Essay 2-03a: Learning with computers

We usually use computers and learn with computers. For students, it's necessary to do homework and searching knowledge by computers. Also, computers have a lot of convenient tools.

When the students study and do their homework, they usually use computers. In Writing class, they write Essays, Book reviews, and Daily blogs by computers. In Reading class, they must finish News Quiz assignment, so they use website, for example, The Japan Times and The Japan News. In addition to these, they can finish their homework in Speaking class, doing Typing homework, and English central by computers.

The students often use computers not just homework but also searching. For example, they use Yahoo and Google as method of searching. In addition, Google have a lot of function. People can use Gmail, Google Drive, Map, Blogger, and translation not only searching service.

The last, in computer, there are a lot of convenient tools. For example, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. People often use their tools. In case of students, they must use Word for reports. Also, in case of worker, they must use PowerPoint for presentation. The computers is very important in learning for people.

However, if some person don't have computer, they won't be able to use it, so There is some possibility to bring disadvantage for some person while learning. 

People have to use computer for learning without relying too much.

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Essay 2-02b: Satoshi Tsumabuki

There are a lot of movies all over the world. Needless to say, there are a lot of movie actors all over the world too. One of the wonderful actors is Satoshi Tsumabuki. He is wonderful Japanese movie star. He appeared "Subarasii Hibi (Wonderful Days)"for the first time. Also, there are a lot of popular drams which he appears. For example, "Black Jack ni Yorosiku (Give my Regards to Black Jack)" and "Tenchijin" of historical drama by NHK. However, he appears not only movies but also TV dramas. Almost all Japanese know about him. Some foreigner know too. He is very famous and popular.

One of the movies that he appears is “Dororo”. The movie’s original is Osamu Tezuka’s comic. This story is about Japanese monster. The movie is about muromachi era. Satoshi Tsumabuki performed the main charactor, Hyakkimaru. He was taken his 48 body parts by monsters, so he is blind and deaf. He got alternative 48 body parts by his father, but they are fake, so he didn’t feel pain. His father is not really father. It is not clear who is his father until the movie’s last. In order to take his taken 48 body parts back, he fight battle with the 48 monsters. If he wins the battle, he gets one of his taken body parts. When the taken body parts come back his body, he feels very big pain, but he wants to get all his body parts, so he fight battles very hard. He is very strong. He got only 24 body parts in this movie. It is half body parts, so it may have second series of this movie.

Satoshi Tsumabuki performed blind and deaf man. In addition, he performed the man who lost 48 body parts. It is very hard to perform such a man. However, he performed this man perfectly. He gets right into Hyakkimaru’s part, so as if he is really blind and deaf. In addition, he seemed really lost hisbody parts. It is very surprising and wonderful.

One of the popular movie that he appears is "Akunin/Villain" in 2010. This movie's original author is Shuichi Yoshida. The main tame of movie is "Who is the actual villain?" The story of this movie is that Yuichi of a murderer who Satoshi Tsumabuki performed escapes from society with a woman. Yuichi wanted to meet the person who he really loves, so he enrolled in online dating Web site. Finally, he met only one woman, Mitsuyo he really loves, but he had terrible secret that he killed a woman before. Yuichi and Mitsuyo decided to escape together without giving himself up to the police. While they ran, they made love stronger, but they were driven into a corner. After their hegira finished in the end, they considered that “who is the actual villain?” By this movie, the audience becomes to think of true love and actual evil.

Satoshi Tsumabuki performed both of actual villain and really good person very well. It was difficult to perform this character, but he could do very well. In addition, he won the Best Actor of Japan Academy Award by this movie in 2011. That is to say, a lot of people admit his ability as wonderful actor.

Like this, he can perform action movie and the person who is murderer, pure and humane. As if he changes himself each movie. He can get right into each movie’s parts, so his performance makes movies improve more than. In addition, he won a lot of prizes at other movie awards. For example, he won the Rookie of Golden Arrow Award in 2002, the Best Actor of Blue Ribbon Award in 2010, and the Best Supporting Actor of Japan Academy Award in 2014.He won a lot of other Awards. It is very fantastic! He won the prize only Japan yet, but he will be admitted around the world in the future.

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Reference

Wikipedia (2014, October 2). 妻夫木聡 [Satoshi Tsumabuki]. Retrieved from http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/妻夫木聡 

Wikipedia (2014, August 19). どろろ [DORORO]. Retrieved from http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/どろろ (映画)
Wikipedia (2014, September 16). 悪人 [Akunin/Villain]. Retrieved from http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/悪人 (小説)

Essay 2-02a: Satoshi Tsumabuki

 There are a lot of movies all over the world. Needless to say, there are a lot of movie actors all over the world too. One of the wonderful actors is Satoshi Tsumabuki. He is wonderful Japanese movie star. He appears not only movies but also TV dramas. Almost all Japanese know about him. Some foreigner know too. He is very famous and popular.

 One of the movies that he appears is “Dororo”. The movie’s original is Osamu Tezuka’s comic. This story is about Japanese monster. The movie is about muromachi era. Satoshi Tsumabuki performed the main charactor, Hyakkimaru. He was taken his 48 body parts by monsters, so he is blind and deaf. He got alternative 48 body parts by his father, but they are fake, so he didn’t feel pain. His father is not really father. It is not clear who is his father until the movie’s last. In order to take his taken 48 body parts back, he fight battle with the 48 monsters. If he wins the battle, he gets one of his taken body parts. When the taken body parts come back his body, he feels very big pain, but he wants to get all his body parts, so he fight battles very hard. He is very strong. He got only 24 body parts in this movie. It is half body parts, so it may have second series of this movie.

 Satoshi Tsumabuki performed blind and deaf man. In addition, he performed the man who lost 48 body parts. It is very hard to perform such a man. However, he performed this man perfectly. He gets right into Hyakkimaru’s part, so as if he is really blind and deaf. In addition, he seemed really lost hisbody parts. It is very surprising and wonderful.

 One of the popular movie that he appears is "Akunin/Villain" in 2010. This movie's original author is Shuichi Yoshida. The main tame of movie is "Who is the actual villain?" The story of this movie is that Yuichi of a murderer who Satoshi Tsumabuki performed escapes from society with a woman. Yuichi wanted to meet the person who he really loves, so he enrolled in online dating Web site. Finally, he met only one woman, Mitsuyo he really loves, but he had terrible secret that he killed a woman before. Yuichi and Mitsuyo decided to escape together without giving himself up to the police. While they ran, they made love stronger, but they were driven into a corner. After their hegira finished in the end, they considered that “who is the actual villain?” By this movie, the audience becomes to think of true love and actual evil.

 Satoshi Tsumabuki performed both of actual villain and really good person very well. It was difficult to performed this character, but he could do very well. In addition, he won the Best Actor of Japan Academy Award by this movie in 2011. That is to say, a lot of people admit his ability as wonderful actor.

 Like this, he can perform action movie and the person who is murderer, pure and humane. As if he change himself each movies. He can get right into each movie’s parts. In addition, he won a lot of prizes at other movie awards. For example, he won the Rookie of Golden Arrow Award in 2002, the Best Actor of Blue Ribbon Award in 2010, and the Best Supporting Actor of Japan Academy Award in 2014.He won a lot of other Awards. It is very fantastic! He won the prize only Japan yet, but he will be admitted around the world in the future.

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Reference

Wikipedia.  (2014, October 2). 妻夫木聡 [Satoshi Tsumabuki]. Retrieved from

://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/妻夫木聡

Wikipedia. (2014, August 19). どろろ [DORORO]. Retrieved from

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/どろろ (映画)

Wikipedia. (2014, September 16). 悪人 [Akunin/Villain]. Retrieved from　http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/悪人 (小説)

Essay 2-01b: Own room is the best place

 Many people have the most favorite place. However, almost they may answer that their own room is the best. The reason is that people have a lot of memories in their room, for example, pleasure, sad, amazing, and other things, so they can relax in their room. Also, while people experience a lot of things, they can grow up in their own room, so it is the best room for them.

 People usually spent a lot of time in their living rooms, but they have their own rooms absolutely. In their living rooms, people can speak with their family. They can stay really funny time. However, they need own time, for example, sleeping time, studying, and other things. That’s why they think their own room is very important for them. In addition, people stay own time in their own room, they can make a lot of their own memories. By their own memories, they can grow up. For example, the memory that when you could sleep alone for the first time makes you improve one of the feeling of independence in your own room. In this way, people can grow up in their own room, so they think that their own room is very important. 

 Moreover, there are a lot of their healing items. Almost people have their own beds, desks, closet, and other items. Some people don’t stick to items, but a lot of people think that their own items are the most favorite items. In addition, people have their own memorable items for each. For example, their own stuffed toys, their own pictures, and a lot of other things. By these reason, people think that their own room is very special. They can relax by their own items in their own room.

 If people go to somewhere far away, they may want to go back their own room. The reason is that they can relax in their room because there are a lot of their memories and healing items there. They feel their own room is precious place. If you’ll think about your room again, you will feel that your own room is precious place too.   

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Essay 2-01a: My Best Room!

I'm going to write about my favorite place. I have a lot of favorite places, for example, my living room, my bathroom, my parents' bedroom.However, The best of all places is my room in my home. I have a lot of memories in my room, for example, pleasure, sad, amazing, and other things. I could experience and grow up there. I like my room, so my room is the most favorite place.

I have spent in my room for 20 years. While 20 years, I experienced a lot of things. Among then, I have three things that the most memorable. I want to introduce about that. The first, it's that when I went to bet alone for the first time. In that time, I couldn't sleep alone, so I was very terrible to do. I still remember that well. But now, I think that it was an important memory, because I could learn one of the feeling of independence by this thing. The second, it's that when I studied so hard for high school entrance exam. I studied eight hours a day everyday. I really studied hard!!! So, I can sometime gain self-confidence by this memory still now. The third, it's when I felt sad, for example, when my grandmother died, when my pets died, and when I was scolded by my mother. Then, I always went to my room, and I cried alone. At that time, I was very sad, but I could think positively by considering alone at my room. From things like these, I can grow up at my room.

The memories is full at my room. Also, there are a lot of relaxation items. One of the healing item is teddy bear! I have 7 teddy bears, they are so cute. They are felt relaxed for me. When I'm lonely, they stay close to me, so I can feel relived and relax. And, there are the other stuffed toys. For example, Totoro of "Totoro", Simba of "The Lion King" , and Olaf of "Frozen". I think my teddy bears and stuffed toys live in reality, so I can feel relaxed by seeing them. I really love them. They are my treasure.

From reason like these, I like my room very much, so here is the most favorite place for me. When I'm at my room, I can feel relaxed. Also, I have a lot of memories there for growing up. Of course a lot of healing items such as teddy bear and important memories are my treasure. However, I think my room is my treasure in itself, so I really feel my room is the most favorite place.

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Essay 1-03a: My Language Learning Story and Plans

I was born in Japan. When I was born, I couldn't all languages. First, I was taught Japanese by my family. I learned basic Japanese, for example, greeting, how to express emotion, and other things. However, I couldn't learn Japanese grammar and how to write Japanese. I had only basic Japanese skills.

When I was five years old, I started to learn about how to write Japanese at the nursery school. I wrote "Hiragana" and "Katakana" first time. As soon as, I liked to write Japanese, so I always wrote words then. Also, I started to learn English, too. At the time, an American was boarding at my house for half a year. I was taught how to speak basic English by him. Then, I could write "Hiragana" and "Katakana", and I could speak basic English. However, I couldn't know both grammar.

Ten years ago, I was 4th grade of an elementary school. I was studying Kanji. It was so difficult for me. However, I liked to write Kanji and study new it. Also, I started to study Japanese grammar. I wasn't good at studying grammar. I didn't know other foreign languages.

Five years ago, I was 3rd grade of a junior high school. l was learning how to read novels, essays, and poems in Japanese. I started to learn English from when I was a junior high school student. I learned alphabet, English grammar, words, greeting, and other things. I didn't like this studying, but I was interested in English. I often listened to English songs, and I sometimes watched the English movie. I had gone to cram school for a high school entrance examination. I studied English, Japanese, and other things more harder. Also, I liked K-POP, so I listened  to Korean music. I could to sing Korean songs.

Now, I'm 20 years old. I'm going to University. I learned English and Japanese more deeply. I learn English grammar, new words, new idioms, and other things. Studying in university is more difficult than what I learned in high school. Also, I learn about the history of English, the assimilation of Western culture, and the other now. They are so hard for me. However, I like knowing about them. I learned French at University. French grammar is very difficult, but I was interested in it. I studied more harder, so I could understand French just a little bit.

Five years from now, I will be 25 years old. I want to speak English fluently in the future. I will go around the world. For example, America, England, and other foreign countries. I study English hard for my dream.

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Essay 1-01a: Letter to a host family

Hi! Nice to meet you. My name is Akino.

I'm going to stay with you this summer. For this time, I will introduce my self and ask questions.

I'm from kumamoto in Japan. My home town is Kawachi. The special product is mikan, so I like mikan very much. Also, in Kawachi, there is beautiful nature. Therefore, I love nature so much

Next, I'll introduce my family. I have four four members in my families, my father, mother, older sister, and older brother. My father is a very strong man. He is well-muscled. I love him, and I think that I want to get married to someone like him. My mother is cute. She was a very sunny disposition. Also, my sister is such a hard worker. My brother is very gentlemanly. I love and respect them. I hope to become part of a happy family like my family.

Since I told you about my family, I'll tell you myself character. I'm basically positive, and I'm cheerful. I'm given to saying, "You're smile is so good." I always keep my smile in mind because I want to make my friends, my family, and other persons smile and feel happy. Therefor, the most attractive feature for me of a person is a dimple.

About eating, anything is fine, but I'm not good at both pickles and raisins. Of course I'm going to try to eat them. However, if you don't mind, please keep this in mind.

Finally, I'll tell you my wish in this summer. I hope to be able to grow up with you. Also, there is some things. I want to do there with you, for example, going a tourist spots, playing sports together, and other things. I'm looking forward to meeting you very much. Thank you.
                                                                                                           From Akino

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