Today’s This and That

I always feel that something makes me hurry up in December.

December is called “Shiwasu” in old Japanese, which means “Teachers are running because of being busy”. Is it true?…I’m not sure:-<

I started a kind of “event for myself” in learning English. The reason why I decided to set the event was related to a meeting for English learners -especially for TOEIC learners- will be held on mid December. The host of the meeting wrote in the invitation e-mail that we would be able to study English more than 50 hours by the meeting day because we have enough time and we are learners. Actually, I was worried about taking enough time to study English in these hectic days due to overwork. However, if I cannot learn English more than 3 hours per day now, I could not do forever. Now or never. Hence I set the criteria to join the meeting. “ I will have studied English for more than 50 hours by Dec 16^th.” The 16^th is not the meeting date, but has another meaning for me.

S-san, this is the answer about the event for myself. I’m glad if you could find this entry in spite of not mentioning about this in my Japanese blog.

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Expressing my feeling or something without using “I” is too difficult!!

memo: space exploration

[pro]

- meteorological satellite “Himawari”

to prevent typhoon disaster >> disaster prevention and monitoring system

- crop forecast

some people manipulate(?) and earn much money from the financial market using crop forecast

- surveillance of illegal logging

- GPS

People can reach destinations because of GPS which leads them correctly even if they have never visit.

(memo: visit Vi&Vt)

[con]

- Utilizing the data/information from satellites for army objectives leads to:

war?  ( I couldn’t find this opinion yet.)

Only 4 or 5 countries may control the whole world.

- space debris

- cost

it is estimated 40 billion yen per year to maintain “kibou” which is the first (?yuujinn?) satellite site in Japan.

Sould space exploration be promoted?

(Practice for Eiken Test)

“Should space exploration be promoted?”

Some people may think we should withdraw from space exploration due to expensive development cost, but I think we should promote the space exploration because it helps our daily life, deter to develop the nuclear experiment sites, and find new resources.

Firstly, many satellites help our daily life. Using data sent from artificial satellites increases the precision of weather forecast. If it catch the information about generating typhoon, we can quickly start to protect our houses, trees and transportations.

Secondly, space exploration prevents some countries from developing nuclear sites in covert. Although we want to stop all the war and disband the armies, some countries don’t ratify the law of nuclear abandon due to think they may be infringed by another country. When they have some new sites and execute hazard experiments, we can alarm the country using pictures taken by satellites.

Thirdly, space exploration will give us another possibility to live besides the earth. People can move to another space if we cannot live on the earth anymore.

In conclusion, we should promote space exploration to improve our life, to keep the peace and finding new living space. It worth developing for human being although it costs much.

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I realized that my knowledge about space exploring is too meager to write a full essay. I will try to write again about this topic after learning the textbook.

What should I do to get information at daily life? Newspaper? Google? Some people said learning the common knowledge in Japanese, I mean, mother language, is the fast way to write an essay logically.

Hum….

OK, I will try again.

Today’s This and That

(Diary)

We can watch overseas TV programs because of IT technology evolution. I followed “Britain’s Got Talent (BGT)” season 3 on Youtube this spring. First, I repeated Ms Susan boil’s first performance. It became a big news which was featured at some Japanese media.  Next, Diversity was my favorite group. Their dance was so nice that I wanted to see more perfoemance in another program.  I could find some interviews on the next day (maybe) after they won BGT. Actually natural speed English was too dificult for an English learner to cathch the meanings. However, it motivated me to study English more. Today I saw another Youtube, in which they performed at Disney Land (right?)

I don’t know what extent my English skill has been improved for this six months. According to some research, improvement is not likely to draw a straight line but steps. When does my English level go to the next… I don’t know. However, I’m expecting it will occur in near future.

Eliminate hunger

<essay practice for EIKEN test>

News is reporting  many people in some countries are suffering from hunger. Some people say we do not have useful support idea to decrease the hunger, but I believe that   we should help people in such countries to eliminate the poverty by fair trade, transfer of technology and stop wars.

First, we have to implement the fair trade to people in poor countries. By conducting the fair trade, people especially who live in the local area can gain more money to buy food and/or daily goods.

Second, we should transfer some technologies to local people. For example, if we convey the skill to make wells based on the collaboration with people in those countries, they can grow crops and drink clear water. Also they can raise livestock to get milk and/or meat.

Moreover, we should take action to cease the wars not to increase hungry people. Many people in the countries which are in the war have to abandon their home, land, and fortune. If people stop wars, citizens can go back their hometown and start to cultivate crops.

As I mentioned above, we should help people in poor countries through various actions like fair trade, to convey technologies, and to stop wars. It will lead to eliminate hunger from the world.