Last lesson day

      Today is last lesson day of Spring semester. I went to college almost everyday. To go school is very hard for me but I had a nice everyday. Because I like everyone of the department of Eibei. They were pretty and kind. When I could not understand my studies, they teach me to study. It is very great help to me. For the next Monday, a semester test starts. I dislike it but I am struggling to study for it now. I want to get a good grade. Then the test end, Summer vacation starts. So I study hard in expectation of it. I have a plan of Summer vacation.
      I will soon go to college because I have a lesson. Today is very hot, too! I want to hold out by my smile(^^♪ (139 / 12,490 words)

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Shopping

At last Saturday, I went  shopping in Kami street and Shimo street with my friend, Misaki and Kanoko. After at lesson, we went to there by bus. I bought three closes and a pants. Those are very cute. I like those. I spend ten hundred yen on this closes and pants. I was tired but I was very happy. After that we had a dinner at restaurant. I had an omelet containing fried rice. It was very delicious. We told about a lot of thing after a long time. I had a nice day. I want to go also place with them in summer vacation! (106 / 12,351 Words)

My determination

Yesterday, it was sunny. I went to the ground to tell about resigning from softball club at this morning. I   said good-bye to everyone. I was very sad. But I want to go to foreign training on next summer. So I must save a lot of money. I must have a part-time job. Everyone supported me. I love them. So, I want to hold out for my dream!
 At the night, I had a dinner with my serior, Natsumi and Shiori in bar. (85 / 12,245 Words)

1-24: THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE

Max closed his eyes and thought for a moment. Taking a deep breath, he said the magic words... Root and branch of old oak tree, bring this broom to life for me!

The Sorcerer's Apprentice is a book in the Usborne Young Reading series. Max is learning to be a sorcerer and can't wait to try out some magic on his own. Left alone in the castle one day, he grabs his chance. And Max's spell works very well- until he finds he can't stop it. He is in big trouble now. he spelled on a broom. And the broom poured the water into the tank and set off for more. But the broom can't stop the work. The sorcerer raised his wand and spoke the magic words. Then he could stop the broom. From that day on, Max was a perfect pupil. And when he grew up, he became a great sorcercer...

Chandler, Fiona. (2007). The Sorcerer's Apprentice.
London: Usborne Young Reading. (160 / 12,160 Words)

BR1-23: Elmo Says ACHOO!

"Achoo!" Elmo sneezes. Down blow all the clothes!

Elmo says "Achoo!" is a book in the Random House. It is a step 1 in the story. Elmo has present for Oscar. It tickles Elmo's nose. Every time Elmo sneezes, something funny happens. When Elmo sneezes, down blow all the clothes, or all the soup cans fall, or down falls all the hair... At the end, Elmo visits Oscar to give the grouch his gift. It was a stink weed plant and the best he ever sniffed. Oscar finds his hanky. And grins a grouchy grin. Then he says "ACHOO!"

Albee, Sarah. (2003). Elmo Says ACHOO!
New York: Random House. (106 / 12,000 Words)

Softball club's practice

On Sunday, it was very hot. I had practice of my softball club at this morning. It first practices that we were new team. I was a few sad because our senior retired. But, today, Our team starts. We must have black hair dye. So everyone became have black hair. It seem fresh and beautiful. I ran around the ground with pitcher player, Ai. Because I don't usually exercise, I was very hard. But I was fun. (78 / 11,894 Words)

BR1-22: The Ugly Duckling

"Nobody wants me," said the Ugly Duckling. "I'm too ugly." He ran on and on.

The ugly duckling is a book in the Usborne First Reading series. It is a level 4 in the story. The mother duck has six eggs but the one egg only was huge. The egg is turkey chick. The duckling was very large and very ugly. "Nobody wants me," said the Ugly Duckling. "I'm too ugly." So he leaves his home and goes out alone into the world. When spring came, he lay in the reeds and listened to the birds sing. He came to a garden with a pond and three glorious swans. The other swans swam around him and stroked him with their beaks. He was a swan! And a family of ducks said "He's the most beautiful one of all!"


 Susanna, Davidson. (2006) The Ugly Duckling
London: Usborne First Reading. (147 / 11,816 Words)

BR1-21: The Dragon Painter

"I can't paint their eyes," said Chang. "Dragons are magical creatures...if I paint their eyes, they will come to life."

The Dragon Painter is a book in the Usborne First Reading series. It is a level 4 in the story. Chang paints the best animal picture in all of China. But when it comes to dragons, he has a problem. Chang can't paint their eyes because they will come to life, if he paints their eyes. But, he painted eyes on dragon. When Chang finished, the dragons began to act violently. Chang painted heavy chains around their necks. The Emperor had to make do with only two dragons on his temple walls. But they were the best painted dragons in all of China.


Dickins, Rosie. (2006). The Dragon Painter.
London: Usborne First Reading.  (125 / 11,669 Words)

BR1-20: Princess Polly and the Pony

"For one day each week, I'd like not to be a princess," said Polly. "I want to get muddy and ride ponies and race."

Princess Polly and the Pony a book in the Usborne First Reading series. It is a level 4 in the story. "Princess must not gallop," the King said. But Princess Polly said "Being a princess is boring,". And "I can't do anything." One day, Princess Polly saw a poster of pony games. She put on her costume, and she climbed onto Pickle, the smallest pony. They galloped away to Strawberry Hill, and they participated in a race. They won. However, her lie was exposed. So, she begged the King for a wish. The wish is to be not a princess, and to get muddy and ride ponies and race. "If you must," said the King. She said "I'm going to gallop all the way home!" and Princess Polly and Pickle galloped a long way off.

Davidson, Susanna. (2007).
Princess Polly and the Poly
London: Usborne First Reading. (163 / 11,544 Words)

Vacation plans

In this summer vacation, I have a lot of plans. First, I'm going to return to my family home, Kuma Hitoyoshi. And I will come together with basketball club of high school days. We are going to have a barbecue at the shores of a river. I'm looking forward to seeing them. Second, I'm going to trip to Okinawa with my friend, Misaki, Kanoko, and Fumisa. We made a plan that will go to the USJ. I like to ride on an attraction very much. We made a hotel reservation. This trip will be something pleasant to look back on. I want to go to many places in this summer vacation. And I want to make a lot of memories. (123 / 11,381 Words)

 

BR1-19: Robin Hood

The children sat by the fire. "We saw you in a play," said Anneena. "We can sing a song about you." "Oh no!" said Kipper. "Not the song again."

 Robin Hood is a book Oxford Reading Tree series. It is a stage  6 in the story. Biff, Wilma, and Anneena went to the pantomime. They went with Wilma's mum. The pantpmame was about Robin Hood. Robin Hood was a good man and he lived in a wood. There was a bad man called the Sheriff. Nobody liked him. The next day, they sang a song about Robin Hood. Kipper didn't like the song. Suddenly, the key began to glow. The magic took the children to wood. It was the wood where Robin Hood lived. Robin Hood saw the children. The children sat by the fire. They began to sing a song about Robin Hood. Kipper  looked inside a big black pot. Suddenly, the Sheriff's men ran in and they grabbed them. They put them all into a cart. But Kipper hid in the big black poy. The Sheriff took them to a village. Kipper cheated the watchman, and he looked the man in. Kipper set them free. And they went to a new part of the woods. Suddenly, the magic key began to glow. "Goodbye," they said each other. The children came back their home. "Let's sing the song."


Alex, Brychta. (2003) Robin Hood
Oxford: Oxford University Press. (238 / 11,258 Words)

Much Ado About Nothing (Rewrite)

            “Much Ado About Nothing” means “Karasawagi” in Japanese. The movie is comedy by Shakespeare. It seems that the film was showed in 1598 to 1599 for the first time. And the film was published in 1600. The director of Much Ado About Nothing is Kenneth Branagh. He plays the leading part, too. It is based on “Much Ado About Nothing” which was written by William Shakespeare. He is a playwright and a poet of England. His famous dramatic verses are “Romeo and Juliet” and “The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark”. The movie’s leading actor, Richard Briers is star of Peter’s Friends and Frankenstein. Much Ado About Nothing stars Kenneth Branngh as Benedick, Richard Briers as Don John, Denzel Washington as Don Pedro of Aragon, Emma Thompson as Beatrice, Leonato’s niece, and Hero’s cousin and chamber mate, Richard Briers as Governor Leonato, the father of Hero, Michael Keaton as Dogberry, the local constable, Robert Sean Leonard as Claudio, a close friend of Don Pedro and Benedick, and fiancé to Hero, Kate Beckinsale as Hero, the sweet, innocent only child of Governor Leonato, in love with Claudio, Brian Blessed as Antonio, the brother of Leonato and Beatrice’s father, Imelda Staunton as Margaret. Much Ado About Nothing cost $ 8 million to make and it earned more than $ 22.5 million at the box office.  The story is passionate love story that Kenneth Branagh that this was said to be the lucky adventurer of the theatrical world in a drama of William Shakespeare. The movie was nominated for the Cannes Film Festival in 1993. It was nominated for Golden Globe in the same year.

            The story starts the scene that Beatrice is singing a song. Aragon grand duke, Don Pedro and his suite arrives at the mansion of governor Leonato of Sicily Messina. Earl Claudio falls in love with hero, an only daughter of Leonato at first sight. Confirmed bachelor Benedick quarrels violently with Niece of Leonato, Beatrice. Borachio makes eyes at the maid of the hero. Only half-brother of Pedro, Don John was displeased. Pedro knew pure Claudio is not confided love to. So he thinks out a plan and he pretends to be Claudio at a masked ball. And he proposes to Hero. Borachio eavesdrop it and he reports it to Don John. Then, Don John would wreck the plan because he hates his brother. But the misunderstanding dispels easy and Claudio and Hero will marry one week later. Moreover, Don John scheme to let Benedick and Beatrice associate. He made a play that Beatrice curses because she falls in love with Benedick so badly in spite of know that Becedick eavesdrops. Benedick fell into his trap and he loves Beatrice. Beatrice falls for a lie equally, too and she came to love him.

             

By the way, Borachio proposed a new strategy to Don John who failed in a first plan. It makes Claudio witness. She pretends that a Hero has an affair   at the day before the wedding. A maid, Margaret works for him. This plan succeeded this time. Claudio and Don Pedro left their rage and sorrow dejected. But Borachio carelessly talks a detailed of stratagem to his companion because his play succeed and he was in a good humor. A night watchman heard the story and he were arrested. Dogberry, security police tortured. Just then, it is said that there is Don John behind Borachio.

            Dogberry reports it to Leonato the next day in front of a wedding ceremony, but Dogberry strain too much, and the real intention does not come by the language that is full of mistakes. In that way, as for Claudio abuses Hero knowing nothing at the wedding ceremony that he reached. Hero lost consciousness. A priest proposes one. If a Hero decides dead, former love should return from regret and pity. It is that. Don John escapes from the town. Claudio understands that it was all a plot of John. He consented a demand was forced Leonate. It was to give a lament to the front of the grave and to marry niece looking just like a Hero, and become an inheritor. It was the Hero who should have died to have appeared in front of him facing the wedding ceremony the next day. Furthermore, Benedick proposes to Beatrice again, too. To the all members who are full of double joy, arrested Don John is drawn. The story ends.

            I watch this movie and thought that the movie is very interested. Because a diametrically opposite love story is drawn on this movie. First, one is   a love as a fast ball, and the other is a love in a roundabout way. But there is intervention of matchmaking by Don Pedro in both there. I was terrified many times because their marriage was almost cut off. The tragic development is humor very much, so I was excited. When two engagements were established, I was very glad. Particularly, it was splendid the scene when I dance the dance of the blessing together. So I like the scene most. Also, I like the scene that exchange of the quarrel of Benedick and Beatrice, too. I laughed. When I work as a favorite person in front, I do not make you obediently. And the number of persons increases carelessly. I felt that this character resembles Beatrice. I was reminded of it by the importance of believing a person by this movie. One love is brought up by believing a beloved person. It seems to be simple and, in fact, is a difficult thing.     Now, I have a boyfriend. I love him. At first I want to believe him in the first even if a point is it in anything from now on.

            Finally, Shakespeare says in this way. “It is pleasant to deceive a person. Therefore the person will continue deceiving you forever. Not you not being deceived, a plan for one's future after you were deceived is important.”

 (993 / 11,020 Words)

EXILE Viewing

I went to EXLE's live viewing with my friend, Iori. We went to the movie theater by bus. The live started at 5:00 p.m. I was excited very much, because  I like EXLE. I had been to the the group's live this spring. This time, I saw the live through the screen but I was plenty so fun. I love Atsushi. He was very cool and he is good at singing. Also, their performance is wonderful. We shouted!  (80 / 10,027 Words)