Movie English assignment#4

1. Blood Diamond includes two meaning. One is blood of war. There are a lot of people die because of war. The other is blood in order to get diamond. The diamond is so expensive. Therefor the diamond can sell by high price. Many slaves are used by soldiers in order to get diamond. A few people killed because they ignore soldier’s order. Many people killed by soldiers.

 

2. Leonaldo Dicaprio plays a diamond smuggler in this movie. He changed in this movie little by little. First, he was so selfish and avarice. After that he met one woman. She is a so beautiful journalist. I thought that this encounter made him change. She cooperated for him. He must love her. After that, he helped black. He has never helped black one time in this move. His personality changed. This moment is so impressive scene I think. Finally is this movie, he sacrificed himself to save black family. His behave was so cool. I also want to be such a man in the future I think.

 

3. I watched five stories in this class. These movies were so interesting for me. These movies include important messages. That is never giving up anything. Even it was the difficult situation. This is common in these stories which I watched. I want to be an English teacher in the future so I could think by replacing it with myself especially Freedom Writers and Coach Carter. To my surprise, I teach soccer to kids as a part time job. I deeply think about teaching something to other people. This is so difficult but I could learn how to approach to people by watching these movies. I have to act in my life from now on.   

 

4. I will evaluate these five movies from now. First of all, I watched Freedom Writers for the first time in the English movie class. This movie is 8 points. Actually I was impressed by this movie but I thought that it lack reality. If it were the same situation like the school, I would be a school teacher in the future. Next, I watched Coach Carter. This movie is 10 points. To my surprise, I also teach soccer to kids as a part time job now. That is to say, He and I are almost same situation. There a lot of things which I could sympathize with me in this movie. Third, I watched The pursuit of Happiness. This movie is 9 points. I could think about happiness by myself. Still I couldn’t find the answer but I could approach to the answer a little I thought. I was impressed by chief character especially Will Smith. His personality is perfect I thought. His so supported him. This story is so hart warming. The forth, I the movie is Erin Brockovich. This movie is 6 points. I gave the worst point in five movies. To be honest, I couldn’t enjoy this movie. I felt so long time in this movie. There was no change in this movie and I could predict the story. That is why I decided to give such the points. The last movie is Blood Diamond. This move is 10 points. It was so exiting movie. There are a lot of dangerous scenes in this movie. But I could enjoy this movie so much. I want to watch this movie again.

     

5. I could enjoy this class because I can watch English movie in the class. Before taking this class, honestly I didn’t like to watch movie. However, I enjoy watching movie this time. Probably, teacher’s choice was so good I thought. I can imagine by watching various movie. I decided to watch various movies from now on. Movie makes me gone to the place and era in movie. That is so interesting point. I watched many English movies in the class. Teacher not just made us watched these movies but these movies include various messages for example education, discrimination, job and so on. Teacher must have told us the importance of life from now on. I felt so. I could learn a lot of things about my life by watching this movie. I want to say that thank you.  

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Movie English assignment#3 (not count the questions)

1.    What do you think he meant by that? And why did he say that?

Answer

He said to his son that never let anyone tell you that you can’t do something. He was divorced because his wife disappointed to him. He didn’t have money. He had these experiences. Therefore, he doesn’t want his son to experience same things. That is to say that is parental affection. But he strong think that his son pursuits big dream. This message must include that he wants his son to be a strong person.      

2.    Why did he show up like that? And why did he get the internship position? What would you have done in that situation?

Answer

He showed up for an interview for an internship position at a famous stock broking company wearing regular clothes and covered in paint. He showed up like this because he didn’t have money to buy and he had to paint the wall. After that he did parking fine unfortunately. Actually, he is so serious about job. But he didn’t represent only his speaking. He could get internship position because he was admitted that good how to approach to people and the speed of his head through a square cube from human resource department. After getting internship position, he sold many     

3.    How did she end up working there? Do you agree or disagree with her approach to getting the job?

Answer

She went to various places in order to survey. She didn’t go to office for one week. Therefore, she was dismissed because of it. That is to say, she was considered as unauthorized absence. I disagree this measure. Actually she was about to survey very hard. It is not too say that she was working for people then. The head should admit her effort I think. As a result, she could the truth by this action. If it were not, her achievement would not exist in real. This action was so important thing. 

4.    What do you think she meant by that? Give examples from the movie

Answer

Erin said that I had a lot of experiences which are failure in her life. She got happiness in the past. But now she repeats failure again and again. She thought that life is not always turning out she expect it to. I think that life is so difficult because I can’t control by myself. There are two type of timing. One is good timing. The other is bad timing. I think that people should act on good timing in life and people can achieve something. This is so important thing and factor. Good timing is less than bad timing in generally. People have to ascertain the timing.

5.    Why do you think the protagonists of these two movies were able to win over their circumstances? Give specific examples from the moves.

Answer

As a result, the protagonists of these two movies were able to win over the hard circumstances. She said that I made mistake again and again until now. What is called failure. He also experienced a lot of failures in the past. But they did the best in order to grasp happiness by themselves. They never failed to give up anything. This is so important point to grasp happiness. It is important to effort for the purpose of grasp happiness. These movies can learn it by watching them.

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Speaking Note:Eri

    She likes this university, because this university is so interesting. Tis university is close to her house. She takes to get this university about  10 minites by bycicle.     She kikes this campus, because this university is interesting.
     She likes the other students,  because she has good friends. She likes the teacher in this university, because thinks teachers are so interesting . She went to Amakusa high school. she likes the library in this university, because it is good place for home work. She meets to friends in high school once a week.

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Dec. 21th

     We went to a nabe restaurant to eat a bowl of Mizore nabe. It was tasty very much.

     Akane and Airi are best friend. I met their when I worked at Parco. We had joined a same company.

     Akane is a very smart girl. She was working at dazzlin in Parco. I met her the fist time when we was 19 years old. Then, she says me "You look old!!" so I was sad. However, we have close.

     Airi is a game geek. She likes ONE PEACE very much. She retired her job on November. We worked at Parco together. She was a shop manager at dazzlin.

     We went to Karaoke after dinner. The karaoke is special one. There are many interesting room. Then we were in a room like a prison. 

     We spended a special time with them. We have fun.

     I want to hung out with them again as soon as possible.

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MR:04 Toy Story

 

I will talk about Toy Story.

The movie is loved all over the world and it makes people who watch it happy. I have loved this movie since I was a student of elementary school.

The hero of the movie is Woody. He is Andy’s favorite toy and is one of the popular toys. Andy really likes him. There are a lot of toys in the movie. Surprisingly, they live!!

They can move and talk. But they must not be known to humans that they can do this.
That is the toy’s rule. So when Andy comes into a room, they stop moving and talking.
Woody is the leader of Andy’s toys.

At Andy’s birthday, Woody was nervous. If Andy is given a new toy, he will not play with Woody. Woody has butterflies in his stomach. He makes the other toys go to see what Andy's birthday presents are.

Unfortunately, Andy's mother gave a new toy for Andy. The new one is a toy hero in a space animation that popular wtih the kids. Andy was very glad . The toy is Buzz. Woody didn't like him but he was loved by the other toys. When he fell outside, Woody was blamed by the other toys so Woody can’t go back home.

Buzz and Woody were found by Sid. Sid is a "bad toy player." He likes playing with toys only to break them. So the other toys worried about them. They could escape from Sid. Woody came to like Buzz. They became best friends.

I have the DVD. I watch this when I want to get well. I want a toy like theirs. I have some favorite dolls, if they were alive, I will take them anywhere. It's a sweet dream. My favorite scene is the end roll. The end roll is some mistakes from the movie. That is cool!

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from typing home work

Self introduction
     My name is Minori Fukuya. My hometown is Hitoyoshi city It is so nice city. My mothers name is Michiko she is a special mom. My fathers name is Shinichi he is a good dad. I have a sister her name is Nozomi she is a funny girl. And I have a brother his name is Shirusu. He is a shy boy. I love my family and my familiy love me too.

My favorite comic
     My favorite comic is Gokinjo Monogatari. This comic is love story on high school and comedy. Heroin is Miwako. She is student of fashion’s high school. Her school is “Yazagaku”. It is very fashionable school. Her love is Tsutomu. He also is student of Yazagaku. And they have known each other since they were children.

My favorite song
      My favorite song is “Somebody That I Used To Know” for Gotye feat Kimbra. This song is very sad music. I like Gotye’s voice and how to sing. When I listen to this song I’m made feel sad by this song. I think Gotye has an ability of expression. So I like him!

First classes

     Monday’s first class is Writing 3. This class is not easy to pass. I couldn’t pass this class last year. Wednesday’s first class is listening 3. This class is easy class but I didn’t pass it last year. Thursday’s first class is how to teach English. This class is very interesting class and I like it.

Golden week plans

     My golden week plan was nothing because I had to work my part time job. I’m so sad bat my child foot friends came to PARCO to meet for me. It was long time no see very much. I was very glad. And my family came to my apartment’s room from Hitoyoshi city. So I wasn’t lonely. My golden week made met my like persons to me a lot.

 

Food/eating habits

     My eating habits are two rules. First, when I eat a lunch, I eat salad first, soup is second, and main dish and rice in turn. Second, when I eat a lunch, I drink just green tea. When I eating, tea, coffer, coke, and other drink are bad drink. I think that these are not congenial to Japanese dish. These are my rules.

 

How I study English

     On Monday, I write sentence of English when I take writing 3. And I speak English when I take speaking 3. On Wednesday, I watch the movie “the Trueman’s Show” when I take listening 3. In my free time, I write my diary on my blog. And I readin a comic of English. I want to study English of TOIEC. And I have to make a lot of free time.
 

My other class
     I take classes that how to teach English. It are classes to teach English for high school student. So I want to be English teacher. But I’m not good at English. First, I have to study English to myself. These Classes teachers are Mr. Takaki and Mr. Hayashi. They are very interesting teachers so I really like them. Mr. Takaki teach what how to teach English on Kmamoto University. I take it.

Foreign countries
     I really like thing of foreign countries. Especially liking country is the United States.  I think the U.S. is freedom. I went to Minnesota in the U.S. on last summer vacation for a month. I experienced a lot of thing. I was surprised a human nature of American people. It was very kind. I liked the U.S. more and more. I want to go to the U.S. again. But I want to go to other place in the U.S. next time.

My favorite movies
     My favorite movies are two movies. The first is “The Nightmare Before Christmas”. It is a stop motion animation which is made by taking a lot of pictures. So it is very slenderness. Jack is a hero and Sally is heroin in the movie. The second is “James and The Giant Peach”. It is also a stop motion animation. It is a story which a boy and friends go to New York by very giant peach.

Using the computer
     I use my computer when I want to watch the web page and You Tube and niko niko do-ga. Niko niko do-ga is very interesting web page. I very love watching niko niko do-ga. I watch an animation on niko niko do-ga because I like an animation very much. I like Shingeki no Kyojin. It is Japanese animation. In English, Shingeki no Kyojin is Attack on titan. I read this comic to use a computer. And I use my computer when I doing my blog and English central. And using my computer I see my albums.

About my keitai
     My cell phone is iPhone5. It is very easy to use. I had some likely points. At the first, I can take a picture anytime anywhere by this iPhone5. I like travel so I want to make many memories. My cell phone is the perfect cell phone for such me. My memories are kept forever by taking a photograph. At the second, my cell phone is able to manage my schedule. I shouldn’t write my schedule on my memo notebook. The fact is very comfortable. So I really like my cell phone.

About blogging
     I am writing my diary on my blog. But I don’t like showing my private. I am very shy. I posted many essay and many book reviews. I was very tired. It was hard to me. But I can’t pass writing 3 without doing my blog. I am troubled with the contents of the blog every day. I am just working and studying every day so I can’t write a thing of interest. I think it is very sad. I want to write a thing of interest more and more. My blog is really boring. I am not good at write a blog.

Vacation plans
     My summer vacation plan is a great plan. I never go back to my home town in university’s summer vacation. But this summer, I am going to go back my home town. I am very glad. I want to meet my family as soon as possible. And I want to eat the meal cooking by my mother. My mother and father was the cook. So they are good at cook anything. I will go to my high school in this summer vacation. I have to meet my teachers at the high school. Because I must be given an informal consent of student teaching.

 My favorite animation
     My favorite animation is Shingeki No Kyojin. It is a Japanese animation and the most popular in Japan now. This story what A boy called Ellen attack on titan. This animation’s heroin is Mikasa. Mikasa is Asian beauty girl and very strong girl. Mikasa fight titans to help her Ellen. Mikasa is Yandere. Yandere is about girl’s human nature type that heavy love for a boyfriend. Japanese really love a character the girl like Mikasa’s Yandere. Of cease, I also like that type girl. Shingeki no Kyojin is loved my friends. It is thing of good very much. I am glad.
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Overseas training

アメリカと日本の学生の通学時のファッションの違いと、その違いから見た国民性を考察する。アメリカと日本の私立大学に通う学生にアンケートをとり、ファッションに対する意識を調査した。すると

 

Introduction

I introduce about the national traits judging from a fashion. The trigger when I thought want studying in is one day. I stayed in the U.S. for a month in last summer vacation. It was so fun! I could get a lot of nice memories. I had attending Bethel University in Minnesota. One day, when I go to school, my host mother says “Hey Minori!!!!!! DON’T wear the high heeled shoes!!!!!!!!!!!” I said “o……oh. OK, OK! wakatta!! ” I didn’t know why I was told so, but I changed my shoes. I observed American students from that day. American students often wear simple clothes. On the other hand, many Japanese are dressed with a decoration. I had a question then. Why American student’s plain clothes are simple? I thought there is a secret. So I took the statistics by a questionnaire in America and Japan. I asked four questions. I looked for the fashion conscious of students in America and Japan using the Internet and library also.

 

Questionnaire

Question 1: Are you conscious of other people?

Question 2: When do you choose your clothes, do you listen to your friend's advice?

Question 3: When do you choose your clothes, Are you conscious of other people?

Question 4: How did you know clothes that match you?

 

In Japan

Japanese students is attending to school and wearing a uniform. So when many Japanese people entered university, they have an interest in fashion and are released from the uniform. This is a theory that appears in the “Yumiko Hattori Author: Conscious and current status of college students fashion” Also, a look at Japanese fashion magazines, fashionable student who has been published in the corner of the fashion snap. They incorporated trendy fashion item, I think Japanese student’s fashion is very fashionable. And many Japanese are dressed with a decoration. Japanese students fashion does not change young people fashion to see in the city, I could see even epidemic there. Japanese students are fashionable in the same way as when you go to the city.

90% of Japanese students answered YES about Question 1, and almost Japanese answered YES about Question 2 and 3. In Question 4, "My friends says it match you." was the most frequent answer," My friends and family help me choose." answers were many second. I find to tend from this questionnaire that Japanese students think important himself from conscious of others. Japanese seems to tend be enjoying the fashionable to worry about the eyes of others.

I think that Japanese students tend to be slipped in the Japanese population because Japanese students are conscious of other people. In other words, Japanese students do not like "heresy" Japanese students might have found their identity by being in the group. Japanese students may have thus relieved. Japanese dressed trendy fashionable item, They are not strange when viewed from the others, because they do a thing like a fashion magazine's model. Japanese students will not be left out if the magazine to imitate. Japanese students are dressed to suit the surroundings along the epidemic. And Japanese students can get a sense of security and thus become familiar with the group. I think this is a sign of collective consciousness. In addition, there is that tend the Japanese are not good at self-assertion and a strong lock-step mentality.

 

In America

Most schools do not have uniforms in America. So American students not interested in a fashion. There are some students who interest in fashion, it is only a minority of the whole. American student’s basic style is denim pants, sneakers and t-shirts but when they go to the city, they are fashionable.

35% of American students answered YES and more than half of American students answered NO about Question 1, 60% of American students answered YES and 40% of American students answered NO about Question 2, 55% of American students answered YES and 45% of American students answered NO. In Question 4, "I like myself wearing it." was the most frequent answer," I feel confidence while wearing it" answers were many second. I find to tend from this questionnaire that American students think important himself from conscious of himself.

American students tend to emphasize their own thinking and feeling. Tend to be dressed that they are so easy to move at school. Because American students do not care about the eye around, they do not do fashion trendy. It is very simple clothes. However American students do not mean that it does not at all fashionable. When American students go to town or party on the weekend, they are very fashionable. They decide the fashion of that day voluntarily. I think Americans are very good at self-assertion.

 

Conclusion

     In these studies, I was able to grasp the trend and characteristics of each student.

Japanese students are conscious of other people, respect opinions of others and no good self-expression. In other hand, American students don't be conscious of other people and respect the opinion of their own　and good at self-expression.

Originally, Japan is said to be the country of the group mentality. It is that Japanese are humble and conscious population. On the other hand, America is said to be the country of individualism. Americans strongly Assertive, tend not to worry about the eyes of others.

 

In other words, American students are strongly Assertive, has established an identity. And Japanese students is easy to be brainwashed to　opinions of others because they don't has firm ego. And has cooperativeness and humble heart. American national trait is Individualism, Japanese national trait is Group mentality. I think tend to the national trait of the two countries has affected students fashion.

 

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