World News B February 8th, 2008: Final class!

1. What did you learn in this class this semester?

I learned in this class, how to blog that summary of the key points, we should use some color to make read easier and put the URL of the quoted article or picture on blog, how to exploit blogs, and how to collect information with internet to write my opinions or answers.

2. Make sure all your blog entries are up to date. Your blogs show me what you learned this semester.

I liked World News class. I learned to consider about articles which I collected before I put it on my blog and how to put together my thoughts over lot of materials in this semester. I thought that we can get many kind of articles on each incident but it is difficult to find out correct information so have to consider about these which information do I need is.

1. did you answer all the questions?
Yes, I did.
2. did you spell-check your work before uploading?
Yes, I did.
3. did you add links, and your own opinion?
Yes, I did.
4. do you have a title (the date)?
Yes, I did.

6. Read your classmates’ blogs.

2. Blog about them on your blog.
Read my friend’s blog and I remembered that learned not only reading and writing but also Old English and Christmas in this semester.
3. Read some of the news items listed in my delicious links.
Japan opens 'tallest lift tower'. Japan's Mitsubishi Electric Corporation structured the 173m-high (567ft) structure is called Solae and has opened what it says is the world's tallest elevator testing tower.
The company says it will use the tower to conduct research into high-speed elevators to serve the next generation of super-tall buildings.
The news; http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7169772.stm

It is not a amusement park but I want to experience the 173m-high and Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems that have a top speed of 17m/s that is recognized as the fastest in the world. But I become scary if think about the Schindler Elevator affair.

February 1st, 2008

1. Watch the Powerpoint presentation. Write a summary of the key points on your blog.
Summary of the key points are correct sentence, we should use some color to make read easier but not too much and put the URL of the quoted article or picture on blog.

2. What is the purpose, objective, of a newspaper company?
Visual is important for Television company. But newspaper company subject and occurrence of news, it is based on journalism. We can read newspaper anytime, everywhere.

3. What is the purpose, objective, of a television company?
Television company purpose and objective is that inform news with animation, live broadcast and VTR. Television can inform news flash at once. And television provide entertainment.

4. What is the purpose, objective of Yahoo! or Google?
Yahoo provides a wide array of internet services that cater to most online activities. Yahoo offers diversified services it provides vertical search services such as Yahoo! Image, Yahoo! Video,Yahoo! News, and Yahoo! Shopping Search. Yahoo provides internet communication services such as Yahoo mail. Yahoo introduced its Internet search system.

5. The purpose of all the above is to make money. That is the purpose of all these businesses. How do they make money? By getting as many readers or viewers (”eyeballs”) as possible. If their purpose is to get as many readers or viewers or “eyeballs” as possible, then what kind of news will they publish? Give 2 or 3 examples.
These use actors, news that gossips, politics and restaurant information and so on, lot of kind of entertainment to get eyeballs, and let viewers use money. And they get money to put advertisement of company in home-pages.


6. Find a news article in English that interests you, and write about it on your blog. Write a summary of the article, then your thoughts about it, and any interesting English words or expressions or grammar you learned from reading this.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/05/britney.spears.ap/index.html#cnnSTCVideo

I think she was a biggest star but lost her personal zone by paparazzi or funs. And now, standing up some nasty things that her action. She seems like has a medical problem and has a complicated legal problem. I hope she get better soon.

The news; The order against Sam Lutfi was based on a lengthy declaration from Spears' mother, Lynne, who says Spears met the 33-year-old in October 2007 and "essentially moved into Britney's home and has purported to take control of her life, home and finances". Spears was barred from contact with her children after she refused last month to relinquish them to representatives of Federline after a court-sanctioned visit.

Interesting words which I learned are relinquishre, presentative and custody.

7. Read your classmates’ blogs and comment on them on your own blog.
http://mintonton.blogspot.com/2008/02/world-news-b-february-1st-2008.html

Living in “All- chocolate room” is like a dream story and I would like to live there, but it is waste a lot of chocolates.

January 25th 2008

(1) Look at this photo and answer the questions

1. Where was this photo taken?
This photo was taken Iraq

2.When was it taken?
This photo was taken Wednesday, April 9, 2003

3.What does the caption say under the photo?
Huge statue of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was destroyed, that is meaning free from Saddam's rule.

4.Translate the caption into Japanese
Caption is “midasi” in Japanese

5.“Crowds cheer” = how many people, do you think
I think over 1991 people's crowds cheer

(2) Now look at this photo taken at the same place and same time, and answer the questions.

1.How many people were in the square, do you think?
I think about 300 peoples were in the square.

2.Do you think “crowds cheer” is accurate?
I can not say "yes" or "no".

3What do you think of the first picture now?
I thought see first picture, the square was very crowded but second photo is not much crowded.

4Why did CNN use the first picture, do you think?
CNN use the first picture because because made us to think every Iraq citizen hate Saddam Hussein and U.S soldieor accomplished good things.

5.What do you think after seeing these two photos?
First photo is look square was crowded with people but second photo was taken far from square and surrounding was not crowded. Both pictures are same place but gave us completely different image .I thought news is dependent on picture.



(3) Is it important for newspapers to tell the truth, or is it ok for newspaper to lie sometimes? Give reasons for your answer.

We have to know the truth to make good country. Newspaper must not tell a lie to people because it has huge influential. And Journalism has to watch big power like government, politician and police to people live freely and peaceful..

(4) How can you check if some item of news is true or not? (Give at least two different ways).

Examine myself. And read another newspaper and think which is truth or not.

(6) What do you think now, after reading your classmates’ blogs? Write your thoughts on your blog.
Everyone inconsiderate that image is controlled by picture’s angle on newspaper, and we learned picture had different images each angles.

January 18th, 2008

１.How many Muslims live in Britain?


591,000 Muslims live there.



2. How many Hindus live in Britain?



500, 000 Hindus lives in Britain.



4.New York is one of the most modern city but it is onderful and that still built some classical building.

I read a news : 2 women die once a day by violence in Guatemala. Guatemala is dominated by drugs and gang and women lives there with fear. The women set up soccer team to escape the fear and protect their human rights. Supervision planed to shoot the soccer team’s documentary and he got permission that shooting the documentary from the gangs.
During the film shooting he stayed Guatemala to make with some friends. This film changed women’ life to be good, they are gradually becoming live freely. The county problem is not AIDS, the big was violence.

January 11th, 2008

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Tell us about your New Year. Add a picture.
How did you spend your New Year?

1. I ate oseti and went to toudai-ji in Nara park to pray can live happily this year.
There were many people who celebrate of the New Year and a lot of Yatai I enjoyed them.

Hogmanay is the name for New Year in which country?

Scotland
In which city is the New Year’s Day parade held? Can you find a photo of this year’s parade?

JRR Tolkien’ birthday. He wrote The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion
Whose birthday is on January 3rd, and what famous book did he write?

Guru Gobind Singh‘ｓ birthday.
Whose birthday is on January 5th? Why is this person’s birthday in a British calendar?

Birth of Elvis Presley, he is famous as asinger.
Whose birthday is today (January 8th)? What is he famous for?

The Islamic New Year begins on the day Prophet Muhammad left Mecca to travel to Medina in 622 CE. It is the first day of the month of Muharram.
What is Al Hijra and why is it on a British calendar?

Robert Scott and his party reached the South Pole
Who reached the South Pole in 1912 on January 17th?

Birth of AA Milne, she wrote Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner.
Whose birthday is on January 18th? What famous book did he write?

Sir Winston Churchill died on this day in 1965. He famous as a a British politician.
Who died on January 24th, 1965? What is he famous for
What do you think about this calendar?

I think it is interesting becaue we can learn memorial day and histrical person everyday .
Find an interesting news article and blog it.

Separated twins married and had to break up
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080111/tuk-uk-britain-twins-fa6b408_2.html
Twins who were separated at birth and raised by different families met later and married but were forced to break up when they discovered their true identities, a peer said on Friday.

5.Visit some of your classmates’ blogs and either leave a comment, or write a comment on your blog.

MARINKO MARINKO
I ate tosikosisoba too. It is good thing that spend a time with family on new years day.

December 21, 2007

Find a Christmas photo and put it on your blog.

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Santa's sleigh broke down !! Santa's images broke down!! 　　　　　　　　　　
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/negrokan/1376201049/
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Christmas photo.

What is a nativity play?
A Nativity play or Christmas pageant is play which recounts the story of the Nativity of Jesus. It is usually performed at Christmas, the feast of the Nativity
What is a Christmas carol?
A Christmas carol is a carol (song or hymn) whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas, or the winter season in general. They are traditionally sung in the period before Christmas.

What is a pantomime?
A pantomime is a traditional British Christmas play it is an important part of Christmas festivities. In pantomimes the male roles are often played by women and female roles by men. This makes the audience laugh more.
Pantomimes traditionally start on Boxing Day and run for two or three months in theatres around the country.
What are mince pies? A photo of one
Mince pies are an essential part of Christmas. They are small pies, usually between 2 and 3 inches in diameter (5-7.5 centimetres), filled with mincemeat The filling is a mixture of raisins, sultanas, apricots, glace cherries, candied citrus peel, apples, various types of nuts and mixed spices typically nutmeg and cinnamon.
Mince pies should traditionally have a star on top, to represent the Christmas Star which some believe led the shepherds and Magi to the baby Jesus in Bethlehem.
Mince pies became a regular part of Christmas celebrations as early as the 16th century. At that time, they contained quite a bit of shredded meat in addition to the usual melange of dried fruits.

Photo of a Christmas pudding.

Photo of a Christmas cake.

What are Brussels sprouts? Photo of some.

The Brussels sprout is a cultivar group of Wild Cabbage cultivated for its small (typically 2.5 - 4cm, 1 - 1.5 inches diameter) leafy green heads, which resemble miniature cabbages. The name stems from the original place of cultivation, not because of the vegetable's popularity in Brussels.

Visit your classmates’ blogs and see their Christmas card. Which is the best? Vote on your blog.

I like http://kuromi-mickey.blogspot.com/ 's photo, https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Qv5cMG3KuxpLaiEAcpPKo7hNbMlnUEn1q2b4PrqZKlIaDUgpdvCj94GFpBBtSLAnVxisTzUaF9hdMNCCP9F3C6MqxCJCkUmUSWKPI4qful-NtpxP0nhbFduyows8P573dxrONWrNBXgp/s1600-h/280px-Buchedenoel.jpg because it is looks like real wood which made of cake.

Lonely Canadian shocked to get $85,000 phone bill
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/071213/tecnology/tech_phonebill_col/tecnology/tech_phonebill_colnews.yahoo.com/s/reuters/071213/tecnology/tech_phonebill_col

I watched a movie "I AM LEGEND". It was fun fun fun ! and exciting !

http://iamlegend.warnerbros.com/