Learning with computers

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Introduction

We can use various functions by computer. Among them, the Internet, 'powerpoint', 'excel', 'word' and so on especially are more useful. Then, it becomes taken as a matter of course for a member of society to be able to use them in recent years. Therefore, junior high school, high school and university students learn about computers in class. Well, I'll talk about my computer skill before, during and after Writing Ⅲ and Ⅳ.

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(Before Writing Ⅲ & Ⅳ)

I took the class of introduction to information processing at Kumamoto Gakuen University (KGU) when I was a freshman. However, I didn't learn about blogs in the class. Therefore, I couldn't understand what I had to do when a KGU's English teacher told me to start my blog in February, 2007. Then, I became anxious about blogs. However, I thought I would do my best then.

(During Writing Ⅲ)

I heard some words such as 'browse', 'label' and 'attachment' in Writing Ⅲ for the first time. At first, I couldn't understand them, so I couldn't keep up with the class. However, the more I took it, the more I got to keep up with it. Then, I learned how to write essays and book reviews in English. It was also the first time for me to learn about them. What was the most difficult for me in Writing Ⅲ was that I had to type more than 100 words in a test of typing. I practiced for the test many times, so I could pass it in July! Thanks to this, I could type faster than before.

(During Writing Ⅳ)

Although I had various experiences in Writing Ⅲ, I had new ones in Writing Ⅳ. One of them was that I wrote a movie review. A way of writing the movie review was different from the way of writing book reviews, so I had trouble with it. In Writing Ⅳ, I often browsed through some blogs to make a comment on them. Then, I learned the usefulness of links when I visited to them. Moreover, since I learned how to post videos on my blog, I posted some ones on it to please visitors. I also posted many pictures on it, so I thought it became more interesting for them than before.

(After Writing Ⅲ & Ⅳ)

Through Writing Ⅲ and Ⅳ, I could learn about advanced computer skills. In addition, I could type faster than before. However, I didn't study about 'powerpoint' in the classes, so I thought I had to study about it in person. Sometime, I want to start my blog in Japanese by using my experience about blogs to advantage. Of course, there are still a lot of things to learn to do it. Therefore, I'll take classes of information processing at KGU.

Conclusion

Well, I have talked about my computer skills before, during and after Writing Ⅲ and Ⅳ. Learning with computers isn't so easy for us. It becomes essential for a member of society to be able to use 'word', 'excel' and 'powerpoint' in recent years. Therefore, we have to learn about computers, especially the software. Anyway, it is important for us not to give up learning about computers. [522 words]

A new cellphone sold by NTT Docomo

New cell-phones are being sold by NTT Docomo now. The upper picture shows 'SH905i', which is one of '905i' series（*^_^*） I wanna buy this cell-phone now, so I feel people who have it envious when I see them(>_<) In order to buy it, I need to save money for it(^^♪ [50 words]

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TV in Japan

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Introduction

TV is one of major sources of knowledge for us now. Then, we can get lot of information about such as news, education, sports and music on TV. In Japan, there is a variety of television stations. The broadcasting system has started to switch in recent years. Well, I'll talk about digital broadcasting, NHK and commercial messages.

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(Digital broadcasting)

From 2003, the broadcasting system in Japan began to switch from analog to digital broadcasting. One of advantages of the digital broadcasting is that images on TV are more vivid than before. Incidentally, analog broadcasting will be terminated by 2011. Therefore, people who have TV sets which aren't had tuners for the digital broadcasting built-in will have to buy the tuners by the year if they want to watch TV. Now, they ate more than 500 yen at least, so it's one of disadvantages of the digital broadcasting.

http://www.dpa.or.jp/

(NHK)

NHK is a television station in Japan. It means Japan Broadcasting Corporation in English. As features of it, there are many TV language programs on it. An English TV program, 'can you speak English?' is famous among them. Anyway, we can learn not only English but also French, German, Chinese and so on on NHK. Personally, TV language programs on it are very useful and valuable.

http://www.nhk.or.jp/

(Commercial messages)

Now, a lot of commercial messages are broadcasted on TV. Usually, each of them is broadcasted for 15 to 30 seconds. They can affect us more or less. For example, when a person watches a good commercial message about something to drink, the person can get to feel like having it. Recently, commercial messages are also delivered on the Internet. Therefore, we can watch them anytime we like.

http://www.cmjapan.com/

Conclusion

Well, we are benefiting from TV before we know it. Watching TV moderately is very good for us. We can get information anytime now. However, it is important for us to choose the right information. In other words, it's up to us how we make use of information from TV. [330 words]

Toy Story (the first story)

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Introduction

Toy Story is a popular movie in Disney films. This movie is composed of computer graphics. It was released by Disney in 1995. The director of it is John A. Lasseter. Then, the genre of it is animation. Andy, Woody, Buzz and so on are characters of Toy Story. Among them, Andy and Woody are main characters of it. Incidentally, it made 3 hundred million and 6.2 million dollars in the world.

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(summary)

Andy, an owner of toys, gets a new toy one day. It is Buzz, Space Ranger. He is the latest one of all Andy's toys. Therefore, he has a lot of functions which they had never seen. Andy gets to like him about such as qualities and looks. Woody, his favorite toy, thinks he is the most favorite toy of all Andy's ones. However, Buzz becomes his favorite toy. Then, Woody is dissatisfied with it. He does various things in order that Andy gets to like him better than Woody.

(impressions)

In Toy Story, there were 2 interesting scenes for me. The one is that Andy's toys moved and talked each other only when he went to bed. There was an unspoken understanding, which is that his toys mustn't remind people that they can move and talk, among them. Therefore, they kept the secret. Personally, I thought they were great about it. If I were them, I would reveal the secret someday. The other is Woody's behavior after he got Buzz. Woody held his ground desperately. This was very impressive for me. Then, when I watched the scene, I thought I knew how he felt.

Conclusion

Toy Story was made for children. Of course, however, adults can enjoy its story enough. I learned the importance of friendship by watching this movie. If you have never watched it, I recommend you to watch it once. I think you will learn something from it. [312 words]

HERO(theatrical version)

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I watched HERO (theatrical version) with my friends last Sunday（*^_^*） I heard a rumor that this movie is exciting. Actually, it was very exciting!(^^)! Personally, Takuya Kimura who played 'Kohei Kuryu' in HERO was very cool, and Norito Yashima who played 'Kenji Endo' in it was very funny(^_^)/ The price is 1500 yen, so this is reasonable. If you are interested in it, I do recommend you to go to watch HERO♪★♪ You will like it, I think(^^)v [83 words]