BR 1:01：Cirque du Freak (Book 1 of the Saga of Darren Shan)

This is a true story. (p. 3)

When I was 12 years old, my father bought me this book. The hero of this book name is Shan Darren, so it is the same as the name of the author. He is not good boy, he is very bad boy. He is a liar and thief. When Steve who is his best friend was bitten by a poisonous spider, he was afraid of exposing his error, he kept quiet about the matter. He is the child whom there seems to be really anywhere because I I was drawn into a story.  He became a vampire for helping his best friend Steve, but Steve had a grudge to Darren because he wants to become a vampire. I think that he is so unfortunate but this story is good.

Shan, Darren. (2001). Cirque du Freak. Boston: Little, Brown.

 

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essay 3: my hometown

I was born in Hayato town, Kirishima city, Kagoshima and I grew up there. Kagoshima is in the south of Kyusyu and Sakura island is there. The volcano at Sakura island frequently erupts so we can't hang out the wash to dry. If we do that, we must do the washing again. When we walk out, volcanic ash falls from the sky as well as rain. we often have to use an umbrella. Most of stores sell umbrellas for volcanic ash. The next day when it falls, we can see the bags for the ash at the dump site. In Kagoshima, we dump ash as well as combustible garbage. Moreover, we can buy volcanic ash for a souvenir.

The traditional food of Kagoshima is satumaage, sashimi of raw chicken, shirokuma and keihan. Satumaage is seasoned fish meat with salt, sugar and it is fixed in a form and fried in oil. Satumaage, sashimi of raw chicken is the breast and the thigh of the chicken with soy sauce which we put garlic and ginger in. Shirokuma iscondensed milk on shaved ice and served with fruit such as the canned fruit and adzuki bean jam on the top. Keihan is rice on shredded chicken and omelet cut into strips, shiitake mushroom, cut long green onions, cut seaweed, and we pour soup in it. We often eat when we have a school lunch.

Kagoshima has a lot of hot springs. The especially famous hot springs are Ibusuki and Kirishima hot springs. In Ibusuki, we can take a sand steam bath. In Kirishima, we can take a sulfur spring. Ryouma Sakamoto visited Kirishima for his honeymoon with his wife. This honeymoon was the first in Japan. Hayato of my hometown is enclosed by Kinkou Bay and mount Kirishima. I have played there when I was a child. It is very rural but it is easy to live there. There are a lot of small stores, for example karaoke and sushi restaurants. I like to go cycling around my home town. I love my home town.

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essay 2: my treasure

I have two treasures. My first treasure is my friends. My best friends are high school friends. My special best friend's name is Kei. She and I were in the same brass band club and the same class since we were students in the second year of senior high school. One day I was said nasty things to a person so I tried to tell her my complaints. However Kei told me that I must not say that to her. I asked her why I shouldn’t say it her. She said that it was a new term now so I was a bad person when I fight her and I had a friend that I can talk to about my dissatisfaction. She then said that we were best friends! I was exceedingly glad then. After that we passed time together. She more knows about me than I know about myself. When I moved to Kumamoto, she came my house so she met me. She gave me an album and a letter. I read in my moving car. She said that we are best friend even when we are away from each other.” I cried and I wanted to meet her soon. Since I entered university, we are in contact every day. She knows everything about me. She is my treasure.

Second, my treasure is quite a collection of Kis-My-Ft2. They are a music group. I have their live DVDs and CDs, books, and other goods. When I was a student in the second year of senior high school, I was disappointed in love. I lacked the will to do anything. However I read a magazine of johnny’s by chance in the book store. I saw them, they held me spellbound. After this, I often go their concerts in Osaka and Tokyo, and in Fukuoka. They give me vigor and happiness. When I went to their concert for the first time, I shook hands with Taisuke Fujigaya and Hiromitu Kitayama. I was crying and crying in pain. I couldn’t stop my hands from trembling. I said I wouldn’t wash my hands! I worked hard to buy my collection of their goods. If my house were burning, I would enter there for collect my treasure.

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My family 2

I introduce my mother. My mother is Mayuni, she is 49 years old. She is an extrovert but she is angry when she is very fearful. When I was a junior high school student, I didn’t like her so she and I often fought. I like father than mother. My brother is a good friend for her. However I like her salad spaghetti. This tastes like mom’s home cooking. She loves hot springs. She goes there every day. She often invites me but I decline because I don’t such free.


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My family 1

I introduce my father. My father name is Joji, he is 49 years old. He works at SONY. First, he worked in Kagoshima but he was transferred Kumamoto when I was third high school student. Next, he was transferred China a year ago too. He comes back once a year. March 14th he came back because my young sister graduated at junior high school. I met him after a long absence, he was thin. He says that Japanese food is more delicious than Chinese food. I like sushi so I thought I can’t go to China. He is so gentle because he often does housework in holiday and when my mother work. He is good at cooking. He can cook everything because when he was student, he worked at the café. His dishes are more delicious than my mother’s dishes. However he can’t win for my mother’s salad spaghetti. His character is similar to me. He is outdoor and he like playing sport so I go out with him well. When I want to shopping, I take with him. I always ask him for clothes, he buy that by all means. My mother says that you are a demand is good. My father is a good understanding person.

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Essay 1: home stay letter

Dear Host Family

My name is Yui Tsukada, and I live in Kumamoto, Japan. However I am from Kagoshima. I am 20 years old and I study at KGU. I would like to thank you so much for having me at your home while I study at Canada. I am excited to become a part of your family.

My family is my mother, father, older brother, young sister and two dogs. My mother is Mayumi. She is a nurse. My father is Joji. He works at SONY but he lives in China because he takes up jobs there. He comes back once a year. I often went shopping when I was child. My older brother is Ryosuke. He is a Kyoto university student but he had a brain tumor last year so he was operated on for it forth times in a year. He is fun now. My young sister is Riko. She is a high school student from this year. She is good at playing tennis because she won the championship. My dog’s names are Eru and Chabi. They are friendly. I always walk with them around my home. They are my best friends.

I will tell you about myself. I am a junior in college in Kumamoto and I study English every day. I like to eat things very much. I especially like sushi. I go shopping and play sports in my free time. I am good at playing the contrabass because I had been in the brass band club in junior high school and high school. I love Kis-My-Ft2 which is a music group. I often go their concerts and I have a good time.

I want to make a lot of friends in Canada and I tell them about Japanese culture. Japan is a nice country. I want to learn about the culture of other countries. I will be arriving at the International Airport at 11 a.m. on May 2nd. I would like to ask you if it is possible for you to send me directions to your house. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yui

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Blended

Today we watched a trailer for Blended,a movie starting Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler. At the beginning of the movie,Adam Sandler and Drew Barrympre go on their first date.
Unfortunately, the date is humiliating for Drew Barrymore, because they ate shrimps with very hot sauce and she spits them out. She wants to drink beer to cool down, but Adam Sandler
I can't understand about this story, but the sean of the lions eating is interesting.official blog!

An avalanche? In our back yard?

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