Oil Reserve were Discovered in Brazil

Brazil discovered on November 8th a huge oil reserves very close of Santos Basin, in the region of Tupi. The reserve should have a volume of 5.8 billions barrels of oil and natural gas. The reserves are under a large lay of salt in 5.000 maters of depth. Petrobras, Brazil's national oil company, has been€ doing examinations in the area and it should start to extract the oil at least two years and Petrobras said that the find has the potential to move Brazil into a position where it is one of the top ten oil reserves in the world.

Recently the British magazine ''The Economist'' said that God must really be Brazilian. The comment was based in a Brazilian typical expression: ''God is Brazilian''. The magazine also said that the Brazilians forests are the biggest of the world, the soil is very fertile and underground there are large mineral resources for the Brazilian economic growth. A senior minister said Brazilian oil production had the potential to match that of Venezuela. Actually, Venezuela has the biggest oil and natural gas reserves in South America and it it also should remove the influence and oil monopoly of Venezuela in South America.

The discovery was also excellent for Brazilians, because the reserves are vey close of the biggest region of Brazilian industry. The Santos Basin is very near of Sao Paulo. It means that it will be easy extract and transport the oil. The biggest and most important industries are there. The region will grow up much more. But, as a Brazilian, I am afraid of the discovery become the richest Brazilian states much richer and the poorest much poorer, it would increase the social difference, it is already huge. Brazilian politician and Petrobras must have competence to manage that situation. I am used to seeing the rich people become rich and on the other hand the poor people do not have food, clean water and clothes. it is very common un Brazil. But, of course, that is excellent news and Brazil has all things for to grow in all aspects and with a reserve like thas, the country could be transformed into an exporter of petroleum.

The news is the second biggest oil discover in two decades and together with the hydraulic power and the new bio-fuel, from sugar cane and soya beans, that the country has been investing for years, will transforme Brazil in the contry with more energetic resources of the world.

The Trendy Words Awards

Several words have been nominated for The Trendy Words Awards in Japan. The Trendy Words Awards, which stareted in 1945 by linguistic authorities, determines the words that reflect public opinion and trends the best in that year, and honors the peson who have popularized them. The followings are some of this year's trendy words.

Hanikami Oji -Hanikami means shy, Oji means a prince. It's a nickname of a young golfer, Ryo Ishikawa. When he won the first prize of the professional golf competition this spring, he was only 15 years old, and it was the youngest record in he world. He has made The Guinness Book of Record recently. A sports reporter named this shy boy Hanikami Oji. He is now the one of the most popular sports players.

KY-KY stands for Kuki Yomenai in Japanese. Kuki means an atomosphere or situation, and Yomenai means being not able to sense or notice something. We call people KY those who behave a bit differently from the others. Mainly young people like to use this word.

Donkan Ryoku-Donkan means insensitive, and Ryoku means a power or an ability. This word was first use as a title of the book written by Jun-ichi Watanabe, a famous writer. He says that if you want to live a comfortable life, you should be insensitive to other's opinions sometimes. However, the more popular the book became, the more people were inclined to use the word in various scenes. For instance, when former prime minister Jun-ichiro Koizumi mentioned diplomacy, he said we had better to have Donkan Ryoku toward foreign countries.

It is interesting that KY and Donkan Ryoku have been chosen in spite of their oppsite meanings. It might be said that Japanese people are not sure what to do. We have beem wondering how to cope with circumstances which have been changing rapidly. I think the most important thing for Japanese people is confidence. We need to have a strong mind.

Cyclone Kills 41 in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, a cyclone packing 240 killlometer an hour winds has slammed Bangladesh's southeastern coast last Thursday. It killed at least 41 people and forced hundreds of thousands from theirhomes. Cyclone levelled numerous sent drawning rains and high waves across the lawland coastal areas before weakening to a tropical storm.

The storm flattened thousands of filmsy straw and mud huts, flooded low-lying areas, destroyed crops and fish farms, unrooted trees and electric and telephone poles. Road, rail and river transport also suffered. Because of this cyclone, at least 650,000 people have moved into official shelters where they were being given emergency rations.

The government should start to find the way to overcome this situation. But Bangladesh government is very poor therefore they should ask U.S.A. or U.N. to help them, And many other countries have to pay attention to them.

We Need Obstetricians.

Obstetricians have disappeared in Japan. These days, if we kept an obstetricians we could keep running a hospital, especially in a local city. A hospital is flooded with expectant mothers.

A woman said that she was really happy to have a baby in her hometown. She delivered a baby last month in this hospital. It is located in Wakayama prefecture, where women have 400 babies per year. But there are only 2 obstetricians. In addintion, one of them has to make changes to another hospital to do research. So this hospital was decided that they closed childbirth section this October. If ther closed it, mothers would have to go far from this hospital which is located in another city. It takes over one hour to go there.

According to Japanese medical system, if we were lack of doctors, we could ask university hospitals to send substitute doctors. Normally, that could be enough to find them, but in this case, they could not find them. So they had to ask government to send them. Fortunately, they could find a doctor from Kyu-shu where is in the far distance from that hospital.

The problem is it goes without saying that we do not have enough doctors. Moreover they tend to gather big general hospitals in a big city. We have a big difference between a city and a local city. That is why many expectant mothers try to go to there, even though they have to drive over 2 hours. Big hospitals have to accept high-risk deliver. So since this April, 43 expectant mothers were delivered by helicopter in an emergency situation.

Local hospitals can not accept them because they do not have enough doctors and facilities. So it is not unusual that they are refused to accept in a local hospital.

An expectant mother had died about 6 months ago, after she was gone through over 10 hospitals. This incident was occured a lot of controversy in Japan. Some people said doctors seem to have been had enough knowledge, even though they are working in a local hospital.

Personally, government should encourage in increasing the number of doctors. They do not want to be an obstetrician, because of overworking and low income compare with another doctor. We have to take a strong stand for our government reformation of our medical system. If their working condition was getting better, we could get better treatment.

Robert Dziekanski

Robert Dziekanski was a polish immigrant to Canada. He loved his mother and liked geography, books even when he arrived Canada he had brought lots of book in his bags. Unfortunatly he couldn't read his books in Canada. This events are not only once in Vancouver airport almost Polish who immigrant to Canada had similar exprience. Vancouver airport is not a small place.

In Canada had been admiting immigrant than any other country, that meaning is this goverment should have to protect immigrant people who can not speak English. But the most need to protect foreigner place had been attacting foreigner. Even they don't have any system to interpreter.

The Flood in Tabasco

In the last November 2, Tabasco capital of Villahermosa in Mexico, was devastating by the water of the Grijalva River, which has surged six feet above its normal height amid heavy rains, unrelated to Tropical Storm Noel. More than 30,000 people were being housed in shelters, which were full, while other families preffered to camping out, watching over the few possessions they could save and one person was reported to have died. President of Mexico Felipe Calderon, has called the flooding one of the county's worst natural disasters in the history. On Friday, he toured to Villahermosa, his second visit to Tabasco state in a week. On his arrival, local officials asked for more troops to guard against looting.


Navy helicopters plucked people from roofs on Friday as raising flood waters covered much of the Golf Coast state of Tabasco.Villahermosa, wtih a populationof more than half a million people, was paralyzed, without water and electricity. Newspaper reported that people had formed long lines in the few stores that remained open, in search of drinking water and food. The state governor, Andres Granier, has compared the city to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, he said that some 80% of the state was affected. All the Mexicans and people all over the world are sending food, money, clothes, etc. to show there support and help all the people that had been affected.

A Government Pension Plan Unpaid

There are 4 kinds of pension in Japan. The first kind of pension is the government pension plan for people who do business on their own.

The inspector of pensions found 8 thousands people on pension for one billion and one hundred twenty million yen have not been paid at the end of March 2007. They found that over 50% of people have not applied for a pension. They did not know they were able to pension.


Why they did not know that they were able to get as a pension because the pension system is complicated in Japan. When we become 20 years old, we have to be pension plan's member. This is obligation for people in Japan. This for example, The people work in a company, the people join the employee's pension plan. And then the people quit the company and do business on their own, the pension change to the government pension plan.

This is a problem. Depend on what kind of pension plan but people in Japan usually have to pay pension plan for over 20 years. If we do not , we can not apply the application qualification or even if we do it, we will get little money. So the people who had paid the pension for short time did not know they are able to get the pensions.

However this article is strange. The people who retired usually check their pensions can get or not. There is another reason.

Pension is managed by the Social Insurance Agency, but the Social Insurance Agency has many problem. They don't have some people's address or other information. Some reason are the input mistake by the time of computer introduction or when women marry, they change their family name so they were not input their name accurately.

And the pensions money sometimes disappear because the officer who works in the social Insurance Agency has worked criminal such as deception and embezzling. There are some reason why people can not get a pension. The biggest cause is that the Social Insurance Agency had neglected various for a long time.

Government promised recovery work as people but in fact it is impossible.
This problem is just the tip of iceberg.

Mexican Immigrants

The dialogue between the United States and Mexico, finishing in the Bush-Calderon visit of March, promised to open exciting new ways for the two countries to regularize the historic migration relationship between them. The two discussed making "legality" the norm, regularizing the status of millions working hard, paying taxes, and raising families in America

The supply of Mexican workers has been critical to the expansion to the expansion of
U.S. industry in the last decade. The owners and managers of factories, restaurants, hotels and many other places have been clear about their need for continued access to immigrant workers. Thomas J. Donahue, president of the CEO of the US asked "who will fill the millions of essential worker positions that we will create? Immigration must be one answer

Other organization like American Health Care have written to congress that they need more workers and one solution could be Mexican immigrants, in my opinion one solution for Mexican immigrants could be increase the number of visas or methods to entry for Mexican workers.

If they do that the economies of both countries will be stronger, because almost all Mexican immigrants send money to Mexico, and We are not just talking about few people, We are talking about millions of Mexicans who are living there illegally, and also I think that US whit out Mexican workers would not be strong as It is, they need so much Mexican workers. They should provide us a fast answer because thousand of Mexicans are dying on the border trying to go trough the bravo river and also on the desert

Danger In Army Service

It happened in the beginning of this year in Taiwan. A soldier was died when he was being trained. He was not a volunter navy soldier. Evey soldier should have had swimming skills in marine corps, but the soldier was really terrified of water. In spite of his fear, he had to obey his officers and overcame himself.

The soldier had been required to sink into the water for 30 seconds and swim 25 meters in the swimming pool. He had tried hard as he can but his officers pretended that the soldier attempted to give up, so they forced him to sink into water only 20 seconds. It was too strict for the beginner to have overpressure when they learn how to swim. He was cring for help and had said "please help me". Howevr, the officers did not help him but pressed his head into the water more than three times. After that, the soldier sank into the water more than 15 seconds. The officers thoutht

Today the National Academic Apitude Test is Taken in Korea

Today, November 15th, was the day of the national academic aptitude test for all examinees who want to go university. The test is taken by 580,000 students in 980 schools in 78 areas from 8:40 am to 6:05 pm.

There are 4 parts to test which are Korean, Mathematics, English and Social and Sciences. When they are taking the listening test, nobody can use a horn and vehicle should move slowly. The government also give directions to companies to delay attendance time for workers. The examinees' parents come to the examination school, and they prayed for them to get a good score.

The test is taken once a year since 1994, but many people have objections about the test, I also have some objections. The test is only taken one day.

In 2001, when I was a examine, one of my friends could not come to take the test, because of a bad flu. He had to give up the test that year and he had to wait one more year. It does not make any sense. If someone feels like they are going to die, they must still go to take the test. It means we cannot sick on that day. Someone cannot best condition, is it fare? I do not think so, the government should find another ways to test.

Women Only Subway Will Be Introduced

Starting next year, women only subway cars, which were installed in 1992 and dropped, will be re-instated. Seoul Metro official said they had been examining the construction of women only subways and are expecting a large number of advantages even though there would be some side effects.

Seoul Metro is planning to set up two cars only for women to prevent crimes like sexual harassment making women feel more comfortable and secure. This is, however, drawing fire from the opposition especially from men who think this idea is just ridiculous.

In a street interview, a man said he did not agree with this contentious system because it is basically regarding all men as criminals or perverts. He added that he was dubious that it would be helpful to decrease the sexual crime in the subway.

People who disagree with this plan exclaim that it will just bring a segregation and an emotional gap between men and women. To top it off, they said they had no idea why Seoul Metro tries to re-operate the system which had already failed.

It's quite interesting to compare this situation with Brazil. Last April, Brazilian government tried introducing the system in Rio de Janeiro, but faced strong opposition from feminist organizations rather than from men unlike Korea. The organizations reportedly claimed the system would make their efforts that had fought to extend women's rights in vain. As it's improbable that the women only subway is going to reduce the sexual crime, they don't want to bring the controversial system into the society.

In Korea, few feminists are pointing out that it can be seen as semblance of women superiorism of over-protection of women, but most women are seemingly delighted with the plan of women only subway.

The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Tourism

To compare with 100 years ago, we can go almost of everywhere that we want. Because of this, tourism has been made it big in modern society. Tourism is the commercial organization of holidays and services for tourists. For example, if you visit somwhere to tour then you will expect to see something special or get a service in there. This is the exact meaning of tourism.

Tourism can make a world of difference, especially for economic aspect. For instance, some countries which have a historical or special place can make a lot of money because of tourism. Some countries earn money only by selling their culture or history. In this case, we can think about advantage of tourism.

However, we have to keep up with environmental problems. Many touristic important places went wrong because of some thoughtless tourists. And the more serious problem is we can't restore them after we destroy them. We should let people know about some culture that have to be got rid off.

In Thailand, there are one village which is named "Padong long neck". In this village, women should put many rings on their neck. It will make your hair stand on end if you see them, even though it is kind of culture and they have made a practice of doing something since long time ago. This is not real culture but forced culture just because of money. This is one of bad influence of tourism.

It is true that tourism is one method to earn money. And for some countries, it is very important because they don't have any othre source to make money. Bur we sould care about the disadvantage of tourism. Every tourists must think about envrionment and the preciousness of historycal places. For using the advantage of tourism, we should be more mature and rational.

The Greatness of Canada

I never thought that my life in Canada would be like it is. When I was starting high school in Mexico, I told my parents how much I wanted to study English in Canada , and they said they would see what was better for me. I was wishing that they decide to send me here because I thought it would be amazing and I could get away from my parents,rules and responsabilities.

Before my prom was coming I completly forgot about my "fabolous idea to study english", My parents burst out telling me that they had decided to send me to study in Toronto. I had mixed feelings because I did not want to leave my friends, but at the same time I wanted to get away of my routine and many problems.

My cousin and I are the same age so we came together in the same school but in different homestay. When I arrived to Toronto I clearly remember the moment of the airplane landed when I was thinking and expecting that all would be funny, exciting, easily and amazing with out any responsabilities. I was so nervous!!

My first month was so crazy, I was with a Philippine family, and they always made me felt smaller than the others roomates, I do not why (I think I will never know the reason), and at the time, I did not care absolutely nothing about improve my English, I only thought about going out, partying and meeting new friends.

I have had many experiences for example I did not know how to get to my home after 1:30 am (the hour when the subway close). I slept on the street like three times, it was horrible! also, I never did my homework and always falled sleep on class.

My second month was better, I decided to change my homestay and it finally hit home how much effort my parents were doing to keep me here, so I became more matture, and I started to do my best.

Things were starting to go better, my new homestay family was great and when my teacher cheked up on my homework always was perfect. I stopped to be in my exhausting "party" and I started to practice english everywhere.

I have never thought that Canada was as canada is, only if you live here you can figure out how great it is this country, because almost all the people are tolerant, patient and friendly with foreign students, unless I have never seen racism here.

Even I have had bad experiences here if I could decide again where I want to study, I would choose the same country, the same city and the same school.

What are Some Things You had done or Experienced by the Time You Graduated from High-School. Do-hyeong Kim

High-School is important period to all students, because it is a way to university. University can make someone a doctor, lawyer, sales or factory worker. all student do their best to go to a good university. Someone who can go to a good university or not depends on high-school. If some one has done good job he could go university. If some one has done nothing he could not go anywhere, but high school is also good to make a good memory with friends. I felt very hard to focus to studying.

I usually remember my high school days, we had a lot of fun during that time. I was not good at studying. I did many things to take the place of studying. I will explain my experiences.

First, I had had a part-time job, I had worked for hamburger shop, it was my first experience, I learned many things during that time, like managing.

Second, I had had joined broadcasting club. After that, I trained how to speak clearly, to control a mixer, I can not forget when I worked there in that time. I dreamt to be an announcer and when I was senior in high-school, the club members and I filmed a movie for 4 months and we got a 1st prize, we cried all that day, I will never forget it.

Third, I had joined a rock band. I played drums in the band, it was very hard but fun. I was in about only 3 months, because I had to prepare a big test to go to university. In Korea, there is a big test to go to university once a year. If I could not do well in that test I had to wait one more year. I think studying is more important than music. so, I throw up drums and started to study.

These three things are which I had done by high school. but, I never regret them, because they were my choice I will do my best not to regret. Alwats!lways.

An Alien Boyfriend from Space

I happened to meet an alien on my way home, yesterday.It suddenly appeared in front of me at the bus stop. He made my hair stand on end. I asked him what on earth he was doing there,so he said he was just interested in human and asked me to talk about my experience. I almost got away from him when he made a beeline for me,but I started to talking because I was afraid he might catch me and kill me if I tried to escape.The following is my story.

When I was in high school,there was a girl who always made me small.She was nasty to me but she stood out because of her beauty. Besides, she was friendly only to boys,so that many boys were trying to make a pass at her.In fact, I knew she was love with a friend of mine.

One day, the boy told me that he loved me and that made a world of difference to me! I felt very excited about not only his affection but being able to make mincemeat of her. I must admit I was cruel to think that it served her right.

The news that he and I were dating spread rapidly so the girl must have heard it,but she looked as if she hadn't known about it at all.Her attitude toward me had changed by the time we graduated.She completely ignored me.

On our graduation ceremony day, we wrote messages in each other's yearbooks. She wrote to me that she hoped the boy and I would get along well.I had no idea whether she made a bluff or she really thought like that,but her words let me feel sorry for her and make up my mind to break up with him.I haven't seen him since that day as well as the girl.

The alien burst out laughing and said it was the most stupid story that he had ever heard.It seemed that he was no longer interested in me.I felt relief and said good-bye to him.Then the alien left to search for another person who had satisfactory story to him.

Somethings i have done by the time i graduated from high school

By the time I graduated from high school, I have donde alot of things, I have been into alot of different places, Only in US, I have been in Disneyland, Six flags, Hollywood, Las Vegas (even when i did not play).

I got drunk, I have smoked but now I do not, I have changed so much in the last 3 years I became more responsible person compared to how I was before, I was always make it joks and that kind of things and even when I am still a teenager now I am more serious person, now I can see the importance of the things.

I learned to appreciate and to value all the things that I have, like my family, friends and that kind of things and I think that, this experience is one of the most valuable experience taht really matter in your life.

Living in Another Country

I am from Brazil and I have been living in Canada for three excellent months
and I have been doing a lot of interesting things. I have taken some trips; I have been to CN Tower, Niagara Falls, Toronto Zoo, Casa Blanca, and Toronto Island. I have been studing in an English school in Toronto, PGIC, but in my first month I got always of the school and took a trip to French Canada. It was so good because I could see the influence of French architecture, the Canadian Parliament, the people speaking French on the street, a lot of other things that I had never seen in Brazil.

I have been to Quebec, Ottawa and Montreal on that trip. In Quebec I could see the influence of French style in the old Quebec, I have also gone to a pretty good nightclub, I had never seen something similar. In Ottawa, the capital of Canada, I could see the Canadian Parliament and a beautiful sight. I also have been to Biodome of Montreal, where there is a nice zoo inside. All this things was very good, just one thing I did not like, I am tall and the bus was uncomfortable, that keep me up all the travel.

On the week, I have been going out to some nightclubs like Momentos, Mana, Piccadilly. There you can meet a lot of people from different countries: Brazil, Korea, Japan and Mexico. On November 31st was the Halloween, I bought a punk rock costume, there was a blue wig and a rist band, it was very fun. I went out to a nightclub, everybody was looking to me, I stood out from the other people.

During these three months I have been improving my English. I have been talking to my host mother, some American friends, people on the street. It is very amazing, how my English was in January of this year and how it is now. All the teacher of my school are very good, they are very patient. I am proud of myself, now I can watch movies, read book, talk to Canadians.

Finally, I met my mother halfway; we have together been saving money, because I would like to stay my cristmas in New York City. I would love to go there, I want to see The Time Square, Liberty Estatue and it will be very good if snow there, because I have never seen snow. After all those things, I can go back to Brazil, see my family and my friends.

When I was a child my father used to read the book about Egypt stories for me.
Since that time I have been interested in the Pyramide and studied about Egypt relic.
I arrived to Egypt for invastigating about my ancient life report a couple day ago
and yesterday that odd happening was ocurred.

I just finished my yesterday Pyramide investigation program and wanted to drink a cup of coffee for my break time. that moment I could hear small someone's voice but the voice was so small I couldn't find where did it come from.. but I could find one piece of stone looks like coin specially which shape is accurate circle.

Even Egypt staff said to us " You can't which is found in Egypt bring in your accommodation moreover the other place. " I brought that stone in my hotel and put on my desk.
After I had dinner. I tried to read antiquity letters that was written by real Egyptian.
Actually I have tried to recode antiquity letters.
And almost one letter was recoding but I couldn't understand only one sentance.
so I spoke that sentance own my voice for refresh my mind.

Suddenly the stone was shining and

What Had I Done Before I Came To Canada

I have graduated from university this June. My major is economics. It was difficult for me at first when I was a freshman, but it finally hit home when I was in senior year. It was too late to realize however better than never. When I had an examination, I was used to complaining my sister because she recommended me to choose it. I would always second guess myself, did I like what I learn? Fortunately, I had gotten a second wind until the day I graduated.

I had good memory in university. I always got along with my classmates and sometime we got a rise out of our professor. He was a serious, strick and critical teacher, usually we criticized him behind him. It was so funny. I will never forget it. He used to give us more and more quizes in the class. One of my friends was so nervous when we had a quiz that she wrote her cell phone number instead of her student number. The teacher joke with her and pulled her leg in front of the class. It was so embarrassing. We have talked this stupid thing for years whenever we had reunion.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of tourism

Tourism has many advantages and disadvantages. Tourism makes a mark on employment of the people associated with occupations in bars , hotels , tour guides. Tourism makes a world difference to the country that has a tourist attraction because tourism provides much needed foreign currency and foreign in vestment.


The country has more money so it can improve it is infrastructure which is a benefit for the local people. So the advantage is that tourism creates jobs for local people. The advantage is that tourism creates jobs for local people and helps to decrease the unemployment rate and increase local people's earnings. In spite of the advantages of tourism, there can be many disadvantages too as there are always two sides to everything.

First of all, tourists cause pollution and can wipe out the environment. For example, visual and pollution from increased buildings. This may have negatively effects by pollution disturbs local residents and also it may discourage tourist from further visiting the country. It serves them right.

Secondly, building up the infrastructure is costly and money that is spend mat have been better spent elsewhere. Therefore, if for any other political reason if tourists are discouraged to came into the country, then the government will suffer a lot as it did not invest in other things like education, health care. The economy may go wrong and have serious problems like unemployment may be created which could inversely decrease the standards of living of local residents.

These advantages and disadvantages of tourism only scratch the surface. Perhaps, there are many good and bad things in tourism and the things can be to get a second wind for the country and the local people. Tourism has it ups and downs, so the country that is thinking about their tourist spot have to consider plan of tourism or they have to meet local people halfway.

What the Advantages and Disadvantages of Tourism?

Tourism is one of the biggest industries for many countries,which make up for large profit. We can earn a lot of money in tourism. If we want to make money in tourism, our country should be well-known in the world. Because we cannot imagine the country or place where we do not know or have never heard about.

How can we be known in the world? The quickest way to be famous is to hold big sports events or conference like Olympic or Summits. If we want to hold that kind of big event, we have to have good reputation, though.

If we hold the events in our country, we must be in the spotlight of all over the world. The number of people and money will gather naturally and air our country automatically by using media. It is sort of free advertisement which is most useful. In addition, we work in various kinds of occupation which is like constructures for our workers. Domestic economy also could pick up rapidly. Therefore, many countries try to hold Olympic to improve the country's economy, because after Olympic the number of peope who visit our country absolutely increases.

On the other hand, enviroment can be polluted easily by over constructing. We have to prepare the best location for athletes or people who are concerned with them. For example, we have to build over some hotels for people who stay here only during the time, bridges to untie traffic jam or something like that.

Personally, pushing forward to tourism benefits our country, even though we take a risk to pollute our environment. We could introduce our great historical heritages and beautiful place to visit. Tourists not only feel our culture also we could feel foreign cultures. It is really good way to be interested in foreign cultures for our citizen especially the younger generation. Tourism can make a lot of occupation and money and feel foreign cultures, we have to consider about our environment, though. It is kind of our future investment which creates our future profits and make our country show in the world more than ever.

What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Tourism?

There are lots of countries whose economies depend on tourism. In the past, to travel abroad or far away was not easy at all. Thanks to the development of transportation. Today, it is possible to travel everywhere that we want to go. Tourists can go to even Antarctica. However, it has been noticed that there are disadvantages as well as advantages.

First, tourists pollute the environment. Many tourists leave garbage without serious consideration of the environment. They throw away trash on the road, in the buildings, at tourist sites. In addition, to satisfy tourists' convenience, many restaurants and stores have sprouted up everywhere. They not only augment garbage but also destroy the beauty of nature. Sometimes, a careless tourist messes up the fragile nature. Once it goes wrong, it's hard to bring it back as it used to be.

Tourism could spoil a certain region's culture. Since transportation developed, many places which were hard to access before have been exposed to tourists. In the past, they had unique cultures on their own but have been ruined and are disappearing because of tourists. Tourism brings an economic boom but also a threat to their culture. The more they are exposed to tourists, the more detrimental to their cultures.

There are some good points of tourism, though. It makes a good effect on economy. Tourism makes new jobs and companies like tour guides, travel agencies, hotels and restaurants. There are some countries which mainly rely on tourism for a living. It is very crucial for them. If they lose tourists, they lose everything.

For us, tourism or travel is a good experience. We have been learning many precious things through travel or visiting somewhere else apart from our home. Experiencing new things is important for our lives. Travel gives us unforgettable memories and a sense of accepting difference.

Now, tourism is common for everyone so we have to find out a way to decrease the disadvantages of it. We should discuss how we can reduce garbage and bad effects on tourist spots. As long as we are concerned about our environment and the disadvantages of tourism, we will benefit from tourism. It is time for tourists to think about the effects they can make.

Poverty in Japan

The problem of poverty is hidden in Japan, which is considered a rich country. However, poverty has been increasing not only in developing countries but also in economically advanced countries.

With the recent economic recession, low-paid and unstable employment as well as the burden of social security have been increasing. Women who are excluded from the main stream of the economy are suffering from poverty.

These women include solo mothers, elderly women, homeless women and migrant women, but it is very disappointing that the government's paper refers only to solo mothers.

There is a social security system in Japan, but the system does not work well for women and only a limited number of women are able to receive its benefits. Because of this, the system instead tends to create further poverty and discrimination against women. Women receive only half the amount of the employee pension of men, because the amount is based on wages and term of payment of premium.

Women's wages are very low, and the systems of wages, taxes, pensions and social security are all based on a family that has a husband as a breadwinner and a wife as a dependent. If a woman gets divorced, she has to face poverty.

Do not judge people by their appearance!

Korean has ' Eol jjang' syndrome these days. 'Eol' is a short form of 'faces' and 'jjang' means 'the best' in Korean. 'Eol jjang' stands for someone who has very good look in Korean. This syndrome has been in fashion for years. As a result of it, people started to care of their appearance and also, they have the tendency which judge someone by his/her appearance. we call it, Lookism. That is so sad and stupid and it should be changed.

Then what are the problems with lookism? It makes people feel that they have to be beautiful. Because of this, people have plastic surgery. It would be right, for example, if someone got plastic surgery for one's self-satisfaction. She had a complex about her eyes so she could not make eye contact with anybody and after surgery she got confidence when she were talking with somebody. However, Korean today get plastic surgery for getting a job and getting a boyfriend or husband. Sad to say, it is becoming very common among not only women but also men.

In fact, lookism has really made very seriously problems. As I mentioned above, many people had plastic surgery and some of them are addicted to it. It is a kind of mental illness and they never satisfy with their appearance so they long to have surgery more and more. In addition, people want to be in fit for having good look. Some people work out for it but most people choose being on a diet. Here is something have to concern. If someone were on a diet very extremely, it could bring him/her anorexia or bulimia. These are also a sort of mental illness and these are common side effects of diet. For sure, they make him/her get sick not be seen beautiful or healthy. As a matter of fact, many people are suffering from these kinds of side effects.

It is time to consider this situation seriously and try to get out of it. Mass media could feel the responsibility about this because if they had been able to foster lookism, on the other hand, that means they would have power that can make things go in the right way. Furthermore the thing we could do is to try to pursuit inner beauty which is more beautiful and important. There is an old saying, it is telling us that do not judge a book by its cover.

If vegetable could talk...

If the vegetable talk, what it will happen? We can guess lots of situatuions and I think if the vegetable say, I feel very scary. Because whenever I want to eat the vegetable, it says to me " Please don't eat me! "It seems like butcher livestock. So may be there will be objection of eating vegetables. Oh my god! If the group founds, how does human take many nutritions? Do they eat just meat or kind of artifical nutrition? It could be very serious problem.

However I don't want to write serious problem so I think another situation which is human and vegetable will be good friends. It means human grows vegetable which looks like pet. So for example, if some grow a tomato or a potato, when person give nutritions to it which will say "Thank you master or friend. ". It could be very good for some people who want to bring pet but they have a sort of allegy or fear of animal.

If some scientists invent that vegetable can say, the pet business will improve level and expand field. We can imagine we can talk with vegetables after invention. Sometimes it may have seroios problems but it might have positive things and develope language study. Anyway it is impossible in thesedays so just imagine and laugh!

An older person I admire

I admire my university professor who teaches business ethics. His name is Yo Sub ,Lee and he is over 60 years old and healthy. I heard from my freind that his orginal major was not business when he was young, he studied art and sculpture. After his graduation, he went to usa and started to study business in graduated college.

I admire him because whenever he teaches hs pupils, he always does his best. for example, he always comes to the class 10min to lecture time and leaves the class final. When I asked him " Why do you always come early and leave late?", he answered " Because I have a big responsibity which I have to manage all students and improve students's experts and then I want to see all my followers so I always do it." at that time I was really impressed and from that time I admired him. Another reason is whenever I told with him, he always spoke politely and gave an honorfic. Even though I am one of his many students, he knew my name and information exactly.

When I counseled with him because I worried about study English in another country, he said to me " Place is not importnat and you should try to do best and if you want to be succeed anything, you have to keep your mind honestly." Nowaday I lose my first mind so I am going to try change my mind which is origin and I will do my best.

Poverty in Japan

Notes:

About a sixth of the world's population still live in extreme poverty, earning less than $1 per day, and nearly a seventh of the world's population face starvation

the widening gap between rich and poor and the growing ranks of "working poor" have been hotly debated in Japan lately, many Japanese seem to be more inward-looking than before, showing little interest in the acute issues of global wealth gap and poverty.

spending for public-works projects, widely seen as a main target for budget reductions, has been axed in recent years amid strong public criticism of pork-barrel projects.

The Liberal Democratic Party's select commission on strengthening Japan's diplomatic might, which was established last year with former prime minister Yoshiro Mori as its chairman.

Take off your colored glasses about AIDS

You must have been heard about HIV and AIDS. HIV(Human Immuno Virus) is the virus that causes AIDS(Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). If you are infected with HIV, you will experience some 'flue-like' symptoms. However, it lasts only few days. You would feel healthy again and have no problem. It takes about 10 years from the date of the infection to experience the signs of AIDS. The period between HIV infection and appearance of AIDS depends on the infected person's health. If he is healthy, the period might be longer.

There are several things people think as a way of transmission of HIV.
-kissing
-shaking hands
-hugging
-using a toilet
-drinking from the same glass
-sneezing
-coughing
Do you think that you can get HIV from this kind of casual contacts? If you say yes, you're wrong. It's not true. You could never get the virus through this casual contact so there's no problem living with the infectee.

And the follow's are prevalent knowledges about AIDS.
-AIDS is a genetic disease.
-You would get HIV right away if you slept with an infected person.
-You could get HIV if you shared a needle with an infected person.
-Breast mild can transmit HIV from a mother to a baby.
The first one is wrong. Many people believe that it's true but scientists and doctors found out that AIDS was not a genetic disease. The virus could be transmitted during the delivery if mother was infected. However, if the doctor was carefule enough, the baby would not get HIV.
The second one is wrong either, in spite of the prevalent idea. Even though having sex is one of the strongest way of transmission, the possibility is very low. It's usually under 1%. (0.1~1.0%) So, continuous sex can be dangerous, but having sex once is usually not serious.
The third one is true but the possibility is low, too. Scientists reported the possibility as 0.7%.
Last one is true. Breast milk has the virus in it. Because a baby has a very weak immune system, he would get HIV very easily if mother was infected.

The reason why I wanted to talk about AIDS is that a lot of people are suffering from the prejudice. It is the prejudice not the disease which kills them. People around them regard them as criminals or animals. The infected people are isolated from their family, friends, and jobs. They are even losing basic human rights. It's sad but it's the reality. What we can do is to open mind to them and to take off our colored glasses! It really makes difference.

Daylight Saving Time

Do you know? We have to correct your clock in this weekend and we have to get up early. Why do we have to do? Because the move back from daylight saving time to standard time will take effect at 2 a.m. on first sunday in November. In summer season, we has been effected by daylight saving time, but we will retern to standard time in next week.

I didn't think about daylight saving time before I came here. Because we don't have daylight saving time in Korea. For the first time, I really confused. I didn't know why people change the standard time, and what is daylight saving time.

Nowadays Korea is tring to adopt daylight saving time. It make people confuse, but why Korea government is tring to adopt it? What is positive side, and what is nagative side? We need to think about it.

Daylight Saving Time is the practice of turning the clock ahead as warmer weather approaches and back as it becomes colder again so that people will have one more hour of daylight in the afternoon and evening during the warmer season of the year.

It save energy. It's one of the biggest reasons we change our clocks. If we adopt daylight saving time, we will get up early. We will start working one hour early and finish early. We will go to bed early too. For one hour, we can use daylight more than don't adopt daylight saving time.
If people expose to the sun more long time, they will be more healthier than before. This is another reason.

Even though daylighting saving time has good reasons, many country don't adopt this system. Because it make people confuse. If a country is effected by daylight saving time, whenever people go to forign country, they have to concern about the time. Birthday can be changed, and people have to change their life rhythm.

About Britney Spears!!!!!!

Pop singer Britney Spears is in the head lines for the wrong reasons again. Photographers snapped her driving her car with her four month old son on her lap. Ms.spears has admitted that her actions were dangerous.
However, she has blamed the paparazzi for being aggressive her. She said the photographers follow her every moving. She added that she feels she is always trying to escape from them. Ms. spears said she put her son on her lap to protect him from media.

Nowaday she usuallu makes accidents which are her exposure and drunk driving, scandle. So media attacks her who is good targer for making issue and the issue is popular favor. She is super star and her life is curioused by public however many people detest her behaviours so some media experts said her comback is not good in these days.

What shoud she do to return her glory? In my opinion she should think very carefully before she behaves because she is superstar so she is always proud of herself which is dangerous idea. the resuly is usually negative things. If she manage her action by herself, she will be queen of pop singer again. and she shoud try to keep her temper who blames media or paparazzi because they bother her but she has to control her emotion. The reason is she also needs their support or help which is used to keep her popularity.

In my conclusion, thesedays she doesn't try to revise herself if she didn't do it, she can't get her former popularity. Stars are public persons so they should be a good example of society because their behaviours infuluence very strong!

Global Warming

Recently, scientists have discovered that our environment is changing for the worse. There are some causes and effects about global warming and the holes in the ozone layer. Why we are experiencing global warminjg and holes in the ozone layer is because a lot of factories manufacture poison and pollution without recycling. Coal is plentiful and the cheapest resource in the world and the mass of CO2 is produced from coal.

People also cut down many trees for wood or burn them to clear land for farming, therefore de-forestation will decrease the amount of CO2 being absorbed. Moreover, CO2 is the main gas causing global warming. The other problem is scientists found a hole in the ozone layer near Antarctica. People using air conditioners, refrigerators and aerosol cans containing CFCs will destroy the ozone layer.

Global warming causes extreme weather. For instance, glaciers melting, sea levels rising and flooding. A place that has never had tornadoes is now experiencing them. Places susceptible to drought are drier than before. If sea levels rise, we will lose a lot of land and a lack of fresh water. Then, many habitats will disappear and animals will become extinct. We'll probably get epidemics because of extreme weather. The hole in the ozone layer allows ultraviolet radiation fo directly into the Earth. People will also get skin cancer more easily.

Altogether, we should cherish our Earth or destruction will happen one day. I think if everyone does their best, the Earth will get better. In my opion, if we could

A Trip to Vancouver

I went to Vancouver three weeks ago. My friend was supposed to move to Vancouver. Just one day before he leave, he just said to me that he will go there by car. I really wanted to join with him. Going to Vancouver by car looked like it was going to be very exciting. I wanted to try go for it! Finally, I decided to go there and we left Toronto. It was a very nice trip. I have been visited many place on that trip.


The first day of night, we didn't know that driving at night would be so very dangerous. We just drove very quickly. On the second day, we heard from various sources that driving at night would be very dangerous because there were many wild animals on the road. They can come up the road that it leads many dangerous situation that involve hitting large animals on the road. We began to be careful from then on.

That night, we saw a wolf on the road.We drove slowly to avoid dangerous situation. If we had drove quickly without being cautious, we would have had an accident. During this trip, I also have one really good memory that I can't forget. 2nd day of trip, when we were driving at night, suddenly my friend shouted. I freaked out and asked him what happened. He just said to me look at the sky. I got my cat to pull over the road and then I saw the sky. When I was seeing the sky, I was shocked. I also shouted like 'Aha!'. There was so many stars. Half of the sky was filled with stars. I couldn't believe that. I had never seen like that scenery. It was awesome.

I could feel how great God is and His creation. We stopped off at many place; Calgary, Thunder bay, Winnipeg and Banff and so on. Banff was also very beautiful. When we arrived there was snowing. We also went to Lake Louise. The water was so clean and the color of water was green. I just surprised and it gave me great impression.


From Toronto to Vancouver, it took over 5 days by car. Certainly we were very tired during the trip but it was really nice. I could realize a lot of things. I think Canada is blessed land. They have big land that has many natural resources. It also seemed to be developed more and more at any time. Canada is so beautiful country. I want to trip like this again.

How could Britney put her life together?

As you know, Britney Spears is a famous American pop singer. After she came out , she was always great success about her works. The album's single"toxic"was an international and has won her first ever Grammy Award. She is famous not only her songs but also her personal life. It has gained much attention from the media as a result of her stardom.

Her life was the wind in the beginning of this year. In 2004, she announced her engagement to Kevin Federline, three month after they met. He had very recently been in a relationship with actrss who was eight months pregnant with his second child. If she had considered who he is and what he had done before, she wouldn't have gotten married with him.

She had 2 children, but their divorce was highly publicized, followed by a legal battle for the custody. After the mediation, they shared the custody for their sons. A few days later, she was officially charged with hit-and-run and driving without a license. If she had convicted, she could have forced a year in jail. She should have cared about her conducts.

After that, throughout 2007, she has been the subject of media which wanted to air a series of controversial behavior in public. Every day we could hear about her gossips.

What might have happened her? She stayed in an off-shore drug rehabilitation facility in Antigua for less than 24 hours on February 16, because her parents and relatives recommended to have a rehablitation. The following day, she went to haircutting studio and shaved her hair off with clippers. After the several unconsiderable behaviors, finally she was dispossessed of her custody for her children.

Now she came back with her new song "Gimme more". People still doubt whether it is real come back or not. If she sing her song in live performance, say good bye to her foolish friends and drugs, she will get good relationship with her sons and people who helps her.

How can Britney Spears change her life?

Britney Spears was a top star few years ago. Her songs and dances affected many teenagers in several countries. She's still one of the most popular stars whom Paparazzi and Tabloid reporters love. However, everyone would agree that her reputation as a lovely pop icon has been ruined since 2004.

Britney married backup dancer Kevin Federline who already has 2 children with Shar Jackson in September, 2004. Next year, she gave birth to Sean Preston Federline, her first son. Unfortunately, She got into more troubles after his birth. Photos of Spears driving a car with an infant son on her lap are released. Many people blamed her and authorities visited her to investigate. Even after that, carelessly, she made her son fall from a high chair and almost dropped him in front of media. She insisted that she was trying to be a good mother and actually she was, but her behaviors didn't support her insistence at all.

She gave birth to another boy baby and two months later, she divorced Federline. However, her behaviors which seemed she had no qualification as a mother kept going, and finally she lost custody of children. her former bodyguard even witnessed her drug use in front of the children. It seems that she gets into more serious troubles as time goes by. Photos showing her without underwear were taken and they made us shocked. Is she never going to be same again as we remember? How can she change her life?

She should not hang out with her friends! There's a saying, "If you see one's friends, you can get his/her number." Yes! Your friends tell who you are. Britney is now so in love with having parties with her crazy friends - Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton. Lohan is a drug addict and has been in rehab. Hilton has sent to jail for drunk driving. All of them are kind of spoiled children. They became a big star when they were young and that spoiled them. If Britney didn't hand out with them, she could be changed.

Also, it would be a good idea for her to join a social service program. She could donate to charity or she could visit the poor in person. There are lots of social programs that can change her if she wants outside of the party place.

Now, it's time she had to change herself, her life! She has to remember that she has a responsibility as a mother and as a public person. Everybody is looking forward to seeing her changed life.

How could Britney put her life back together?

I think if Britney wants to change her life, she'll think deeply before do something. But I don't think she wants to change her life when I read her article recently.If she worked tidy for her children in her house, she mightn't lost custody of her children. She lost custody of her children because she was accused of not taking a random drug and alcohol test and she couldn't provide a driver's licence. Maybe she has many another reason why she is hard situation. If she thought deeply her behavior, nobody might blame her.


How can Britney change her life? It's a difficult question because I don't know about her. If I think about her, first she has to change her mind. I don't know her thinking, but I think she should change her thinking because she is a mother. If she is fully conscious of her responsibility as a mother, she mightn't go out every night. I can't think about if I have a children, but I understand it's very hard. If I think about only me, I mustn't have a child. Anyway if she had a strong will, she might have kept being nice artist.

An older person I admire

An older person who I admire is my grandmother. Her name is Nobuko. She is 72 years old. She used to have 11 siblings, but most of them died because of the second world war.
She used to work in electoric factory, taking care of her 3 children. The eldest is my mother.
My mother told me, she used to make lots of beautiful clothes for my mother, especially she was good at making one-piece dress. Before winter, she also used to knit sweaters by her hand.

Her hobby is gardening. She used to grow lots of flowers in front of her house, but now she grows some herbs and vagetables, because she enjoys herbal tea and cooking.
Her health is pretty good, because she always drinks her special drink which is made from some vagetables, fruits and herbal medicines. She have drunk it for 12 years.
She has a 3 children, 9 grand children and 2 grand-grand children. We uesd to gather twice a year in summer and new year. After her grand children got occupations, we usually gather in new year to have lunch and dinner.

She also likes traveling aroud the world. She is interested in foreign cultures and countries. She had never been abroad until the year before last when we went to Hong-Kong andChina together.
Last week, she came here with my parents to see me. We went to Montreal for 3 days, we watched hockey game and walked aroud the city. She took a lot of pictures but she is not good at taking pictuers. She always shakes her camera when she takes a picture. Her camera is pretty good quality, though. Now she practises how to take a good picture for her next tirp.

I love her, because she has full of energy to do everything, so everyone likes her. When I was a child, she used to tell me that to be kind and honest to another person, especially people who helps you like friends, and everyone would help you and like you naturally.
I have to study English very hard to be her personal interpreter. I want to go abroad with her wherever she wants.

To talk with vegetable

When we are children might at least one time thought about talking with vegetable.
Of course that is impassible until now. but if the god made a mistake or just wanted to have fun
so suddenly every vegetable would talk with people which might be friendly or terrible or just noisy.

If I were quit nervous about standing in front of lots of people, so in that reason I wouldn't have any friends. It can be good practice stuff usually talk with vegetable and then finally I will be talking with someone fluently.
And many people who has lots of money, don't need to have a alarm for example,
"Dude, wake up 2 strange guys are invading in the house they are claiming my back now!! they are so heavy and rude"

If this situation is real happen, It will be indeed funny and ridiculous but useful.

On the other hand if vegetable say complaint or requirement a lot until they are satisfy.
Former will be pretty tired,exhausted and puzzled.
If nobody want to be former we wouldn't buy vegetable easily. Even though that is one of the most important nutritious. And whenever we cook vegetable that will be saying something for example " Please dear, I don't want to be dead now. I have been living only for 7 months. I could see sky 4 months though. That is unfair I wish I lived more than now"
Fortunately or unfortunately those things are just supposition. If we are worried about talkative vegetable that is so unnecessary.

Although vegetable can't talk that is okey.
If we really like our own tree which bear vegetable and do our best. We could understand what they want and what they want to say.

What would happen if water in the ocean increased by 10 meters

If water in the ocean increased by 10 meters, some small islands like Tuvalu would sink under the sea. The continents would't sink, even though water in the ocean increased by 10 meters. However, people who live at the sea shore would have to move somewhere where they can live safely.
It can be accepted for people who can get the information which water in the ocean is increasing but peple who live in uncivilized place like no electricity or waterworks can't get the exact information about that, We would investigate how many people there are in uncivilized islands, and we would tell them that you have to prepare some boats inside their houses and learn how to swim.

It would have many refugees, and if they lose their own land, they have to change their citizenship. If their life is uncivilized, it would take a long time to get used to living in the new city life.

There is another problem which is fishery zone. In Japan, we have a small island which is called Okinotori island. The small desert island is located the extreme south of our country and keeps our fishery zone. Actually it doesn't look like islands it kind of concrete block. At high tide, it almost sinks under the sea, so we have to harden artificially.

We used to eat fish for our main food and we believe that we can eat them forever as a same taste. But once we lose the island, we couldn't eat various kinds of fish. So now we keep it to harden by concrete. It is a big problem for Japanese, if we can't eat many kinds of fish, Japanese would be come eat beef or pork more than before. It isn't good for our health, even though they are delicious. The prise of fish are higher, people couldn't buy fish. I'm anxious that Japanese would gain weight. Therefore, we have to keep water in the ocean doesn't increase any more to keep our wonderful food life.

What would happen if vegetables could talk.

Language is a privilege for human beings. Human beings are fed up with talking with each other. It is kind of boring. They started to have pets as friends like dogs, cats, birds and even snakes. One day, what would happen if vegetables could talk? It would be big chaos but human would try to find something interesting with them and some people would want to use them for their interest on the other hand some people would want to protect them.


Vegetables that can talk could be pets. People are always looking for something new. It might be big fashion. Also, It would be a very big business because if people had a vegetable as a their pet they might want to keep it alive as long as possible. People might want to make special house and medication and so on. It could be also possible that some vegetable could be given some special education and then they could be used for children education, depressed patients and visually impaired people.


If vegetables could talk, that means they also would be influenced by cultures. It would be a good idea to trade vegetables for the purpose of learning languages and cultures. Vegetables that can talk could be good tutors. For example, if someone wanted to learn English, he/she could buy a vegetable from the countries that use English as the first language. People could get a tutor which can speak language as a native with small payment compare to go abroad or get a tutor who is real human.

That would be very funny. Vegetarian might have a big problem. They would have conflict over eating vegetables. Some vegetarians do not eat meats and that kinds of things because they think meats are from killing animals. According to this reason, many vegetarian would reject to eat vegetables. However, there would still be some people who want to eat vegetables for their health. It would be possible to have conflict between vegetarians with destruction of life.

It seems like very exciting to talk with vegetables. In fact, if vegetables could talk, they would be respected as life more than animal. Also, They would be closer with human just like animal have done before. However, if I were a vegetable that can talk, I would not talk to people because if people found vegetables that can speak. The vegetables might have to speak when people want to hear. If I were the vegetable, I would just keep it a secret.

What would happen if vegitables could talk

If vegetables could talk, it would be very funny. It would be impossible to eat vegetables or we might have to eat only vegetables. If we talk to vegetables, our life might change a lot. I am going to imagine what would happen if they could talk.


Whenever we ate vegetables, they would stare at us. They could make a problem in our stomach. They might plot in our stomach because they could speak each other. If they have a bad intensions, they could get angry at us like and make digestion problems. We would have to be careful with vegetables.


Our food style also would change. They would put the meat away to far then occupy our table. We may have to get our protein from other food like tofu not from any meat whatsoever. Even though we want to eat meat, we may not find it anywhere.


On the contrary, I think we can be more familiar with vegetables than meat or something like that. We would understand how vegetables feel. In talking with vegetables, we might realize better than before that vegetables are more healthy food than other foods. We would have to change our menu.


We would be friends with vegetables. Whenever we are boring we may talk with vegetables. Sometimes they might comfort us and give an advice and also it is possible to fall in love with them.


Can you believe this? We can communicate perfectly only with human beings. It is intersting thing. All people might know about this fact but in my case, I had never thought about this happening that would happened. Apparently if vegetables could talk, it may make many problems in our life.
I thank God who makes the world perfectly.

If vegetables could talk...

I've never thought about that vegetables could talk . It makes me very interesting .
We always have many kinds of vegetables for our meal and also nowadays people wants to have vegetables insted of meat for their health and we can meet many vegetarians easily . Besides , Some people said they can talk with their vegetables or flower like plant. They think vegetables can understand what they say and also vegetables can feel love so, I emagine that there were vegetables who can talk.

There was a carrot who could speak. His name was Joy and He was only 1year old and he lived on the ground out side of the country. He lived with parents. There were a lot of neighbors around him . Lettece's family, Onion's family and so on. He got along with them each other. He was used to tanning his body but he didn't used to drinking water enough . However, his mother always said to him that he had to drink water enough because she wanted that he became the most fresh and popular vegetables in the world.

One day , Joy heard the story about his grandfather from his mother. She said that his grand father was the most fresh and delicious carrot in the ground so he was sold to one woman who had 2 children. As soon as he was sold to that woman , he was very proud of himself. However, The woman's children hated him because they didn't like to eat vegetable like carrot. Unfortunately, when the children had dinner, his grand father was thrown away into the garbage. He passed away sadly. After Joy heard that story, he was shocked and depressed also he was very worried about his future so he stopped to learn how to make his body more freshly and stopped to drink water too and he shamed that he is vegetables.

When Joy lose his confidence, he met a new friend on his way home. He introduced himself . He said that he is meat. He've never met a friend like meat. He was not vegetables like Joy.
He looked so strong and delicious so Joy talked about his story and worries to him. He said that people don't like to eat meat nowadays because they don't want to eat meat because of fat.
He watnted to be fresh begetables like Joy. It was very surprising story to Joy. He decided that he will become vegetables who is the most fresh and delicioius. He tried to drink water enough and tanned his body again. Finally, Joy sold to one man and he could move to the big market in the city. He was displayed the vegetables section. When people wanted to buy vegetables he tried to talk with people. He introduced by himself and also he said his good point for their health. Finally, Joy sold a woman who has children . Joy dreamed come true and he became the most famous and fresh carrot .

If vegetables could talk , we can talk with them . Then we can choose fresh vegetables easily but It means that vegetables talk that they can think and feel. I think if vegetables can talk, we'll never eat vegetables anymore.

Expressing Wishes

The verb in the clause after wish is expressed in an earlier time then the situation that led to the wish.

Present: I don't have much energy
Past: I wish I had mor energy.

Present: He can't come for the meeting
Past: I wish he could come for the meeting.

Past: I got to work late this morning
Past
Perfect: I wish I had left the house earlier.

Present
Perfect: I haven't seen that movie.
Past
Perfect: I wish I had seen it.

A.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb.

I gets dark early in the winter time.
I wish it didn't.

It got dark early in the winter.
I wish it hadn't.

1. We don't have enough time to finish.
I wish we _________________________ .

2. They cannot speak English well.
I wish they _______________________ .

3. It hasn't rained for a month.
The farmers wish it _______________ .

4. We didnt have anything to eat at noon today.
We wish we ________________________ .

5. I don't go to meetings often.
I wish I __________________________ .

6. The fell asleep during the speech.
They wish they ____________________ .

Language in transition:

When the verb in the situation decribed is "be", the verb in the noun clause is were for all persons and numbers: "Janet is mean. I wish she were not so mean."

However, it is aceptable in informal contexts to ignore this rule: "Janet is mean. I wish she wasn't.

Notes:

Wish has a different meaning when it is used in some common special expressions such as "wish someone a happy birthday", "wish someone good luck", "wish someone a safe trip".

John wrote to wish her a happy birthday.
I wish you good luck with your future studies.
They wished us a safe trip.

What Would Happen If Vegetables Could Talk

If vegetable could talk it would be very cool and funny. We might have vegetables that are edible and we may have vegetable pets.

Ppeople who don't like pet because of cleaning their excrement, then it would be a good news for them. If vegetable could talk, I think vegetable pets would come in in the world. We will probably dress up our lovely pets, moreover we may have a place like a kennel and also give a nickname for them.

I wish if I go to supermarket, vegetables would tell me how nutritious they have and people would eat more healthy. After I shopping I wish they could go toward fridge in order ,also before I cooking, I wish they could wash themself such like taking a bath and we could chat a lot while I prepare dinner. After that I would drop a miraculous medicine on them because of leniency and no howling. Eventually we would have a healthful and happiness meal without guilt.

If vegetable could talk, people's life would get more interesting and plentiful. I wish it would come ture oneday because I am the one who like pet but don't like cleaning their poo.

What would happen if vegetables could talk

People will often imagine something very interesting. Take a look around, if you find someone who is laughing without any reason, maybe he is daydreaming. Through the imagination, if you see something from a different point of view, you can get fun and new idea from that imagination.

My homestay host is from Colombia. Now, she is raising a coffee tree in the house. She do her best to take care her coffee tree. Everyday she water and control the temperature for that tree. She say that she can talk with her tree. She said she can understand what tree say such as what the coffee tree need, or when the coffee tree bear fruit.

Now I imagine something fun. Like my homestay host's coffee tree, if vegetable could talk, what would happen? Good things? Bad things? What would happen?

I guess, people could make many friends. Try to imagine! If you wake up in the morning, your vegetable friends will say good morning. You can talk with vegetable when you are bored. Even if you take care of your vegetable friends, you will receive some fresh vegetable for present.

The number of vegetarian will decrease and vegetable conservationists who are against eating vegetable will increase. They will ask that how can you eat salad which ask you to spare their life.

You could see some vegetable which work in the telemarketing company. Isn't it fun?

Of course we don't know what would happen if vegetables could talk. However, through the imagination, you could feel another world.

What would happen if water in the ocean increased by 10 meters

Global warming is now a serious problem all over the world. You can find articles about global warming in the newspaper everyday. In Toronto, we can even feel that the weather is getting warmer every year. I feel happy because of the warm weather but it's not an enjoyable thing at all if you think about the sea level areas.


For many years, icebergs have been melting because of global warming and it has been causing a lot of problems. First, we're losing lots of parts of the Earth. The increased water of the ocean would occupy the lower parts of the land. Experts say that we will lose Maldive Islands in a few years. People will lose their homes and their countries.


Second, increased water also would decrease wetlands and it would cause a big problem to an ecosystem. The wetlands play an important role in the ecosystem. If the wetlands disappear, some animals will not be able to find places to live in and some others will lose their places to hunt. The ecosystem doesn't suddenly appear overnight, so we should be careful not to break it.


You can't bring it back if the Earth goes wrong. We have to be sensitive about the changes in our planet. Newspapers and environmentalists are going on warning. We should listen to them. It's our home, our planet! We're responsible for what we've done to our planet.

What would happen if vegetables could talk

First I thought it would be good for the vegetable store if vegetables could talk because Halloween is coming. If a pumpkin could talk, it would be very nice for a Halloween party.

What would happen if vegetables could talk? I think would be very convenient because people except for vegetarians who eat vegetables in their daily lives. How would it be convenient?

These are some possibility if vegetables could talk. They'll teach us good nutrition about vegetables. They would tell us how much vitamin C and carotene they have. They'll tell us their friends missing in fridge. They 'll warn us in fridge conditions.Something like that.

It's very nice if they could talk! However I hope they don't have their heart, because if they have their mind, we couldn't eat them. Maybe they'll say that they want live longer.

The worst thing is that if they teach us how to eat vegetables combination, it's good, but if they could teach us about vegetables nutrition, they would be more intelligent than me.

A Person Who I Admire

If you asked me about most important thing that is in my life, I can give you an answer that is my family without hesitation. As you love your family, I love my family too. I am usually cared to my family as much as it is impossible to return it. There is a person who taught me love. He is my favorite person and a person who I admire. I would like to tell about him to you through this story.

He is my father. His name is Dong Hee Kim. He has a family of five included me and him. Two years ago, we are six. I had a grand mother. She was really familiar and healthy person. She used to hang out with her friends, and she would make delicious food for me and our family.

One day of two years ago, she suddenly went down with cerebral arteriosclerosis. She was moved to hospital, and cured for six month, but she couldn't stand up. My father worried about her statement. He had had a job when my grand mother was sick. He was so busy because of his job, but he used to make a time to care his mother.

After working, he always went to hospital, and looked after his mother. He used to spend time with his mother until she sleep. He would always help his mother to eat some food, and would help her to lay and to do exercise.

I could feel how he loves his family. It made a great impression on me.

An older person I admire...

I admire my father. He is 56 years old. He lives in Seoul, Korea. He lives with wife, one son and one daughter. He was a gymnasium teacher. He is a vice-president in the Bang-bae middle school now. He likes competition. He is used to play many kinds of sports. In addition, after he gets up early, he is used to going climbing mountain.


When my grandmother died, she said to my father that should be the principal in the school. He has been endeavoring to keep the promise. A few years ago, he was to be a vice-president in the school. I think he will do that his dream comes true soon.


Whatever it happen, he must keep a routine. He think it is a promise with himself. So when I am in trouble, he tells me not to give and or change my desired goal. His words can always give a courage to me. Therefore he is the best person that I admire.

An older person I admire...

An older person I admire is my mother. She is 46 years old and has five sweet children, I am the youngest as my mother. She is also going to get a second grandchild next year. She has had[has been] a good relationship with my father and us for a long time. She did not have a lot of friends because she was a housewife and did not have any co-workers, but she has made more friends by join a institution lately.

She is magnanimous and kindhearted, for that reason she is really enjoy being a volunteer to help the poor, the old and orphans. Even though she has has had arthritis[been aching]for many years, she prefers to do good things rather than stay at home. Because of her arthritis[aching] she has been doing yoga for a half year. It was quite difficult for her to do yoga, but she got used to doing it. When I told her it was also hard for me to learn English in Canada and sometimes I felt upset about that, She always told me her experience which she had overcome doing yoga,and it encouraged me a lot.

My mother is used to telling me not to give up.

Weekend journal

My father used to smoke when I was child. I forgot the reason why he quit smoking. It was suddenly happened that he quit smoke. Maybe it was for me and his health. He would go to the sea with me.

When I came back from school, it was evening, we went to the sea. I don't know now why I wanted to go to the sea at the time, but my father took me the sea in spite of my sudden request.We saw very beautiful sunset. I never forget the view. Well, I almost forget what we did, but we usually would catch beach crabs.There are many crab's hole in the beach.So we would look for the hole and dig the hole,but when I was child my arms were short,so my father would dig deeply instead of me.

I like animals like father. I usually would find cats however my mother doesn't like it.At the time, my father used to be my supporter.It doesn't cange now,so I have two pets ,dog and cat.

Sometimes we quarrel.Sometimes I really hate him,but I love him.

An older person I admire

I know a person whom I admire. Her name is Jungrye Jang. She was my high school home - subject teacher. Now she is over 55 years old and she lives in Seoul, S. Korea. She lost her husband when I was 3rd grade in high school so she has one son and daughter.


She always looks very strong. I mean, even though she lost her husband, she was not disappointed, she was not gloomy. She overcame all her situation. And also she always shows us a real posture of teacher. She was very passionate and convinced.


She was always reading a bible whenever I saw her in break time. Maybe that is her hobby. She looked serene for me. Whenever I had some problem, she always listen closely to my saying and gave me an advice and a councel. It was really helped me to cheer up. She always gave something to other people. Not only a money like something material that we can see but also any kinds of help like serving. Still until now it has impressed me a lot so I'm also trying to serve others.


One day, around 2 years ago, with my high school friends and teacher, we went to her cottage in the country. We had a really nice time in their. We talked a lot together and share many things. Maybe their is her favorit place to visit. She said that she usually goes their to rest.


I can't forget her. She has really impressed me. We often keep in touch each other by internet or telephone. I thank her serving to me. I want to be a person like her. I love her, my forever teacher.

An older person I remember.

I remember it was when I was a little girl that I met him. There used to be a place where the old could spend their day time in my town. It was a kind of shelter for the old. They would talk to each other, drink tea and do small works like making dolls in there. I used to go there because one of the old in there had opened a Chinese characters class with small payment. When I was 10 years old, my mother sent me there to learn Chinese characters and I met him for the first time.

He had been a teacher. He was quite old like around 70 years old. When he stepped in the class on the first day of the class, he totally dressed up and looked so neat but he grabbed a long switch which made me get so frustrating. However, He was so friendly and kind to his students. He taught me not only Chinese characters but also many things. He would tell us many stories. I could learn a lot about how to respect my parents, family, teachers, the older and my friends. I also could be taught wisdom of life from him.

I really respected him and I used to like the way he enjoyed his life. He was always passionated about everything not only teaching. He would sing a Sijo which is Korean ode in the past. Even though he was over 70 years old, he would go climbing. He would love to enjoy nature. I was kind of a teacher pet. I would clean up my class room and the black board before the class started and I remember I was really happy when he stroked my head as praise. Somehow I do not keep in touch with him anymore but I still remember him and respect him. I hope he is healthy and sound.

An older person I admire...

I admired Seu Jin Kyu who used to be a U.S army.
3 years ago, I read her autobiography and I admired her life story.

Twenty years ago, she worked for a wig factory because she was very poor. Suddenly, she decided to go to America to study. The moment she made her new plan, everyone ridiculed her dream and egnored her plan because living in other countries was not common at that time but she went to America to study.


As soon as she arrived America, there were many difficulties. She had no money and she couldn't speak English either. However she wasn't flustrate and would always keep smile on her face. She went to school and worked day and night and she met a guy and fell in love with him. She got married to him but her marriage life was not happy. Even they had a young daughter, her husband abused her so she had to get divorced with him.


After she got divorced, she enlisted in the army to forget about her marrige life. However, she got into difficulties again because of English but she never gave up and studied English day and night. Also, she trained physically by herself when she was in an army service. Finally she could promote as a U.S military officer. It was the first time that a Korean woman became a U.S military officer.


And then, she planed for her future again. She wanted to go to Harvard University. She studied very hard tried and tried. As a result of her efforts, she entered Harvard when she was 36 years old. Finally she dreamed come true.


Why I was admired her, even she is a woman, she has strong passion and patience. She would never give up whatever she started and although she had a lot of difficulties in her life divorce, language problem and poverty, she was very optimistic and she used to try to study and ended up dreamed come true. After I read her autobiography, I reflected on myself about my laziness also I thought my goal and I wanted to be like her. Dream is very important in our life. Dream makes me happy and proud of myself. I'll study very hard and I'll do my best like her.

Rebeccas's dream

I saw a video tape for ESL students. It has a lot of Episode so I summarized 1 to 3. This scenario about a woman's dream. The main actress name was Rebecca who wants to be a good musician.


She lives with father and a younger brother. Her mother died long time ago. She has a boyfriend who name is Matt and she works for electronic factory and has a part time job that sing a song in the restaurant.

She wants to go to the music school to be a good musician but Matt doesn't want it because he worries about their relationship. He thinks music is too tough and a long distance love is very difficult. He is very realistic.

Anyway Rebecca wants to go to the music school. She seems to be never give up her dream.Rebecca filled up the application form from the Boston Music school. When she filled up the form, her brother Kevin complained to her about food because there are no food in the refrigerator something to eat. Rebecca told Kevin to put it on the list of things that you want.


Kevin would graduated from high school. When he was wearing a graduated gown and cap, he looked so proud of himself about graduation. However, Rebecca and her father really worried about Kevin's final exam score. As soon as father talked to Kevin about his exam, he seemed to be bother.


Next morning Rebecca talked with her best friend Sandy. Rebecca said that she registered 4 subject from the Boston music school but Sandy didn't understand her plan. Sandy's dream was just get married someone and have a family. Her dream was not as big as Rebecca's. There are some differences with Rebecca and Sandy.


Rebecca decided to go to the music school so her father was disappointed with her.
He suggested to study nurcing but she didn't accept his suggestion. After morning they went to the hospital because her father didn't feel good. The doctor said to her father, he had a high cholesterol and his heart condition was not good.


So It will cause heart attact later. He had several potential problem. The doctor precribed to lose his weight and do exercise. While Rebecca and her father were going back home, Rebecca asked to her father but he didn't tell the truth. He said " Everything was OK " because he wanted to protect Rebecca.

Afterday Rebecca went to the 4th annual memorial party. There were many people. Sandy who is the best friend of Rebecca came to the party with her boyfriend. Rebecca asked to sandy about her boyfriend then she said that her boyfriend gets temper easier and he lost his job yesterday.

As soon as sandy talked with Rebecca, her boyfriend fought with a guy. Suddenlly, He wanted to go back home so Sandy and her boyfriend went back home and Rebecca thought Sandy was so poor because her boyfriend not seemed to be considerate and gentle.