I have some heroes. One of them is my father. He was a teacher of my life. There are many good memories of him. He didn’t scold his children in a fit of anger. Instead of reprimanding us, he was good at guessing what children were thinking and he admonished us not to repeat the same mistake. When I moved up to the middle school, he started taking a correspondence course in penmanship. He was an office worker, he got up early in the morning and practiced everyday. When I grew up, I could understand why he continued the practice everyday. I think he wanted to make an atmosphere which his children could study in. I used to get up early in the morning and study before breakfast. His skill in penmanship improved and he finished the course and got the license to teach penmanship at last. I learnt from him that it was important to have the aim and the will to make an effort in life. He is a hero for me.

I think that Mother Teresa who devoted her life to people in India is a great woman. I respect her iron will and unselfishness, which she dedicated everything in life to faith and poor people in India.

Tlune Sugihara was a diplomat and issued passports to Jews and he saved more than 6,000 people in Lithuania just before the Second World War. Fujiko Hemming is a pianist who overcame some handicaps. I’m impressed with her “La Campanella” every time. They are wise, and worked hard to achieve their aims and for people. They still encouraged people.

I think that heroes are such persons for me.

教師より

I have no idea. I think, I don’t have a strong mind that’s why I will go to be crazy if I was the last person on Earth. Maybe, I will kill myself. I know that idea is not good so I will try to look hard for survivors before killing myself.

I’m going to have a lot of dogs because I love dogs and they won’t make me feel lonely.

And then I’m going to have a field to make vegetables and greens.

I will spend my time watching DVDs, and listening to music every day.

Oh, I would like to go to shopping molls, then I would choose and change my dress every day, but I could be naked if I was the last person, hmmm…

However, I will kill myself when I got tired of that kind of life.

教師より

This is your third essay I read today. I’m in shock. I think this is the best written of the 3, but it’s a bit negative. I feel a bit sad that you’d consider suicide even in such a lonely existence. Monkeys and chimps are similar to humans. Maybe you could be friends with them. It could be great, driving around in an expensive car, two monkey friends in the back and your gorilla husband in the front.

"My views on hunting animals"

When it comes to hunting, it sounds a bit out of date. Some people consider it to be barbaric and are against it. Some people are concerned about guns.

Hunters have to have a license to be in charge of a gun. But some hunters have committed murder.

Hunting is chasing and killing animals and birds for food or sport. In Japan, generally speaking, hunting is usually done for food. On the other hand, in Britain, hunting means fox hunting. It is for sport. I’ve seen some films of noblemen enjoying fox hunting.

Hunting in Britain is one sport popular among upper class people. And I’ve seen also in the news a person who was an activist for the prevention of cruelty to animals who took objection to hunting.

There are hunting groups that have a tradition in the Tohoku district. It is called Matagi. They hunt mainly bears, but they are almost all closing because young people aren’t taking over. It’s too bad.

My views on hunting are to be concerned about criminal cases involving guns hunting and accidents but I want to maintain traditional hunting.

教師より

I think that hunting for food, whether it be bear, whale or whatever, is OK. Hunting for sport find strange but often it is done to control animal populations, for example, foxes.

Although, a few years ago fox hunting was banned in Britain.

1.

Japan is famous for being a “high cost country”. A long time ago it was true, but now Japanese products are getting cheaper.

Because the Japanese economy is bad, many people can’t buy expensive things.

Of course, Japanese high quality products are very very expensive.

In our daily lives, we always think “How can we save money?” So there are many secondhand shops. We can get convenient goods, books, CDs, and clothes cheaply.

But in large cities (for example Tokyo), rent is very expensive. Rent is the basis for how we save money, so living in large cities is very difficult in Japan.

教師より

For many things, rent, alcohol and quality goods, for example, Japan is very expensive. But for some things, like good food, trains or take communications, Japan is very cheap compared to England.

2.

Compared with the countryside, we need to be aware that the total expenditure is of course higher in Japanese cities.

Many people tend to live in the suburbs of the city or neighboring towns for many reasons. Some don’t care about the cost and may prefer living in the centre. Someone who wants to save on living costs may want to live in a suburban area, someone may take into account that he/she selects a silent area to split up the work-life balance. Most people have to forget about crowded areas if they work in city centre.

Urbanization and depopulation in rural areas are controversial issues. I watched a new proof-experiment in the social welfare industry-automation. Machines do most of the jobs, and several human workers manage the computer system. I am amazed, because I think it’s quite a rotten thing. Elderly people are treated by machines so they won’t have any communications.

教師より

こんにちは。

梅雨入りもして、ジメジメした日が続きますね 

私は雨が嫌いなので、「梅雨がないところはいいなぁ」と

考えてしまいます

そこで、本日紹介するessayは“住む場所”についてです！

"The best place to live in Japan"

After World War?, many Japanese have moved from the countryside into the cities. In the 60s and 70s, the Japanese economy grew rapidly. The cities faced an acute workers shortage. Many people, especially young people, moved to the cities, and elderly people were left in the countryside. Agriculture in the countryside has been declining, and many villages have nobody living there. They will disappear eventually. The place to live for many people depends on their job. That’s why people tend to live in the cities.

On the other hand, some people mainly people who retire, go back to their hometowns and take over agriculture. The people who were born in the city move to the countryside to start agriculture.

The best place to live in Japan depends on the person. Some people say, “I couldn’t live in the countryside because there aren’t convenience stores, hospitals, cinemas, etc.” Some people say, “I hate the din and bustle of the big cities and prefer the stillness of the countryside.” But I can say that the place where you live becomes your best place.

教師から

I think every place has its good and bad points. Tokyo, or any big city, is exciting and convenient but is also expensive and overcrowded. The countryside is beautiful and quiet but there are no jobs and nothing to do. I don’t know the best place to live.

“Is Hiroshima an interesting city or not?”

Different people have different interests in Hiroshima city, and it is different among generations too. There is an old saying, “Wherever you live will be the best place for you.” Hiroshima is a middle size city that is in our hands and I think it convenient to live.

I moved from Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi prefecture to Hiroshima when I was eighteen years old. Hiroshima city has become beautiful although the scars left by the atomic bomb are still visible to this day.

Especially, I love to see tree-lined streets and riversides in spring, early summer and autumn. When I came back from Sidney in April two years ago, I reconfirmed that.

Hiroshima city’s postwar rehabilitation was absolutely astonishing. A lot of tourists come to Hiroshima today to learn about its past. I think that visiting the Peace Memorial Park is a good chance to learn and think about the misery of war.

I like to go to music concerts, musicals, and exhibitions but I sometimes have to go to Osaka, Hakata, or Tokyo to see my favorite concerts and shows. That is because there aren’t good musical halls in Hiroshima, and worst of it is that the cultural level is lower than that of in other big cities, I guess. When the University of Hiroshima moved to Saijo, there was a plan to build a universal opera house at the site, but it was dropped by the local residents. Mazda Stadium has been realized instead. We can easily imagine the future from this.

I have often been to Miyajima, Syukkeien, Hiroshima Castle and Asa Zoo. Now, I want an amusement park in Hiroshima city where kids and adults can enjoy themselves.

Since retirement, I have free time to go anywhere, so I’d like to find interesting places and events to enjoy in Hiroshima as a visitor.

教師から

I think Hiroshima’s history is interesting and the city is world famous because of it but for young people there’s not a great deal to do. Even for tourists the activities are quite limited so people only visit for one day usually. The city centre definitely needs something extra for people to do.



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