Clean my room☆

I did the my room cleaning today.
However, I was very tired, because I don't clean my room for the long time.
I want to keep clean my room. [29 words]

Cold day

It is pretty cold today↓↓
I can't stand this cold weather, so I don't like cold day.
Also, we have a light snow today. [24 words]

Pity↓↓

I was going to go to cinema with Kanako today. We were going to see Koizora at night show. We wanted to see this movie since a long time ago. However, Cinema didn't show at night show today. So, we couldn't see Koizora. It was very pity for me!!! [49 words]

Presents from Minnesota☺

Today, I received package as a Christmas present from Minnesota. My host family in Minnesota gave me the package. It was chocolate and syrup and cookie. They remembered that I like it, so I was very happy. Also, there is snow on the ground in Plymouth, so I want to see it. They say that they will send Plymouth's photo to me. I looking forward to arrive it.
I will send them something items as soon as possible. [78 words]

Christmas♥♡

Today, I went to YOKOMESHI with my friend Maho. Before we go to YOKOMESHI we went to shopping. I bought one-piece dress. Also, we decided to make a tip of nail.
We ate many things and drank much. So, today was very happy day for me!!
[46 words]

Christmas Eve

This is Christmas cake. This was Ice cake 31's cake. I gave this cake from my cousin. She name is Keiko. She works at 31, so she bought this cake. This was very delicious, so I was very happy♥
[40 words]

Oranges in the snow

The night is cold and windy. Outside the laboratory a dog howls. You are Mary Durie, the famous scientist. Small flower grows in Alaska and it is very special. It can help people to see in the dark, you think. When you discover something very new and valuable, other people want to try to steal your idea. [57 words]

Seikoukan

Today, I went to Seikoukan with my boyfriend Tenki. We like broiled meat very much. His friend works at there whose name is Takashi.
Seikoukan's meat of various kind was very delicious!! We ate beef, chicken, pork. Also, Garlic Rice is my favorite dish at there. Also, Takashi gave service. For example, he gave us free drink and ice-cream. So, we spent good time there.
[65 words]

Rain☹

Today, the rain continued all night. We have had little rain for weeks. So, rainy day was very long separation. I don't like rainy day, because rainy day is feeling bad for me. [33 words]

Carnival

This book's main character is Jake. Jake is eighteen years old. He arrives at Euston station in London. It is a holiday weekend and it is his first time away from Manchester. He thought that I can go to the Notting Hill Carnival and I can see some interesting places from the bus too. Jake sees a tall beautiful girl at the carnival in London. It's love. [67 words]

Learning with Computers

Introduction
I took writing III & IV this year. I learning with computers at writing classes. However, I don't know much of computer. Also, I can't use the computer smoothly, so I don't like use the computers at the first time. However, this year I have occasion to use the computer. For example, writing essay, typing, comment, blog etc... Now, I enjoy use the computers.

Body
Learning with computers is very important for me, because I will have much occasion at the future. I like use the computer now. Especially, I like to write blog. I write a lot of things on the my blog. For example, book review, proto-portfolios, essay etc...

During writing III & IV
I have a class on Wednesday 1. Then, I should to do Typing Speed Trial, but I can't typing a lot of words for five minutes. I should to typing 150 words this semester. I could typing 100 words or less for the first time, but I can typing 120 words or 130 words now. I want to typing more than 150 words. Also, during the class, I write the many things on the blogs and write the comments on the other student's blogs.

Book review
I read a lot of English books this year. It was very difficult things for me at the first time, but now I can read the books smoothly compared with that of first time. Also, I can study a lot of words from the English books. However, I can't read the English books fast, so I want to read the English books more fast and smoothly.

Typing
I can typing fast during this semester compare with that of the first time. Also, I can write words that I want to write many things in English. Now, I want to typing more faster within time.

Language Learning
I knew a lot of English words. Also, I think that my English skill is improved in this semester. Also, I think that I am making great progress with my English, because when I have words that I don't know words, I check words with electronic dictionary. So, I can know a lot of words. However, I want to know much words, because I want to write many things in English more fast and smoothly.

Reading
A teacher send me Gmail in English, so I should to read the English words. So, I read the Gmail with electronic dictionary.

Watching the DVD
My hobby is watching the DVD, so I like to watch the DVD. I often watching the DVD.
Especially, I like foreign DVD. I can watching it on the computer. I always rent the kind of many various DVD from rental shop. Almost time I watching it at the TV. However I often watching it at the computer, because when I watching it at the computer, I can use the headphone. So, if I want to watching it in the middle of the night, I can watching it with the headphone.

Grammar
Grammar is very difficult for me. However, grammar is very important, so I should to study grammar more.

Website
Website give me much information. When I have things that I want to investigate, I often use the website, because website has much information. Also, information is very useful for me. When I want to investigate past article as soon as possible, I investigate past article with website. There are a lot of website on the Internet.

Listen to music
I often listen to music on the computer. Computer give me much information of music. Also, I can listen to music for free. So, I like listen to music on the computer.

Essay
I should to write essay on my blog. It is difficult to write essay for me, because I should to write long essay. Also, I think that my essay is full of grammatical errors. I am careful about usage of the grammar and must write an essay. I want to come to bet what oneself wants to write on an essay in English. I want to write the essay about many topics from now on.

Conclusion
I was able to study most by this class. I had one's blog on a PC by this class for the first time. By this class, I read a lot of English books and wrote an English sentence by oneself because you had to write an essay in English, and there were many opportunities when I read it. However, at such an opportunity, I was very important for me. I compared it before and came to understand an English book fast. Therefore I read more books from now on and want to raise one's English.

[786 words]

Prison Break

This is my favorite DVD now. I watched Prison Break for the first time. I wanted to watch it before, but I couldn't watch it.
Prison Break is very interesting !!!
Also, this DVD's main character is very cool, so I like him.

Now, I rent Prison Break from rental shop. I watching it with my friends. [58 words]

A very memorable experiences

My very memorable experience is summer study abroad program. In this summer vacation, I went to Minnesota of America. I knew a lot of things at there, because I have never been to America. I had a host family at there. There are five people in my host family. Their name is Fred, Linda, John, Sam, Sarah. They were very kind for me. Also, they took a lot of places. I went to many places. For example, mall of America, Wisconsin, church rakes etc… Also, I played jet ski on the rakes. It was very fun for me. Also, people in America was very kind and very friendly. So, I like America and American people. I want to go to America again. [122 words]

PLAN

Christmas is a week away. I like Christmas, because Christmas make me excite!!!
I am going to go to Japanese bar on Christmas with my friends.
I and my boyfriend spend Christmas together, but my boyfriend should to go to Tokyo from December 23, so I spend Christmas with my friend.
However, I am looking forward to come to Christmas☹☻ [62 words]

Cold↓↓

I catch a cold, now. So, I feel in a somber mood.
I have a sore throat and runny nose↓↓ [20 words]

Cake♥♡

This is cake. My friend gave this cake. I like this cake, because cake was delicious and this container is very cute（＾ｕ＾）Soon, Xmas coming. I am looking forward to come to Xmas!! [33 words]

THE WHITE STONES

Your name is Chris Ellison and you are from London in England. You are on a ferry. The ferry is going to the island of Skaran in Ireland. You are sitting next to a woman. She is archaeologist. She want to study the megalithic stones on Skaran. But, she said, the people on this island don't like archaeologists, because they think that archaeologists take our treasures. It's June 21. It's the longest day of the year. A lot of people go to clayonag every year. That day there are a lot of people near the tomb. They are looking at the sun, and waiting. The sun shines between the two big stones. It shines into the door of the tomb. When this happens, the people begin to sing. [127 words]

TAXI OF TERROR

This book's main character is Jack. Jack do new job, so his fellow worker gave him good by party. Then, they gave cellphone to him. Later that night, Jack is a prisoner in a taxi in the empty streets of the dark city. Dangerous person's name is Wolf. Also, Wolf said you get in the boot to Jack. However, when Jack get in the boot his cellphone help to call police. Therefore, he was safe. [75 words]

Book Review: 2-12 " Kings and Queens of Britain

This is the story of Boudicca. In AD 43 there were a lot of kings and queens all over Britain. In the east of England there was a young queen called Boudicca. The Roman soldiers were afraid of her husband because he was a good soldier, but her husband died, and the Roman soldiers came into Boudicca's town. Boudicca and hundreds of her people killed the Roman soldiers. Thousands of British people came to help Boudicca. They killed many Roman soldiers and women and children. Boudicca wanted to be Queen of all Britain, but the Romans were too strong. However, she was the first famous British queen. Today, you can see her, a big and tall and beautiful woman, in Hyde park corner in the middle of London. [128 words]

About learning with computers

I don't like learning with computers for the first time, because I was poor at using the computer. Also, I don't know use the computer and computer's function. However, I always use the computer recently when I have to do my homework and have to research many things etc... So, I knew that computers are very useful!! Now, I always use the computer at the university and my house, so I like to use the computers. Computers have much function. I knew about use much function, so computers are very important for my life.

[93 words]

Book Review: 2-11 "DIANA"

I like Diana very much, because she was very beautiful princess. Many people of many countries carried flowers when Diana died. They waited in the streets all night. They talked about Diana and remember her. They said goodbye to her. Why did people love her so much? Diana Princess of Wales died in a car accident in Paris on 31 August 1997. Diana was rich and beautiful. She had many rich and famous friends, but she liked ordinary people, too. When she was young she always loved children, and wanted to help them. So, she worked with many charities to help children in hospital. The Queen and Prince Charles often visit hospitals and help charities. A lot of people started to give money to Diana's charities. She wanted to give them love. Sometimes she hugged them with her arms. She tried to make them happy. Also, when Diana visited the AIDS hospital, she wasn't afraid. The people with AIDS loved her. Diana's life was certainly very difficult at times. She was just twenty years old when she married Prince Charles. So, did the photographers, who followed her everywhere even on that terrible night in Paris when Diana's young life ended.

[200 words]

♥CUTE♥

This is my favorite character!! This is very cute. It's name is relakuma. My boyfriend gave me it. So, I was very happy（＾ｕ＾）

[23 words]

5th essay :TV programs

I write about TV. Especially, I'm going to write about commercial messages. I watch the TV every day, because TV gives me a lot of information. So, I like watching the TV.
There are a lot of commercial between TV programs. However, I don't like commercial, because I want to watch the TV programs much more. But, I enjoyed commercial recently, because commercial gives me a lot of information. For example, a new song of artists used for a commercial and information of a daily life article released newly and The new information of the shop.
Commercial often teaches me about a new song of artists. I learn the song used by a commercial to hear it with an ear almost every day. I know the songs of the singer whom I did not know very much in what is used by a commercial so far. For singers, the commercial becomes the place of good advertising. Because the reason is because the people see a commercial every day. Household electrical appliance or a mobile telephone tend the information of a new product to be publicized by a commercial. It is often that I am interested in the thing which I watched by a commercial. I get new information from a commercial. The new information of the article is provided in spite of being a house older brother with a working picture every day, and the commercial gives various information.
Also, commercial teaches me about the new information of the shop. When a shop performs a sale, I know the information of the sale from almost commercial. The information is the information that is important for me, and it is a very good thing that it is got the information such as sales early.
The commercial gives us various information, and commercials to let us think about a lot interestingly recently again increase. Because we watch television by all means every day, I watch a commercial every day. Therefore the companies give us various information through a commercial.

[337 words]

My friends☺

I took this picture in Tapiking shop. He is Yoshihiro. She is Kyouko.
They are twenty-one years old. they are older than me.
However we are very good friends. We went to Kapurityouza today. We ate pasta and pizza. It was very delicious.
We are going to go to Aso this Sunday♥ [53 words]

♥♡Tapiking♡♥

I went to shopping with my friends, Yoshihiro, Kyouko.
We found the Tapiking. We love it very much, because it is very delicious. I want to drink taste of Mango, but I don't like Mango. So, I drank taste of Pain. It was very good!!Yoshihiro bought the drink for me. [50 words]

Book Review: 2-10 "TITANIC"

I knew a lot of new things about TITANIC, because I read this book. Also, I watched movie. This movie's name is Titanic, but this movie was very sad story.
Titanic was the biggest ship in the world and one of the fastest ships in the world, too. Titanic was very beautiful, like room sin a very expensive hotel. Thomas Andrews was the designer of the Titanic. He said " This ship can never sink." There were 2,207 people on the ship. The Titanic captain, Captain Smith. The ship went left, and the iceberg went along the right of the ship. So, Titanic sank. Many people died. This story is very sad story. [113 words]

TV programs

I like watching the TV. Especially, I like music TV programs and dorama TV programs. These are very interesting for me. Also, I often watch news TV programs. It gives me a lot of information. When I want to give a lot of information, I watch TV, because TV gives me new news as soon as possible. It is very easy to watch the TV for me. Recently, we use the Internet to give news, but it is letter, but TV gives us both letter and image as soon as possible. So, it is very useful for our life. TV is very important things for our life. So, we watch the TV every day. Also, we enjoy watching the TV. [120 words]

Book Review: 2-09 "STAR REPORTER"

This book's character's name is Steve. His father, Ned Reit is editor of the weekly newspaper, the Cado Star. However, his only reporter is ill. So, he can't work. So, his father asked Steve to find something interesting for week's newspaper. Steve saw a new girl in town. Her name is Marietta, but every time he sees her something goes wrong, and his day goes from bad to worse. A week later, Marietta took good photographs, and Steve is a good newspaper reporter. [83 words]

Book Review: 2-08 " Photo Finish"

Lisa works at Black and Sons. Black and Sons is a large company. Lisa works in the Accounts Department. The work is important, but it is not very exciting. Lisa wants to work in the Marketing Department, because Marketing Department is always busy.
Lisa and Alice are in the Post office. The assistant give the passport forms to the two friends. However, Lisa's photo are at home, so Lisa must get the photo today. Lisa went to the old bus station., but the old bus station is empty and dark. When Lisa photo, some photos are coming out of the slot. Lisa's photos can't be ready. But who is in the photos? There is nobody in the bus station. There is a man in the pictures. But something is wrong. She is frightened, because the four photos show a murder!! The first photo, he is smiling. The second photo, the man is looking to the right. The third photo, somebody is holding the man's scarf very tightly. The fourth photo, there is no man. However, the police catch the murder, so Lisa is safe. [184 words]

Book Revie：2-07 "Amazon Rally"

David and Brian are motorcycle races from Enfield, a small town in England. They usually race in England, Scotland and other countries in Europe. One day, they're all going to race across the biggest jungle in the world, the Amazon. However, According to the newspaper, the Indians in the Amazon are very angry. They're losing all their land.

Race's first day is easy, because the roads are good. On the second day, the roads are not so good. At the end of the third day, they are in the jungle. The roads are very difficult now. Suddenly, they hear something, but it isn't the sound of another motorcycle. It is the sound of drums. They can see an Indian village below. Also, they are very angry, because there are Diamonds and perhaps gold under the ground in here, so the miners want the land. They come and kill the Indians. The Indians think they are miners. David and Brian saved Indians from miners. [163 words]

Book Review: 2-06 TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA

I read the TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA. This book was very interesting.
In the 1866, a new boat came back from sea every week with the same story. ' A giant whale, a hundred metres long, came near our boat'. So, A french scientist, Mr Aronnax, wants to find a giant whale. But, with his servant, Conseil, and a whaler, Ned Land, he finds a submarine-not a whale. For 20,000 leagues, the three friends stay on the submarine with its captain, Nemo, and visit many interesting places on the sea floor. They find a town on the sea floor, beautiful coasts and lots of gold. [107 words]

November, 26

I went to Boring with Tenki, Shinji, Satoko. They are 20 years old, but we are good friends. We often go to Boring, because we like Boring very much. Also, we played game, today. However, I lost a game, so I felt frustrated!! [43 words]

A Trifling Matter Book review 2-8: GUCCI (Misaki)

Book review 2-8 : GUCCI

I read Misaki's Book review. I think Misaki's Book review is good, because it is very long, and particular about GUCCI. Also, I haven't read the "GUCCI" yet, but I could to know about Gucci. In 1965, the first GUCCI store opened in Japan. I don't know it. I could to know new things from Misaki's book review. [59 words]

Community Life

Introduction
Community life is very important for me, because I live in communities. We have to help each other. I introduce about my community life. For example, my university, family, part-time-job.

Body
University
I like my university very much. I have a lot of friends in this university. I study English every day. I'm English Department's student, because I want to become a grand staff, so I want to speak smoothly more. Also, I belong to Bungei club. We enjoy our club's activities. My club's member are very kindly. We are very friendly. I can do that I want to do things, so I enjoy my school life.

Family
There are five people in my family. My family are very good friend.My father is Ikuo. He works at post office. He likes baseball, so he often watches baseball game. Especially, he likes Hideki Matsui. He is very kind for me. My mother is Keiko. she is very positive. Also, she likes cooking very much. She's dishes are very delicious, so I love her dishes. My older sister is Mami. She will work in Fukuoka since next year, so she live in alone. She likes cooking, too. Also, she is good at singing a song. She often cooking for me. My younger brother is Tsubasa. He is seventeen years old. He is high school student. He likes listen to music. So, he always listen to music.

Part-time-job
I work at restaurant of shinshigai. I work there since last year's summer. I like my part-time -job, because I can enjoy it. My work is carry the dishes to guest, wash the dishes etc... But, I will change my part-time-job as soon as possible, because I want to earn the money more.

Conclusion
I like my community life. So, I treats it very carefully.I like my university, family, part-time-job. I thought that community life is important for me.

[315 words]

☺Happy Day☺

Today, I went to go to shopping with my friend Maho. We went to go to a lot of shops. I like shopping very much. So, I bought a skirt and coat. I wanted to buy a skirt and coat, so I was happy.
After finished shopping, we were very tired. So, I wanted to eat sweets, so
we went to "Swiss". We ate a cake at there. It was very delicious.

Today is happy day!!! [76 words]

New journal

Today, I bought a new journal. Because I want to buy a journal.
Also, I keep a journal every day.
This new journal is very cute.

Right now, I use this new journal. [33 words]

Movie review : Toy story 1

Introduction
I have never watched "Toy story", but when I watched this movie, I thought that this movie is very interesting. Also, this movie's character is cute. Especially, my favorite character is Buzz. "Toy story" was very good movie, because this movie won an Academy Special Achievement Award. Also, I thought by this movie that friends is very important.
Toy story was released by Disney in 1995. Director is John A. Lasseter and Voice appearances are Tom Hunks, Tim Allen. Tom Hunks is Woody, Tim Allen is Buzz.

Body
There are a cute character in this movie. I like this movie's character. Andy is very kind boy. He is six years old. He has a lot of toys. Reader of Andy's toys is Woody. The main character is "Woody". Woody is cow boy. Andy likes Woody the best all of the toy! there is one more hero. His name is "Buzz Lightyear". These toys can speak and move. At Andy's birthday, new toy came, that is Buzz. Woody and Buzz fight to get toy's top. Andy is pleased with the latest toy. Woody is jealous of Buss Lightyear. Buzz takes oneself to be genuine Space Ranger. One day, they fought and they fell on a yard. This yard is a bad boy’s house. The boy’s name is cyd. He always remodels his toys. Cyd plan to fly Buss Lightyear but this plan doesn’t succeed. And then, Woody and Buss Lightyear run away from Cyd’s house. They become very friendly.

Conclusion
I have watched the Toy story for the first time. I thought that this movie is very interesting, so I love Toy story very much. Also, This movie's character is very cute. I want to watch Toy story 2. All of people likes the Toy story. Toy story became my favorite movie.

[304 words]

Shopping

My hobby is shopping with my friends, because I like see clothes, sundries, other things. I am going to go to shopping with my friend Maho. I often go to shopping with Maho. Maho and I have known each other since five years ago. However, we don't have enough money to buy many things. So, I want to get a lot of money. So, I should to work more time. Tomorrow, we will go to PARCO. I am looking forward to go to shopping.

[84 words]

Marin-chan

This dog's name is Marin..
Marin is very cute dog, so I love Marin.
I wore the cloth to Marin.
I want to buy other clothes for Marin. [28 words]

The texts for Writing IV

When I read the books, I use reading logbook, because I should to write about I red books. Also, I often use blogs when I write about the day on the blog. Blog is very fan, because I can use it instead my diary. I can write many various things on the blog. Also, wikis and websites give me much information, so I often look it. It is very useful. Writing IV always give me a lot of various information.

[80 words]

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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	Mega Essay	2007.01.08		225	0
Favorite place(-s) 07.10.26	My favorite place	2007.10.26		200	0
Movie review 07.11.11	Toy Story 1	2007.11.21		304	0
4th essay 07.11.25	Community Life	2007.11.25		315	0
5th essay 07.12.09	TV programs	2007.12.6		337	0
6th essay 07.12.21	Learning with computers	2007.12.20		786	0
Totals	---	---							---

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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MORE

I like MORE. It is restaurant. Today, I went to MORE with my boyfriend Tenki. We went to MORE last week 's Friday, because there is MORE near Tenki's house. So, we often go to there together. Also, MORE's dishes are very delicious. Especially, I like hashed rice.
MORE's dishes are really delicious...

[53 words]

My favorite place

Introduction
My favorite place is my house. Especially, My room, in front of computer, living room. My house make me relax. So, I like my house.
My room
I like my room, because I can do that I like things. For example, listen to music, reading a books. Also, I like to sleep in the my bed. I like to lay in bed, reading a comic books. I often want to spend the time by myself, in that case I spend the time at the my room.
In front of computer
I like use the computer. Computer give me a lot of information. When I should to do my homework, I often use the computer. Also, I want to investigate various things, too. I can watching the DVD, listen to music on the computer. So, in front of computer is my favorite place.
Living room
I almost spend the time of a day at the living room, because I like to talk to my family. Also, when I watching the TV, when I have a meal, I spend at the living room.
Conclusion
I like my house the best. I feel relaxed when I am at home.

[200 words]

Book-review: 2-05

O.Henry's short stories are very famous. He writes about New York, Texas, Oklahoma...
Money is a big problems for many people in the stories. They work long days, and they live in cold apartments with only a little food.

[39 words]

Book review:2-04

I red Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. This book have two stories. One story is Rip Van Winkle, another story is The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
First, about Rip Van Winkle. This story looks like Urashima Taro in Japan. Rip Van Winkle meets some old men with long white beards and spend a one night with them. However, when he work up in the morning, he became old man. This story was very interesting.
Second, about The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. This story was very strange story. Eventually, how became about this story's main character who's name is Ichabod.

[103 words]

Friend

I have many friends in this university who is same department or same club member or etc… They are very kind for me. Also, I can talk to them various things. We went to many places. For example, sea, Fukuoka, Aso, etc…It is important memories for me, because it made me happy. I can say that I want to say them. Also, I have a very important person who’s name is Maho. We have been known each other when we were high school student, because we were same class. We goes to different university, but we often go to shopping together. I spend happy time with her.

[107 words]

Shopping

I went to Kurea to shopping with my boyfriend. I bought one-piece and knit hat there.
After shopping, I played boring with Tenki Yoshihiro, Kyouko at traffic center. We made dinner together. We made hashed rice and stew. [38 words]

Dinner

I went to CHAPS with my friends after my part time job finished. My friend's name are Reira, Iyo, Ayami. They are very nice friends. I ate an omelet containing fried rice. It was very delicious. I want to go to there again. [43 words]

Parade in city

October, 6^th was a parade in city. We prepared for a parade in city during our summer vacation. It is very hard for me, because prepare for a parade in city was very busy. So, I was very tired. The day before a parade in city, I couldn’t sleep enough, because we had many things which we had to things. However, parade in a city was very fan for us. Also, it was very important memories for us, because we made parade by everybody. Also, we made our costume. It is very cute costume. I like our costume very much. Now, we preparing for school festival very hard. So, I’m looking forward to hold it. [115 words]

School Festival

I like school festival, because it is very fan. So, I am looking forward to hold it. I belong to Bungei. We are preparing for school festival, now. We will sell a Kimchi pan, but we have worry things. It worry things that kimchi pan will sell very well. We are trying hard for school festival. School festival will become a good memory for me. I want to enjoy school festival. Also, when school festival held, I can make a lot of friends. I want to buy a many foods at the school festival and many things hold at the school festival. [102 words]

Karaoke

Today, I went to Karaoke with my boyfriend and friends. We spent there for four hours. We like Karaoke very much, so we often go to Karaoke together. Especially, I like Mr. children and Kumi Kouda, so I sang a their many song. [43 words]

September 25

Today is my birthday. I became 20 years old.
My father bought chocolate cake for me.
I was very happy, because I like chocolate cake very much.
It was very delicious!! [31 words]

Billy and the Queen

This book's pictures is very cute. However, I couldn't understand this story very well.
Billy and Roxanne is a good brother. [21 words]

THE LEOPARD AND THE LIGHTHOUSE

I like this story, because this story is very hearty story. For the first time, I thought that leopard is pity.
Many people wanted to kill the leopard, but one man was different. So, the leopard wasn't killed them. Saied is very gentle man. Saied took the leopard to the animal park. I was very happy. [56 words]

Marcel and the mona lisa

I like Marcel story, because this story is very interesting.
Marcel is cute detective. Also, Marcel is clever mouse, because Marcel solved the crime. Marcel saved Mona Lisa. [28 words]

Summer Vacation

I went to the USA this summer vacation. I went to the university in the Minnesota. I had family in the Minnesota. There were five people in my host family. They were very kindness for me. I did many things with my host family. For example, I went to the Wisconsin. It is near the Minnesota. I played on the jet ski on the rake. Minnesota has a lot of rake. I went to the mall of America. It was very big mall. I made a lot of memories with my host family. My home stay program was very important experience for me. I like them very much. [103 words]

☆My favorite musician☆

Who your favorite musician!?
Introduce my favorite musician.

My favorite musician is Mr.children. I like Mr. children for ten years. Mr. children is popular musician all of the age. Also, I like Sakurai very much, because he is cool, and his voice is very good. I like all of the Mr. children's song. Especially, I like shirushi and sign very much. These song's word is good. Also, these song is theme song of drama. Let's listen Mr. children's song. You will became like Mr. children. I want to go to Mr. children's concert for the future.

Next, my favorite musician is Kumi Kouda, too. She is very sexy woman. She is charmer, because her song usually hit. At first, I don't like Kumi Kouda, but when I listened her song I like her very much. I like her song. Especially, I like butterfly. This song is very good. Also, she is good at singing a song and dancing. When I go to karaoke, I often sing her song. However it is difficult to sing her song for me. I want to good at singing a song like her.

I like Namie Amuro. She is mother of a boy, but she don't likes mother. She is very slender and beautiful. I want to became like her. I like her when I was pupil. Also, she is good at dancing very much. She is a charismatic musician for our. I want to became good at dancing likes her. I want to go to her concert for the future.

Leonardo Dicaprio

I red Leonardo Dicaprio' s story. I like Leonardo Dicaprio, because he is a handsame. He is a very big movie star. He has fans in every country. Titanic and Romeo and Juliet are big hits. My favorite movie is Titanic.

The Blue Cat Club

James and Chantal is a very nice couple, because they are very friend. Also, The Blue Cat Club is excite place. There is magician at there. Magician's magic is very good. For example, he takes fruit from a woman's hair and an egg from a man's mouth, hide necklace, watch, wallet. Mr. magic is funny, but James is funny, too.

The Big Bag Mistake

I red The Big Bag Mistake. Gisela and Ricardo's meeting is bad meeting at first. I thought that Ricardo is fresh with Gisela. The thief who stole Gisela's bag was misfortune, because the bag was Ricardo's bag. Also, there are dirty shirts and dirty old jeans in the bag. However, I thought fate that to interchange their bag.

Streets of LONDON

I red Streets of London. It is very interesting. Tina lives on the streets of London. She has a friend, but he goes away suddenly.
Tina very worried about her friend. Tina is a good woman.

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Writing IIIc: Portfolio

1.0. Essays

1.1. Catalog	Titles of posts with links	Dates (yyyy.mm.dd)	Numbers of words	Numbers of comments
Example	Restaurant: Star of India	2007.03.13	185	1
1st (introduction) April (150+ words)	Self introduction	2007.04.30	150	0
2nd (campus life) May (200+ words)	campus life	2007.06.05	211	0
3rd (your choice) June 5 (250+ words)	My favorite musician	2007.07.16	253	0
4th (Kumamoto) June 18 (250+ words)	Kumamoto	2007.06.02	258	0
5th (review 1) July 2 (175+ words)	Movie	2007.07.01	179	3
6th (review 2) July 16 (200+ words)	Restaurant	2007.07.08	200	0
---	---	TOTALS:	1251	5

Note: Calculate totals without the example.

1.2. Selection and assessment: Which of those essays do you feel is the best, and why? Please remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, and give at least two reasons.

• ...I think 4rd essay is best, because I can write a partioular account of Kumamoto.
  

2.0. Comments

---	Titles of posts with links	Dates of comments (yyyy.mm.dd)	Numbers of words in comments	Qualities of comments*
2.1. Your first comment on your instructor's blog
2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog	4th essay Movie	2007.07.04	21	My English is poor.
2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog	Movie	2007.07.04	43	good
2.4. Most comments on:	Titles of posts with link	Dates of posts (yyyy.mm.dd)	Total number of words in comments	Qualities of comments*
2.4.1. Any one of your essays	Movie	2007.07.04	86	good
2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	2007.07.04	---	---
2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---
2.4.2. Any of your other posts	Restaurant	2007.07.18	60	good
2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	2007.07.18	---	---
2.4.2.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---

* Please list the most important qualities of comments on each type of blog post.

2.5. Additional reflections on comments:

• ...I got a comments of advice. It is about label put in blog. For example, books, reviews...
  

3.0. Typing Speed Trials (5 mins.)

---	Numbers of words	Dates (yyyy.mm.dd)
3.1. Worst typing speed trial	38	2007.04.25
3.2. Best typing speed trial	105	boot camp
3.3. Average speed for three (3) most recent speed trials	75	2007.07.04 2007.07.11 2007.07.18

4.0. Book Reviews

4.1. Catalog	Titles of posts with links	Dates (yyyy.mm.dd)	Number of words	Numbers of comments
Example:	Vampire Killer	2007.05.16	39	1
1-01	Pirates of the Caribbean	2007.05.08	45	0
1-02	NARNIA	2007.05.08	45	0
1-03	Ricky Martin	2007.06.01	43	0
1-04	Marcel and The White Star	2007.06.02	40	0
1-05	MAISIE AND THE DOLPHIN	2007.06.05	48	0
1-06	Mike's Lucky Day	2007.06.06	89	0
1-07	The Fireboy	2007.06.27	51	0
1-08	Little Woman	2007.06.28	55	0
1-09	Tom Cruise	2007.06.28	43	0
1-10	The Big Bag Mistake	2007.07.12	58	0
1-11	Leonardo Dicaprio	2007.07.12	41	0
1-12	The Blue Cat Club	2007.07.12	60	0
---	---	TOTALS:	618	0

Note: Calculate totals without the example.

4.2. Selection and assessment: Which of those book reviews do you feel is the best, and why? Please remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, and give at least two reasons.

• ...My best Book Review is Mike's Lucky Day, because I can write long. Also, I like this book.
  

5.0. Blog Layout, Labeling, Linking & Media Presentation

---	Yes	No
5.1. Does your blog have an archive in the sidebar?	0
5.1.1. Does the archive display the titles of posts?	0
5.1.2. Is the archive organized by week?	0
5.1.3. Is the archive at the top of the sidebar?	0
5.2. Does your blog have labels displayed in sidebar?	0
5.2.1. Do your labels include each of these required labels (typed accurately):	---	---
"books" (plural)	0
"essays" (plural)	0
"quickposts" (plural, with no spaces)	o
5.2.2. Does your sidebar display other labels?	0
How many other labels have you attached to three (3) or more posts? ...	---	---
Which labels, and how many posts each? www (n) xxx (m) yyy (o) zzz (p) ...	---	---
5.3. Links & media	---	---
5.3.1. Does your blog include pictures?	0
Does your blog profile include a picture or graphic representation?		0
How many of your blog posts include pictures or other graphics? ...	---	---
5.3.2. Posts with multiple links	---	---
How many of your posts include three (3) or more links? ...	---	---
5.3.3. Does your blog include other media?		0
How many of your blog posts include other media? ...	---	---

5.4. What would you most like to do to enhance the overall presentation of your blog?

• ...I would like to many things. Also, I want to include many pictures.
  

6.0. Additional reflections on your blog writing:

• ...I couldn't write everyday. I have to write.
  

7.0. Suggestions for your peers and successors:

• ...My classmate's blog is very good. Also, their blog is interesting, but my blog has not so many pictures and writing is not so good.