Book Review ( 11 ) MATTY DOOLIN

This is the story that a young boy is looking the his job he really want a job. The hero is Matty Doolin, who is fifteen years old. He has some friends, who are Willie and Joe at school. I had to leave school, then he had to choose his job. His father want him to work in ship-building like him, but he didn't want to do that, he wanted to work with animals. But he couldn't talk to his parents. One day when he came back home, his mother got angry a lot, because his dog, Nelson tried to eat his hat and his father's shoe. He had a bad feeling about this thing and that his parents couldn't agree with his camping, then he decided to leave a home all day. The day he was found that his dog, Nelson died with car accident. He was very sad, he couldn't go to school for two days. Next day when he came back home, he found full of coming things. On Saturday they went to a farm. At the station they met Mr Walsh, he is a farmer. They went to farm. There are three families. Mr Walsh, his wife and their daughter, Jessica. They put tents up on the farm. It was different from town's life. Matty liked it very much, but the boys didn't like it. Even Mr Walsh ask to go town with him, Matty didn't go there. One day he ask to take them to the town, of course Matty didn't go. Besides he work with Mrs Walsh to care of their animals at farm. One day she had to go away with her brother. Her daughter got angry somethnig, so she left at home, she went into the mountain. He went to find her, because storm was coming to this way. He couldn't find her, there are mist around there. Even he couldn't find back to road the home. The dog, Betty found her, then he could find her. The dog was hurt, she couldn't walk any more. They had no choice to just stay there. It was very heavy rain. On two o'clock help came there. He woke up on bed at farm. His father and mother came to see him. And she suggested him to work here. Of course, he said, yes. It is difficult to find job we want to do. Specially we were young. At first he was supposed to work at ship-building, but he didn't like it. I think we should that we want to do, even it was hard to work, if we like it. I found he really likes dog. He could find a job he wants to do. ( 452 words )

English Conversation School !

Last Thursday I went to English Conversation School. There are three student in class. One of students got atopy this week. As usual we talked about this week's topics. I could talk with English a lot, because there are three students.

English Conversation School

I went to English Conversation School yesterday. There were five students there. We were talking about JAL. I think this is the biggest news in Japan yesterday. As usual we were talking some news last week. And we used a textbook, it was quiet warm yesterday. It was about sixteen degrees in Kumamoto.

Public Speaking assignment

I went to Prof. Sato study room to give a speech assignment today. Actually I had to give a speech yesterday, but I couldn't prerare to give a speech, then I gave a speech there. My subject of Public Speaking class was Entertainment Speech. I wondered what is Entertainment Speech is. Then I asked about it to Prof. Sato yesterday. I chose difference between Japanese hotel and foreign country's. Because I worked at travel agent, so I have been abroad many times. I have experience some entertainment. In fact there are many difference between Japan and foreign country's. Like this

1.At reception

In Europe, there is a reception on the first floor in Japan, but there is a reception on the ground floor in Europe. And normally you can’t exchange at reception, you have to buy something, then you have small change for tips. They are worried about tip for the room.

2.At elevator

There are an open-and-close buttons at elevator in Japan, but there only open button at some hotels in Europe.

3.Door of the room

Sometimes it is hard to open the door at some hotels. Some customer can’t open it. There are some system to open it.

4. In the room

You barely could go into the room. At first you have to check the bathroom. There are a toothbrush and shaving at Japanese hotel, but sometime there are no toothbrush and shaving in the bathroom in Europe. And you may see something like toilet there. Do you know what is this ? There is a something next to the toilet. This is called “bidet ”. If I wouldn’t explain it soon, it will be dangerous for you. Specially , In summer time, you went to supermarket, and you will buy grapes or apples there, then you came back to hotel. You will think it is good taste to cool them. You began to find something to cool them. Finally you found bidet to cool, you put them without thinking. Of course, you don’t have a knife, you eat them directly. That is dangerous to do. You know it is what you clean your buttocks. Also you find some towels near bidet, you shouldn’t them to wipe your face, because it is that to wipe your buttocks.

And you find a band in the bathtub, you shouldn’t pull down easily, because it is that for emergency.
In the room, using air conditioner is different from each countries. If you feel cooler, you can ask blanket. There are some drinks and snacks, these are for a charge.
There are many difference between Japanese hotel and European’s. If you go there, please be careful.
There are more difference there. Even Hotel, there many difference, Of course, restaurant, supermaket, everything are different. ( 462 words )

Book Review ( 10 ) William Shakespeare

Toby is writting this noble, he is William's friend and he is eighty-three years. They were clode friend. He met William in October 1579. He was on the tree, he was getting a few apples. Toby was getting that too. But they were found by Farmer Nash, so they had to run away to the river. They sat down to eat their apples, in that time William was fifteen. They began to be close friend, this is the first met. His father was John Shakespeare, and he had a sister, John, and two younger brothers, Gilbert and Richard. And next year he had another brother, Edmund. On the other hand, Toby's parents were dead, he had one sister. Toby worked a shoemaker, William went to school. His dream was become a writer.
His father was a glove-maker and buying and selling sheep. They were born in Stratford. He married Anne Hathaway, he was eighteen and she was twenty-six. His baby was born, her name was Susanna. And he got a twins, they are one boy and one girl, Hamner and Judith Sadler. He was twenty-three.
One day he decided to be an actor, and to write plays. He decided to go London.William and Toby went to London. He worked very hard. He was busy day and night. He was acting in plays, he was writing his own plays, he was reading books, he was meeting other writers, etc. He was very busy.In 1595 he wrote Romeo and Juliet.
In 1596 his son,Hamnet was dead, he was just seven. Next year he bought a new house for his family. After his death, his plays has changed. He wrote Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. To be, or not to be - that is the question. This is very famous phrase. it was Willam's most famous play.
His father died in September 1601. His daughter, Susanna married Dr John Hall in June, 1607, and his grounddaughter Elizabrth was born in February 1608. His brother, Edmund died that winter. He was only twenty-seven, and his mother died in September 1609. He worked very hard, it was for his family. Now he is old, he like to live in Stratford. He was happy at home in Stratford with his family. He had time for his garden, time to talk to his friends, time to play with his gounddaughter, Elizabeth. He had cold, and caught a fever. He died on the 23th of April 1616. It has been almost 400 years since his dead, but we love his play, he is the most famous poet in England. That is his life.

Book Review ( 9 ) SHERLOCK HOLMES

There are three part of the stories on book. First story is Helen's Story.This heroine is Helen Stoner, who had a stepfather, Dr. Grimesby Roylott and her sister, Julia. One day Helen came to see Sherlock Holmes to help her. And she began to talk her story. Her stepfather went to India, he is violent man, them everybody are afraid him, nobody came to see their house. Suddenly her sister was dead, then she is afraid that she wii die. She explained her death, she said she heard a whistle and the sound of felling metal. She went into her sister's room, her sister died. It was strange, because nobody could not go into her room. Next day he went to Dr. Roylott's house. He found three rooms in his house. At first he found a bell-rope. He put on that, but they never used it. And also her stepfather put in that air-vent on the wall between his room and her sister's. The night they stayed her room. When they were sleeping in her room, they heard very quiet sound. Immediately Holmes jumped up and hit the bell-rope hard. There was a quiet whistle. Suddenly they heard a terrible cry in the next room. They went to Dr. Roylott's room. He wad dead. there were a snake aroud his neck.The snake killed him. Every night he put the snake through the air-vent, and it went down the bell-rope on to the bed. But tonight, when he hit the snake on the rope, it was angry and went back through the air-vent. And it killed the Doctor. The Doctor killed his daughter.

Second story, Wilhelm von Ormstein king of Bohemia came to see Sherlock Holmes, because he had a girlfriend, Irene Adler. Now he broke up their relation. He made an engagement with Clotilde Lothman von Soxe-Meningen, daughter of the king of Scandinavia. His ex girlfriend had his picture, if this picture was found, it will be scandal. So he came to ask Sherlock Holmes. He could see her, then he had a secret project. That was that when he was in her room, his friend, Watson threw the smoke-stick into the room. Then they shout " fire". He thought she take her very important things when it was fire. Actually after his friend threw it in her room, she pulled out a cupboard in the sitting-room. Then he understood where is the photograph in. The day he didn't take it. Next day he went to see her at her house, they left England. They know who he is. Because he is still famous, then they left. They were very clever.

Third story, there were three person, John Openshaw, his father, Joseph and his uncle Elias. Elias went to USA, and he came back to London. They stayed same house, some day he got a envelop. It was written K.K.K. After he got it, he was killed. Next his father, Joseph got a same envelop written K.K.K. He also was killed. Police said it was on accident. Amd John Openshaw also got a same one. He also was killed. His uncle Elias was a member of secret group of Americans from the South.Suddenly he left America with all their paper. The group wanted to get the paper back. Then they came to England and they killed them. It was a tale of detection.
( 563 words )

Public Speaking class

I have a Public Speaking Class at KGU. Yesterday I did a speech at class. We have to make a speech twice while a fall semester. Then I made it. My subject was " Japanese New Year ". I explained Toshikoshi-soba, New Years Eve Bells and Osechi-dishes. That reason I chose this topic was that a foreigner ask to me about these meaning, but I did not answer all. We had Toshikoshi-soba on New Year's Eve's night. We make it to make longer and thinly, so it means long-life.We had to eat it before New Year, if we have it across New Year, it was bad luck.
We hear New Year's Eve bells on New Year's Eve night. This is called Jyoya-no-kane. It means that we ring out it between New Year's Eve and New Year. They say that reason we ring out New Year's Eve bell is that we expel our earthly desire. Buddhism said we have 108 earthly desire. Then New Year's Eve bells were rung out 108 times to expel our earthly desire.
Earthly desire means our hearts that it mislead our feeling or be worried or be suffered. For example: desire, anger, attachment and covetousness etc.

Osechi-Ryouri

Traditional Japanese food during the New Years, Osechi-dishes have many food in the box, then these foods means gook luck and desire.
For example:
① Shrimp: You know Shrimp’s back is bent. Then shrimp is the symbol of the long-life. They desired long-life as long as their back is bent like shrimp.
② Herring roe ( 数の子 ): Herring roe means many children and posterity thrive.
③ A sweetened mixture of boiled and mashed chestnuts( 栗きんとん ): It means lucky with money and posterity thrive.
④ Black soybean ( 黒豆 ): It’s color is black, so it means that we get sunburnt and work hard.
⑤ Red and white kamaboko: It is symbol of celebration.
⑥ Kelp roll ( 昆布巻き ): It means happiness of family and many children and posterity thrive.
⑦ Taro ( 里芋): Taro have many daughter taro in the ground, then this is the symbol of many child.
⑧ Datemaki( 伊達巻き): It means desire of prosperity.
⑨ Lotus( れんこん): There are holes on the lotus, so they desired they could see their future.

I made a this speech. ( 403 words )

Book review ( 8 ) The Elephant Man

I know Elephant man, I guess I watched on TV or I read a book. I couldn't understand that. This was a story in 1884. The hero is Joseph Merrick, who is called Elephant man. This noble began where Dr Frederick Treves walked street and he found a man in the picture. The man was very horrible and urgy man. The doctor was very interested in him. Then he saw him with twelve pence. His face was like Elephant and he had bad smell. He was slways laughed by people, because of his head.The doctor decided to take him to the hospital he works. After he went back the shop, he has gone somewhere, then he couldn't see him for two years. One day a policeman took him to the hospital. because he had a his card. Then they took him there. He is poor person, he can't live there. Then he wrote a letter to the editor of The Times newspaper. The readers of The Times are very kind people. They gave him a lot of money. He could have his own house back of the hospital and he could live there. The doctor thought he needs a friend, specially women, then he introduced many women and they came to see him everyday. One day Queen Alexandra, who is the Queen of England came to see him. He was very plased to see her. She shook his hand. He went to threatre with his doctor, Dr. Frederick Treves too. He couldn't go out of hospital. It was very happy for him. One day he said to him to go to the his country. But it was very difficult for him, because his legs were bad. Even he went to threatre, it was difficult. A kind lady helped him, she lended her house in the country. He could stay there for six weeks. He felt happy life. He came back the hospital again. One day when the doctor went to see him, he was dead, he was on his back in bed. His life has finished. He has a urgy and enormous face, he was laughed a lot. He met many kind people like Doctor, Queen of Englamd and many people. After he met the doctor, his life has changed. I think he felt happy. ( 385 words )

China ( 6 )

Yesterday we stayed at hotel in Shanghai. I had a breakfast relaxedly. We left at hotel at nine o'clock for the airport. It took fifty minutes, Shanghai has changed rapidly. There are a lot of buildings in Shanghai now. I have been there for ten years. It has changeing every year. In Houou my small suitcase was broken, then I went to buy it with guide to central of city. I got it at one thousand yen. It was very cheaper. Guide said to me what it will be broken untill airport. I thought it is joke. But at airport it was broken. It was true. I looked for new one, but they are expensive, then I gave up to buy them. I left Shanghai airport at twelve o'clock to Narita. I arrived at Narita airport 2:30 p.m. I had Japanese Osyougatsu. ( 142 words )

China ( 5 )

Day 5. We had go back to Houkakai. When I came to China, it has been fine for five days. I have heard from other tour conductor who came to China before me. She said it iwas bad day, it was rain and snow. We left hotel at 10 a.m. It took about five hours to Hyoukakai. We had two rest time at same places. We had a lunch in Ouson. This is a small village. I have heard it was used location of movie. After eating lunch, we had a sightssing central of Ouson. It is famous for bamboo. I bought two product of bamboo. After sightseeing, we went back to Hyoukakai. We arrived evening. The flihgt to Shanghai is 22:25. Then we went to an article of folkcraft shop, then we went to have a lunch at hotel. We stayed there for two hours. We arrived at airport on 20 p.m. On 22 p. m. We got on the airplane to Shanghai. It tooks 1:30 minutes. We arrived at Shanghai airport on 23:30 p.m. It took to hotel for forty-five minutes. We arrived at one a.m. It was very late. I went to convinence store, I bought a beer, it was very cheep. It was about fifty Yen. ( 210 words )

Book Review ( 7 ) CHRISTMAS IN PRAGUE

This hero is Jan and heroine is Carol. They live in England and they have grandfather, his name is Josef Vlach. Now they got a letter from Czech Republic, that was written about concert for Christmas. They needed a harpist. Then they are talking about this concert. They had a one problem, whether their grandfather goes or not there, because he wassixty-eight years old. He asked his father about going there. He said he want to go there. Actually Jan was born in Czechoslovakia.

She practiced playing harp in Prague. She left the rehearsal room with Alan, one of the first violinists. She went to shoping to buy present for her husband and her grandfather. She got a book for Jan and a picture for his father. She saw a man across the street. The man was her husband, Jan. Then she shouted across the street. But Jan didn't hear her. She tried to run across the street. That time she was hit by bus. And she lay in the snow. She was in hospital in Prague. Giorgio Rinaldi, the conductor of the orchestra came to see her at hospital. She began to talk that she saw her husband yesterday. But her husband is on a airplane from London.

Two hours later a tall man came to the hospital, his name was Pavel Brychta. He is the person who met her in the street yesterday, the man she mistook him Jan. When a doctor, Jan and Carol were in the room, her father and Pavel came into the room, everyone were suprised, because Jan and Paverl's face were one face. Then her grandfather began to talk the truth. Jan and Pavel were twin brother. He was in Prague for University student, he met her wife, Linka. They got married in 1956, and they got two boys in 1957. His mothor, Linka tried to go across the border between Czech and Austria, that time she was shooted by guard. And she died. Her mother, Stanislava said to her husband, Josef that she and her child, Pavel died. Then he didn't know he was alive now. He told them the truth. They understood all about them. Carol got well, so she went to play harp the concert, them Jan, Pavel and their father went to listen the concert. ( 386 words )