Hello!! This time, I would like to tell you about my coming-of-age celebration.
Last September, I became 20 and next year, I will join a coming-of-age celebration.
In Japan, people often take pictures before the celebration.So, I had my photograph taken the other day.
November 4th, my family had a good time at Chinzanso and Four seasons hotel. URL and URL.
They are near Gakushuin.
I dressed a long-sleeved kimono and wore makeup. I was very happy and felt special.But, I had very hard time at the photo studio. Can you guess the reason?Because I rarely had my photograph taken, I couldn't make a smiling face and I forced a smile.And the photographer requested that I drew my jaw. I was not used to photography and I was uterly exhausted.So, after the photography, I felt acutely that fashion models and actress worked very hard to make smiling faces.
Moreover, when I wore the kimono, I couldn't walk and eat well. I wanted to eat my favorite "Sushi" in a relaxed posture.
Thank you for reading.
King George Ⅵsuffered from his stuttering, he has to speech for all citizens.
A key aspect is that "The King's Speech" is based on the true story of the relationship between Lionel Logue, an Australian speech therapist, and Albert, the Duke of York, who was forced to confront his debilitating stammer in the years leading up to his 1936 coronation as King George VI.
I researched the movie reviews on a big paper in the U.S.
“The King’s Speech” takes a relatively begin view of the monarchy, framing Albert as a somewhat poor little rich boy condemned to live in a fish bowl, an idea that Mr. Hooper unwisely literalizes by overusing a fisheye lens.
Like many entertainments of pop-historical type, “The King’s Speech” wears history lightly no matter how heavy the crown.
Manohla Dargis/The New York Times/November 25.2010
There’s a sly moment when Bertie is wistfully transfixed by a motion-picture newsreel of the epoch’s most potent orator, Germany’s new chancellor, Herr Hitler. Now there’s a fellow who doesn’t hold back! (George Orwell was only one of many who believed that the hooplah inherent in a constitutional monarchy saved Britain from domestic fascism.)
The grand finale has the whole nation listening as invisible Lionel “conducts” the King’s declaration of war in ’39—hard-won eloquence discreetly goosed by Hooper’s use of gradually swelling background music. That’s the official Rocky moment, although the movie really finds its voice in those therapy sessions, when it bids to be a feature-length episode of In Treatment.
The King’s Speech is evaluated a lot of critics, but some say that this movie has a problem that it is not completely true story.
Will Hitler Kill "The King's Speech"?
The New York Times today raised an interesting question about the Oscar front-runner for best picture, "The King's Speech." It wondered whether the real King George--who aggressively endorsed a policy of appeasement toward Hitler, something the film entirely ignores--might derail the film's chance for capturing the golden statuette.
The Jewish Times Submitted by Eric Herschthal on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 20:05
I would like to introduce you about the festival called La Tomatina
What do you imagine when you hear the word festival?
This La Tomatina would exceed what you imagine!
“La Tomatina” is a food festival in Spain. During this festival, people throw tomato each other. It was held on the last Wednesday of August each year in the town of Buñol in the Valencia region of Spain. There are no historical evidences that when did La Tomatina start. However, La Tomatina already had existed since 1944. No one is completely certain how this event originated. One theory is that the event started as a quarrel. There were no rules at that time. Local people just throw tomatoes each other. Today, more than 20,000 tourists come to the tomato fight and enjoy this cultural event. State of Buñol created the certain rule of tomato fight. Tourists will enjoy this forever.
There are the billion people who are starving, but on the other hand, there are also the billion people who have the problem of obesity. This problem is often called "Imbalance in the diet". On 2007 some Japanese people founded the system which solves this problem. It is one of the international corporation and that names "Table For Two".
What is "Table For Two"? This is the program that if we buy the food or drink which Table For Two covers once, 20 yen are sent by Table For Two to African children, which countries are Uganda, Rwanda, Malawi, Ethiopia, and South Africa, and 20 yen changes a school meal in Africa. That means 20 yen is relevant to the price of an African school meal. These foods and drinks which are covered by Table For Two are "healthy", and these calories are low. That is because Table For Two aims at solving the problem of obesity in developed country. In the long run, Table For Two can solve the two problem - our obesity and African children 's starving. Still more, this international corporation system has other merit. We can join in this program easily and continuously because what we have to do is only to buy the food or drink which Table For Two covers, and eating is the act which we do every day. This is the innovative system!
Table For Two started in 2007, and at present, this program is introduced to many company, cafe, convenience store, and university cafeteria! Recently, FamilyMart started selling the products which are covered by Table For Two. According to Table For Two, 444 organizations import it. Plus them, Table For Two in America started in 2009, and this program started in some countries - Korea, England, Taiwan, India, and Switzerland.
On the other hand, how did African situation improve by Table For Two? I will explain children 's situation. After introducing Table For Two, the situation and tendency of children improved for some aspects - nutritional and health status, powers of concentration and motivation of studying, and the school attendance rate! For example, in Rwanda, 15% elementary school students could pass the examination which are decided to by the national government. However, after introducing Table For Two, children 's situation came to improve, and after all, 100% students could pass it! That is the valuable thing!
I participate in Table For Two University Association. That is the community which students who are interested in this program, and take the responsibility for it in their university participate in. At now, there are 82 universities which introduce Table For Two. But Gakushuin, our university, dosen't. So I and my circle member do our best to introduce this program in our university!
Recently, I was followed by an account in twitter. It names "Gakushuin.com", and I was surprised that this is an internet web-site for our university students, and this site is managed by our university students!
Next, I want to explain "Gakushuin.com". According to this site, it was opened on October 31, this year, and the reason why that was opened is that there is the situation that it is difficult for us, our university student to expand the information which we want everyone to know. For example, when we want to spread information, we use the notice board for students（学生掲示板）, but this site says if we want to use this board, there are many terms and regulations. So, it isn't easy for us to use it. To solve these problem, this site was opened, it notices.
When doing this blog article, I come to remember a web site. It is "WASEDA-LINKS", which is the web site for Waseda university students, and made by them. And I think the people who managed "Gakushuin.com" referedd
to "WASEDA-LINKS" in the aspect of making the web-site for stundets.
However, there are two problems in this site. The first is no students spread their information in this site. That is because this site was opened on October, and most of Gakushuin university students don't know the existence of this site. And if more and more sutudents know it, what will this site be? I'm interested in this point.
The second is this site dosen't write the name of the responsible person. This is very serious problem! Because if some problem occurred in future, who takes the responsibility? The people who manage this site should open their name.
Although this site has some problems, but I think the manager of this site can't afford to renew that. In addition to this point, the replacement rate of this site is very quickly in the aspect of open date, 31, October. I want this site to become the platform among the studnts who want to expand their information, and who want to know some information. If this situation will be realized, the values of Gakushuin University may be better.
This blog, I’d like to write about my favorite films.
I like movie, especially heartwarming, adventure and action movie. I will announce my best three films.
No.3 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
The story is about human drama among the participants suffered from mental illness in the hospital. Main actor is Jack Nicholson. His acting is so good and attractive.
Firstly, the story goes on with comical. However, this film contains serious part.
You will be surprised at the climax scene. After seeing this movie, I became so nervous because this movie had a heavy topic. Anyway, I recommend it strongly!!
No.2The Beautiful Mind (2001)
This movie is based on a real person’s life. His name is John Nash, a Nobel Laureate in Economics. Main actor is Russell Crowe.
This movie is included some genres, for instance, suspense, biographical and human drama. If you see this film, you will be surprised and cry at the climax scene. And I thought about the importance of friend and family.
No.1Back to the Future (1985)
I love this movie because this movie is full of dream and hope. Main actor is Michael J. Fox. I always want to ride DeLorean when I see this film. I also recommend that the Universal Studio’s attraction Back to the Future.
In this attraction, you can ride DeLorean and move to the past and the future as if you you were in the movie!
Kako Furukawa
Do you know CIE in Gakushuin University? It's the center for international exchange located in the second floor of 中央棟. Ihave done volunteer activity there since last year. There are about 20 regular volunteer wokers who are students of Gakushuin University now. We take care of international students who want to study Japanese and its culture at Gakushuin. We teach them Japanese and check the grammar. We often tell them the way to the sightseeing spots, how to buy the tickets or cellphones. And, we enjoy having lunch time with them there once a week.
Most of them are good at speaking Japanese, but some of them are not good at conversing with us. So, I sometimes should speak foreign language. But, I can only speak elementary English and Chinese. Therefore, this is the worry to me these days. Though I sometimes have hard time trying to express myself in my poor foreign language, I have more enjoyable time with them at the same time.
Let me introduce our concrete activities to you. We often hold parties as a welcome party, a halloween party, and farewell party for them. And, we often have a lunch at Yoyogi park or the Imperial palace Plaza. It's so exiciting!! The events which the international students enjoyed were making Japanese cakes, taking a hot spring bath, and seeing a Kabuki performance.
When they looked happy, I felt happy too!!
This photo was taken at a halloween party on October 28th. It's so cool.
If you come to the CIE, you can communicate with foreign people. We are on facebook: HERE.
Thank you so much.
