Using computer, good points and bad points

I often use the computer. There are some good points and bad points of using the computer. First, I am going to think about good points. I can get a lot of information by using the computer. Also, I can have connection with people of all over the world. However, there is some uncertain information. It is very convenient for me to use the computer, but I have to consider that using the computer, good points and bad points when I use the computer, and I can use the computer more comfortably than now.

[94 words]

Summer Vacation Plans

I am going to go to Miyazaki prefecture with my friends. One of my friends, Erika, has relatives in Miyazaki. They run a Japanese-style hotel in Miyazaki. So we can stay at the hotel cheaper than general guests. We are going to enjoy sightseeing. I last went to Miyazaki when I was an elementary school student. So I am looking forward to go to Miyazaki. Also I am going to go to Amakusa with my other friends. We went to Amakusa last summer vacation too. We stayed at a cabin near the beach. We enjoyed swimming and barbecue there. At night, we could see many, many shooting stars. I had never seen such a beautiful night sky. I was very moved. We viewed night sky for hours. I am looking forward to see shooting stars again.

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Self Introduction

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All about my keitai

I have used docomo’s cell phone since I was in the third year in junior high school. I changed a type of cell phone three times in the meantime. Now, I use L 704i almost half a year. My cell phone’s color is white and shape is very cute. I do not like to exchange e-mail with my friends too much, because it is troublesome for me. So I often call on my friends instead. Telephone charge is too expensive to pay, because of it. So I want to have a softbank’s cell phone.

[94 words]

The rainy season

Today, it rained cats and dogs. I went to KGU by motor bicycle. So I was drenched to skin when I arrived at KGU. Also my clothes got wet. I was uncomfortable with my clothes. I wanted to go back home and change my clothes as soon as possible. After classes were over, I had a part-time job. There were a few customers because of the heavy rain. So I could work easily.

[73 words]

Portfolio: Writing III, § 1c

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Student ID: 07148
(last five digits of
your student no.)

Portfolio for Writing III,
Section 1a [or] 1c
(See: Note 1, below)

0.0. Overview

Reviews, Posts, Words, and More

(See: Note 2, below.)

1.0. Essays

(See: Note 3, below[.])

1.1. Showcase	Short titles [+ links]	Dates (yyyy.mm.dd)	¶	W	C	L	P	M
Self-introduction 08.04.20 (250 words)	A letter to a host family	2008.04.09	3	250	1	0	0	0
Movie review 08.05.04 (300 words)	SHREK	2008.05.04	2	244	0	0	1	0
University life 08.05.18 (350 words)	My university life	2008.05.18	5	456	3	0	0	0
Another review 08.06.01 (400 words)	Armageddon	2008.06.01	6	408	2	0	1	1
Language learning history 08.06.15 (450 words)	language learning history	2008.06.15	5	450	0	0	0	0
6th essay (pending) TBA	Self Introduction	2008.07.06			0	0	0	1
Totals	---	---

Key:

¶: number of paragraphs five (5) or more sentences in length

W: number of words

C: number of comments

L: number of links

P: number of photos or other graphics
M: number of other media embedded

1.2. Best Essay

Selection and Assessment: Which of those essays do you feel is the best that you've written this semester, and why? Please remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, and give at least two reasons to support your assessment.

• I think my best essay is "My university life" because there are many information about my university life, and I could wrote as a matter of form.
  

2.0. Comments

Showcase	Titles of posts with links	Dates of comments (yyyy.mm.dd)	Numbers of words in comments	Qualities of comments**
2.1. Your first comment on your instructor's blog*	Best Reviews 1.1 (2008): Best [Post] Title	2008.06.04	42	good
2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog*	My dream	2008.06.16	16	brief
2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog*	A letter to a host family	2008.04.09	30	useful
2.4. Most comments on:	Titles of posts with link	Dates of posts (yyyy.mm.dd)	Total number of words in comments	Qualities of comments*[*]
2.4.1. Any one of your essays*	My university life	2008.05.18	40	useful
2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	2008.05.21	---	---
2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	58	good
2.4.2. Any of your other posts*
2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---		---	---
2.4.2.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---

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* Current semester comments on essays and other posts
** Please list the most important qualities of comments on each type of blog post. That is, explain what makes them good comments.

2.5. Recent comments display

Does your blog display recent comments from blog visitors in a prominent location, for example in a sidebar, header, or footer widget? Where or why not?

• My blog display recent comments from blog visitors in a side bar.
  

2.6. Additional reflections on comments

• I try to write blogs in detail when I received questions from my classmates. Also, I write comments on my classmate's blog when I wanted to know about them.

3.0. Book Reviews

3.1. Showcase	Short titles with links	Dates (yyyy.mm.dd)	Words	Comments
Example:	Vampire Killer	07.05.16	39	1
1-01	Newspaper Chase	2008.04.17	275	0
1-02	The Lost Key	2008.04.22	211	0
1-03	A New School	2008.04.28	60	0
1-04	More Macdonald's	2008.04.30	169	0
1-05	Sam's New Flat	2008.05.06	219	0
1-06	The Climsy Crocodile	2008.05.11	206	0
1-07	April in Moscow	2008.06.16	303	0
1-08	Billy and the Queen	2008.07.09	244	0
1-09	The Big Bag Mistake	2008.07.10	277	0
1-10	The Blue Cat Club	2008.07.10	274	0
1-11	Kim's choice	2008.07.13	394	0
1-12	ANITA'S BIG DAY	2008.07.11	452	0
---	---	TOTALS:

Note: Please calculate book review words and comments totals without the example (above).

3.2. Best Book Review

Selection and Assessment: Which of those book reviews do you feel is the best that you've written this semester, and why? Please remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, and give at least two reasons to support your assessment.

●I think my best book review is "Newspaper Chase". It was my first book review. I tried to write the subject matter in detail. This story was interesting for me, so I could write a lot of impressions.

4.0. Blog Layout, Labeling, Linking, & Media

Showcase	Yes	No
4.1. Does your blog have an archive?		○
4.1.1. Does the archive display the titles of posts?		○
4.1.2. Is the archive organized by month?		○
4.1.3. Is the archive at or near the top of the sidebar?		○
4.2. Does your blog have labels displayed in sidebar?	○
5.2.1. Do your labels include these required labels (typed accurately):	---	---
"books" (plural) AND "reviews" (plural)	○
"essays" (plural) AND "portfolios" (plural, without "proto-")	○
"quickposts" (plural, with no space between quick and posts)	○
"links" (plural) AND "media" (plural)	○
"movies" (plural) AND "photos" (plural)		○
4.2.2. Does your sidebar display other labels?	○
How many other labels have you attached to three (3) or more posts? __13_ other labels attached to three or more posts	---	---
Which labels, and to how many posts each? Please list those labels instead of www, xxx, yyy..., and list numbers of posts instead of n, m, o... (in parentheses), below. holidays (13) about me (11) eatings (10) my friends (10) typing topics (12) feelings (9) book reviews (12) part-time jobs (7) hang outs (6) shoppings (4) drinkings (3) classes (3) jobs (2) computers (1) languages (1) musics (1)	---	---
4.3. Links & media	---	---
4.3.1. Does your blog include pictures or other graphics?	○
Does your blog profile include a picture or graphic representation?		○
How many of your blog posts this semester include pictures or other graphics? _16__ posts including pictures or other graphics	---	---
4.3.2. Does your blog include posts with multiple links?	○
How many of your posts this semester include three (3) or more links?* _0_ posts including three or more links (including this portfolio!)	---	---
4.3.3. Does your blog include other media?	○
How many of your blog posts this semester include other media? __1_ posts including other media	---	---
What kind(-s) of media have you included in posts this semester? Please list them here: power point	---	---

4.4. Overall presentation

What have you done to enhance the overall presentation of your blog? List and explain the three most important content, formatting, layout, or other presentation changes or enhancements that you have made on your blog this semester.

1. layout




2. labels




3. links

5.0. Additional reflections on your blog writing

● I can typing faster than before. I enjoy reading my classmate's blog.

6.0. Suggestions for your peers and successors

• I think it is important to write blog regularly.

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Notes:

1. This portfolio template derives from the templates for Writing IIIc and Writing IVc portfolios (2007-08).




2. Please use the same code in section 0.0 that you used to embed your proto-portfolios in the footer of your blog.
   




3. The essays section (1.0. Essays, above) derives from Proto-Portfolio 2-02 (2008)
   

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Massy's room: My dream

Massy's room: My dream
This is the post about her dream. She had a happy dream that night. She clould fly in the sky in her dream. Mr. Patrik was also flying with her.

I chose the post because her dream is very interesting for me. One of the interesting points of her dream is that Mr. Patrik flew in the sky with his big smile.

I often dreaming of flying in the air too. I wonder that I have some trouble with my heart...!

[81 words]

Hikari no Mori

After classes were over, I went to Hikari no Mori with my friend. First, we went to TULLY’S COFFEE. I ate ice cream and my friend had a cup of coffee. Next, we were hanging out in Hikari no Mori. After that, we went to sushi bar to eat dinner. We enjoyed eating and talking. Then, he showed me a lot of pictures when he was a high school student. There were many pictures for example the school sports, graduation ceremony, school festival and so on. I felt homesick for my high school days.

[94 words]

My favorite movie

I will introduce my favorite movie. One of my favorite movies is Romeo and Juliet. It was romance movie. Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Daines were in it. It was about a man who falls in love with a beautiful woman. They were in love with each other. However, they were not blessed with their family, because there is a difference of status between them. At the last, they committed suicide by themselves. It was a tragic love and a touching story. When I watched the movie for the first time, I was moved very much. If you have never watched this movie, I would love for you to watch it.

[110 words]

Foreign countries

I have never been to foreign countries, but I want to go foreign countries. My friend went to Canada as a home stay program when we were junior high school students. She stayed in Canada for two weeks. She enjoyed the home stay. I heard her talks about her experiences in Canada when she came back to Kumamoto. So I thought that I want to go foreign countries someday. I want to go Australia, because I want to see koala. My cousin went to Australia before, and he showed me a lot of pictures of koala. They were very cute! So, I want to go Australia.

[106 words]

BR 1-07: April in Moscow

I read “April in Moscow”. Stephen Rabley wrote it. I chose this book because of the book cover. The illustrations of this book are very cute. So I thought that I wanted to read it. I am going to introduce this story roughly.

The main character of this story is April Fox who is a dancer. She works for the British Dance Company. Her boss is Maria Grant. One day, she says “Can I have a word with you all, please?” also she says “The Russians want us to dance there next month.” Six weeks later, April says goodbye to her parents at an airport in London. In Moscow, the dancers work very hard. Their dance for the festival is new and difficult. The day after, in a street near the museum there is a small market. Two boys work there, and they can speak English. They are Nikolai and Sasha. Sasha speaks English very well. Nikolai only speaks a little. Next morning, they all drive to a lake near Moscow. Everyone is laughing and talking. There is a boat beside the lake. April and Nikolai go out in it. “It is very beautiful here.” She says. Nikolai says “Beautiful. And you are… beautiful…too. I think I…” Just then, “Come on. It’s time to go!” Laura shouts. Back in Moscow there is a lot to do. Then, the British Dance Company’s big night arrives. The festival succeeds. Twenty-four hours later, all the British dancers are at Moscow airport. Then someone says April’s name. She turns. It is Nikolai! He gives her a parcel and walks away. On the plane, she opens the parcel. There is a letter from Nikolai.

I like these romance stories very much. I want April and Nikolai to become happy. I was moved when I finished reading this story.

[303 words]

My personal language learning history.

I am going to introduce my personal language learning history. My mother tongue is Japanese, but I have learned English since I was a junior high school student. Also, I have learned German since I entered KGU. I am in the Department of Britain and America at KGU. I learn English to communicate with other people, and to employment.

My mother tongue is Japanese. I started to utter words before I became one year old. I was taught a lot of words from my parents, grand parents, relatives and so on. Also, my mother read picture books for me every night. So, I could learn words. By the way, I have learned English since I was a junior high school student. I like English very much since then. So, I learned English harder than the other subjects. I went to cram school. The cram school’s teacher went to University in America. I often heard about her experiences in America. In the cram school, I learned listening, grammar, writing, and reading. When I was in the first year of university, I learned German. It was very difficult for me. So, I was not good at German.

I think that listening, writing, reading and speaking are all important to progress with my English, but it is the most important thing for me to memorize English words. The way to learn English words is by repetition. I usually use power words to memorize English words. If I knew the meaning of words, I can understand rough content of a passage. So, I think learning English words is the most important thing to progress with my English.

I am in the Department of Britain and America at KGU. I learn English to employment. I want to be a grand staff. So, I have to learn English. When I was in the second year of high school, I got an examination of English’s second grade. Also, I took a TOEIC course during summer vacation last year, and I took a TOEIC test. I want to get high score of TOEIC test, so I have to study English much harder than now. Also, I learn English to communicate with other people. If I could speak English, I can talk with a lot of people include foreign people.

I want to progress with my English. So, I have to learn English much harder. I am going to learn English with the aim of getting TOEIC score over 700 this year. Also, it is important to learn Japanese. I want to become a person who can speak good Japanese. So, I have to learn both English and Japanese. I am going to continue learning both Japanese and English.

[450 words]

Father's day

Today is father’s day. I bought a shirt for my father. When I gave him the shirt, he looked glad about it. In the afternoon, I had a part-time job. There were a lot of customers because of father’s day. Cakes and gifts for father’s day were almost sold out. However, a happening happened! Showcase for cakes was broken. The showcase did not get cold. So, I called maker, and they repaired the showcase. Today’s sales were two times larger than usual eventually. I was very tired. However, I have a good thing today. I took my birthday the other day. So, I received a lot of cakes from the company that I work in. I was happy, because I like sweets very much.

[124 words]

Beauty salon

After classes were over, I went back by train with my friends. One of my friend and I went to beauty salon to cut our forelock, because my hair getting shaggy in front. We went to the beauty salon near the Musashizuka station on foot. After that, we went to sushi bar. My friend works for the sushi bar. We ate a lot of sushi, so I was full.

[69 words]

☆My birthday☆

Today is my birthday. I became 20 years old. I got a lot of e-mail from my friends. These e-mail pleased me. After classes were over, I went to downtown, and I met my friends. My friends marked my birthday by having a party. We went to restaurant, and we ate French food for example, escargot, steak, marinade, salad and so on. These were very delicious. Also, we ate a birthday cake with a flavor of powdered green tea. Then, my friends sang happy birthday and they gave me some presents. I received key ring, studded animal of Rirakkuma, and photo album. The photo album is their own work. In the album, there are a lot of pictures and print club stickers when we were high school students. Also, there are message of them. I was very glad of these presents. I am going to treasure the presents most of all. After that, I met my other friend. We went for drive, and we stopped the car near my house. We talked long time. Also, he gave me a present. Today was a very very happy day for me. I have never been happier. I love my friends very much!!!

[200 words]

Shopping

Today, I had no part-time job. I was very happy. After classes were over, I did my assignment of Reading class with my friends. I read English-language paper, and I wrote a report. After that, I went back with my friends. At night, I went shopping with my mother to buy a present for the father's day. I bought a shirt for my father, and I bought a pierced earring for me. By the way, the day after tomorrow is my 20 years birthday. I am going to go to eat dinner with my friends the day after tomorrow, so my mother bought some pieces of cakes for me. I ate chocolate cake and rare cheesecake. These are very delicious. I like sweets very much! So, I felt happy today.

[131 words]

Other classes

I take various classes. Cultural anthropology is the most interesting class for me. In the class, we learn about religions and so on. I was not interested in religions until recently. However, I am interested in religions now, because of the class. Also, I like American literary history too. In the class, we learn about American literature. Sometime, we watched movies and we write reports. We watched The Last of Mohicans last time. I watched the movie for the first time. The movie was interesting for me. However, it is hard for me to write reports. I have to do my best.

[102 words]

Beauty salon

Today, I went to beauty salon to change my hair color. The root of my hair became black, so I went to beauty salon. There is the beauty salon near my house. I change my hair color about once three months. It took almost two hours to tint my hair. I was little tired.

[54 words]

Drinking

Today, I took a lecture about travel business treatment management. I took the lecture from 1:00 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. It was little long time for me, so I was very tired and sleepy. At night, I went drinking with my coworkers. We went to s bar. We enjoy drinking and talking until after midnight. After that, my friend met me at near the bar. We talked in his car long time. Also, he walked me to my house.

[79 words]

How I study English

I like to study English. I think that it is important to　learn words. The way to learn words is by repetition. I usually use power words to learn words. Also, I use a book. The book's title is "rapid reading English words". I bought the book when I was a high school student, because my English teacher recommended me the book. If I knew the meaning of words, I can understand rough content of a passage. So, I think learning words is the most important thing.

[87 words]