BR 1-09: New York

I chose the book because  I wanted to know cities in any foreign countries. I want to visit New York at least once in the future.

The book explains where buildings in New York are with names of avenue and streets, so it was hard for me to image them. However, I thought New York was a wonderful city. I also want to see a parade in America after I read this book.
I recommend you to read this book. You will be able to know New York more. Moreover, you'll know what influenced the development of New York.

Reference: Escott, John. (2008). New York. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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Mr. Bean

It was raining and thundering. Mr. Bean entered the messy room with rope. He turned on the light, took out his stuffed animal, and talked to it. He brought a small umbrella to it because it rained outside. He also took an umbrella for himself and he opened it, but it was broken. He got a paper written "9:00" and a picture of mouth.

In fact, he dreamed then! His alarm clock went off, but he put it into water. He was sleeping. Next, water flowed through a hose. To my surprise, he stopped flowing water with his foot, sleeping. After a short time, he got up suddenly, his eyes closed. He bumped against the wall. He opened his eyes and did strange gymnastics. His nose was caught by his electric shaver when he was shaving. It escaped from it. He took the hanger and it had the paper which appeared in that dream. He took out the clock from water and hung it. He remembered what to do something suddenly, started to hurry, and he went out of his room, having his cloths.  Somehow, he entered it. He put the quiet over his stuffed animal on his bed, and then he went out of his room again.

He ran and rode a car. He drove it and knocked something around it. Driving, he changed his clothes. He turned the steering wheel with his feet meanwhile. He turned around a same spot again and again until he finished wearing his necktie and shoes. Moreover, he would brush his teeth in the car! He was turning the steering wheel with his mouth until he finished doing them. He gargled with water a car shoots. He spat the water in his mouth outside. It splashed a man's hip. His car pushed a parking car and parked his car at the place the car had parked before. He got out of it and he came across a police officer. His pajama appeared from zipper of a pair of trousers. He put it in his car and he went to the dentist.

In the dental clinic, he operated the chair used there by himself while the dentist didn't see him. He played with instruments of the dentist while he didn't do. The dentist's leg was stuck into by the injection of an esthesia, so his legs shook and he fell. He started to treat his teeth by himself. At last, the dentist got up and Mr. Bean went out because he finished treating.

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Essay 1-03a: 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. He and his family are improving gradually.

One of my main interests are Daniel's complex action in the restaurant. He was hanging between his children and boss. 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.

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 work 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.

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 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. If you have watched it once, look for the best funniest point for you. I want to know it.

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I Love Lolita Fashion

Actually, I love Lolita fashion though some people have already know that. I don't want to tell that many people because other people have a negative image of it. My brother is one of them. Nonetheless, I want you to know wonderful points of it because I really like Lolita fashion. My boyfriend, my sister, and most of my friends have a positive image of it fortunately.

By the way, do you know what Lolita fashion is? It was made in Japan and is one of Japanese subcultures. There is a woman who wears it in the right picture. It is so cute, isn't it? Lolita fashion has various styles. For example, there are Sweet Lolita, Classical Lolita, Black Lolita, and so on. In short, Sweet Lolita is too cute and colorful. Classical Lolita is quiet. Black Lolita is literally black, but it is different from Gothic Lolita and cuter than it.

Then, there are brands of Lolita fashion. I like "BABY, THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT" and "Innocent World" especially, but there is only the shop of the former in Kumamoto prefecture. However, I'm satisfied with that because there is no shop of Lolita fashion in some prefectures. I guess the reason is that there is little demand for it. It is showy and the prices of the items are expensive. Why do I want to wear it in spite of that? The answer is very clear. Lolita fashion is really so cute. One of the good points is that the detail of items of it is elaborate and very pretty. For example, blouses of it sometimes have buttons shaped like a rose or heart.

There are three Kawaii ambassadors. They were appointed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to spread Japanese fashion in foreign countries. One of them is a person who wears Lolita fashion and spread it in them. Her name is Misako Aoki. To tell the truth, it is her who is in the picture in this article. There are people who like Lolita fashion in foreign countries, too. They like Japanese Lolita brands. In fact, there are also their shops in America, France and so on. I sometimes read the blog of the shop of Lolita fashion in San Francisco. The blog has a lot of pictures of the coordinates, so I can enjoy seeing them. I hope to make friends with foreign people who like Lolita fashion.

I was a junior high school student when I knew Lolita fashion for the first time. I wanted to wear it sometime then. I couldn't do soon because the clothes are expensive and my parents didn't like them. I knew that there were a lot of brands of Lolita fashion when I was a high school student. Then, I also knew there was my favorite brand. It was the case of a cell phone that I bought the shop for the first time. It looks a stuffed toy pink rabbit. I often read blogs of people who like it. They had many pictures of it, and I also enjoyed seeing them. I met a woman who liked it and wore when I was a freshman of KGU. She is very cute. I went to the shop of "BABY, THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT" when I went out with her for the first time. I bought the pink skirt with the floral design. I could do because I had a part-time job and saved money. I was so happy. I have bought clothes in the shop a few at a time since then. I have wore Lolita fashion and gone out. Now, I want to wear it and go out more. In addition, I hope to make a lot of better coordinates. I will post something about Lolita fashion on the blog again because I want you to know good points of it.

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BR 1-08: Helping Around the World

I wanted to know helping activity in the world, so I chose this book.

I read it and I got a lot of information. For example, I had never known LifeStraws. They make dirty water clean and safe to drink. Charities give them to people who live in countries which have water enough to drink. I saw a picture of a person who drinks dirty water with a LifeStraw. I don't want to do because I expect I won't feel good even if I use it. However, I think people living in such countries so really need water to drink. We are truly living a comfortable life. Nowadays, Japanese people discuss whether nuclear electric power generation should continue to exist or not. If they continue to do, we can have a lot of electricity and live a comfortable life, but they sometimes become very dangerous. So, we need not live so richly because we have enough foods and drinks in Japan in spite that there also are people who have something enough to eat in some countries. We should put up with something.

As you can see, the book gives us an opportunity to think of the world and some things familiar to us. Your view of the world will spread if you had better read this book.


Reference: Medina, Sarah. (2010). Helping Around the World. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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Lonely

I'm lonely because I can't see my boyfriend nowadays. He often stays with his friends or goes out with them and his seniors. But, I can understand that, so I can put up with that. I'm not a person who gets lonely easily like him. He entered an university this year. He had better stay with his friends. I should study English more while he enjoys with them. He also studies hard after he entered the university, so I respect him and love. He is so reliable. Well, I don't want to write more about my boyfriend's good points here today. I'm lonely. I'll post the reason why I love him on this blog sometime.

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Howl's Moving Castle

I found this video in EnglishCentral. It is one of my favorite movies and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Its title is "Howl's moving Castle." Have you watched it? I have watched it for many times. I like his works, so I was happy to find this video. Howl is so cool. I recommend you to watch the movie. You will like it!

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