My Ideal Tea Party

Most of the people who like wearing Lolita fashion like a tea party. They enjoy talking and drinking some cup of tea. They or companies of Lolita fashion sometimes hold it. A brand of Lolita fashion is planning a tea party on October 14 now. I want to join it, but I can't do it because I don't have enough money. That's why I can't hold a tea party, too. I have some friends who like Lolita fashion and get along with me, but they don't have clothes for it and don't wear it. Of course, it is happy for me to have friends who like it, but I want to make friends who wear it. Therefore, I try to think of my ideal tea party. I enjoy the imagination only now. Let's enjoy it together!

First of all, I think of a place where the tea party is held. I want to hold it in a building like Chourakukan. Chourakukan is in Kyoto. It is so beautiful and has a quiet atmosphere. It is very suitable for the tea party for people who wear Lolita fashion. There are comfortable chairs and a beautiful chandelier.

Then, I think of events in the tea party. After participants introduce themselves simply, they have wonderful lunch, talking. That's a great way to make friends who like wearing Lolita fashion. They also enjoy the time for taking pictures. They can get fantastic pictures if the buildings are as beautiful as Chourakukan.

Finally, I want to take 'purikura' after participants and I go out of a beautiful building where the tea party is held. I want so cute prikura. It'll be special for me because I have never taken purikura with my friends when I wear Lolita fashion. I want to take it.

It was hard for me to think of the plan for the tea party. I don't know if there are buildings or restaurants like Chourakukan in Kumamoto. It is good that a tea party for people who like Lolita fashion is held in some hotels in Kumamoto, but I guess that's lackadaisical. I need to search how hotels are in Kumamoto.

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BR 1-15: Sleeping Beauty

I had heard the title, "Sleeping Beauty," but I didn't know the story well. I wanted to know it, so I chose the book.

When I was reading it, I got a question. When Fairy Weed casted a bad spell on Princess Aurora, it said that Princess Aurora was going to prick her finger on a spinning wheel and die when she was sixteen. However, she didn't die but slept for a hundred years when she pricked it on it. I wonder that. When she fell asleep, Fairy Sunflower made all people in castle sleep because it thought Princess Aurora couldn't sleep alone for a hundred years. I guess the other reason why it didn't want her to be sad that all people in the castle died while she was sleeping when she awoke. In fact, people die and don't notice they died if they are sleeping for a hundred years. However, the book is a fantasy. The readers don't have to think of some difficult things. In the story, people don't grow older if they sleep, so Fairy Sunflower decided to make all people in the castle sleep so that they didn't grew older until Princess Aurora awoke.

I want you to read the book because it is a story with a happy ending. It also has beautiful pictures.

Reference: White, Catherine E. (2008). Sleeping Beauty. Genoa: Black Cat publishing.

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Umigakikoeru

I watched the movie yesterday. The title is "Umigakikoeru." The movie was made by Hayao Miyazaki, but the book was made by Saeko Himuro. I had watched it once, but I didn't remember the story well. The movie was broadcasted on last Friday, so I recorded it then and watched yesterday. I could remember the story then. The main character loved the woman whose name was Rikako when he was a high school student. However, he didn't notice his love for her then. After several years, he looked back on his life he spent with her and noticed it. The story looks simple, but impressed, so I liked the movie. I want to watch it again. I also want to read the original and to compare it with the movie.

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BR 1-14: The Wizard of Oz

I had heard the title "The Wizard of Oz," so I wanted to know the story. This is why I chose this book.

After I read it, I thought it was a little hard to find out our good points by ourselves in spite of our having them. The book told me that. The lion in it wanted courage. It had already had it when it sought it.

I recommend you to read it because it takes you to a wonderful adventure.

Reference: Dickins, Rosie. (2006). The Wizard of Oz. London: Usborne.

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BR 1-13: This is London

I chose this book because I wanted to know London.

After I read this book, I could know a lot of things on London. I wanted to go there more. I want to go on the London Eye. It looks fun. The number of places where I wanted to go in London increased. I felt London is a fantastic city because I knew that there were many beautiful buildings and good shops.

I want you to read the book because you can get information about London from it. It has a lot of picture. They're so nice. You'll think London is a fascinating city if you read the book.

Reference: Prowse, Philip. (2006). This is London. Oxford: Macmillan Heinemann.

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BR 1-12: Walking on the Moon

I chose this book because I had not known what astronauts were doing in space well.

After I read the book, I knew that it took seven hours to get ready for walking on the moon for the first time. It's so long time.

I recommend you to read this book. It has a lot of pictures. You'll enjoy watching them. Of course, reading the book will widen your knowledge, too.

Reference: Brasch, Nicolas. (2007). Walking on the Moon. South Melbourne: Thomson Learning Australia.

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BR 1-11: Don Quixote

I chose this book because I knew my teacher of Spanish class was translating "Don Quixote." I wanted to know the story.

After I read this book, I thought the main character was a strange and funny person. Astonishingly, he read the books on knights too much and he wanted to be a knight. I want have nothing to do with such a person because he made his unique view of the world which other people couldn't understand. For example, he named a strange woman, and so on, so he was laughed at in the first half of the story. However, he had a lot of adventure, so I guess he enjoyed his life to the very end.

I recommend you to read this book because the story is fun. You'll liked it.

Reference: Cervantes, Miguel. (2008). Don Quixote. Harlow: Pearson Education.

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Essays 1-03b: Love for Family

This movie, "Mrs. Doubtfire," makes us laugh and warm. In the story, a man tries to do housework in order to stay with his children. Why does he do it? The man divorced with his ex because she didn't like his action, so he couldn't stay with his children. He and his family are improving gradually.

One of my main interests is Daniel's complex action in the restaurant. He was hanging between his children and boss. He also played a nasty to Miranda's boyfriend. That made me uneasy, but that action was so funny. In addition, I noticed that he really loved his children because he could do a lot of housework well in the end in order to stay with them in spite of no his skill of it. I predict the major themes are comedy and love for family.

The movie tells us how important love for family is. I felt the message of it was that it bonds with everyone. In the climax, the main character made such a speech in the TV program. In addition, the family is on good terms at last in spite of his divorce from his ex. Therefore, the main theme is Love for Family.

Then, I'll introduce the characters. The main character is an actor. His persons are cheerful and funny. He loves his children so much, but he doesn't do housework and often makes his wife angry. His wife's name is Miranda. She is serious and works well. She is often angry at him because he doesn't work enough. They have three children. Two of them are girls and the other is a boy. Lydia is his eldest daughter and a reliable person. She has a long wave hair. Christopher likes playing soccer and is his eldest son. Natalie is a cute girl and the youngest child. Daniel's brother is a makeup artist. Daniel was put on makeup by him. Stuart is a man who loves Miranda.

The main character's name is Daniel. He and his wife divorced. She won a suit and parental authority was given to her. Unfortunately, he couldn't see his children many times. He was very sad because he like them so much. One day, he knew that his ex wanted to employ a housekeeper. He hit on a good idea. It is what he disguised himself as a woman who works as the housekeeper. Then, he could stay with his children. His brother who was a makeup artist helped him with transforming himself. He was adopted by his ex admirably and he worked hard for her house. He was getting good gradually. One day, his lie was exposed and he couldn't see his children. He got a good job and worked well. Miranda gave him more credit, saw him and talked with him. He could come to meet his children. Their houses separate, but their hearts don't do.

After I watched the movie, I noticed how important love for family wherever each members of family is. I could understand the final outcome after I listened to Daniel's words in last of the movie because I hoped that Daniel could live with his ex and children to be happy. However, I knew it isn't always happy that all members of family live in same house. I could accept that because of the family's smiles in the latter half of the movie. I was glad about the happy way they found out.

I want many people to watch this movie. The movie will make you positive and warm because the story is funny and tells you important things. It will move you. If you have watched it once, look for the best funniest point for you. I want to know it.

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Vacation Plans

In the summer vacation, I'll go swimming in the sea with my friends who belonged to the same club when we were high school students. We'll ride on cars some of them have. I'm looking forward to meeting them. In addition, I'll camp with my companions who join the volunteer group. I hope to make friends more there. I want to get a part-time job and to make a lot of money. I'll study English, Spanish, and MOS so that I can get high scores of TOEIC and TOEFL and official approvals of Spanish and MOS.

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The Newspaper

My family read Kumamoto Nichinichi Shinbun because my father works for the company. I read the front page of the newspaper today. According to it, the Bank of Japan announced Business was improving in seven districts except for the Kinki district and the Shikoku district. In addiction, the produce was increasing in eight districts except for the Kinki district. That is a good tendency. However, I wonder why the business wasn't improving and the produce wasn't increasing in the Kinki district. I want to know the detailed reason. How can I do it?

I read six pages of the newspaper and I knew Korea was making application for extending the continental shelf. I didn't know a country can extend a continental shelf over 200 nautical miles. According to United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, it can do it if it applies to the committee for doing and is inspected. I hope for the fair inspect. If Korea already has enough resource, compared with the other countries, I don't want it to be allowed expanding the continental shelf because that's unfair. I guess that will influence the world economy. Korea tries to develop the seabed resources with expanding it. In addition, the area of sea it'll apply is the same area Japan and China want to get. I hope that a fair judgement will be passed for the three countries. I want the committee to divide it as they will get equal profit in the future.

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BR 1-10: Australia and New Zealand

I chose this book because I want to know Australia and New Zealand. I hadn't known them well before I read it.

I can know Australia and New Zealand after I read the book. These countries have rich nature. I want to go there. I knew opals had been first found in Australia. That's fantastic. In addition, I was surprised that some people in Australia live under the ground in houses which are dug out of the rock. Unbelievable! I wonder if they're uneasy about them. They look fragile, I think.

I recommend you to read the book if you want to go to Australia or New Zealand. It has a lot of information.


Reference: Lindop, Christine. (1998). Australia and New Zealand. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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My Boyfriend

I'll introduce my boyfriend. He and I were students in same elementary and junior high school. We have known existence of each other since we were elementary school students, but we hadn't talked together. When we were in ninth grade, we talked for the first time in the cram school. I'll introduce the details next.

Any way, I want you to know his good points. He is gentle, smart, dependable and funny. He is great! Nobody is more wonderful for me than him. I really love him. I was done by him, too! He makes me very happy.

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