Essay 2-03b: Lindsay Lohan

I write about “Lindsay Lohan”. She is an actress and a singer. She has red brown hair and she has green eyes. She was born on July 2, 1986 in New York. And she grew up at Catholic's home. She has a father, mother, 2 brothers and a younger sister. Her sister is a model. Her father inherited trade and she grew up at the rich home. But he was arrested by securities fraud. Also after that, he was arrested for drunken driving and assault. He is working in the Christianity organization now. Her mother was an analyst of Wall Street. And now, she is a manager of Lindsay. Both of parents of hers were actors.

Her first appearance was about CM. She was 6 years old then. The number, her appearance to CMs are 60. There are so many! Then, she debuted a movie from Disney on 1998. The title was “The Parent Trap”. She became a popular child actor and she got Best Actress of the Young artist award on this movie. But, she took a holiday to study to be prior.

However, in recent years, she captures the spotlight in a private life rather than an actress and singer business in many cases. She is reported by the party lover as a troublemaker. But she was excellent as a student. She cannot stop smoking and drinking. She had arrested in a drug, drunken driving, and a violence incident.

"Freaky Friday" on whom she appeared recorded the smashing success which exceeds 100 million dollars in the United States on 2003. So she became a teens idol who represents the United States. The "MEANGIRLS" opened to the next year made a smashing success too. She acted as the host with the MTV movie award in 2004, and won the breakthrough acting trophy. And she is the teens choice award held in the same year and attained four crowns including the actress prize (comedy section) of a movie section. She was chosen as the 1st place of "hottest person TOP in the world 100" which the "maxim" magazine announced in 2007. However, "I Know Who Killed Me" exhibited in the same year was criticized severely. And she won worst Best Actress, Golden Raspberry Award and a worst screen couple prize. In addition to this, she appeared on "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen", "Herbie", "Just My Luck" etc.

Her debut album "Speke" put on the market in 2004 recorded the 4th place of the first appearance with the United States chart, and became sales exceeding 1 million sheets. She was not only an actress but singer business successful too. And by "Rumors" which is her music, she is criticizing paparazzi because she was disgusted with them.

Then, I write about "Freaky Friday" of the movie which became a teens idol who represents the Untied States. This is the remake of "freaky Friday" (Jodie Foster starring) in 1976. This is the comedy movie of the contents of the daughter of a rebellious age replaced the mother who refrained from second marriage. And in this movie, the Cookie in which the paper of the sacred oracle went into the inside called "Fortune Cookie" ate in the Chinese restaurant which parent and child performed leads two persons to solution. She actually sang on this movie and it achieved the singer debut.

Second, I write about ”Mean Girls”. This is a high school comedy movie. And this is remake of nonfiction story "Queen Bees and Wannabes". Kady lived in Africa with zoologist's parents. However, she became 16 years old, she has moved out in the suburb of Chicago in the US. There are a lot of persons so Kady is bewildered by the her first school life. And Kady makes friends with an mean three-person group. The pure girl become “mean girl” in this movie.

Third is about the movie which she appeared, “JUST MY LUCK”. This is so cute and funny story! This movie is a fantasy and romantic comedy day of the Lindsey Lohan star. Her role is very lucky girl, but She loses her luck in a certain incident to see good luck and becomes unhappy. I thought She is very miserable because She was feeling very happy and she didn’t know how bad that Oneself is unhappy. But she She knew the unhappy life. I think the drop usually knows the misfortune because it was happy and feels it even more strictly. And the story is very strange and funny. Do you know why? Because when the lucky girl who is a role of her kisses with an unhappy boy, the life of them becomes objection. This is so fantasy! Her Her performance is very charming and beautiful. I love her performance. Her role becomes unhappy and she lost her job, she was arrested.. and so on. She knew she lost her luck because she kissed with unhappy boy. She found and found and found.. but she can’t find the boy. She thought if she kisses, and good luck returned to herself, it is revealed that the boy is the boy! So, she kisses with a lot of people. I was very surprised to see the scene and I thought she was so desperate. Finally, she found the boy and kissed with the boy. But, she didn’t take him good luck. She did not want to make him unhappy. I thought she is really kind. The boy also want not to make her unhappy. So, they thought and thought, and they arrived at one result. They thought good luck reaches and comes if they kisses every time. They choose to share good luck in tho people. I thought is splendid because they decided assist with each other.

We love her role and performance. Her performance is really pretty! Please check her work and please watch the movies her appears. We think you will like her and we glad to you will like her!

Reference

Producer,David Swift.(Producer) & Director,David Swift.(Director) (1961). The Parent Trap. Lucien Ballard[Motion picture]. The United States: Walt Disney Pictures.

Producer,Mark Waters.(Producer) & Director,Heather Hach.(Director) (2003).Freaky Friday . Oliver Wood[Motion picture]. The United States: Buena Vista.

Producer,Mark. Waters.(Producer) & Director,Tina. Fey.(Director) (2004). MEAN GIRLS.Daryn Okada[Motion picture]. The United States: Wendy Greene Bricmont.

Producer,Donald Mark Petrie.(Producer) & Director,Amy Harris.(Director) (2006).JUST MY LUCK . Dean Semler[Motion picture]. The United States: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.

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Essay 2-03a: Lindsay Lohan

Essay 2-03a: Lindsay Lohan

I write about “Lindsay Lohan”. She is an actress and a singer. She has red brown hair and she has green eyes. She was born on July 2, 1986 in New York. And she grew up at Catholic's home. She has a father, mother, 2 brothers and a younger sister. Her sister is a model. Her father inherited trade and she grew up at the rich home. But he was arrested by securities fraud. Also after that, he was arrested for drunken driving and assault. He is working in the Christianity organization now. Her mother was an analyst of Wall Street. And now, she is a manager of Lindsay. Both of parents of hers were actors.

Her first appearance was about CM. She was 6 years old then. The number, her appearance to CMs are 60. There are so many! Then, she debuted a movie from Disney on 1998. The title was “The Parent Trap”. She became a popular child actor and she got Best Actress of the Young artist award on this movie. But, she took a holiday to study to be prior.

However, in recent years, she captures the spotlight in a private life rather than an actress and singer business in many cases. She is reported by the party lover as a troublemaker. But she was excellent as a student. She cannot stop smoking and drinking. She had arrested in a drug, drunken driving, and a violence incident.

"Freaky Friday" on whom she appeared recorded the smashing success which exceeds 100 million dollars in the United States on 2003. So she became a teens idol who represents the United States. The "mean girls" opened to the next year made a smashing success too. She acted as the host with the MTV movie award in 2004, and won the breakthrough acting trophy. And she is the teens choice award held in the same year and attained four crowns including the actress prize (comedy section) of a movie section. She was chosen as the 1st place of "hottest person TOP in the world 100" which the "maxim" magazine announced in 2007. However, "I Know Who Killed Me" exhibited in the same year was criticized severely. And she won worst Best Actress, Golden Raspberry Award and a worst screen couple prize. In addition to this, she appeared on  "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen", "Herbie", "Just My Luck" etc.

Her debut album "Speke" put on the market in 2004 recorded the 4th place of the first appearance with the United States chart, and became sales exceeding 1 million sheets. She was not only an actress but singer business successful too. And by "Rumors" which is her music, she is criticizing paparazzi because she was disgusted with them.

Then, I write about "Freaky Fryday" of the movie which became a teens idol who represents the Untied States. This is the remake of "freaky Friday" (Jodie Foster starring) in 1976. This is the comedy movie of the contents of the daughter of a rebellious age replaced the mother who refrained from second marriage. And in this movie, the Cookie in which the paper of the sacred oracle went into the inside called "Fortune Cookie" ate in the Chinese restaurant which parent and child performed leads two persons to solution. She actually sang on this movie and it achieved the singer debut.

Second, I write about ”Mean Girls”. This is a high school comedy movie. And this is remake of nonfiction story "Queen Bees and Wannabes".  Kady lived in Africa with zoologist's parents. However, she became 16 years old, she has moved out in the suburb of Chicago in the US. There are a lot of persons so Kady is bewildered by the her first school life. And Kady makes friends with an mean three-person group. The pure girl become “mean girl” in this movie.

Third is about the movie which she appeared, “JUST MY LUCK”. This is so cute and funny story! This movie is a fantasy and romantic comedy day of the Lindsey Lohan star. Her role is very lucky girl, but She loses her luck in a certain incident to see good luck and becomes unhappy. I thought She is very miserable because She was feeling very happy and she didn’t know how bad that Oneself is unhappy. But she She knew the unhappy life. I think the drop usually knows the misfortune because it was happy and feels it even more strictly. And the story is very strange and funny. Do you know why? Because when the lucky girl who is a role of her kisses with an unhappy boy, the life of them becomes objection. This is so fantasy! Her Her performance is very charming and beautiful. I love her performance. Her role becomes unhappy and she lost her job, she was arrested.. and so on. She knew she lost her luck because she kissed with unhappy boy. She found and found and found.. but she can’t find the boy. She thought if she kisses, and good luck returned to herself, it is revealed that the boy is the boy! So, she kisses with a lot of people. I was very surprised to see the scene and I thought she was so desperate. Finally, she found the boy and kissed with the boy. But, she didn’t take him good luck. She did not want to make him unhappy. I thought she is really kind. The boy also want not to make her unhappy. So, they thought and thought, and they arrived at one result. They thought good luck reaches and comes if they kisses every time. They choose to share good luck in tho people. I thought is splendid because they decided assist with each other.

We love her role and performance. Her performance is really pretty! Please check her work and please watch the movies her appears. We think you will like her and we glad to you will like her!

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Essay 2-03a: Lindsey Lohan

My Bad day

 This is October 5's essay.
 Today, I have a headache and a fever. This is about third time for me. I can't believe. I feel really bad. But I slept a lot time, so i can't sleep more even I want to sleep now. I would like to eat a lot. When I have a cold, I always can't eat enough. I can eat only fruits and Wider in Jerry. I feel bad if I eat meat, fish..and so on. I'd like to eat usual meal soon.                                                                                                         (93 words)

My Exam to be Red

 Today, I took an exam to grade up. We have to remember many Kata to grade up. I am 4 grade now and I have a blue belt now. I will have a red belt if I pass the exam. From last week, I have very very nervous because I am weak at nervous. I felt bad and head ache, diarrhea. And I also had stomach ache. By the last exam, I was wrong on the exam. I was really shocked. But this time, I did it without mistakes. I was glad and strain was removed at a stretch. I want to pass the exam. I am looking forward to know the result of the exam.                                                                                                                                     (116 words)

My favorite food

 My favorite food is chocolate. Chocolate is so sweet and delicious. I like white chocolate, bitter chocolate, milk chocolate, I love many kind of chocolate. But I think chocolate with liquor is the most delicious. I love chocolate of rum's. But, bonbon is not my favorite chocolate because I do not like the texture. I don't like the rattling sound. In winter, the chocolate named Bacchus is sold at many stores every year. I buy it in winter. I have to buy it every year. It is sold everywhere. There is a chocolate called Rummy with a product like Bacchus, it is also very delicious. But I think Bacchus is better than Rummy. I like them, delicious chocolate! But I want to know more delicious chocolate. But I will be careful to don't be to get fat. I want to no longer gain weight. I will really careful about that.                                                    (150 words)

My favorite drink

 I like tea the most of all drinks. I don't drink juice because I don't like juice, coffee and pops, but I like cafe au lait. I drink only tea every day. I have not drink juice since I was a child. I have drunk tea, green tea, oolong tea, roasted tea. I have drunk only tea! But I have gained tea incrustations on my teeth because I had drunk tea before go to bed since I was a child. I had liked to drink before go to bed, but I stopped drinking tea before sleeping because I do not want to get tea incrustations. Now, I always drink tea even if when I do sports. I do not like sports drink because it is too sweet. I really like tea very much. Just now, I am drinking black tea. It is really good taste and nice to don't sleep.                   (150 words)

My favorite garden

I have a lot of favorite gardens. I know Japanese garden, English garden and Tropical garden. I like red color the most of all colors, but in the case of flowers, I also like white flowers. But, I also like red flowers. I like a lot of kind of flowers, and there are so a lot of kind of flowers in Kuju flower garden. I like really red rose. I have a lot of favorite flowers. In spring, a lot of flowers bloom. So I like spring and I go to Kuju flower garden. There are a lot of flowers and plants. I love there. The landscape is very nice and beautiful. I went there to see cosmos last year, but I couldn't go there to see cosmos this year. So I really want to go there to see cosmos next year. I am looking forward to go there.                                           (149 words)

My favorite treasure

 My favorite treasure is my lovely dogs. One of my dogs, Lucky is a border collie. He is very smart, so he learn many things soon. He is soon learner and he is a good boy. The other dog, Luke is a papillon. He is so cute and friendly. He can't learn soon but he is so cute and friendly, so everyone allows him because of his cute. Lucky is eleven years old and Luke is seven years old. I want them to live so long time. I am sad if they will go away They are very cute but their childhood was so cute! They are so kind because they get angry when we get a fight. They were so lovely and small. They are my really treasure and I really love them. I would like to everyone to show how they are cute! I will show their picture.                                                                                                                                                                                   (151 words)

My favorite season

 My favorite season is summer. But, when I was a junior high and high school student, I had thought winter is the best season and my favorite season because I do not want to have sweat and sunburn. We couldn't change our clothes then and we had to wear a uniform. So, we were not able to do sunburn measures enough. But now, I like summer the best because I can change my clothes and I can take a shower if I have a time. We don't have a uniform. Also we have summer vacation. Now we can go anywhere we want. We can spend very exciting days now. This summer, I could not go that I want. So I want to go many places next year and If it is possible, I want to go foreign country next year.             (140 words)

My favorite martial art

 I like martial art, for example Capoeira, Silat, Karate, and so on. I like many martial arts, but Taekwondo is the best of all martial art for me because I am learning Taekwondo now. I have learned it for about five years. So Taekwondo is my favorite martial art. Taekwondo is like Karate and kick boxing. But, Taekwondo has a promotion examination only three times a year and to get a black belt is hard in comparison with Karate. Ability is indispensable to get a black belt. I have a blue belt now. Next, I will take the exam to get a red belt December nine. So, I am nervous now. I'd like to get a black belt soon. And the Taekwondo club’s player of our school is very strong and good at everything of it. I want to be good at it like everyone.                                                                                                                                                                          (145 words)

My favorite place

 Hawaii is one of my favorite places. I have been to Hawaii six times. I love Hawaii because the view and the ocean and the air, all of them are beautiful. I like Mt. Diamond head. I climbed it with my family. I and my older brother thought it is easy and fun, but my mother didn’t think so and felt to die. Also, I like Alamoana shopping center. When we go to Hawaii, my family goes there by all means. There are a lot of shops and people, And we can eat a lot of kind of foods. Short time ago, my mother and my younger brother went to Hawaii. So I and my father are home only two of my family. I’d like to go to Hawaii next year. So I have to work hard to get money to go there.                                                                              (143 words)

My favorite vacation memories

 This time, I am going to write about my favorite vacation memories. I stayed home in Minnesota this year. It was so great memory to me. I had such an experience for the first time. Everything was flesh for me. I love Minnesota now. I experienced a lot but the most surprise was lake Superior. I had never seen such a huge lake, so I thought that was the ocean. That looked so beautiful. There were some yacht and ship. Japan is island, so we often see ocean but we don't see lakes so that was so strange for me when I saw lake Superior for the first time. I'd like to go there and my host family someday.                                                                                                                                                                                 (121 words)

My favorite color

 I will write about my favorite color this time. When I was a child, my favorite color was light blue. I liked that color very much, so I was often wearing dress and T-shirt colored with light blue. When I was in a junior high school, my favorite color was black. I was always wearing black wear then. Now, I like red very much because red looks strong and good. I love that color. I loved this color when I was in a high school, so my school bag and bicycle and pen case and so on were red. I have many red color goods. Other side, I don't like yellow color because it does not much to me.                (121 words)

My favorite flower

 I have many favorite flowers. I like cherry tree, hydrangea, lily, sun flower. I like flowers very much. But, my most favorite flower is a cosmos in that I like. I go to see many cosmoses by all means when it is autumn. Last year, I went to Aso to see that. There named Kuju park was so beautiful. I liked there very much. But this year, I didn't go to see cosmos. I wanted to see that but I had a fever and cold then and I had no time. So I couldn't. I regret it very much. I am going to go to see that next year. I look forward to see many cosmoses now. That's all.                                                                                    (122 words)

My favorite sport to watch

 I like taekwondo very much. I like both watch and play that. I have learned taekwondo for about five years, but I don't like to kick person's face and body. So I do not want to play games. If I play games, I have to kick another person's face and body. And I am afraid of that I am also kicked by someone. I do not want to that. So. I like to watch taekwondo but I don't like to play games. I like to watch soccer games very much because it has so long time. Each one game has long time. Volleyball has few times so I become nervous, but soccer has much time. So I like that sport very much.            ( 122 words)

My favorite TV show

 Today, I write about my favorite TV show. I had many favorite TV show before, but these days, I have no time to watch TV. So I don't know what TV show that everyone knows. Now, I like a TV show that named Shabekurisebun. There actors are very funny and they always look friendly. And now, I like countdown TV too. I like the TV show because I can know what music is the most famous these days. These days, we don't buy and use CDs so much, so we often use iphone and internet. That cause we can listen to music more than that buy CDs. But, I can't use iphone well, so I don't use internet so much.                                                                                                                                                                                      (120 words)   

Something special I did during this vacation

 I did not do any special things this summer vacation. But I went to Minnesota this summer vacation. It was very good and big experience for me. Many things, every things were the first for me. I enjoyed canooing, horse back riding and so on. I enjoyed many things very much. But I did not study from I came to Japan. I had to study English, but I did not. And I went to Amakusa and saw coral. They were very beautiful and wonderful. I have never seen real coral, so I was                                                                                                                                                                                         ( 105 words)

Good and bad points about summer

 In this summer vacation, I enjoyed my life in Minnesota. It was very good experience for me. I could do many things at there and a lot was the first time for me. I spent valuable time. But I didn't part time job in July to September, so I am poor very much. I have only 207 yen now. I am so sad. And I was studying in Minnesota, but I do not make many studies now. I have to do my part time job from October. I have to get money because I have to buy text books and jersey.  (101 words)

How I study during the vacation

 This year, I went to Minnesota and studied English. I enjoyed my life at there. I was always upset there because I always had to speak English, I always tell someone using English. It was very hard for us. In our host house, we couldn't speak Japanese. We had to speak only English. I was not good at speaking English. So it made me sad and upset. I really interested in Minnesota very much. If it can, I would like to go there someday. And I am going to study English very hard for that and I am looking forward to meet my host family.                                                                                           (105 words)

What classes I will take next term

 I will take some classes next term, but I took many classes before, so I could take only few classes this term. I disappointed about that. I thought If I didn't take so many classes, I could take many classes. In spring, I had to take The Constitution of Japan, but it's only during spring. I am so glad to know that. I don't like that very much. It is very difficult. I won't do that more. I will have English classes mainly. I am not good at speaking and listening so I will study that and study about USA more.                                                                                                                                          (101 words)

My vacations plans/preparation

 I was going to go to Minnesota this summer vacation. I enjoyed my life in Minnesota very much. My host family was very kind. I was glad to meet them very much. I liked Minnesota so much. Next year, I am going to go to somewhere I would like to go. I wanted to go to Miyazaki this year, so I'd like to go there next year. And if it can, I would like to go foreign country. And I have to study, so I will study hard. I want to do many things next year. I enjoyed this summer very much.                                                                                                                                                                                         (102 words)

BR 2-02b: My Favorite Place

 I have a lot of favorite place, for example.. my school, my dojo, part time job's place.. but the most is my home. Do you know why I love my home? Because I can play with my dogs! I have a lot of another points! I introduce about that.

 First is my living room! Because my family always there. When I was a junior high and a high school student, I used to watch TV with my family. But now, I am not with my family so often, so I glad with my family in the living room. We enjoy watching TV and playing cards. And my young brother is an elementary student, so he is only boy when I am not there. I always thinking sorry to him. So I' d like to be with my family and I like to be with my family, that's why I like my living room!

  Next is garden. My garden has a lot of plants, herb, rose, fragrant olive.. many plants!  We often use them to cook. The taste is very good! We have a terrace in our garden. I have two dogs, small one is in house and the other big one is in the terrace. When I and my older brother were children, we used to play with them. Now, we made a terrace and my dog is there. He seemed liked it. We often play with dogs there, for example ball games. I like my garden because I can play enough with my dogs.

 Third is my room! I like my room because I can relax there. I can read, sleep, and listening music.. I can do many things there. I often make my room messy, but I'd like to keep it clean. My room's wall is white and blue, and the curtain's color is yellow. Those colors are not my favorite color, especially yellow! But I like my room. My parents bought me them. So, I like them.

  Fourth is bath room. I often take only shower because I must take two hours to take a bath. I don't have such an enough time. In fact, I would like to take a bath, but I can't. There makes me relax and feel good! I also feel that I get fatigue. I often put bath articles when I take a bath. I like them because the small is good. This is why I like bath.

I wrote some places I like, but there were few of all. And I noticed I wrote about related with my dogs. I like my dogs. I love places that lovely dogs live.

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Essay 2-02a: My Favorite Place

 I have a lot of favorite place, for example.. my school, my dojo, part time job's place.. but the most is my home. Do you know why I love my home? Because I can play with my dogs! I have a lot of another points! I introduce about that.

 First is my living and garden! Because I can be with my family in the living. When I was a junior high and a high school student, I used to watch TV with my family. But now, I am not with my family so often, so I glad with my family in the living. We enjoy watching TV and playing cards. And my young brother is an elementary student, so he is only boy when I am not there. I always thinking sorry to him. So I' d like to be with my family and I like to be with my family, that's why I like my living! And I like garden. My garden has a lot of plants, herb, rose, fragrant olive.. many plants!  We often use them to cook. The taste is very good! We have a terrace in our garden. I have two dogs, small one is in house and the other big one is in the terrace. When I and my older brother were children, we used to play with them. Now, we made a terrace and my dog is there. He seemed liked it. We often play with dogs there, for example ball games. I like my garden because I can play enough with my dogs.

 Next is my room! I like my room because I can relax there. I can read, sleep, and listening music.. I can do many things there. I often make my room messy, but I'd like to keep it clean. My room's wall is white and blue, and the cartain's color is yellow. I don't like their color, especially yellow! But I like my room. My parents bought me them. So, I like them.

 Third is bath room. I often take only shower because I must take two hours to take a bath. I don't have such an enough time. In fact, I would like to take a bath, but I can't. I love there because I can relax and feel good! I also feel that I get fatigue. I often put bath articles when I take a bath. I like them because the small is good. This is why I like bath.

 I wrote some places I like, but there were few of all. And I noticed I wrote about related with my dogs. I like my dogs. I love places that lovely dogs live.
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First day in Minnesota

I am going to write my essays that I was writing everyday.

Today is July 22. Today is the our departure day to Minnesota. These days were so busy, so It hadn't really hit me to Minnesota. At Narita airport, we was upset to go abroad and staying another country's home. I watched two movies, Kaiji and Bokura ga ita. I was being nervous, so I was crying watching the movies. It was first flight by Delta. It was soso. There was a man next to me. So I and my frIend couldn't move so often. I thought sorry to him. At the airport of Minesota, there were a lot of people who were waiting for us. I was surprising . I found my host family and went to my host house with my host mother, Linda. She is so kind and intelligent. I couldn't speak well, but shE helped me. My host family is father, mather and two sisters and Kai, a cat. Father, Martin is an accounting manager in Bethel, Mather is a nursing professor at Bethel. Christina graduated with a history major from Bethel. She will go to school in London in September. Salah is Christinab's older sister. She is 23years old and she lives another house with her husband. And, they have a cat named Kai. He is a Himalayan cat. This family is so kind and intelligent, and they likes healthy food. So I thought I really lucky because I don't have to eat colorful food and pops!   (241 words)

Yurika is learning English mainly. She started to learn English when she was child. In junior high school, she started to learn grammar. It was first met to learn grammar. And she learned some words and idioms. In high school, she had to remember many words and idioms. And she had to read many sentences. Now, she is learning English in university Everyday. She has to read news papers and many sentences. She learned German for a year, but she can't read and speak it. She says "I would like to learn German more if I have time". She like Italy and Korea, so she would like to learn them too. She listens to music and watches movies for be good at English. Japan has much heritage and four seasons. She likes Japan because it has many beautiful things.                                                                                                             (139 words)

BR: 2-01 The Nutclacker

 A soft, fluffy layer of snow coverd Clara's house on Christmas Eve.

 I had watched The Nutcracker when I was a child, but this story was little differentfrom that I had watched. I chose this book because the cover was pretty and cute. That was colorful.There are some different points between this book and that I watched. This main charactor, Clara's blother doesn't appear this book. But, he appears to the story I watched. In this book, Clara and Nutcracker go to icy palace and The Land of Sweets. That's like the story Hensel and Gretel. This story was so fantasy and attractive.     (91 words)






Helbrough, Emma (2006, 2004) The nutclacker : Usborne Publishing Ltd.

BR: 2-02 The phantom of the opera

The Phantom of the Opera isn't just another ghost story. (p, 3)


 I chose this book because I lke this story, "The phantom of the opera". I have watched that played by Gekidanshiki. I and my family was very moved from it when we watched it.
 First, I had thought The phantom of the opera is just a ghost, but it was not true, the phantom of the opera was a man! I think Christina was really loved by him. and I think that was a true love. (76 words)









Leroux, Gaston (2008) The Phantom of the Opera : Usborne Publishing Ltd.

My life in Minnesota

 I stayed in Minnesota for a month this summer. I enjoyed everything there. My host family was so kind and interigent. I really thanks for them. I will write more about my staying later!   (34 words)

Essay My Language Learning History

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My hobby, Taekwondo

I tell you about my hobby. I learn Taekwondo now. I started it when I was a second-junior high school student, I saw the dojo at my school zone. I have not seen such a cool sport. I like combative sport, like K-1 and so on. I wanted to learn Karate. But my parents don't agree that I learn it. So, I learned Aikido with my brother for about three years. But, I didn't like it. I had thought I would to learn another like Karate, Kick boxing. When I saw the taekwondo dojo and their player, I felt I was exciting. And I wanted to learn it. Some days had past, I visited the Taekwondo dojo, I experienced how to kick and punch. I had very fun time. I went and did at there sometimes, but I couldn't belong there because I had took a cram school and belonged to chorus club at school. So my mother baned to learn it.
 A day, my mother told me if I pass anentrance examination, my mother arrow I learn it. So, I studied hard for the exam. But I was bited by my dog, Lucky. I shed blood a lot at the carpet. I felt very sad. I went to the hospital and sewed my right finger. So, I can't hand pencils and so on. I couldn't use it. It was hard to study for me. I was removed the stitches few days before the exam. I thought I can study at last, but the day before the exam, I had a fever. My mother harried and took me to the hospital and I got an antifebrile. I took the exam drinking a medicine. I felt really severe waking, but I held out.
 Finally, I passed the exam. So I went to the Suizenji Taekwondo dojo. Some people were there and had kicked a mitt. I was nervous at first, but people were so kind to me. And they were funny so I relaxed. Now, I get along with them very much. but, I don't like games with fights because I'm not good at Kumite called Kyorugi. At playing Taekwondo, we use Korean a little. When we count numbers and do games, we use it. My younger brother also learnes Taekwondo because he was interestad in it that I told. Now, he is in same grade with me. I deeply regret that. I really like Taekwondo.

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About my cousins

 Today, I write about my cousins . I have eight cousins. The oldest is twenty five years old. She works in a kindergarten in Minamata. She is good at dancing. Second is twenty four years old. She is a rule by a retired emperor in Miyazaki. Third is twenty three years old. She is a collage student in Hokkaido. She often trip to foreign countries. Fourth is twenty one years old. Her major is singing. She is ina Heisei Music Collage in Kumamoto. She is very good at singing. I have heard she singing at sontests and recitals. Fifth, sxth and seventh is nineteen years old. One of them in Minamata and another one lives in Yatsushiro and the other lives in Tokyo. every of them goes to high school. Eighth is in elementary school inMinamata. He belongs to a baseball club. We used to play with everyone but now, we don't play because we grown up. My grandparents lives in Ashikita, so we goes to sea easily. When we were young, we often used to go to sea. We are very close. we gather in my grandparents house at Obon and Shogatsu. I am looking forward to seeing them every Obon and Shogatsu. This year, I think do I have to give Otoshidama to my cousins who younger than I because they are so beautiful mountain and river there. I love those thiongs. Thisyear, I will go to Minnesota, so I feel little miss them.

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BR: 1-15 Cinderella

 "Cinderella!" shouted her stepmother, looking up from a letter.

This story is very famous in the world. I like this story because this is fantastic and romantic, but in this book, a witch forget an incantation for Cinderella. I thought she is a little lazy. Finally, she remembers the incantation and Cinderella wears a nice dress and shoes and gets a coach. She goes to the party and a prince liked Cinderella. But she had to go back till twelve O'clock.

 At last, Cinderella and prince get marry. And they lives happily.

 I think prince really loves Cinderella because he found her hard. And I thought that is true love.

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Davidson, Susanna (2004). Cinderella. London : Usborne Publishing Ltd.

BR: 1-14 The Snow Queen

There was once a wicked demon who made a magic mirror. (p,3)

 I choose this book because of the color waas so beautiful with white. The color is mande gradetion.

 I have read this book before, but I was too young to read this book so I don't remember about it now. Now, I read this book, but I can't understand about Snow Queen. I thought she is very very cold and strict, but she was not so than I thought. I think Snow Queen's existence is so weak. I didn't know who she is first. If I were the heroine, I think I can't go to such a far place for find own partner. Irespect her because she did many trials for her boyfriend. I thought I would like to be like her. Please try to read this book.

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Sims, Lesley (2006, 2004). The Snow Queen. London : Usborne Publishing Ltd.

BR: 1-13 The Wizard of Oz

"Welcome to Oz," cried a man in a pointed hat.

 I choose this book because I liked this pictures. there are so cute pictures in this book. I had never read this book, but I liked thos story by a drama when I was an elementary school student. I played King of Oz's an underling. I knew about this story, but I have not known about it little. I sang many songs about Oz in the drama I was glad to sing the songs. And a dog which appears the story,Toto is very cute. I think the dog is Yorkshire terrier. It is always with main charactor, Dorothy. I want my dogs to be with me like Totoand Dorothy.

 this story is very strange. A scarecrow, a woodcutter and a lion appears. I thought how strange party, they are.

 Dorothy is kindness , polite and carrage. I would like to be like her.

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



About my friend

 I write about my friend.
 Then, about music. She likes Japanese music. She loves Arashi very much because she thinks their voice is nice. She can not play the piano. She thought she would like to learn it before. She likes to sing. I went to Karaoke with her. She likes Karaoke very much because she feel a lot of fun. She thinks she is not good at singing.
 Next, about Yurie. She likes Western music. She loves foreign music. She likes Asher because she thinks her voice is very nice. She could play the piano before but She is not able to play the piano now. She likes to sing. She likes Karaoke because she feel a lot of fun. She thinks she is not good at singing. She doesn't like Japanese pop because she is not interested in it. She likes Asher the best of all singers. Her favorite song is "Black eyed peas" and "I love". There songs are sung by Asher and Japanese pop group, Arashi. She usually sings many songs at Karaoke. She often sings Amuro Namie's and BOA's songs.
 Then, about shopping. My friend, Manami likes shopping very much. She get clothes in you me town. She often costs about five thousand yen. She likes slirts than pants. She buys foods at convenience store. She likes shopping because that is very fun. She likes LAWSON than Seven Eleven.
 Next is about pets. Manami 's favorite animal is dogs because she thinks dogs are very cute. If she was an animal, she would be a bird because they can fly. She has no pets now. She really wants to have  a pets especially dog.
 Next is movies. Myfriend, Manami saw Harry Potter last. She likes fantasea the most. Many people in that movie but she remember their name. I also remember about it. That was so great and interesting. She thinks Harry Potter was rhe best movie her ever seen. That was wonderful. She watches movies once a month. Her favorite movie star is will Smith. She likes to watch TV. She watches TV everyday. Her favorite TV program is Shabekuri Seven, That TV program is a lot of fun. I also like this program.
 Next is about my frend, momoko. She likes her school very much. She choose this school because she wanted to go there. Her school is not close to her school. She takes fourty minutes to gets University and thirty minutes to high school. She likes the campas because that is beautiful. She likes the other students because they are fun and kind. She likes teachers because they give us many informations. She went to Toryo high school. That has reunions. She meets her friends from high school about once a month. Her memories of high school was about blus band. She thinks University is better than high school because she has time and money now.
Next is about money. My friend Honami has got money by her mother before. She has got about ten thousand yen. She has a bank account. She has a Higo bank account. I also have Higo bank's. And I have Kumamoto Family's too. She uses Shimizu branch near her house. I have gone to the branch with my mother before. She has no post office account, so she has never use in any branch. She withdraw money more often because she has no part time jobs and so on. She has a credit card . She doesn't use so often. She spend five hundred yen a day for lunch. I think I spend nearby that. If she gets ten thousand yen, she will buy a i pod touch. I think that is good. If she gets one million yen, she will buy a apart. the most expencive she bought was Nintendo D.S. and the most cheep is five yen chocolate. I have bought that chocolate. She wants to earn about one million yen a year. I think that is great.

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My best friend

 Today, I introduce my best friend,Momoko. She is in same class with me. We have known from Kindergarten. We went to same kindergarten and junior high school. elementary school and high school was different.
 Her tall is as much as I. And she belongs to same club. She invited me to the club. She lives in Hattanda. She also has two dogs,Musu and Goro. I have two dogs. She went to Toryo high school. Next is about her trip.
 She likes traveling. I like traveling too. The most far place in Japan she has been is Fukushima. She went there as a school trp three years ago. She liked skiing there. That was very interesting and fun for her. I have never done it, so I would like to try it. Kyoto is the best place she has ever been. She went there as a school trip six years ago. She wants to go there again because she likes Shinsengumi, Okita Soji and another member. I also like them. She has been to Korea. She wants to go to the U.K. But I want to go to Italy. If she can goes to North or South, she goes to North she said.
 Next is about her family. She has a brother and a sister. Three grandparents living. There are vitality. her parents are working everyday. Her father is small and black she said, and her mother is tall and skinny she said. She gets along with them. Her childhood memories of her grandparents is went t Korea with them. She lives in a house in Hattanda. The house is eight years old and size is useful. And the color is cream. There is a Nishinihon hospital near by her house. She likes about it. She thinks it is useful to go when she has ill and injured. There is a hospital near by my house too. The name is Nisseki hospital. I also think it is very useful.
 Next is about food and cooking. She usually eat breakfast and eat bread everytime. I eat rice almostly. Breakfast is made by her mother. I sometimes make it for me and my mother. She always eat dinner at home. And I also eat dinner at home. She looks like have good dinner time everyday. She cooks about once, or twice a week. She often makes sweets. She makes that by oven. She often eat out about once a month. Joyfull is her favorite restaurant because there is low price and usefull. The restaurant is in Toroku. I also like this restaurant. We often stay there for more than two years. We can talk and study and so on there. our students also visit there. We call the restaurant Torojoy, because the restaurant is in Toroku.She went there this month. She likes fish than meats. She also likes fruits. She likes grapes, oranges, apples and so on. I also like fruits but I don't like watermellons. But she likes it very much.

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To my host family 5

I sent this mail to my host family. My host family cared our family because Kummoto suffered great damage from the heavy rain.


Hello Linda,
We are safe and my house wasn't damaged. Thank you for your concern. I'm glad to you contact me hearing those things about Kumamoto soon.


I want you to hug I when I come.  I am glad that you do it. I'm really happy to you welcome.

I'm not allergic to tomatoes. I can eat tomatoes, but I'm not good at it to eat raw tomatoes. But, I like process tomatoes, like pizza sauce, spaghetti sauce and so on. I like them very much. And I can eat raw tomatoes if I hang on. Thank you for your concern. I can eat anything but I can't eat much mayonnaise and organs only.

If you have some questions about me, Kumamoto, food and so on, I also accept. And you have request about Japanese foods and things, I will practice and reseach. Please tell me.
  Yurika,

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Trip to Hawaii

 I went to Hawaii last summer vacation. It was my sixth trip to Hawaii. My family really love hawaii, especially my mother. She learnes Hawaiian Hula. In rhis trip, we stayed Pacific hotel. We could look sea at the veranda. We went many places and took a lot of pictures . At the hotel, we had breakfastes and seeing a little aqualium there everyday.

 First day, we went to the HONOLULU ZOO. We saw a lot of animals and plants we had never seen. My younger brother likes animals, so he really looked exciting there. After that, we returned to the hotel and had a dinner. We were so tired the day, we slept quickly.

 The next day, it was cloudy. That day, we went to the ALAMOANA SHOPPING CENTER. There is a big shopping moal. We went there by bus called TRORY. The bus is not covered. So we can touch the air and can see the sky easily. We bought some souvenirs at there. Then, we went to the WALL MARKET and WORD CENTER. But, we lost the way we go back to the hotel.

 We went to the NORTH SHORE third day. We went there by bus. the sky, land and sea was so beautiful. The view was wonderful. My older brother bought an ice called Hawaiian shave ice at the MATSUMOTO GROCERY STORE. This shop is famous for Hawaiian shave ice. It looks colorful and cold. It look likes KAKIGORI. And we bought hamburgers at a shop, KUA AINA. We love this shop's hamburgers so we buy them when we go to Hawaii. We really love the shop's. Next, we went to the beach of NORTH SHORE'. The view was so great! We can see turtles if we lucky, and we could see a turtle. It was inthe sea. And next, we went to the DOLL PLANTATION. Many beautiful flowers are there, and cute goods were bought there. There is famous for pineapples and so on. We had a very good time.

 The fourth day, the day was the main day for us. We climbed a mountain called DIAMOND HEAD. This mountain is very famous and popular as a symbol of OAHU. We had seen the mountain by near, but we had never climbed it. I and my brothers and my father didn't feel it is hard to climbe, but my mother said she felt to die. I bought a digital camera for the day, so I took a lot of pictures. On the top of the mountain, there are a lot of people. I had never seen HONOLULU TOWN from over. So it was first. We could see the hotel we had stayed and many another hotels which were known bt many people. The view was so great. We also could see a lighthouse. It also very famous. After climbed the mountain, we visited FARMER's MARKET at the foot of the DIAMON HEAD. At there, many shops were there. They sell juice, lunch, cakes, coconuts, and so on. We enjoyed seeing many thing at there. And, we bought plate lunches for our lunch at there. It was garlic shrimp. And it was so yum! We went back to the hotel, my mother and my younger blother went to the sea and enjoyed swimming.

 Fifth day, we were enjoyed shopping and sight seeing in WAIKIKI TOWN. We went to INTERNATIONAL MARKET PLACE and saw a beautiful night view from the hotel we stayed. We also visited many shops and spot  for sight seeing before go back to the hotel. We enjoyed it.

 Sixth day, the day was the day we had to go back to Japan. I felt really fast to leave there. I thought I would stay more. But we came home. I enjoyed staying to Hawaii. It was really exciting trip.

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Hawaii

 I and my family really like Hawaii. I have been there six times.

 My first trip to Hawaii was when I was in a kindergaten. I excited to boarding airplane because it was my first trip by airplane. When we arrived the Honolulu airport, it was rained. But, I forgot that I did and where we went. The first memory is few.

 Second was when I was too young too. The weather was so good. The sea and the sky was vivid.

 Third was also few memories, but the most I remember is rode a submarine. I was exciting to hear we can ride it , but we had to ride a small ship to submarine's spot. It is hard for me to get into a boat and ship because of I have a seasickness. So I little afraided. We heard an old man was vomited near my family. Finally, we can ride a submarine and my sick was going away. We saw many beautiful fish and sea animals. Unfortunately, we couldn't see turtles , but I was satisfied. It was the experience that was valuable for me.

 Fourth was when I was when I was eirht years old. We went to the trip with my cousin's family and grandparents. I remember almost things. I ride cruiser named Sun set cruiser. The tour was very very fun and fantastic. We danced and had dinner a lot. The dinner was so great. I usually get seasickness when I ride a ship, but I didn't get seasickness then because it was too big. And the season was Christmas, so town was fulled illumination and ornament. I had never seen such a beautiful seen, so I was very happy to see. Many cute and little house made of sweets were there, There wereso amazing for me. At the hotel, big Santa Claus doll was there. We took pictures in front of it. The hotel was also great. We jumped at the bed and ran around the bed. We slept a lot because we romping around morning and aftenoon. We also went Polynesian culture Center. It was the third time to go there. I got tired and boring. But another things made me happy.

 Fifth was when I was a second-junior high school student. It was just my authority-resisting age. So, I never smiled , laughed and be kind to my family. we went there  with my grandparents, but I couldn't laughed to them. Now, I'm very regret doing such things. But few points made me happy sometimes. We went to Kualoa Lanch. I, my mother and young brother rode a zeep and watched their nature. Kualoa Lanch is the spot made JURASIC PARK. I really like the movie, so very excited. Finally we arrived the spot, we took a picture as a cast of JURASIC PARK. And I heard my favorite American drama, LOST was also taked there, so I was very surprised and took pictures a lot gladly. There was a very beautiful place. I want to go there again.

 I will write sixth time's, please watch it.

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Vacation plans

My vacation plan is going to the U.S. We are going to go to Minnesota this vacation to home stay. I have never had times with people who live in foreign countries such a long time, so I little upset and I exciting. I always go to my grandparents house, but I can't go there this year because I will go to Minnesota. My host family said "We have to have a fun time each other". I was really glad to hear that. I will likely be able to do many things I want by my host family's letter. So, I relaxed a lot. I'm looking forward to go there soon.

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Summer dress

I am going to wear these dress. Can you see that, Manami, Hiromi and Momoko?

About blogging

We are writing blogs now. I have never written blogs, so I didn't know how to use blogs and how to set functions and so on. And I can't write by computers so quickly, I feel it is little difficult for me. First, I didn't know we can attach some pictures. And I didn't know we can change our wall paper of blog. I couldn't attach pictures first, but now I knew how to attach pictures so I try to it. And I like to take pictures, so I would like to attach a lot of pictures.

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About my keitai

I am using au's mobile phone now. I changed to smart phone recently. I bought a iphone 4s. I am not good at using computers, so I couldn't use it, so I didn't touch it. I did only tell and mail. Now, I was told by my friends about iphone so I really thanks to them. I can't use many functions, so I want to be good at using my iphone, so I want someone to help and teach how to use it. Please help me.

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Using the computer

I am not good at using computers. When I was a elementary school student, I used a computer in a class, and I had a exciting time first. But, it becomes difficultlly, I felt it is not so good to use computers. I really don't like digital debices. When I became a junior high school student, the class using computers were increased. So I was disgusted to it. Now, I have a lot time and classes that using computers, so I have to using it even I hate it. I think Imust to practice more.

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To my host family 4

Today, I sent this mail.

Thank you for send a Email and I'm sorry to send it too late.   Christina's birthday hears like very nice and dishes hears like very good too! I've never eaten summer pudding. I reseached it by Internet, it looked like very yummy. The color was very beauyiful. I like raspberry.

 

 I think you are very kindness family. I think your father thanks to you. I wish you had a nice time with your grandmother. I don't know how I say. And what things and says are rude to you. I would to know if my terms are rude to you.

 

I don't have special food for birthday. We have some food which we want then for birthday. I have cerebrated only my family bacause my birthday is Obon. The day, my family and friend's family go their grand home. But, last year was the first year my friends cerebrated me. I was very happy. So I really glad to cerebrated by you.

 

   My favorite color is red. the next is black or white. I also would like to know your favorite color.

 

  Have a happy day too.

 

                                         From Yurika,

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To my host family 3

This day, I sent this mail to my host family.

To Linda

  Hello, Linda and your family,

 I forgot to attach a picture of Luke. Now, I attach it. And I attach a picture of Lucky.

 I cerebrate Christina' s birthday! I wanted to cerebrate her. If it is possible, Please tell her " Happy Birthday!".  I know tomorrow is Independence day. I think I were able to see many fireworks. And I will also cerebrate father. If it is possible, I bring  something presents to them. Now, we have not used air conditioner. I feel happy to will stay your home. 

 

 I see I will not bring some perfumes and Lotions which smells strongly. And thank you to tell me I don't have to bring towels a lot. 

 And I see we will be driving both of me to Bethel. 

 I really exciting to go to your church because I have never been to there.

 I don't have any special to bring there now, but I might be bring some. If it is, I'll tell you.

From Yurika,

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BR: 1-12 Stories of Mermaids

 I choose this book because i liked this book's color and pictures. Many colors are used in this book. It is very beautiful. In this book, three mermaids  appears. All of them are beautifuly, pretty and kindness. I had thought I want to be a mermaid when I was a child. And I thought I will be able to be a mermaid. In the bath room, I used to imitated a mermaid.

 In this story, three main charactor of mermaids appears. They are  kind and beautiful, but any memaids don't have good hearts. Bad mermaid tried to deceive a good mermaid, but good mermaid never deceived. I thought bad hearts is bad. And good hearts will be liked by everyone.

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Russell, punter(2007). Stories of Mermaids. London : Usborne Publishing Ltd.

BR: 1-11 Story of DOGS

 I choose this book because I love dogs. And a kind of dogs, border collie appears this book. I have two dogs, and my dog, Lucky is same as this kind. I thought dogs are clever and smart I read. And dogs know bad person who does bad, but they like good person. Of this book, many kinds of dogs appears. So, I feel happy to read. they were so cute! And I would to have dogs since I read it. I got like my dogs more.

 One of my dogs, Lucky's grandfather was a champion of Australia. So border collie is so clever. But the other of two, Luke is papillion, he is not clever than Lucky but he also more clever than anyother kind of dogs. He can do many art.

 I recommend you who loves dogs to read this book.

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Russell, punter(2007). Stories of DOGS. London : Usborne Publishing Ltd.