BR 2-11: AMERICAN LIFE

I have longed for America since I was a child. I have interested in America, foreign countries and English when I often watched American video dramas. I found this book “American Life”, and I do want to read this book. It was written in this book on America, country, life style, problems, sports, movies, music, TV and so on. This book appeared about a lot of I have interesting things.

I was interested in American life at first. I knew about there are marry people are 60 %, have a dog or a cat people are 56 %. And I can understand situation of their shopping, food, houses work.

Baseball, American football, basketball and hockey are very popular with American. And it was written about these history, teams and player. Also, a lot of famous people as Jack Nicholson like basketball.

I was interested in movies the best. I surprised about American movie makers make about 570 movies each year. I liked American movies, so I thought that want to more watch these movies. And “Titanic”, “Star Wars”, “E.T.” and “Jurassic Park” made the most money in America. Also, Jim Carey, Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, Leonardo DiCaprio, Will Smith and Mel Gibson get $20,000,000 or more money for one movie.

I read this book, and I surprised various things. However I enjoyed while I read American Life. I became I want to more go to America.



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Hopkins, A. (2001). American Life. England: Pearson Education Limited.

BR 2-10: Pinocchio

I have watched Pinocchio movie of Disney before, but I read this book, this book differs from I knew story. Therefore, this book is very interesting to me.

There were some different points in a movie and the book. First, When Geppeto runs after Pinocchio. Then, Gepetto was mistaken by the police, and he was arrested. Also, Pinocchio and cricket got along very well in the movie, but Pinocchio hit cricket with a hummer. I shocked such scene. And, Gepetto and Mr. Cherry were wearing a wig. It was surprised, but very funny. Besides, there were the points it were different, but I was able to enjoy because book and movie were different story each other.

However I thought that Gepetto was very kind, because he treat Pinocchio like his son. And he sold his only coat to buy Pinocchio a school book and some clothes. Because Pinocchio disappeared, Gepetto ran after him all the time. I read such scene, I though that Gepetto really loved Pinocchio.

I was surprised that I read this book, because this book different from I knew story and movie. It happened various adventures this book. However Pinocchio became a real boy at the last. Therefore I excited as I read this book.

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Collodi, C. (2004). Pinocchio. London: Usborne Publishing.

BR 2-09 : The Hunt for Gold

I read the book “The Hunt for Gold”. I have read this book’s series before. The book that I read before was very interesting, so I borrowed this book again. Wilma, Wilf, Biff and Chip went back in time, and they did adventure.

Wilf had chewing gum at all time. There were Wilma, Wilf, Biff and Chip in the bedroom. Suddenly, the magic key took them on adventure. They arrived at a river. There were a boy and a girl there. They looked for tiny bit of gold. Wilma, Wilf, Biff and Chip became got along very well with them. Their names are Luck and Alice. They looked for gold together. Then Luck’s father found big gold, so they ate chewing gum while they went to the town to sell the gold with a carriage. Then, robbers came over, and they looked for the gold everywhere, but it didn’t find, and they left there, because Wilf’s chewing gum stuck to a carriage, and saved the gold. And Wilma, Wilf, Biff and Chip went back home.

The children’s adventure is interesting, and I didn’t think helped with chewing gum, and unexpected, so it was exciting for me.

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Hunt, R. (1994). The Hunt for Gold. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

BR 2-07: Beyond Strange Street

I read the book “Beyond Strange Street”. I was interested in this book’s story, and I think that this book’s characters are very cute.

Sam lay in bed, but she could hear loud, cross voices, so she couldn’t sleep. So she got out of the bet at night. She rode in an up lift, and pushed written as W.W. button. And the lift went up, and arrived at strange place.

Sam excited, but just a bit scared, and she wondered if she should go back. She met the strangest little creature at the time. His name is Obby. He is the strangest little creature, but very cute, and kind. They became getting along each other. And he helped Sam, and she could return real world. Sam promised Obby come again in here. And Sam’s adventure ended.

Obby is very strange, but cute. I interested in this book’s characters. Also, this story is enjoyable.

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Umansky, K. (2001). Beyond Strange Street. England: Literacy Land.

BR 2-06: The Little Mermaid

The little mermaid is very sad story. I have watched the little mermaid’s movie of Disney before. It has a happy ending, but this book have sad ending.

The little mermaid longed for the prince all the time. One day, the prince was nearly drowned, so the little mermaid helped him. She became couldn’t erase him from her mind since she helped him. However her sisters said “he’s a man and you’re a mermaid, so he will only make you unhappy.” But she couldn’t stop thinking of her prince none the less. And she thought that the sea witch can help me. The witch gave the conditions that the witch gives legs for the little mermaid, but the witch takes her voice instead. Also, she can never go back to her father’s castle, and if the prince doesn’t return your love, you will dissolve into the ocean waves.

After that, she took legs, but she couldn’t lose her voice. So she was nearly drowned. Then, she was helped by the prince. That night, her sisters came to call back the little mermaid, but she shook her head. Afterward, the prince will marry the princess who she helped him when he was nearly drowned. But the princess wasn’t the little mermaid. However the little mermaid couldn’t lose her voice, so she couldn’t say truth. Therefore, she could never go back father’s castle. And the little mermaid disappeared into the waves.

I became sad when I read this book. Also, I thought that the little mermaid is a sorry. However she was very strong girl.

Andersen, H. (2005). The Little Mermaid. London: Usborne.

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BR 2-05: The Enormous Turnip

I read the book “The Enormous Turnip”. I think that this book’s characters are very cute.

There are a man and a woman, and they had the garden. The man planted the seed in their garden. The seed became a turnip, and it grows in a moment, it is very big. He pulls the turnip, but it didn’t move, so the woman came in there, and they pull the turnip. However it didn’t move an inch, so they asked for the boy and girl to help. But still it didn’t move, and they asked for the dog and the cat to help again. And they pulled again and again, but it didn’t move none the less. And they asked for the mouse to help. They work together to pull the turnip. Then they can pull it, and the woman made a dish by the turnip, and they ate the turnip.

This book’s picture is very cute, so I could enjoy while I read this book.

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Arengo, S. (1998). The Enormous Turmous. Oxford: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS.

Essay 2-02b: ELLE and ELLE girl websites

What magazine do you read? I like fashion magazines. My favorite magazines are VIVI, PINKY and ELLE girl. I often read ELLE girl when I was a high school student. ELLE and ELLE girl is published by each language all over the world. There are a lot of information for women and girls at these website. So, I’ll write about their websites.

First, ELLE is a magazine for women, so that website is cool and stylish. This website is divided nine categories. It’s runway, fashion, hair & beauty, pop culture, life & love, shopping, astrology, video and blogs. There are each categories comment, and a lot of pictures at top page. There is runway only website of ELLE. The graphics that the fashion shows each seasons of the brand such as LOUIS VUITTON and HERMS or fashion designer are appeared at runway. There are the information and the graphics for the women at fashion and hair & beauty. There are such as celebrity were appeared, and the information of movies or music at pop culture. The women can get to variety information. This website is for adult.

Next, ELLE girl is younger that ELLE and a magazine for girls, so that website is cute. This top page are appeared many graphics and colorful. ELLE girl’s website is divided seven categories, it’s fashion, beauty, celebrity, guys, games and quizzes, horoscopes and MY ELLE girl. The girls are interested in all categories. There are the information and the graphics for the girls at fashion and beauty. There are many games at game’s category. These games are about fashion, and girls can enjoy it, so this website is for teen.

Both website’s page of the fashion serves to coordinate of clothes, because there are a lot of women and girls snapshots. For example, snapshots of cool fashion girls are appeared, so we can refer it. Also, pop culture page of ELLE and celebrity page of ELLE girl are appeared celebrity’s fashion, out of uniforms, hairstyles and the like snapshots. We can find variety snapshots. ELLE and ELLE girl magazines are appeared a lot of information and pictures. However there are many information and pictures that we can’t read the magazines at these websites.


ELLE and ELLE girl websites can enjoy, and get serves. I can enjoy a free time, and I can know many things about fashion, beauty and the like at these websites. And I thought it is difficult for me to English websites, but it is pleasant just to look, and it is study English. English websites can study English, and I can enjoy it.

ELLE: http://www.elle.com/
ELLE girl: http://ellegirl.elle.com/

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BR 2-04: GOVERNMENT IN Australia

I decided to read the book GOVERNMENT IN Australia, because I’m going to go to Australia in next spring vacation. So I thought that I should know about Australia.

I read this book, and I could learn about Australia. This book divide into five chapters, and it was written about education, life and especially Australian government.

I know for the first time that Australia’s federal government was formed in Melbourne in 1901. Also, Australia’s federal system of government has three levels. The first level is federal parliament. It makes decisions for the whole of Australia, the second level is territory parliament, and the third level is local government. It divided into three levels in Australia, and the government makes decision about country, territory and local.

It is difficult for me to understand English of this book. However I could know about Australia’s federal government. I want to know more about Australia.

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Brasch, N. (2007). GOVERNMENT IN Australia. Melbourne: THOMSON NELSON.

Essay 2-02a: ELLE and ELLE girl websites

What magazine do you read? I like fashion magazines. My favorite magazines are VIVI, PINKY and ELLE girl. I often read ELLE girl when I was a high school student. ELLE and ELLE girl are published by each languages all over the world. These websites appear the information that women and girls are interested.

First, ELLE is a magazine for women, so that website is cool and stylish. This website is divided nine categories. It’s runway, fashion, hair & beauty, pop culture, life & love, shopping, astrology, video and blogs. There are each categories comment, and a lot of pictures at top page. There is runway only website of ELLE. The graphics that the fashion shows each seasons of the brand such as LOUIS VUITTON and HERMS or fashion designer are appeared at runway. There are the information and the graphics for the women at fashion and hair & beauty. There are such as celebrity were appeared, and the information of movies or music at pop culture. http://www.elle.com/

Next, ELLE girl is younger that ELLE and a magazine for girls, so that website is cute. This top page are appeared many graphics and colorful. ELLE girl’s website is divided seven categories, it’s fashion, beauty, celebrity, guys, games and quizzes, horoscopes and MY ELLE girl. The girls are interested in all categories. There are the information and the graphics for the girls at fashion and beauty. There are many games at game’s category. These games are about fashion, and girls can enjoy it. http://ellegirl.elle.com/

These website’s page of fashion reference, because there are a lot of women and girls snapshots. For example, snapshots of cool fashion girls are appeared, so we can refer it. Also, pop culture page of ELLE and celebrity page of ELLE girl are appeared celebrity’s fashion, out of uniforms and hairstyles and the like snapshots. We can find variety snapshots.

ELLE and ELLE girl magazines are appeared a lot of information and pictures. However there are many information and pictures that we can’t read the magazines at these websites. Therefore, if you read these magazines, you should these websites, and you can enjoy and refer it besides.


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BR 2-03: The Flying Carpet

I read the book The Flying Carpet. This book's characters are Biff, Kipper and the boy. This story is about Biff's carpet became the flying carpet, and Biff and Kipper helped the boy. This book is adventure story.

Biff's carpet tore, so she brought the old carpet in the junk shop. After that, she cleaned up the carpet, and Biff and Kipper sat on her carpet. There was the key on the carpet. Suddenly, it began to glow, and the carpet began to fly. And the carpet was frying over a town. Then it stopped at the top of a tower. There was a boy in that room. He is the king, but he was captured in the palace his uncle, and his uncle became the king, instead. His uncle was nasty. Therefore, Biff and Kipper helped the boy, and they brought the boy back his mother. And they caught his uncle, so the country returned peace. Then the key began to glow again, and Biff and Kipper came back to the real world, and their adventure was end.

This book is very interesting to me. And Biff and Kipper’s adventure story was enjoyable.

Hunt, R. (1990). The Flying Carpet. Oxford : OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS.

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BR 2-02: The Giant Jelly Bean Jar

I read the book The Giant Jelly Bean Jar. This book’s characters are Ben, his sister Jill and Jo-Jo of a clerk Jelly Bean Shop.

Ben is a shy boy and loved jelly beans. He loved Jo-Jo’s Jelly Bean Shop too. Jo-Jo had a contest in his shop every weekend. He read a riddle and the person who said the right answer of the riddle was able to get a jar full of jelly beans. Ben and Jill went to Jo-Jo’s Jelly Bean Shop every Saturday. Ben always knew the answer, but he is a shy boy, so he wasn’t able to say the answer in a loud voice in front of everyone in the store. Therefore he often said “Oh, nuts!” to himself.

One day, Jill got a jar full of jelly beans. She gave some jelly beans to Ben, but he wanted to answer the jelly bean riddle himself. They went to Jo-Jo’s shop again. This shop had been open for one year then, so it was special. The jar of jelly beans of this week was big. Ben knew the right answer this week, and Jo-Jo pointed to him, but he forgot the answer and he didn’t say anything. Then, Jill stepped on Ben’s toes, and he cried “Oh, nuts!” Ben remembered “Peanuts” is the answer! So he answered in a big voice. And he got big jelly bean prize jar. Ben and Jill were very pleased.

I thought that the scene Ben didn’t give up, and he challenged it many times was good.

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BR 2-01: CORDUROY Writes a Letter

I read the book CORDUROY Writes a Letter. I like the Corduroy book series, because Corduroy is cute, and he is good friend with Lisa.

Lisa noticed that the cookie that she buys in the bakery on every Saturday is something different, so her mother suggests that Lisa write letter to the bakery. Lisa was going to write a letter, but she thought that the bakery owner might not listen to me, so she didn’t write a letter for the bakery owner. Corduroy thought that maybe I can write a letter then, and he wrote a letter for her. The next Saturday Lisa and Corduroy picked up the cookies, and the cookies changed.

After that, Lisa thought that she writes a letter about she noticed things, but she is too afraid to write a letter. However, Corduroy isn’t. He wrote a letter for her. So Lisa thought I should write a letter when I have something to say. And she wrote a letter for her favorite radio program. She made a request for her and Corduroy favorite song. The following week, their favorite song began to play in the radio, and they were glad.

Corduroy writes the letter for Lisa, so I think he is very kind. I read this book, and I thought that it was important to tell my mind.

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Essay 1-03b: Relations of family, friends and others

As I watched Stitch, Lilo, Nani and character in the movie Lilo & Stitch, I realized that family and friends to help each other are very important. I’m going to write about how important family, friends, to help each other.

At the beginning of Stitch was alone. He judged violent, and he escaped from the space to Hawaii, so he didn’t have friends and he was alone. He met Lilo and Nani there. Also, Lilo was alone, too. She lost her parents in an accident, so she lived on only two people with her sister. And she was seemed a character from her around people, so she was didn’t friends and she was lonely.

When Stitch began living with them, at first he broke various things, and he troubled them. However, he was lonely, so he caused trouble. At first Lilo, Nani and Stitch were in good with each other. They didn’t live together cause Stitch, so their family almost became apart.

However, they realized important about family, so they got over various problems. No matter though family is part, family was links each other, but family is happy always go together none the less.

Lilo didn’t have friends, so Nani gave Stitch for Lilo. They were in good with each other. Such as things happened, so they realized important about each other. Nani’s boyfriend also was getting along with them, so they became getting along more than before, and they got over such as things. It is important for us to friends. We can get over our difficulties if there are friends.

I believe that important to help each other when we are in trouble. There were a lot of such as things with them, but they helped each other. They were answer to such as things and they live together happily at the last.

Finally, we watched this movie, and we can learn about relations of family, friends and others are not easy to in good with each other, but very precious for us. In addition, we should help each other when there are worry, trouble and son to us. We were given to think that about family, friends and help each other are very important.

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BR 1-12: “The Gingerbread Man”

I chose the book of “The Gingerbread Man”. This story is about the gingerbread man run away from everyone.

The gingerbread man was made by the old woman. She heard a little voice from the oven, and she opened the oven door. And the gingerbread man jumped out. The old man and the old woman ran after a gingerbread man, but he ran very faster. He went on running. Soon he saw a cow. The cow said ‘Come here! I want to eat you.’ But the gingerbread man didn’t stop, so the cow ran after a gingerbread man. Soon he saw a horse. The horse said a thing same as the cow, too, and the horse ran after a gingerbread man.

The gingerbread man ran and ran. Just then he saw a fox, but the gingerbread man ran away. The fox said ‘I don’t want to eat you. I want to talk t you.’ Then the gingerbread man saw a river. The fox said ‘I can help you.’ And the gingerbread man and the fox crossed the river together, but the gingerbread man was eaten by a fox afterward.

This book’s picture was very cute. And I had enjoyable while I read this book.

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BR 1-11: “STUART LITTLE Stuart Hides out”

I read the book “STUART LITTLE Stuart Hides out”. This story is about Stuart played hide-and-seek with the family cat, Snowbell.

Stuart Little’s family went out, so Stuart and Snowbell played hide-and-seek. Stuart became seek and Snowbell became seek. Stuart saw a flower vase high on a shelf. He climbed up onto the shelf and slid down into the vase. He hid in there, but it wasn’t very comfortable for him in there. So he thought that he wanted get out in there, but he couldn’t reach the top of the vase.

Snowbell fell asleep all the time. He woke up afterward, and he didn’t think about Stuart and he thought that he wanted got to get out. Stuart thought he have to tip the vase over so he can crawl out then, but the vase fell over and began to roll toward the edge of the shelf.

Snowbell thought he want to have snack before going out, and he went back then. Snowbell found Stuart, and Snowbell helped Stuart. Stuart thanks for him.

Stuart and Snowbell are cute. I want to read Stuart Little’s other book.

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BR 1-10: "The Princess and the Pea"

I read the book "The Princess and the Pea". This story is about the prince find a real princess.

The prince wanted to real princess, so he looked for a real princess, and he met many princesses. One stormy day, a princess came in the castle. The queen knew how to find out real princess. It was that put a tiny pea under twenty mattresses. And the princess went to bed. The next morning, the queen and the king, the prince asked the princess whether she was able to sleep well. “I didn’t sleep because there was a big lump in my bed.” Said the princess. Everyone thought that she is a real princess, because a real princess could feel a pea under twenty mattresses. And the prince married the princess.

I thought that I read this book, a real princess have to be delicate so that it was felt a pea.

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BR 1-09: "Pooh Goes Visiting"

I chose the book “Pooh Goes Visiting”. This story is about pooh happened some happening while he was walking.

Pooh found a large hole while he was walking. It was Rabbit’s hole. Pooh ate a lot of foods in Rabbit’s house. He was going to back afterward, but he ate too much, so he’s stomach protruded, and he didn’t pass through the hole. Rabbit fetched Christopher Robin about that matter. They thought that the best way to get out of the hole. They have a idea. It was Pooh became hungry, and he’s stomach was bend, then everyone pull to Pooh.

So at the end of week, Christopher Robin, Rabbit and all of Rabbit’s friends and relations took hold of rabbit pulled together. Then, all of sudden, he could come out. And he became a free. Pooh went on with his walk through the forest, but Christopher Robin looked after him lovingly.

Pooh is very cute. I read this book and I became to like Pooh more.

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BR 1-08: “The Statue of Liberty”

I chose the book “The Statue of Liberty”. This story is about when the Statue of Liberty was made.

The Statue of Liberty stands in New York Harbor. It was a present from the France to the United States. A Frenchman called Frederic Bartholdi made it. He modeled on that of his mother’s face. He made the model again and again. He and his helpers took the statue apart, and a ship carried it from France to New York. In American people were building, but they ran out of money, so the work stopped. A man called Joseph Pulitzer had an idea. It was that I will print the name of everyone who gives money to help. Then soon there was enough money, and the Statue of Liberty was made.

On October 28, 1886, the people of New York had a parade. They cheered. Today, more than one hundred years later, the Statue of Liberty still welcomes people to America.
I read this book and I knew about the history of the Statue of Liberty for the first time.

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BR 1-07: “The Bookstore Valentine”

I read the book “The Bookstore Valentine”. There is a man who Mr. Brown. He had the bookstore. It was called the Black Cat Bookstore. This bookstore sold only ghost books. This story is about his bookstore happened things at Valentine’s Day.

Mr. Brown loved his store, cat and cheese. His cat’s name is Cobweb. Mr. Brown and Cobweb lived above the store. Mr. Brown was busy at Valentine’s Day sale, so he put a help wanted in the window. Then a woman came. Her name is Miss Button. She liked ghost books, cheese and cats, too. Therefore, Mr. Brown was employed to her.

They became getting along little by little. Mr. Brown wrote a letter for Miss Button on Valentine’s Day morning, but he couldn’t give to her. Miss Button wrote a letter for Mr. Brown too, but she couldn’t give to him. However, Cobweb and mice were helped to them, and they could give letter each other. Therefore, at the end of the day, Mr. Brown, Miss Button, Cobweb and mice spent together and happily.

This book’s story continued “The Bookstore Ghost”. Mr. Brown met Miss Button. This story had a happy ending, but I’m interested in continued this story.

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Essay 1-03: Lilo & Stitch

I watched “Lilo & Stitch”. I watched Stitch, Lilo, Nani and others of this movie’s story and I thought that family, friends and to help each other are very important. Therefore, I’m going to write about family, friends, to help each other and so on.

First of all, Stitch was alone. He judged violent, and he ran away to Hawaii in the earth, so he didn’t have friends and he was alone. He met Lilo and Nani in there then. He broke various things, and he troubled them at first. However, he was lonely alone, so he happened trouble. Also, Lilo was alone, too. She lost her parents in an accident, so she lived on only two people with her sister. And she was seemed a character from her around people, so she was didn’t friends and she was lonely.

Lilo, Nani and Stitch didn’t go right each other at first. They didn’t live together cause Stitch, so their family almost became apart. However, they realized important about family, so they got over various problems. No matter though family is part, family was link each other, but family is happy always go together none the less.

Lilo didn’t have friends, so Nani gave Stitch. They didn’t go right each other. The various things happened with them then, so they realized important about each other. Also, Nani’s boyfriend was getting along with them, so they became getting along more than before, and they got over various things. I thought that there are friends that it is helped in various things. It is important for me to friends.

There were a lot of various problems with them, but they helped each other then. Therefore they were answer to various problems, and they live together happily at the last. I believe that important to help each other when we are in trouble.

Finally, I thought that human relations of family, friends and others are not easy but very precious to us. In addition, I should help each other when there are worry, trouble and son to us. I was given to think that about family, friends and to help each other are very important.

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