Assignments 9 and 10: Talking About Culture

          There are a lot of countries on the world, and each cultures are defferent. At first, I'll compare Japan to Korea. Second, I'll compare Japan to US. I was thinking that Japan is similar to Korea. Japan is very close to Korea. Japanese pronunciation of some words are same with Korean ones. But, culture is defferent. Japanese people soak in the bath. But most Korean people don't soak in the bath. Also there is no bath in most Korean houses. Man is considered important person in Korean culture. In Japan, status of women is becoming higher. But status of Korean women is still low. In Korea, patriarchy is still remain.
          Next, I'll compare Japan to US. Japanese culture is very defferent from American culture. Japanese people take off their shoes in their house, but most American people don't take off their shoes in their house. Also, there is no tip system in Japan, but there is the tip system in US. Speaking is considered essestial thing in American culture. For example, Japanene people are afraid of speak their opinions in the meeting, but American people speak their opinions actively. In US speaking own opinions is very important. I think each countries has defferent culture,and it is really interesting.

Assignment #8: Japan Today

 I read the article about Japanese'Avengers'fans up in arms over shoddy voice acting on Blu-ray release. Avengers is the superhero movie that a lot of heroes of comics appear in. There are “The Incredible Hulk,” “Iron Man” and “Thor” and so on. A lot of Japanese people were hoping that the Avengers become the Blu-ray. The Blu-ray become cheap and people can easy to buy it. Disney Japan opted to enlist a host of Japanese TV stars. Also Comedians wanted to provide the voice acting for the characters of the film. Some Japanese people didn't satisfied with dubbing. When I watch Western paintings, I watch it in English. Because I want to hear real voice of actors. Sometimes voice of dubbing is terrible. When Japanese people watch Western paintings, I recommend them to watch it in English.

Assignment #7: Fall and Winter

 I really like fall and winter. Because I like cold. I don't like hot summer. In summer I can swim in the pool and sea. I can also enjoy summer festivals and see fireworks. I like these things,but I hate Japanese summer. When I went to Canada, it was summer time. Canadian summer was not hot. I liked Canadian summer. When I back to Japan, I was surprised. Japanese summer was very hot. So I hate Japanese summer. I like Japanese fall and winter. Fall is cold, and winter is pretty cold. I like cold. I like sweet potatoes. In fall,sweet potatoes are very delicious. I like fall the best. Fall is not too cold. I also like winter. Especially, I like December. In December there is the Christmas. It's a interesting event. When December close, I am exiting. Christmas is coming soon. I can't wait anymore. I hope I can have a good time with my friends on Christmas day.

Assignment #6: TED

 I watched the video about Before I die I want to... Candy Chang lost a person who she love a lot.She was like a mother for Candy. Because of her die, she decided to think about die. People avoid to think about die. But all the people die someday. But she think about die. She also think about Before I die I want to... She made the board on the wall of the vacant house. There is the word " Before I die I want to ". People who pass in front of this board write words. Some people wrote" Before I die I want to hold her one more time." Some people wrote"Before I die I want to be a real me." I think Candy made the chance to think about die and what they want to do before they die. I also think I want to write my hope before I die on this board. I think it is important to think about die, and I want to find what I want to do before I die.

Assignment #5: Aki Ra

I thought Aki Ra is a remakable man. He is saving Cambodia. He is working as a soldier, and he is removing land mines from land. There are a lot of minds in the world. It's difficult to remove all land mines. But the thing that Aki Ra is doing is not the futile thing. I wish all minds are removed by people who is like Aki Ra. I have watched the video about people who were injured by land mines. Some people lose their legs, and some people dead. Land mines are very bad arms. Because of war, a lot of people dead. I hope war and land mines disappear, and everyone be happy. I thought I am so happy. I can take the high education, medical, and so on. I thought I have to go to poor places,and I have to see the world.

Success: What Does it Take?

 I learned about success from this video. I learned the thing from Richard St. John's story. He was succeed in the business. He got a lot of money,and he got conceited. When he become rich, he don't think about customers. He also failed. After he started to work hardly, and his business went well again. There are 8 principles to succeed in things, passion, work, focus, push, ideas, improve, serve, and persist. I thought if I succeed in business, I continue to do my best. I also thought I have to make a effort. I should do my best for everything. If I stop to do my best, I will become a poor person. I learned about the true success story. I take it to heart.

Assignment #3: Viral Videos

 I think these videos are interesting. A video of example is interesying. A boy sends his toy to sky.He was so exiting in this video. The face of toy often changed. When the toy went high place of sky,it looked anxious. But it approached to the land,a train's face was so happy. A boy picked up his train and he smiled. It is a just thing for us,but it is an adventure for him. People were drawn into this video,because this video was elaborate and it like an adventure.
 I like all videos,but especially,I love "Charlie bit my finger again!".In this video,Charlie's older brother was bited by Charlie. Charlie and his brother were so cute.Their cute made a lot of people captivate. I thought foreign children are so cute,and their reaction are so pretty. When Charlie was bitind his brother's finger,he was laughing.His brother was saying "Ohhhhhh." with a face distorted with pain. I think this video became popular because this video make people smile.