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References
Trussell-Cullen, Alan. (2007). THE HEART. South Melbourne, Australia. Usbourne

BR 2-13: Banks and Banking

“A bank is a safe place for people to keep their money.” (P.4)

 

This time, I’m going to introduce everybody this book about bank. Bank has a lot of important parts for people. Do you often go to banks? I often go to ATMs and I keep my money in the some banks. Banks pay people free for keeping their money in a saving account. Banks also lend money to people to buy big things like cars and houses. It’s called loam. People have to pay to the bank along with a free. These frees make the bank a lot of money. In the past, people did all of their banking in front of the counter. People had to go into a bank and talk to a bank teller. But, in the last few years, banks have given people to new ways of banking. For example, ATMs, electric banking, drive-thru banking and phone banking. Do you know drive-thru banking? It’s popular in the USA, but many on the countries aren’t popular. Drive-thru banking allows people to do their banking without having to get out of their car. It’s very comfortable because of it’s speed and safety. I think that I want drive-thru banking to speed early in Japan. Next, electric banking is done over the Internet. But people can’t get cash out of their bank account by using electric banking. They can pay bills by using electric banking. The best things by using it is that people can pay bills and see how much money they have in their account without having to leave their house. Next, phone banking is that people can do their banking by using their phone. They can pay bills by pressing the numbers on their phone when they use telephone banking. But, they can’t get cash out of their bank account by using telephone banking. Lastly, a lot of people still like to do their banking in front of the counter. Because it’s hard for older people to learn new ways of banking, people have to talk to a bank clerk about getting loam and people like dealing with bank clerks and not machine. I haven’t ever known about banks before I read this book. I could add to my stack of know ledge about banks. Please read this book everyone by all means. Thank you for reading!

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References
Brasch, Nicolas. (2007). Banks and Banking. South Melbourne, Australia. Usbourne

BR 2-12: Water World

“Without water, people, animals, and plants could not live.” (P.4)

This time, I’m going to introduce everybody this book about world. Have you ever thought seriously about water? I haven’t ever thought seriously about it before I read this book. I could think that people should use water carefully all over again by the grace of this book. People can’t absolutely live without water, we need to drink water and get some water from foods every day. Our human body needs a lot of fresh water. If without fresh water, our human body can’t work good enough. Because more than 50 percent of our human is made up of water. Incidentally, the human brain is made up of more than 85 percent water. The human muscles are made up of more than 77 percent water. The human bones are made up of more than 33 percent water. And do you know that tomato is made up of more than 95 percent water? Apple is made up of more than 85 percent water. Corn is made up of more than 70 percent water. Everything such as human body and foods are made up of a lot of water. And then almost all industries need a lot of water than we need in home. For, example, heavy industries like power stations and chemical plants use a lot of water. To my surprise, 130 litters water need to make a bike. 100 litters water need to make a jumper. 9 litters water need to make a newspaper. 1 litters water need to make a small chocolate bar. I was very surprised because I haven’t ever known about these facts. And forests need a lot of water to grow. Forests are home of about half of the a lot of different kinds of plants and animals around the world. Rainforests make up to 40 percent of the world’s oxygen. All living things need oxygen to live. Water is need by people, animals and plants all over the world for many different things. However, today in a lot of countries like Australia, these is a big lack of water. It’s a big problem for farmers. I have watched a news that there is a lack of water in Japan before. Everyone have to use water carefully every day. I changed my conscience to water after I read this book. This book told me importance of water. Please everyone read this book by all means. Thank you for reading!

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References

Trussell-Cullen, Alan. (2007). Water World. South Melbourne, Australia. Usbourne

Movie Review: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

 This time, I’m going to introduce about an American movie, “Indiana Jones and the
Raiders of the Lost Ark”. It’s a very famous adventure movie and was shown in 1981.
This movie is the first work of the Indiana Jones series and these film were directed by
Steven Allan Spielberg. He’s also a very famous movie director throughout the world.
He made a lot of famous movies all over the world, such as, “Columbo : Murder by the
book”, “Jaws”, “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”, “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”,
“Jurassic Park”, “The Adventures of Tintin : Secret of the Unicorn” and many others.
Among of all these movies, Indiana Jones series are very popular throughout the world.
My father also loves them and sometimes he still watches them. But I had never
watched them until quite recently, because“Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost
Ark” was showed eleven years before I was born. I was born in 1992 but it was first
shown in 1981. I haven’t had a chance to see this movie. But this time, I watched it for
the first time. I also thought that this movie was very interesting.

 At the start, I thought that it was an ordinary very old movie before I watched this
movie. However I watched it with a pounding heart and it made me feel uneasy just to
see it because there are a lot of thrilling scenes in this movie. Especially, I was very
afraid of the last scene where the enemy was murdered by the Ark’s spirit. The last
scene became a trauma for me after I finished watching it. I have been watching this
movie with breathless attention.

 By the way, the story is that various people are engaged in secret maneuvers and
fight over an enigmatic golden Ark in the 1930s. Nazi Germany plan to get Ark and the
United States Government requests to an archeologist Indiana Jones retrieve it before
the Nazis. And he starts on a journey search for it with Marion who is his old
sweetheart. However, they have to face dreadful traps and a big army of snakes
everywhere they go. After all, Indiana discovers the Ark and sees the dreadful power
that Ark has after he anticipated Nazi Germany’s movements. Ark is a legendary box
and someone who gained it can have limitless strength.

 I thought that the development of the movie was very fast. And I had never had my
heart beat so fast even though I watched a lot of movies. I thought that the adventure
tour of the ancient remains is very wonderful. I would like to watch a lot of the movies
directed by Steven Allan Spielberg after I watched “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of
the Lost Ark”. I have heard his name but I have known nothing about him. Above all, Iwould like to conquer the Indiana Jones series. I wonder how the story will develop
after this.

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BR 2-11: Natural Partners

“Natural partners are animals or plants that live or work together, to help themselves and each other.” (P.4)

This time, I’m going to introduce everybody this book about natural partners. At the first, do you know the tickbird? I haven’t ever known it. The tickbird has various natural partners. For example, the rhinoceros, the crocodile and the badger. The tickbird looks for ticks when riding on the rhinoceros’s back. This is good for rhinoceros and the tickbird. When there is danger, the tickbird flies into the air, screaming a warning to the rhinoceros and it stays healthy without ticks. The tickbird can get an easy meal. The thing I surprised most is the bird gives the crocodile’s mouth and teeth a really good clean. Next, a lot of sea animals live and work together as natural partners. I will give an example that the spider crab and algae. The spider crab usually lives on the sea floor and algae live on the spider crab’s back. Because algae makes the spider crab look like part of the sea floor and it hard for the spider crab’s enemies to see it. However, it has very good and convenience point for algae. The algae get a good place to live and the spider crab has a very good camouflage. Lastly, a lot of insects live and world together as a natural partners. I will give an example that bees and many flowering plants. Bees use nectar to make honey and they get their nectar from flowers. Because bees fly from flower to flower, they also can take pollen from one flower to another. Bees help the flowering plant grow seeds, which can grow into new plants. Don’t you think that natural partners around the world are wonderful? I was impressed with the wonderful that all animals and plants live and work together around the world after I read this book. And I thought that I surely have natural partners. Natural partners for me are my family and friends. And I changed my view of the world after I read this book. Please everyone read this book by all means. Thank you for reading!

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References

Trussell-Cullen,Alan. (2007). Natural Partners. South Melbourne, Australia. Usbourne

BR 2-10: Voting

“Many people think that voting is the most important right people have.” (P.15)

This time, I’m going to introduce everybody this book about voting. At the first, I’m going to talk about that the origin of voting. The Greeks voted for the people who they wanted to run their city over 2000 years ago. Do you think amazing that human thought of voting over 2000 years ago? And a great many years passed, a way of voting changed rapidly. Today, people vote for many different things so choose someone as a leader. For example, people vote by putting up their hands, write their vote on paper, choose from a list on paper and use machine to help them vote. Machines can count the total votes cast faster than people. Today, in some countries people vote with computers. It’s beginning the talk about “net voting” what people are able to vote with an Internet in computers now. I think that “net voting” is very comfortable. Because computers can count the total votes cast faster than people and they don’t absolutely slip up. I often gear a news that young people who go to election are very few and it is very big problem. But I think that a lot of young people can vote with using “net voting”. I want the government to incorporate “net voting” by all means. And I went to general election last year for the first time after reached my twentieth birthday. The then election, it happened a mistake. Human absolutely happen mistakes but computers don’t happen mistakes. Computers don’t happen mistakes fewer than human. That was why I need to incorporate “net voting” in Japan by all means. What do you think about “net voting”? Not to change the subject, in some countries leaders don’t always want people to vote. Some people had to fights for their right to vote. A country where people are able to choose their leaders is called a democracy. I a democracy, all adults have their rights to vote. For example, Japan, Australia, Canada, USA, UK, France and Italy have a democracy. I thought that I should feel happy because I have my right to vote after I read this book. Please everyone read this book by all means. Thank you for reading!

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References

Trussell-Cullen, Alan. (2007). Voting. South Melbourne, Australia. Usbourne

BR 2-09: Skateboarding

“People in the skateboarding community like to have special skateboarding clothes.” (P.9)

This time, I’m going to introduce everybody this book about skateboarding. Have you ever played skateboarding? At the first, I’m going to talk about the origin of skateboarding. Skateboarding has been around for over 40 years and suffers made the first skateboarding because skateboards look like surfboards. Skateboards were made for surfers to ride when the waves were too flat to surf. Skateboarders don’t need to go to special places to play skateboarding. I think that it’s very good and convenience point. Skateboarding can enjoy by oneself and ride boards at any time. However skateboarders should ride their boards where it’s hard and flat like on the street or in car parks to be safe. There are a lot of techniques in Skateboarding. Skateboarders have to work hard while they ride their boards. For example, they have to run, jump and swing around a lot. And skateboarding is good way for people to get fit, and to stay it. Have you ever known this fact? I have ever known nothing about it. My mother nerves may quick if I would start playing skateboarding. Next, skateboarders have to do a lot of works on their boards to make them more run well. Skateboarders have to not get hurt when they ride them to be safe. The beginner has to check a lot of points to stay safe when they ride their boards. At the first, check to see the board and the wheels that they are safe. Secondly, put on pads in one’s hands and legs. Thirdly, put on helmet. Lastly, ride one’s skateboard in a safe place, and tell people going. Do you want to ride your skateboard? I don’t absolutely want to ride my skateboard because skateboarding seems to really fearful. Which do you want to play, surfin or skateboarding? I want to try surfin than skateboarding. But I think that it is really good and convenience because wherever people are able to ride skateboards. I could know the world I haven’t ever known. Please everyone read this book by all means. Thank you for reading!

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References

Reilly, Carmel. (2006). Skateboarding. South Melbourne, Australia. Usbourne

BR 2-08: Caves

“Caves are made over thousands of years.” (P.10)

This time, I’m going to introduce everybody this book about caves. Do you know how caves were made? And have you ever gone into caves? At the first, I’m going to talk about how caves were made. Rain comes on the way down from the sky and it mixes with a gas called carbon dioxide. After rain and carbon dioxide are mixed, they make an acid called carbonic acid. Carbonic acid eats away rocks and it makes holes in the rocks. After a lot of rocks have been eaten away by the carbonic acid, it makes a very big hole over thousands of years. This hole is a cave. And when people go into caves, they absolutely have to have a hard hat, boots and a torch. Boots make people to be safe from slipping on wet rocks. And caves are really dark, it needs a torch. By the way, have you ever gone into caves and limestone caves? I have gone into there on a junior high school excursion. At that time, I went into a cave where people had run away from their house and hided at war in Okinawa. I still have been remembered the impression when I went into the cave. It was really dark and I felt really horror in there. Some of my friends couldn’t go into there because they felt really horror on the way. At a matter of fact, people had been hided in the really dark cave at a war in Okinawa. I wandered how   dreadful people must had been at that time. And I have ever been to a limestone cave on a junior high school excursion. I still have been remembered the impression when I went into there. It was really humid weather in there. And somehow I felt mysterious. I couldn’t believe that there is really world because there are a lot of wet rocks on the around. It was very strange. I thought that I couldn’t absolutely go into limestone caves alone because it was too strange. But I feel very interesting that making an exploration of many kinds of caves in foreign countries when I was watching a TV program about that exlore caves. I want to try it. But to tell the truth, I think that I don’t have courage and vitality. Shall we go into some caves together in the future? After I would go into there, I will surely to be fresh feeling. I would like to go into caves someday by all means. Thank you for reading!

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References

Brasch, Nicolas. Bjoklund, Mats. (2007). Caves. South Melbourne, Australia. Usbourne

BR 2-07: Who are you?

“Your family’s customs make you the person you are, too. (P.9)

This time, I’m going to introduce this book about oneself. People are a mix of genes from their mothers and fathers. We have the color of our eyes, skin and hair from genes. And sometimes we look and act like our mothers and fathers. Each family’s cultures make people special and cultures are part of people. For example, customs are food, dress, lifestyle and rules in each family. That’s why customs and cultures are really special things for people to live. Cultures and customs are the way of life and have characteristic of each family. Next, friends who we like to spend time together. Maybe, we spend time with our friends next to our family. Sometimes, we belong to club at school like the school bands, cultural club and sports clubs. Our friends and clubs make you spend time together and help every time. There are a lot of things that make us as the person. Genes, family, culture, customs, friends and clubs such as a lot of things. After I read this book, I could look back upon myself all over again. Do you think that you bear a close resemble to your mother and father? And do you have any points of act that you bear a close resemble to your mother and father? In my case, I’m often said from my friends, relatives and acquaintances that you bear close resemble to your older sister. Especially, I’m often said that your face bears a close resemble to your older sister’s face. But I taller than my older sister more 15 centimeters. And do you have characteristic customs and rules in your family? In my case, my family has characteristic customs that we always eat meat(seafood) and vegetable pancakes or grilled slices of meat or takoyaki every weekly Sunday. Sometimes, I have terrible arguments with my family but my family is only precious existence for me. Next, do you have a lot of friends? And do you have your great friends who you are able to consult anything? I think that the existence of friends is as important as for me. I can consult with my great friends everything that I can’t consult with my family. After I read this book, I thought that I would like to make much of my family and friends all over again. And I would like to know many kinds of cultures and customs in each family. Thank you for reading!

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References

Reilly, Carmel. (2007). Who are you?. South Melbourne, Australia. Usborne

BR 2-06: Getting together

“Families around the world get together to share things and to take care of each other.”

This time, I’m going to introduce everybody this book about family around the world. A lot of families are made up of the parents and one or two children and living in the same house in recent years. This kind of family is called a nuclear family and small family. In some countries like the USA, Australia and Japan, there are many nuclear families. In some countries, two or more families who are related live together and make one very big family and it is called extended families, it’s big families. In India, many families are extended families. Grandparents, parents and children live together in one house. When couples marry in India, the woman has to live with man’s family and she becomes a part of his family as an Indian custom. When she gives birth to children, they also become a part of a big family. In Inuit, people usually live in small nuclear family groups. Because Inuit people move around a lot to look for food, and small nuclear family groups are easy Because Inuit people move around a lot to look for food, and small nuclear family groups are easy to move around. Inuit people get together in their extended family groups to share foods and to take care of their children and teach about Inuit culture. So, their extended family is very important for them. Most Australian Aboriginal people have been lived in big extended families. Everyone share things and take care of the children. For hundreds of years, most families were big extended families in China. Two or more related families lived together and worked together on the land. Today, most families are much smaller nuclear families and most families have only one child because China is a very crowded country. Is your family a nuclear family or extended family? My family is a nuclear family. After I read this book, I thought that Indian families were very terrible. Because woman has to live with the man’s family and become a part of his family. I will surely to be harded on me from my mother-in-low. Do you want to live with your partner’s family in the future? I can’t surely to live with my partner’s family because I will be afraid of my mother-in-low. Thank you for reading!

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References
Reilly, Carmel. (2007). Getting together. South Melbourne, Australia. Usborne

BR 2-05: A Plastic World

“People need to look at what they do with plastic so that they keep the environment safe.” ‘(P.14)

 

This time, I’m going to introduce everybody this book about plastic. An ancient period, there were only two of these materials were wood and metal. Foe years, people had been needed from materials they found in the world around them. And Alexander Parkes invented plastic in1862, and the world began to extensive change. Today, all kinds of things are made of plastic and people are living with plastic now. It is essential for our everyday life now if it isn’t exist plastic. Millions of plastic containers are used bottles and bags every day. Some people think that plastic has been good for the world, but some people think that it has been bad. At the first, I’m going to introduce everybody good points about plastic. On is cheap, other is light and the other is soft. A lot of things made from plastic and cheap. Plastic is light and soft and can be made into different shapes. Consequently, plastic is often used in most toys because it’s safe if children play with toys made from plastic. Next, I’m going to introduce everybody bad points about plastic. Don’t you think of that plastic has bad points so much? But to tell the truth, plastic has the sause that cause great environmental pollution. When plastic is being made，it sends gases into the air. Then these gases can be bad for people and the environment. Plastic bags are kind of bad for the environment. Do you often see a lot of dumped plastic bags on the roads, embankments, rivers and watercourses? Plastic is too bad when it becomes rubbish. Because plastic is a lot of ends up in landfills and the world is running out of land for landfills now. Plants that glow in the soil die. And some plastic rubbish goes into the sea and animals live in the sea trap in the plastic rubbish and die. Plastic helps people in lots of ways every day, but it has great bad points for the environment. I haven’t ever discovered that plastic has good points but plastic has a lot of bad points for the environment and living things. People have to look at the ideal about plastic and everybody needs to do to stop so much plastic going into rubbish and recycle.

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Referenses
Trussell-Cullen, Allan. (2007). A Plastic World. South Melbourne, Australia. Usborne

BR 2-04: The Hunt for Gold

“He picked up a big nugget of gold and jumped up and down.” (P.16)

 

This time, I’m going to introduce everybody this book what hunt for gold. This story is that the magic key takes the four children on a new adventure. The magic took the children back in time and helped look for gold with a family of four on a river. Do you know how to hunt for gold? At the time, it has big pans, scoop up little stones from the river. A boy and a girl and their father of the family look for gold every day. They look for tiny bits of gold in the bottom of the pans. It’s a very boundless work. And the family hadn’t found any gold, they were always hungry. Then, the four children helped looking for gold. It was cold in the river, and the children soon got tired. It was a really hard work. But at at that time, the father shouted and found gold for the first time. Everyone ran to see and were all very happy. The children and the family went to town to sell the gold. The family was all very happy and said “we can buy some food”, “we can buy new clothes”, “a new spade”, “a new dress”, “and new boots”. They bought a lot of things such as a new cart and foods. The family would be sure to live happily.

 Have you ever gone to rivers to look for gold? Or have you ever experienced looking for gold? Do you want to try looking for gold? I haven’t ever gone to rivers to look for gold but I want to try looking for gold so much. Didn’t you think that it’s really enjoy and excited? I think that it’s very funny like a kind of adventure. I have watched a TV program what go to a river and look for gold. The river is very beautiful and clear. Gold can’t look for in dirty water. Gold can look for only beautiful and clear water. I don’t know where gold is able to look for. I don’t know whether gold is able to look for or not on same river in Japan. Do you think that gold is able to look for in Japan? I have an image that gold is able to look for on really beautiful river in foreign countries. I want to try looking for gold so much but it will be really hard work. I undoubtedly will be lower back pain. And it undoubtedly will be beyond my imagination work. This book was very exciting. Please be sure to read this book, everyone. Thank you for reading.

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Referense
Hunt, Roderick. Brychta, Alex.(2003). The Hunt for Gold. Oxford, England. Usborne

My favorite Ziburi movies

This time, I'm going to introduce about my favorite Ziburi movies. These are "Whisper of the Heart", "Spirited Away" and "Kiki's Delivery Service". I love Ziburi movies so much. I become very happy after I watch them. And I bocome a feeling like I want to work harder anything. Especially, what is particularly favorites are "Whisper of the Heart", "Spirited Away" and "Kiki's Delivery Service".
 At the first, I'm going to talk about "Whisper of the heart". This movie was showed in the old days because I watched the video of "Whisper of the heart" when I was a child attending kindergarten. I have been falled in love with Seiji who is the character of the movie since then. He is very cool and like playing violin. And he goes abroad to study to Italy to study playing the violin. He have been my type of man I like for a long time. Especially, my favorite scene is last scene that Seiji propose to Shizuku. I think wonderful even if I watch this movie many times.
 Next, I'm going to talk about "Spirited Away". It's mysterious and romantic story. I watched this movie in the movie theater with my parents when I was a elementaly school student. At that time, I couldn't understand the story perfectly because I was a young child. I gadually understand the story and the back sound music is very good and impressive. I often listen to the music before I go to bed because I can relax.
 Lastly, I'm going to talk about "Kiki's Delivery Service".
Kiki is a witch and go to trip to training and live in the bakery shop in the unknown town. And she delivers breads to a lot of guests by riding a magic broom. I watched this movie for the first time when I was a child attending kindergarten and sometimes I would like to watch this movie still now. I have been loved this movie for a long time. I feel as if I'm in a dream when I watch it. I would like to become a witch and fly in the sky by riding a magic broom. A lot of the Ziburi movies give many people dream.

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My favorite foreign singers

 This time, I'm going to introduce about my favorite foreign singers. They are Taylor Swift, Carly Lae Jepsen, Ariana Grande, One Direction and Kristinia Debarge. I have never been listened to foreign songs. I listened  to J-POP music until quite recently but I began to listen to foreign songs a few days ago. But I can't follow what foreign singers sing in the least until now and I take no notice of the songs. However sometimes I can follow what foreign singers sing some songs. For example, "What makes you beautiful" by One Direction, "Call me baby" by Carly Lae Jepsen. These songs are I could follow what they sing and understood meaning of songs. I was very happy when I understood meaning of songs. I became a feeling like I was able to appreciate that they talk in English.
 My favorite songs now are "Cry Wolf" by Kristinia Debarge, "Better Left Unsaid" and "Popular Song" by Ariana Grande.

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My favorite sports

 This time, I'm going to introduce about my favorite sports. These are Japanese archery, baseball and soccer.
 I have been played Japanese archery when I was a junior high school student and a high school student. I took third place in the city of Kumamoto when I was a junior high school student. When I was a high school student, I belonged to the club of my high school and I got into many good friends. We have been good friends after we graduated from the high school. I was very happy that I belonged to the Japanese archery club of the high school with all my heart. Sport is not only interesting and be in good health but also be able to get into good friends.
 Next, to tell the truth I don't understand the rule about baseball and soccer. Especially, I don't understand anything at all about soccer's rule. But I have my favorite baseball and soccer players. Sometimes I watch the games to see my favorite players although I don't understand anything at all about the rule of baseball and soccer. But I know that my favorite players are very good. On baseball, my favorite players are Ryousuke Miyaguni and Hayato Sakamoto. They are very popular between fun and woman because the players are very cool and their faces are very handsome. Hayato Sakamoto was chosen to take part in the WBC games this year and he played an active part. He play short. I bought a book that he wrote. A lot of his photos appeared in this book. It was very cool. next, Ryousuke Miyaguni is pitcher. He and I are of the same age and I have feel close to him. He's also very cool and he has a lot of lovers of woman. On soccer, my favorite players are Atsuto Uchida and Keisuke Honda. Atsuto Uchida also wrote and published a book. A lot of his photos appeared in the book and I bought it. I not like only his sweet face but also I like his human nature after I read the book. I have never known that he has a steady character before I read the book. He is so great! I would like to get married with someone like him in the future. Next, Keisuke Honda is a mystery man for me because he doesn't talk many. Atsuto Uchida and Keisuke Honda are chosen to take part in the Japanese delegation. They play an active part every game. Especially, Keisuke Honda is a key man in every game. He often shoot for a goal and it's so cool. I'm looking forward to see the World Cup in Brazil. If I have a lot of money and time, I would like to go to see the game of World Cup in Brazil by all means. And I would like to see their activity.

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My favorite World Disney movies

This time, I'm going to introduce about my favorite World Disney movies. These are "Sleeping Beauty", "Enchanted", "Tangled" and "Beauty and Beast".
 At the first, I'm going to talk about "Sleeping Beauty". It's the most favorite movie for me. When I was a child attending kindergartner, I watched "Sleeping Beauty" for the first time. Since then, I watch it many times.
 Next, "Enchanted" is the next to favorite movie for me now. The story is not only interesting and happy but also back sound musics are very good. I listen to the music every night before I go to bed. As I become composed while I listen to the music.
 Next, "Tangled" is also good and my favorite. The pictures are not only very beautiful but also the story is very interesting.
 Lastly, I'm going to talk about "Beauty and Beast". When I was a child attending kindergartner, I watched "Beauty and Beast" for the first time. At that time, I was afraid of the beast. But I became love this movie as I watched it many times. I gradually would like to become a gentle and beautiful woman like Bell. It would seem she is very wonderful lady to anyone. I would like to become such a lady.
 In conclusion, I love all World Disney movies. I love the back sound musics and happy end. I always feel as if I'm in a dream when I watch the movies. People all over the world surely love World Disney movies. Because they are full of hope and everyone can feel happy. I always would like to fall in wonderfull love with anyone like Disney's stories after I watch the movies.

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