Computer leaning

Learning with Computers
Introduction
In this grade I tried to make my own blog for the first time. I have ever looked other people’s personal blog on the web. So I was exited when I was said that study style. But it was not only funny thing; we have to learn a lot of home work. Those were home works. Let’s review them!
Before Writing III
Before I study writing III, I could not use computer very much. Because I face it only computer class and when the time I have to use it.
During Writing III＆IV
Writing III
During writing III, I seek how to make my own blog. We have to do something to present. And I enjoyed lay outing of my blog and going to look my friend’s blog.
Writing IV
During writing IV, I attempted to higher level blog not only cute or funny one. We have to present home works every week. So I hardly up date of my life.
After Writing III＆IV
After writing III & IV, I hope I can be a good typing person. I want to write Japanese my blog someday.
Typing
Essays
We have a lot of time to up date of essays. For the first time I write essay, I was worried about words count. Most of essays have to write about 400 to 500 words. Then I thought it is difficult more and more.
Book reviews
Book reviews are very difficult for me. I have a little opportunity to read English books when I was high school student. In addition to I have to write reviews for those books. It was very difficult but I could find very interesting English book. It was good times.
Quick posts
I up date as quick posts a lot of times. When I write typing speed trial I could up date. And I always finding topic of my quick posts.
Comments
I was glad to got comments from my classmates. So I try to look others blog and comments for them. I like change letter or e-mail. So I thought changing comments is similar to it.
Portfolios
Portfolios is summarize of our grade. This subject is very difficult and I have to a lot of to do.
Reading
Book reviews
I have a little time to read English books. But I could meet good books. I thought that all English books were difficult and not friendly. But in that kinds of English book, there were comic type or like a drawing books. I worry that these books are easy for university students. So I want to read higher level books.
Writing studio blog
When I read writing studio blog, it was very very difficult for me. Because of there are much words and long sentence. But in that blos have a lot of very important things. So I have to read more carefully.
Listening
Talk with teacher
I like writing teacher. He is funny and kindly. When I talk to teacher, I was tense. But I tried to listen carefully what he said, so I enjoyed talking with him.
Viewing
Using photos
In my blog there were a lot of pictures. I like taking picture with sell phone and I thought that the way to use photos is good for find topics. Most of my topics are material of pictures.
Adding links
I add some links to my link bar. For example when I went to go dinner with my friends I add that restaurant’s link. I learned how to link in this class. It is good item.
Others blogs
I like looking other friends’ blods. And I tried to comments every times. Some time I appeared others’ blog. By using blog we could change my life topic. This is very exciting.

Conclusion
I thought I could experience good things. I wrote former, I made my own blog for the first time. If I didn’t have like this opportunity I could not make my blog and my typing skill is not development like this. And I met funny English books. I want to continue to writing blog and I hope I will make Japanese my blog some day. This opportunity is not only Writing class but also listening, reading and typing class.

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TV essay

Introduction
In these days we are facing at TV every time. It is good amusement item. This history was very long. In nineteen’s the Olympic was held in Tokyo. In this year TV were very increased to watch that in own house. TV was much expensive thing for people who were in nineteen’s. So they didn’t have own one in their house. Then they went to one house to watch TV. In first TV was not cleanly and big bottom to change TV channel. But it has been clearer and compacter more and more. Then it has also remote control. It is developing now.
By the way I want to write about TV’s part with their place.
Body
At house
The first place is at house. In these days the most of people have one TV as one house or some of them two or three TVs in one house. Besides one room has one TV. The part of TV in house is amusement for family. For example we will eat supper at living room, maybe a lot of family watch TV program. I think the panel game show will good communication item. Among own family try to answer that quiz together. So I think their conversation will be increase.
At school
The second place is at school. It case is very popular to use TV for study. In these days there are schools to use DVD or video. When I was elementary school student there were one TV as one class and other special class. We watched video or TV program many times. In junior high school using way was changed. We watched English video with TV. Because of that video was special one. So we can experience special time.
At hospital
The third place is in hospital. This item means not only in hospital also saloon or waiting room. When I had gone to driving school we could watch TV at front desk or at lounge. In these days we can look TV every where. The reason why that TV is increase I guess we can not spend free time usefully and we want to catch right news every where and every when. It case is good tendency. But I think we will be a person who can not speak with other people.
By cell phone
The fourth place is by cell phone. This way is very new one. In these days we have one cell phone as one person. And new call phone has function of watching TV by own cell phone. It is similar to former item. We tend to watch TV program and catch new news. If you want to watch TV by cell phone you would have to think of manner in public rule.
By car navigation
The last place is by car navigation. This way is also similar to former’s item. In these days we watch TV in the car by using car navigation. I often see the car which turns on a TV in the car. I think this is very dangerous. We have to concentrate on driving. The reason why I thought I am

beginner of driving. So I never turn on TV in the car.

Conclusion
I think watching TV is very good amusement and relax way. But I think also much watching is not good way. Because of if you always TV in all day and night long we can not talk with other people I feared. For one person talking and meeting with other rare person is the best way to amuse and relax.

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My community life

Community life

Introduction

The fourth essay's title is Community life. This theme is very abstract and difficult. So I thought about that, then I came accoss three contents.

Classmate...The first contents is Classmates and me. I have a lot of classmates in my class. I always studying and talking and eating lunch with them. We call about ourselves "flecam member". Because of we met in fleshman camp in the first grade. So we could make friends each other. We hold in each bitrhday party every time. And we like eating and drinking. In these day we went to dinner in downtown of Kumamoto. In this summer vacation, some of flecam member have been to America to take part in the home stay program. Especially in case of me, missing for friends and Japan very much. Then I sent e-mail everyday with Zen. She is frecam member. And we got back to Japan, some of them that stayed in Japan held in welcome back party. I felt it is very greatful thing for me and all people to connect with friends.

Family...The second contents is Family and me. I have no brother and sister. So I have three family members. My mother stays at home and she has a lot of hobbies. For example now she likes drawing picture with postcard and send her friends. For this hobby she always search a interesting material. My father lives in Tokyo by himself for work. He got back once every month. He always gave for us a the story which he has met famouse people in Tokyo as souvenir. For me, this experience was always surprised very much. Then my parents are very worrier about me. Of cource I understand their kindness, but I want more trust me.

Work place... I work in backery in shopping mall near my house. I have worked there for two years. Four cashers work in this backery. The longest worker is very speedy and efficient. Then she is very funny.When I worried about backery system she helped me. Second longer worker is me. The third longer worker got married and she has two children. But she can not look the age. She look like middle twenties. So she has been experienced a lot of jobs. And her phrase and action are very kind. I have not been met long time with her, I respect her very much. Some time a comsumer complain. I don 't like this time and I want to parry it well. Like this experience also only work place one. This work place is taught me a lot of important things.

Conclusion

I think that comminity with other people is the most important thing and the most difficult thing. Everyone can not live alone. We should help each other every time. I have been troubled with friendship. This time was very hard and sad. So I thought I have never forget this experience. On the basis of a lot of comminity we will grown up. [503 words]

Movie essay

Introduction
Toy Story
Give movie info
Director: John Lasseter
It was released in 1995. And in Japan, it was released in March 23rd 1996. It was written by computer graphics in the whole story. This challenge was the first all over the world. Then [Toy Story 2] was released in 1999.

Mention main character
Body
Main characters
Hero: Woody... Woody is cowboy of toy. A boy Andy has this toy. He plays Woody with many other toys every time. Andy likes Woody very much. But Woody has very big secret. This is that he can talk and very chatty. Not only him but also other many toys can. So he is like a reader of the toy friends. One day Andy's birthday has come. But Woody is not happy. Because of if a new toy is gifted him, Woody would threw away. As he worries about that a new toy coming! It name is Buzz Light year. He is space hero and high tech toy!
Buzz Light year... He is a new toy who is gifted for Andy on his birthday. Buzz thinks he is not only just toy he believes he is real space ranger and can fly. But one day he watched CM with himself on TV. So he does not have confidence and stun. His heart is injured. Then he meet Woody, changed his mind.
Other character... Many toys appear in Toy Story. For example
"Mr. potato head" He looks like potato. And he can move his face parts.
"Hamm" He is money box with pig. He is cool and adviser of toys.
"Rex" He is dinosaur toy. But he is very chicken and this is the best worry for him. He is very good at playing TV game.
Andy Davis... He is owner of Woody and other toys. He likes Woody the best. But he has been at taken up with Bazz. He treasures all toys and if they are injured he would fix them. So he is very sensitive.
Sid Phillips... He is the dangerous boy who lives in the next door to Andy. The reason why he is dangerous, he breaks toys and throw away them under bed. So he is called "toy killer." He is feared by toy and his friends.
Dubbers
Woody: Tom Hanks In dub into Japanese Toshiaki Karasawa. He is one of the actors of Japan.
Bazz: Tim Allen In dub into Japanese Jorge Tokoro. He is musician of Japan.
At the original plan, Woody's voice will slated Koichi Yamadera. He is very famous dubber in Japan. After dubbing into Japanese with that cast, suddenly changed new cast. This is well-known story.
Conclusion
I like pixer's movies. They are very natural video and good story. Especially, I like Toy Story and I watched Toy Story Ⅱ. I like Bazz. He is cool and strong. But he is kindly and heaｒtful. Animation is very good text for life. This story has not only fun part and it has importance of all figures. [504]

proto-portfolio-2-02-essays

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Fall Semester Essays

Essays	Short titles [+ links]	Dates yy.mm.dd	¶	W	C	L	P	M	Notes
Mega- essay 07.10.12	Kumamoto essay	2007.10.09	9	162	5	6	3	6	This is our group essay.
Favorite place(-s) 07.10.26	Favorite place	2007.10.26	5	309	1	2	2	2	This is my own essay. I can take link.
Movie review 07.11.11	Movie essay	2007.11.07	7	504	3	1	1	3	I could take link and photo.
4th essay 07.11.25	comminity life	2007.11.14	5	503	1	1	2	3	I could write earlier.
5th essay 07.12.09	TV essay	2007.12.11	7	600	0	1	1	2	I could write long essay.
6th essay 07.12.21	Learning with computers	2007.12.24	17	714	0	1	1	2	I could write good essay.
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Key:

¶: number of paragraphs three or more sentences in length

W: number of words

C: number of comments

L: number of links

P: number of photos or other graphics
M: number of other media included

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mega essay

My favorite place to go out
Aquarium
I have been to gone to Kaiyukan in Osaka with my mother when I was joiner high school student. This is very big aquarium. We could see the big shark it called Zinbei shark. There are two sharks in very big water tank. And we saw sunfish there. It was very slowly and cute. My mother and I like aquarium. This place is
Marin world in Fukuoka
Zoo
I have liked zoo when I was child. We have only one zoo in Kuhonji Kumamoto. When I was child I went to there many times. Maybe we went to every weekend with my father and mother. Then I went to there recently. Because I guess if I become teenager I can see different face of zoo and I can find different joyful in zoo. Of cause I enjoyed very much. My best surprise was very very big bear! The time I am twenty years old, I could be surprised.
Restaurant
I have my favorite drinking restaurant in Kumamoto city town. This is very good mood and delicious food and drink. When I will go to eat dinner, I choose free drinking and free eating system.
Café
I like café, too. I went to star backs café many times. I like caramel taste coffee. And I like cake. So I selected cakes, too. This place is very calmed me. I have been to family restaurant to study for exam when I was high school student. So café has many way.My friend work in starbacs coffee in Kumamoto. Since then I can drink coffee, and I have detail for coffee. I appreciate for her.
Conclusion
I have many favorite places. This is very good for my feeling. Because there are useful for studying, talking of cause eating. There places are very important foe me.[309]

Kumamoto essay

1st Sight seeing

Kumamoto Castle

There is a big castle such as Kumamoto　Castle. It's a famous place of Kumamoto. And If you want , You can see in the castle. It is really beautiful and you think, very huge !!

Green land

Do you know No.1 amusement park in Kumamoto ? It is a photograph of the amusement park. The amusement park is near my house such as a certain "Green land". I work in a hotel of this amusement park. When here came close to Kumamoto, please come there.　It is really fun.

Aso

Both air and water are pure , So , both rice and water are delicious.There are a lot of places where scenery is beautiful. 　There is really much nature.　If you watch such a scenery, you will be surely healed. In addition, Kumamoto is famous because there is an active volcano. We say Mt. Aso, and it is a very big mountain.

2nd Foods

Basashi

Kumamoto has many delicious and special dish products. The first one is named Basashi. It is a rear meat of horse. We can eat it with sashimi. This product is very famous and popular. When tourists will come to Kumamoto most of them will eat it.

Karashi renkon

Second product is Karashi renkon. It is a kind of lotus root and it covered with mustard and flies it. So it is very hot and spicy! But when we drink we often eat them with garnish. In a New Year's Day, we eat Osechi that means special dish. In Kumamoto we eat karashi renkon.

Taipi-en

Third product is Taipi-en. It has a bean-strarch vermicelli and many vegetables and seaweed and so on. For example carrot, cabbage, egg, bamboo shoot, Judas's-ear and so on. These materials are very healthy and low calorie. It is very popular among young woman. Not only them but also all age people and tourists likes it.

3rd History

Kumamoto castle’s history

Kumamoto castle was build to 1601 by Kiyomasa Katou. This is the one of the most famous castle in Japan. This is very beautiful and very big. Kumamoto castle has very beautiful place. For example, many cherry blossom tree. These are open for spring. This season is very many people come to Kumamoto castle to watch cherry blossom tree.

Famous people

Kumamoto has very many famous people. For example, Souseki Natsume, Kiyomasa Katou, Musashi Miyamoto, Keigo Kiyoura. Souseki Natsume is very famous novelist in Japan. He wrote many books. These books very good and famous. Kiyomasa Katou is very famous SAMURAI. He build to Kumamoto castle. Musashi Miyamoto is very famous fighter. He wrote GORIN NO SHO. Keigo Kiyoura was president in Japan.

History of Kumamoto

Kumamoto was call about Higo. Higo is very old name. For along time ago, Kumamoto had war. This war caused about Christian people. This war’s name Amakusa Shimabara no ran. This war is very big and famous.

Kumamoto food

Basashi
Kumamoto has many delicious and special dish products. The first one is named Basashi. It is a rear meat of horse. We can eat it with sashimi. This product is very famous and popular. When tourists will come to Kumamoto most of them will eat it.
Karashi renkon
Second product is Karashi renkon. It is a kind of lotus root and it covered with mustard and flies it. So it is very hot and spicy! But when we drink we often eat them with garnish. In a New Year's Day, we eat Osechi that means special dish. In Kumamoto we eat karashi renkon.
Taipi-en
Third product is Taipi-en. It has a bean-strarch vermicelli and many vegetables and seaweed and so on. For example carrot, cabbage, egg, bamboo shoot, Judas's-ear and so on. These materials are very healthy and low calorie. It is very popular among young woman. Not only them but also all age people and tourists likes it.

My summer time

I

This summer, I am very international; because of I am going to abroad. My destination is Minnesota in the USA. This time is my first time to go foreign country.

Minnesota is lies to the North of USA. It is near by Canada. So I think temperatures there are not so hot. But I researched about that with computer and asked my host family. There has hot day usually. I think that I have to prepare cold wears, but don't have to bring them. And I often send g-mail with my host family each other. They are very kind and get accustomed to invent to overseas student. They invented them twice before. This is encouraging me. Then my host families are very active! They invented me to go lake, hiking, Dog Park and so on.

There is dog and cat in them house. I don't have pet in my house. So I want to get along with them. My host families said 「Reji (that is their dog's name) is very big! So you will surprise!」 This is very exited me. They send me some pictures with g-mail. Of course host families’ pictures I look. And I look Reji's face in the picture. He is very hairy black hair! And look like big! But in the g-mail, 「Reji is bigger than corgi.」 ...Corgi is not so big in Japan. I think Reji is smaller than I think.

I am looking forward to meeting them. I found that the day I will go there is very soon. <259>

My recommendate restaurant

I am going to introduce about restaurant in Kumamoto.The restaurant is Kakureya. On April 21th I went to Kakureya for the first time. There is in Kumamoto shinshigai. There is many private room in there. Most of all look like a maze. Building itself is very strange outside. In entrance, we entered with go through gate of look like a tunnel. Then we climb up big stair. Where is very popular, so when we you go there must reserve.
The room which I was guided is very good mood! Because light is black light and white color brighten vividly. And order system is also peculiar. To call to restaurant staff, and ask them. After a while, staff bring dish for our room.

Menu system is not free food or drink. So we have to select what we want to eat. I ordered "Mentaiko egg roll" and fried chicken. Former is very delicious and latter is hearty dish.
Drink has many menu. non-alcohol drink "red ~" which I ordered. This is beautiful color and delicious.

Next my recommendate restaurant is J cafe. Where is in entrance of Shimotori.
We get down to the basement. The cafe is a dime room and modern music sound. There are sofa, counter and kotatsu seats. Lunch menu is very reasonable price, and many drink also delicious!!
I recommended two restaurant and cafe in this time. Both of them, very good!

Welcom to the deep blue

I introduce this movie. The name is Deep Blue. I was recommended it by my mother. This film is not drama. Genre is documentary. Main scene is sea. The sea has many creatures.

I don't like watch movies very. So I don't watch famous movies still now. For example 「TITANIC」、「PIRATES OF CARIBBEAN」　and so on. This movie is not so famous. But I think it is best movie.

Stories took in this film, dolphin and whale which draw a bead on a shoal of sardines. And many sea birds took an offensive and defensive battle. I was inpressed the scene. that is a child of sea lion which was attacked by killer whale. The killer whale is very ferocious. And I was surprised at creatures in the deep sea. There are deep-sea fishes, strange luminous body things. the cuttlefish or shellfish.

And we can see a lot of crabs on the sea beach. In lay eggs time, many crabs ride on the land. Then, the best part is penguin. They shoot to the surface on the sea. It look like bird. Really, penguins jumping.

I like aquqrium. I have been to Kaiyukan in Osaka for many times. There is very big water tank and big two sharks. And I went to Churaumi aquarium in Okinawa for 3 years ago. There is built in good place near the sea. In April, I went to Umino nakamichi in Fukuoka.

So I recommed it very much. Please watch it once! 　＜253＞

Kumamoto

I live in Kumamoto . When I was 4 yeads old, we moved here from Osaka. Kumamoto has many sightseeing place. For example, Kumamoto catle. It is very big and traditional. The castle was built by Kiyomasa Kato. He was famous samurai. And main point is stone wall. It is very famous. Then there is big bridge. The name is Tsujunkyo. It has water gate and flashing water in time. This view is very impression.

Then Kumamoto has many delicious and special products. Especially, Karashirencon. It meens lotus root is covered with mustard and fry it. It is much with drink. And Karashitakana is famous. It is a kind of pickle. There are always in my table. Then we eat house. we call it Basashi. But I can't eat it. For tourist, this dish is rare and delicious, very popularity. Next, "Taipien" is special products, too. it is a bean-strarch vermicelli. It is very healthy and low calorie. Not only tourists but also many ladies likes that. In dessert, "Ikinaridango" is in favor. It has sweet poteto and bean paste. It is so much hearty dessert. Similary, "Jindaiko" is also hot. It has bean paste, too. The best Kumamoto's souvenir .
And Kumamoto is very hot place. In summer, thermonetor is near 40 degerees. because, Kumamoto is basin and warm area. I think Kumamoto to be tropical area. <273>

My school life

My shool fun is talking with my friends. My main friends is ten members. They are called「frecam friends」. We met in freshman camp which was held in first grade. Since that time we are getting along with .We are always together, I have no class alone.
Then, I belong to ESS club. This club is English Speaking Society. New club member add, looks like so funny.
The friends is so precious especially during student life, I want to study hard and cherish with them.

About myself

Hello! My name is Madoka . I will become 20 years old this year. I have three family members, and I have no brother or sister. My father lives in Tokyo now, to work. But he return to Kumamoto once a month. My mother is a housewife. Since she and I are always together in house, we are more getting along with.

My hobby is shopping. I often go with friends, or my mother. Others, to go Karaoke with my friends. I like to go there with many people.

My part-time job is in a bakery in shopping mall, where is near my house. I am a cashier and I sell bread. From the end of the year to the new year, I always work in the bakery. I calculated working days. I worked nine days running. Always seven hours. So my winter vacation is only two days.

I played badminton in my high school days. My skill is so-so, but I have many many friends and underclassmates. We still meet and talk together. I enjoyed my high school. Now,I am a university student. Of cource I have to study hard English and so on. But, I want to enjoy my school life.