Essay 2-03b: Learning with computers

People 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 computer is very important in learning for people.

However,  computers have some problems. For example, if some person don't have computer, they won't be able to use it, so it is unfair in learning. Also, if people rely on computers too, they won't use their original abilities. When they study and search, they can get knowledge so easily, so they may forget how to study or get knowledge by themselves. Like this, 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 2-03a: 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

(intro)

Profile of Tsumabuki Satoshi

His debut drama

Subarasii Hibi (Wonderful Days)

His popular drama

Black Jack ni Yoroshiku (Give my Regards to Black Jack)

Tenchijin

The best movies

“Dororo”

Movie’s original

Osamu Tezuka

Movie’s story

About Japanese Monster

Movie’s summary

Hyakkimaru

48 body parts

Blind and deaf

Battle with the 48 monsters

About his acting in “Dororo”

Difficulty (blind and deaf)

“Akunin/Villain”

In 2010

Movie’s original author

Shuichi Yoshida

Movie’s tame

“Who is the actual villain?”

Movie’s summary

Murderer

Yuichi and Mitsuyo

Escaping

True love

Movie’s question

“Who is the actual villain?”

About his acting in “Akunin/Villain”

Actual villain

Really good person

The Best Actor of Japan Academy Award in 2011

Comparing about two different movies

Really murderer

Pure

Humane

His prizes

The Rookie of Golden Arrow Award in 2002

The Best Actor of Blue Ribbon Award in 2010

The Best Supporting Actor of Japan Academy Award in 2014

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 1-03b: Language Learning Presentation

This presentation is about my language skills. I'm going to introduce my language skills. In this presentation, I talked about when I was from birth, when I was 5 years old, when I was elementary school student, when I was junior high school student, and now. Also, I wrote about my plans in the future, too.

Thank you for viewing. This is about my language skill history and plan. If you have some questions, please ask me. 

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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 1-02b: Let's have a good university life!

I'm going to write about university life. There are a lot of things to write about KGU life. I will talk about six topics, Clubs, Takumasai, Bakery, Canteen, Liblary, Schedule, and Classes.

A lot of students are going to KGU now. They enjoy their university life. They are having many interesting experience, for example, studying, friends, part- time jobs, and the other. There are a lot of clubs at KGU. For example, there are the lacrosse, the music, the calligraphy and other clubs. If the students at KGU belong to the flower arrangement club, everyday is fun. If they belong to any clubs, they can have a lot of friends since they belonged to it. New friends will help about a lot of things. For example, they give advises of homework, human relations, and the other. New friends will be happy in university life. Usually, flower arrangement club's member hold club activities on Wednesday. They often hold pizza party, takoyaki party, and other parties. In addition, they hold BBQ, video viewing, hide and seek and other activities. These activities are very fun and interesting. They are always looking forward to coming Wednesday.

Takumasai is also fun. Takumasai is like school festival. If the students at KGU don't belong to clubs, the students at KGU can't take part in Takumasai. Some of club's members serve an executive committee of Takumasai. It is very busy and tired, but they enjoyed it. In addition, they could watch concert for free because they were executive committee of Takumasai. It was very lucky. The concert was very excited and wonderful!

I'm going to write about KGU facilities. The university's bakery is very popular. The bakery's breads are so delicious, so students like them. If the students want to eat their favorite bread, they must go there earlier than other students. Otherwise, they can't eat their favorite food, because this bakery's breads are all sold out as soon as. The students have to fight in bakery to eat delicious breads, but they like this university's bakery. Also, canteen is very popular for students, too. The student's favorite menu is curry and rice. It's very good taste! As with the bakery, if they want to have lunch in the canteen, they should go in a hurry because the seats will be all taken by a lot of students.

The students at KGU often go library to study. There are a lot of books in this library. They sometimes use computers there. There are also a lot of computers there, so it available anytime. In addition, they often watch DVD at AV corner. There are a lot of DVDs there, so they watch DVD there when they are free. KGU library is very useful. Thanks to this library, they can finish my homework, and look into anything.

I'm going to write about my university schedule. The almost students at KGU have to wake up early in the morning. They usually get up at 8a.m. It is very hard for their to get up early because they like sleeping very much. They usually spend hard morning, but some of English departments students at KGU get up 12p.m. on every Monday because they have classes from 2: 40p.m. It makes their very happy. In addition, there is speaking class on Monday. Their like speaking class very much because they like speaking English. That's why, they like Monday schedule.

The students at KGU have a lot of classes. For example, American literature history, Western art history, and other classes. In American literature class, this class is on Friday. In this class, the students can know many popular writers in America. They can learn about Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, and more. It is interesting for all students. The students can get a chance to meet popular books in the world. In this vacation, please read them!

Thus, At KGU, the students are enjoying university life very well. Thay can meet a lot of people, for example, there are the other students, teachers, exchange students, and the other people at KGU, so they can experience various things there. They get a lot of skills, and they grow using these skills. All students love KGU!

Content for this joint essay came from previous blog posts: 

Nakagawa, Akino. (2014, May 23). Essay 1-02a: University Life [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://ukhow.blogspot.jp/2014/05/essay-1-02a-university-life.html 

Umeda, Misaki. (2014, May 21). Essay 1-02a: Life of the students at KGU [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://http://lqvc.blogspot.jp/2014/05/essay-1-02a-university-life.html 

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Essay 1-02a: University Life

I'm going to talk about my university life. A lot of students are going to KGU now. They enjoy their university life. They are having many interesting experience, for example, studying, friends, part- time jobs, and the other.

First, The students at KGU have a lot of classes. For example, American literature history, Western art history, and other classes. In American literature class, this class is on Friday. In this class, the students can know many popular writers in America. They can learn about Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, and more. It is interesting for all students. The students can get a chance to meet popular books in the world. In this vacation, please read them!

Also, If the students join the club, they can get a lot of friends in this university. New friends will help about a lot of things. For example, they give advises of homework, human relations, and the other. New friends will be happy in university life. Please join the clubs at KGU!

Next, I will talk about bakery and canteen. The university's bakery is very popular. The bakery's breads are so delicious, so students like them. If the students want to eat their favorite bread, they must go there earlier than other students. Otherwise, they can't eat their favorite food, because this bakery's breads are all sold out as soon as. The students have to fight in bakery to eat delicious breads, but they like this university's bakery. Also, canteen is very popular for students, too. The student's favorite menu is curry and rice. It's very good taste! As with bakery, if they want to have a lunch in canteen, they should go in such a hurry because the seats were all taken by a lot of students.

Thus, At KGU, the students are enjoying university life very well. They can experience various things there. All students love KGU!

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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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