Power Spot

I want to go to some power spots, power spots give us some power!!! There are many power spot and now I cannot decide where I will go. But summer vacation will come soon!!! Therefore, I want to go some place in the vacation. Especially, I want to go some shrine... Where is good for me. Do you know some favorite power spots?

Gathering with Circle Members

Today, the circle members (only 2nd grade members) gathered at Machida and eating and talking together :-) Before that, there is no chance to gather, so I was looking forward to this time☆ The time eating and talking was so interesting and exciting so this time passed so fast. A latter half, it was nearly to end, the surprise was happen!!! Suddenly, some staffs came with a cake with singing :-o First, I did not understand what happened, but it was my birthday cake and they congratulated on me!!! It was so moving happening, wasn't it? I became so happy and exciting :-D Other people who sit around us also said me "Happy Birthday!!!". I felt I was blessed... Now I became 20, I will enjoy my 20 year-old with all my strength!!!

I Want to My Own PC

I want to my own PC!!! It is because now in my home, there is only one personal computer, and my sister and I use a lot of time. Both are university student, and using PC to search some source and to write report. However, there is only one PC in my house!!! It is so uncomfortable... :-((( So I want my PC!!! Now, I do not have enough time to search and buy a PC, so I will buy during summer vacation!!!!!

Misuzu Kaneko

There are a lot of poems and poem gives us a thinking... When I read a good poem, I think words and some phrases are wonderful :-))) Do you have any favorite poem?

わたしと小鳥とすずと

わたしが両手をひろげても、
お空はちっともとべないが、
とべる小鳥はわたしのように、
地面（じべた）をはやくは走れない。

わたしがからだをゆすっても、
きれいな音はでないけど、
あの鳴るすずはわたしのように
たくさんのうたは知らないよ。

すずと、小鳥と、それからわたし、
みんなちがって、みんないい。

About Birthday Party

I will write the party on my birthday!!!
That day, we promised to meet Machida station at 4 p.m. I lated a little, but they permitted and we would do something. However, they did not decided to what to do next &-| They had said that they decided to so I expected the plan... :'-( Then, I became a little sad... but a little later, we took heart again, and we went to Round 1. First, we wanted to bowling but there were a lot of people and the waiting time was so long. Then, we played game and we left there. Next, we went to Don Quijote and we looked many interesting things :-D The next we went to Kushibe-zu to eat dinner. The happening at the store my circle friend worded there!!! So they said her today was my birthday and the clerks gave me a special dessert☆ And at the same time they gave me a present!!! I did not imagine so I was so glad :,-) Moreover, they stood me the dish!!! At first, I went home before 8 p.m. but the talking was so exciting and the time passed 8 p.m... The day was so wonderful and I spent my birthday so happy... I do not forget the day!!!!!

FIFA World Cup 2010 the Final Game

July 11th, the final game of World Cup was done, the countries were Spain and the Netherlands. I wanted Holland to win because when Japan vs. Holland, Japan lost at the country... Therefore, I bet the wish to win the first place for Holland. However, the result betraied my wish :'-( It was so sad thing... But all team kept going to the end and I was moved them!!! Sports give us a power and moving. I want to say them to Thanks and Good job!!! I respect them.

Birthday

Today is my BIRTHDAY!!! I became 20 years old, so I can drink alcoholic drink legally and I can do every thing without my parent's permissio!!! Today is Sunday, so I could not meet almost friends of mine but many friends gave me a birthday mail!!! I was very very glad... :'-( Some friends hold a party and they gave me a present!!! It was so surprising and happy thing!!! Therefore, I saw my 20th birthday with happy today!!! Now, I am so exciting, so I will write happening in today next time ;-)))))

Tanabata

Today, July 7th is Tanabata!!! Only today Orihime and Hikoboshi can meet, so I hoped that today would be sunny. However, I think every July 7ths is not good weather... If today is bad weather, I want them to meet today!!!

Practice Teaching

Since June 14th to July 3rd, my sister had went to a junior high school to do practice teaching, her subject was Japanese(it is the exact opposite of me, because my subject is English!!!) During the practice teaching, she had always done her work at home, for example she typed the class paper and she wrote an aim of sports festival... Therefore, there are some days which she had no sleeping time!!! Fortunately, the junior high school and my house is very near!!! About 3 minute ;-) Therefore, there was not long time to commute. Now, I took some teaching classes(教職) and I will welcome these days!!! I feel uneasy about practice teaching, but when I saw her practice teaching, I thought a practice teaching was not bad... Now, I look forward to doing it :-)

Book Report #2

1) MLA CITATION
Frank Brennan
Windows of the Mind
United Kingdom
Cambridge University Press, 2001, 96pages

2) RESPONDING TO THE PLOT e) Which incidents in the novel did you find wonderful, surprising, comical, or even shocking?
I like the part best when Kathy got her sight. She could not see every thing from she was born. When she got her sight, her sight would change and she could enjoy seeing every thing, for example she looked many face of her friends or she watched TV, and she bought a lot of colorful clothes… I think these act give her a lot of pleasure which she had never experienced. Therefore, when I read the part, I felt happy.

Setting: USA, the time is not written
Point of View: This story is told from the third person.
Conflict: Kathy got ability of seeing but once she got her sight, she lost her great sense of hearing.
Climax: When she did an interview she would cover her eyes with a scarf. Therefore, she recovered her originally ability of hearing.
Symbol: “Sight” is the symbol of the story. A heroin Kathy had been blinded at birth, but the luck of sight gave her a great sense of hearing. Then, she got her sight, she lost the sensitive ear. Therefore, her sight is the key in this book.
Irony: When she got sight, she lost the great ability of hearing. Once she got ability, she lost the other ability. Therefore, it was irony.
Theme: The theme of this book is the importance of as person is and the importance of hewing out his or her future. There is good thing at the present condition, but at the same time, there is also good thing in the carving out a future. Therefore, people should value the present condition and they should do for their future.

3) ANALYZING 7 LITERARY TERMS
 Trousers noun a piece of clothing that covers the body from the waist down and is divided into two parts to cover each leg separately
 Itch verb to have an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch
 Pavement noun a flat part at the side of the road for people to walk on
 Marvel verb to be surprised or impressed by something
 Fuss noun unnecessary excitement, worry or activity
 Somehow adv. In a way that is not known or certain
 Acupuncture noun a Chinese method of treating pain and illness using special thin needle which are pushed into the skin in particular parts of the body

4) REFLECTION ON THE STORY: i ) Have you changed your ideas about anything after reading this book?
Yes, my ideas about blindness changed. In Open Doors, a woman whose name is Kathy Page is heroin, she had been blinded at birth. However, she serves as a radio announcer. She is better to listening and she asks the guests for her doubt. The question is the secret or lie of the guest. Therefore, she is loved by every listener. When she was operated for her eyes, she got sight, but at the same time she lost the sharp sense of hearing. After all, when she is doing interview, she decided to cover her eyes with scarf. Therefore, she got back her great sense of listening. The luck gives person for a ability, so the luck is not only minus point, I think!

Voice

He is a Japanese actor, Masaharu Hukuyama. At the same time, he is a singer. His figure is cool and his voice is also cool and sexy. Now, he acts Ryoma Sakamoto, who is a samurai at Edo period, and he is gathered a lot of popularity. I think there is a character to his singing. However, if you listen to his songs many times, you may like his characteristic songs ;-)

"Would you marry me?"

I do want to marry, of course not now but in the future :=) I do not know why I have such a strong desire of marry. My parents are good relation, they talk every night and often go to shopping together, so I may be effected by them? I do not know the reason accurately... Sometimes, I hear the phrase "I do not get marry forever", then I think that why they think so or they are so strong that they can live alone!!! Nobody know about their future, so I also do not know about my future. Therefore, there is no guarantee that I can get marry :-( However, I believe I can do and become happier!!!

An Election

Do you remember I wrote about an election? Yesterday, a mail had come and I saw I could go to vote!!! when I will be 20 year-old, I will go to vote. It is very rare occurrence, isn't it? June finish up to today, and July will start from tomorrow!!! It is so fast :-C I change my mind and I want to start July fresh mood!!!

FIFA World Cup 2010 #2

Japan played a mutch with Paraguay on July 29th. Both team had never become best 8, so both did hope to win. I was not so interested in the play, I did not watch earnestly. However, I finished what I had to do, I became to watch the mutch. The match was equal, all players did hard. Therefore, I concentrate my attention on watching TV. The rasult was Paraguay won, but all Japan members did their best and the game was almost a drawn match. I will say the members you are the proud of Japan!!! Thank you for dream and moving!!! GOOD JOB :-)))))

Sagamihara Festival

Last year, our badminton circle sold frankfurters in the festival. Our grade members did a first experience at the time, so seniors led us. However, this year we lead juniors(because sagamihara campas members are almost 1st or 2nd grade students, so we 2nd grade students shoulder the responsibility of main part even if seniors also take part in the festival) and I am in charge of sagamiha festival in the circle. Yesterday I took part in an explanatory meeting, the preparation already became!!! I like these festivals so I am looking forward to the days from now ;)

Memory of High School

A high school, which I went to, was very strict. Therefore, when I entered the school, I did not like very much the school. However, I spent at this school, I got politeness, and I could study more (because my class was a special entrance higher-level university, there were a lot of supplementary lessons). Now, I am proud of the school and I do think it was good for me to go to the school :-)

FREEDOM

I bought a book when I watched Alice, the book is not nobel or literature, it is just photos and words book. Before I met the book, I did not know the author Ayumu Takahashi at all and I was not interested in like this books, but once I saw some pages, I really moved his words!!! His words give me power and I will be very positive :-))) Therefore, I decided to buy it soon even if I had never bought such kind of book. I do recommend this book for everyone!!!

News Discussion Leader #2

Tea and coffee ‘protect against heart disease’

Source of the Article:
“Tea and coffee ‘protect against heart disease’” BBC NEWS 18 June 2010

Who? -----the Netherlands (the Journal of the American Heart Association/ the British Heart Foundation)
What? ----drinking several cups of tea or coffee a day appears to protect against heart disease
When? ----18 June 2010
Where? ---the Netherlands
Why? ------not clear
How? ------a 13-year-long study

Vocabulary:
Abstain (verb): to decide not to do or have 絶つ、控える
Substantially (adv.): mainly 実質的に(は)、おおむね
Simultaneously (adv.): at the same time 同時に
Inflammatory (adj.): causing or involving inflammation 炎症(性)の
Moderation (noun): the quality of being reasonable and not be extreme 節度

Summery:
A 13-year-long study from the Netherlands has found that drinking several cups of tea or coffee a day appears to protect against heart disease. Those who drank more than 6 cups of tea a day cut their risk of heart disease by a third, the study of 40,000 people found. Consuming between 2 to 4 coffees a day was also linked to a reduced risk. But having a cigarette with your coffee could completely cancel any benefits, while drinking lots of tea in front of the TV for hours on end without exercising is unlikely to offer your heart much protection at all. Therefore, not only moderate consuming several cups of tea of drink but also your action for health will serve you from heart disease.

My opinion:
When I saw the news at first time, I was very surprised. It was because to drink tea or coffee is daily act, so I did not image these acts effect to protect against heart disease. Moreover, I was surprised at there are a lot of researchers, and they always study to discover some things. Therefore, I think that I will drink more tea or coffee than barley tea. Of course with exercising!

Question:
Are you interested in for keeping good health? If you say ‘Yes’, what do you do for it? If you say ‘No’, why are you not interested in your health?
Do you drink several cups of tea or coffee a day? How much?

News Discussion Leader #1

'Smoked' flavour food concerns

'Smoked' flavour food concerns BBC NEWS. 08 January 2010

Who? -----The European Food Safety Authority
What? ----Smoked flavour food may be toxic to humans.
When? ----Not written.
Where? ---European Union
Why? -----EFSA researched.
How? -----

Vocabulary:
Toxic –concerning poison; poisonous
Particle –a very small piece
Vapour –a mass of very small drops of liquid in the air, for example steam
Solvent –a substance, especially liquid, that can dissolve another substance
Deliberately –carefully

Summary:
The authority looked at 11 smoke flavourings commonly used in the European Union. It says several of the flavourings are dangerously close to levels which may cause harm to humans. The European Commission will now establish a list of smoke-flavouring products that are safe for use in food. The smoke flavourings are products which can be added to foods to give them a "smoked" flavour, as an alternative to traditional smoking. EFSA says it "cannot rule out concerns" about a flavouring called Primary Product AM 01, which is obtained from beech wood. The wood particles are burnt under controlled conditions and the hot vapours are dissolved in a solvent. The Panel says the use of the substance "at the intended levels is a safety concern".
Klaus-Dieter Jany, the chair of EFSA's expert panel on flavourings (CEF Panel) said: "The Panel based its conclusions on the limited data which are currently available as well as conservative - or cautious - intake estimates. "The Panel expressed safety concerns for several smoke flavourings where intake levels could be relatively close to the levels which may cause negative health effects. "However, this does not necessarily mean that people consuming these products will be at risk as, in order to be on the safe side, the consumption estimates deliberately over-estimate intake levels." A spokesperson for the Food and Drink Federation which represents smoked food manufacturers said: "We shall be working with FSA and the European Commission in the coming weeks to consider how smoke flavourings may continue to be used safely, noting EFSA's previous statements in respect of smoke flavourings that their safety is relatively high compared to traditional smoking methods."

My opinion:
I was surprised at the article, because the foods change to toxic only being smoked. I thought, whatever we can eat, we can eat them. Although, the article told me the wonder of foods.

Questions:
1. How did you feel from this article?
2. Do you like smoked foods?
3. What kind foods do you like?

Poem of Robert Frost 2

The poem may talk many LIFE forms. We people always live, but in the life there are not only happy events and good things but also many sad things and bad happening... However, life consists of including these bad things. Whatver happens in your life, it is a life. The poem means a lot of messages, so try to read and feel some messages!!!

Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.