2008-12-29

Job Interview

Have you ever thought about your own in the future? Me, yes I have. I am sophomore right now, so I might not need to seek for job after graduate now, but I really think about it already, and also I thought it seriously in a class which is speaking class. So I will tell you about my own in the future. Let you know about that, please.

There are 11 questions, then I will answer each questions.

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1. Why should our company hire you?
I would be good for the company because I think that I can bring new ideas to the company. Also, when I am given a job, I take it very seriously and do my best until the very end. I can endure lots of stress, as well, and work well under pressure. I have confidence in my ability to do the things that the company asks me to do.

2. What are your strong points?
I believe that my strong points are being cheerful, friendly, and efficient. I can talk to anybody comfortably, even if I met them only once, and it doesn’t even matter how old they are. I am always smiling when I am around people and my good mood is contagious, so I can make the air friendly.

3. Describe your ideal company, place of work, and job.
I think my ideal company would be one where the employees would work quickly and efficiently, otherwise our final result may not be good. Also, I feel that we need to bond between co-workers, no matter the job title. It would be very good for our company and the worker relations if every one is comfortable with each other.

4. Are you willing to work nights or weekends? Why or why not?
Of course I am willing to work nights and/or weekends. I think that’s what work is. I’d like to work here and am available, and willing, to work whenever I am needed and scheduled to work.

5. How do you feel about working for a younger person?
I feel there is nothing that I can do to change it, so it is not a problem. If they are good at their job, then age makes no difference to me. I would be proud of my boss if they were younger than me and I work hard for them.

6. What good books have you read lately?
I have recently read Cup of Soup ,and 夢を叶えるゾウ. These books, when I read them, gave my courage. In Cup of Soup, there was a girl who was very ill; there was also a boy who was also sick. The book says that the girl needed blood because she was dying. The boy could give her blood, but he was also sick, but not as sick as the girl and he was able to give her his blood. The doctor asked the boy if he would give his blood and the boy was worried but said he could do it. The doctor was surprised and told him that he did not have to give his blood. Someone else gave her blood. My heart was warmed by this story. The boy, even though he was sick, he thought about someone else and how he could help her. Even though he did not give her blood, he wanted to, and that was really touching. In 夢を叶えるゾウ, there was a salary man that suddenly had a god appear in front of him that looked like an elephant. The elephant taught the man lots of things about culture, traditions, and people’s hearts. The story said that if you want to be happy, you should be kind to everybody and do not be lazy. Before the salary man met the god, he was lazy and not a good person. After meeting the god, the salary man changed into a better person. After reading this, I wanted to keep being a good person, too.

7. Tell me about a situation when someone criticized you.
I had been doing something wrong for the longest time, but I had not known that it was the wrong way. I had a different way of filing things that I had learned from my old employer and it was the way that I was used to things. My co-worker caught my mistake in time and was nice enough to not criticize me in a mean way. Instead, he told me what I was doing wrong and showed me how I could fix my mistakes and spent time with me to make sure that I was doing it correctly. Sometimes, when I am faced with criticism, I sometimes feel like I am being attacked, but in this situation, once I learned that I had been doing it the wrong way, I was able to realize that I wasn’t being attacked, but being helped.

8. Can you work under pressure?
Yes, I can. Sometimes, I feel like I will not be able to produce a good result when I am under pressure, but I do have a lot of confidence that I can do a good job, even if I am under pressure, and I believe that I can get it done. Having pressure is sometimes good for me, too, since it makes me focus on the task I must do.

9. What do you worry about?

I worry about failing my job, because I want to be perfect at my job. So, I am worried that if I fail at my job, the boss will feel like I have betrayed him. However, I do not worry too much about it because I know that if I do my best then I will not fail.

10. What are your goals?
Now, I have a goal to study abroad, but not as an exchange student. I want to go abroad by myself and then, when I come back, I want to show everyone that my experience was good and very helpful. I think that I can lend strength to other people who want to do the same thing. However, one of my mottos is ‘never give up’, so when one of my dreams is done, I will make another goal for myself. In the future, I want to do something by myself, not with my family; I want to be strong and able to take care of myself, so that when someone sees me, they will want to be like me. This is kind of a goal for me, to be someone’s role model.

11. Have you ever thought about starting own business?
Yes, I have thought about starting my own business, but first I want to work with a company, not a small one, but a big company. A big company has, in my opinion, very good workers, and I will get lots of help from working in a big company with lots of co-workers because they will show me the business world. I want to have that experience before starting my own business. Working with a company first, will give me basic business skills and understanding, because without those skills I will not be able to start my own business. If I do not have the basic skills, my business, and me, will not be recognized and might tell me that I can not do that. If I had those skills, I think that people would join me in my business if I had those skills.

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After answered, I have become thinking about that more then before. So, if you are interested in it, please think about that seriously, you will find something for sure. And, I’m going to think about it more seriously.




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2008-12-17

Portfolio for Writing IV, Section 1a

Student ID: 07150


Portfolio for Writing IV,
Section 1a


(See: Note 1, below)

0.0. Overview

Reviews, Posts, Words, and More

(See: Note 2, below.)



1.0. Essays

(See: Note 3, below.)

Please complete this table with data gathered from essays on your blog. See the Key (below) for definitions of the symbols in row one, and complete columns four through nine with numerical values (0, 1, 2, 3, ...).

1.1. Showcase
Short titles with links
Dates
yy.mm.dd

W
C
L
P
M
Website review 08.09.29 (375+ words)

Essays 2-01: Rich and Poor alike ~WEB Review~

08.09.29
5
396
7
2
2
0
Favorite place(-s) 08.10.20 (450+ words)

Essays 2-02: My 2nd house -My favorite place-

08.10.16
5
460
0
0
2
0
Mrs. Doubtfire 08.11.04 (500+ words)

Essays 2-03: Mrs. Doubtfire ~Bond between family, Relationships and Love~

08.11.04
8
888
3
0
1
0
Community life 08.11.17 (default length*)

Essays 2-04: My company; Youth Hostel Club ~Community~

08.11.16
5
480
0
0
0
0
Kumamoto's best-kept secrets 08.12.01 (5+ ¶¶)

Essays 2-05: A phantom park; YUUSUI TUNNEL~Secret of Kumamoto~

08.11.30
4
368
0
2
2
0
Learning with computers 2008.12.15 (6+ ¶¶)

Essays 2-06: No computer No life... ~Learning w/ Computer~

08.12.14
6
552
0
0
0
0


















Totals---
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Key:
¶: number of paragraphs five (5) or more sentences in length
W: number of words
C: number of comments
L: number of links
P: number of photos or other graphics
M: number of other media included in post
*: "long enough to cover the ... [communities] you choose," Writing Studio Blog, Preparation for Next Essays, 2008.10.29)

1.2. Best Essay

Selection and Assessment: Which of those six assigned essays do you feel is the best that you've written this semester, and why? Remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, focus on your writing, and give at least two reasons to support your assessment.
  • [Please remove these remarks, including the square brackets, then identify your best essay, and write out your reasons for selecting it here.]

2.0. Comments

Showcase
Titles of posts with links
Dates of comments yy.mm.dd
Numbers of words in comments
Qualities of comments**
2.1. Your first comment on your instructor's blog*




2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog*



2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog*




2.4. Most comments on:
Titles of posts with link
Dates of posts yy.mm.dd Total number of words in comments
Qualities of comments**
2.4.1. Any one of your essays*




2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments?
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2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments?
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2.4.2. Any of your other posts*




2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments?
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2.4.2.2. How did you respond to those comments?---
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* Current semester comments on essays and other posts
** Please list the most important qualities of comments on each type of blog post. That is, explain briefly what makes them good comments.

2.5. Recent comments display

Does your blog display recent comments from blog visitors in a prominent location, for example, in a sidebar, header, or footer widget? Where, or why not? Please explain.
  • ...

2.6. Additional reflections on comments

  • [Please remove these remarks, including the square brackets; then write out your reflections on both giving and receiving comments here.]
  • ....

3.0. Book Reviews

3.1. ShowcaseShort titles
with links
Dates (yy.mm.dd)WordsComments
Example:
Vampire Killer
07.05.16
39
1
2-01

BR 2-01: One day one minute! English word!!

08.08.02
168
0
2-02

BR 2-02: The Magic School Bus and the Electric Field

08.10.01
55
0
2-03

BR 2-03: The RUNAWAY PANCAKE

08.10.03
177
0
2-04

BR 2-04: ALADDIN & HIS MAGICAL LAMP

08.10.26
312
0
2-05

BR 2-05: FLUFFY'S VALENTINE'S DAY

08.11.26
385
0
2-06

BR 2-06: The MOON Seems to Change

08.12.02
239
0
2-07
BR 2-07: LONDON
09.01.15

321

0
2-08

BR 2-08: Scotland

09.01.23

168
0
2-09

BR 2-09: WHO WANTS TO BE A STAR?


09.01.29


467

0
2-10




2-11




2-12




2-13



2-14



2-15



2-16



2-17



2-18






































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Totals:



Note
: Please calculate and list book review Totals for words and comments without including those from the example (above).


3.2. Best Book Review

Selection and Assessment: Which of those book reviews do you feel is the best that you've written this semester, and why? Remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, focus on your writing, and give at least two reasons to support your assessment.
  • [Please remove these remarks, including the square brackets; then identify your best book review, and write out reasons for selecting it here.]

4.0. Blog Layout, Labeling, Linking, & Media


Showcase
Yes
No
4.1. Does your blog display an archive?


4.1.1. Does the archive display the titles of posts?
4.1.2. Is the archive organized by month?
4.1.3. Is the archive at or near the top of the sidebar?


4.2. Does your blog have labels displayed in sidebar?
5.2.1. Do your labels include these required labels (typed accurately):---
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  • "books" (plural) AND "reviews" (plural)

  • "essays" (plural) AND "portfolios" (plural, without "proto-")

  • "quickposts" (plural, with no space between quick and posts)

  • "links" (plural) AND "media" (plural)

  • "movies" (plural) AND "websites" (plural)

  • "brainstorms" (or "brainstorming"), "essay prep.," AND "free-writing" (or "free-writes")


4.2.2. Does your sidebar display other labels?

  • How many other labels have you attached to three (3) or more posts?
    • ___ other labels attached to three or more posts
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4.3. Links & media---
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4.3.1. Does your blog include photos or other graphics?
  • Does your blog profile include a photo or graphic representation?

  • How many of your blog posts this semester include photos or other graphics?
    • _8_ posts including photos or other graphics
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4.3.2. Does your blog include posts with multiple links?
  • How many of your posts this semester include three (3) or more links?
    • ___ posts including three or more links (including this portfolio!)
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4.3.3. Does your blog include other media?
  • How many of your blog posts this semester include other media?
    • _1_ posts including other media
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  • What kind(-s) of media have you included in posts this semester? Please list the kinds here:
    1. YouTube

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  • What media content that you originally produced, if any, do your blog posts for this semester contain? Please list and explain each item briefly, and add short links and dates (yy.mm.dd) for reference.
    1. nothing especially

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4.4. Overall presentation

What have you done to enhance the overall presentation of your blog? List and explain the three most important content, display, formatting, layout, or other presentation changes that you have made on your blog this semester.
  1. I always used colored font in order to make posts easy to read for people.
  2. I put some video, which are my favorite singer from YouTube. Also I recomended my favorote these thing.
  3. I put a lot of pictures of mine, like with my friends or some of good view and so on, and then I tried to use more difficult words and phrase.

5.0. Additional reflections on your blog and your writing on it

Please feel free to include reflections on both spring and fall semester work, as well as on the content of this portfolio (proto-portfolios, showcases, and reflections).
  • This writing class is very good opportunity to write anything in English during class, but it's hard for me sometime but I'm enjoying to write something in English.
  • I talked to class teacher about our Essays and writing class's style of recent. Then he checked my essay, so I was really happy about that, but I wanted him to check my blog more and more, and also strict advice for me... because it would be good for me for sure.
  • I enjoyed very much in writing class this year, it was so much fun for me! but actually, I wanted to try write something on paper using by pencil. Of course we need to use computer, because we can learn a lot of things with computer, but I wanted to write something in English sometimes.

6.0. Advice and suggestions for yourself, your peers, and your successors

  • It's good to write about yourself, like daily life, interested in something.
  • Don't think about your blog and this writing class so hard and difficult.
  • It's very good way to show every body what you are thinking and your opinion. Also when you write something in English, you'd better try to make it easier to read.

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  1. This portfolio template derives from the templates for Writing IIIc and Writing IVc portfolios (2007-08), and Writing III, §§1a & 1c (Fall, 2008).
  2. Please use the same code in section 0.0 that you used to embed your proto-portfolios (PPFs) in the footer of your blog, which you should already have revised to display your 2nd (fall) semester PPF first.
  3. The essays section (1.0. Essays, above) derives from Proto-Portfolio 2-02 (2008).
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2008-12-14

Essays 2-06: No computer No life... ~Learning w/ Computer~

You use computer often in your life, right? I do use it almost every day to do homework, assignments, to make papers, to research, something like that. Please let you know about 2 things today. So, I will talk about what you can learn with computer, also had better pay attention when you use it this time.

Now, let's move to on the next question. Do you know what Facebook is? There are so many kind of Internet, but I will introduce about what "Facebook" is this time, because I do like play on facebook. It's like "Mixi" which is one of community site. It is very important to keep in touch with friends. If you have some friends of foreigner, and then when you want to keep in touch with your friends, but you cannot do that, you should join in it, because you can contact with your friend whenever you want.

Also, you can put on a lot of pictures there. So, you can remain on your home; which mean is your main site. It is sweet, isn’t it? You can change the language to Japanese on Facebook, but if you want to learn English there, you should set up in English. I need to keep in touch with my friends, because I can connect with them a long time, so I need to use it forever! That is why, I recommend it for you. However, it has some problems. Sometime, some of their information that is not true. So, there is not only good information but also bad information too. When we use Internet, we have to judge which is right or not.

Nowadays, the number of subscribers to online computer services has tripled in the past year, and then we can find computer any where we go. However, I want you to pay attention when you use it. What this about? I will ask you what a virus is before I tell you something for you. Otherwise, you might get in sick on a virus. If you get one, that’s too bad! So, you had better set up antivirus software in your computer. It would be good way to use it, I guess. Computer is very useful machine as you already know, but you have to keep thinking, like save to your computer all the time.


I have been used computer since when I was 12 years old. So, I’m getting good at writer recently because of it. Still, when I am free, or feel tried and want to get better feelings, I always use my laptop. It makes me laugh/relax trough Internet and some systems on it all the time. I can listen to music, play game, and watch to movies whatever I want. I can use it not only for study but also for my enjoy times. Moreover, I love to edit many sweet my memories; which mean is a lot of my pictures. I can send my friends, and also receive, that is why. Therefore, I really love to use it! If you don’t use it often, I would like you to use it. You will love it for sure! So, we can learn many things with computer!


At the end, I want to say that
NO COMPUTER NO LIFE for me!!!


[552W]

2008-12-13

Wowwwwww

Hey, its Friday night! What are you guys up to?
... me? nothing especially.Hah I studied at STAR BACKS for 3 or 4 hours after school yesterday and today. So, I was just studying for TOEFL exam tomorrow. Did I study?!!!! Am I sure? Yes, I am. Haha Mmmm, Finally the day is coming... Do you know what TOEFL is? Of course you do, right? Well... I'm just getting nervous right now, because I didn't get good score of it last time. So I want to get it better than what I had last time. I'm just afraid of my score, anyways. Well, it might kind of late, though I decided to study grammar, and to get vocabulary more and more until I get full of like stuff!!! Of course speaking, listening, writing, and reading skills, too! After that, I will improve my English skill at least little, I guess.
I WILL DO MY BEST!!!!!!
PS. I'm going to tell you about how I did after that.
Sweet dreams! Oops, you are not going to bed tonight, aren't you?! Oh yeah, have a sweet night!;) See ya!

[187W]

2008-12-10

Essays 2-07 Free-writing: On a main point from the class outlines

We can find whatever we want from Interest. If you want to study at computer, you can do it on computer. There is lots of information, networks. It's really important for us, but is has some problems nowadays. Do you know that? It is kind of darkness sites, so we have to pay attention them. Also, We need to use Microsoft Office of computer for like assignments or so. You must use it as same as me if you don't feel like don't want to use it, even so, you will use it for sure. Because when we hand if papers, most students use word, excel, and powerword. It is a role. Those are very useful. We can learn a lot of things from computer.


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Essays 2-07 Brainstorming: Leaning w/ computers

What can I learn with computer?

-From Internet
We can find what ever we want from Interet. There are lots of information. It's really important for us, but is has some problems nowadays. Do you know that?
  • network
  • study
  • research
  1. for homework/assignment
  2. for study (English, Vocabrary, Powerwords)
  3. music, movie ...
  • contact with someone
  • the state of affair all of the world
  • community
  1. msn
  2. skype
  3. google
  4. yahoo!
  5. goo
  6. facebook
  7. blogs
  8. mixi
  9. you tube
  • information
  • media
-From functions
Microsoft Office
We need to use Microsoft Office of computer for like assigntments or so. You must use it as same as me. Because when we hand if papers, almost students use word. Those are very useful.

  • Word
  1. assignments
  2. homework
  3. to make sentence
  4. typing programs
  • Excel
  1. quick at figure
  2. for job
  • PowerPoint
  1. for presentation
  2. express
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2008-12-06

first time

I took TOEIC test this morning. It was my first time. How was it? Mmm it was... don’t know. I felt like I did listening section, but I am not sure. Then, about reading section, don’t know either... I am afraid to see my score of TOEIC. Actually I should have done it at least once until this time. But I missed it this February why I’ve been to U.S.A. just then. So I'm getting nervous to get my score. However, I have no time to take next TOEFL test. So, I have it next Saturday. Hang in there, me!!! Hah :’)

[101W]

2008-12-05

*RANDOM BIRTHDAY*



Hey, hows your life going? I'm doing OK. Well recently I celebrate for my lots of friends. Someone is reaching one’s twentieth year every day. Every day?!!!! Yeah, every day. Haha:’)

By the way, on the 1st of December, my grand father become 82 yeas old. But I was sick, so I didn’t give anything for him that day. So I bought some cakes at QUATORZE JUILLET, then I went to his house to give it him after school today. Although I was late, but he looked very happy so I also felt happy as same as him. I also gave it to my granma, and aunt. They are taking care of me always, so nice. I love them a lot! I don’t have much time when entered in this Uni. especially lately, so it might seem very busy but I think about them all the time.

Happy birthday to you guys, I hope you have a great year! ☆☆☆

By the way, do you know here QUATORZE JUILLET is? If you don't know, you should ckeck the like of below, also when you want to buy some sweet cakes, should go there. Here is the link.

QUATORZE JUILLET:
http://www.kabou.com/quatorze/index.html

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2008-12-02

BR 2-06: The MOON Seems to Change

I will tell you about how to move the moon. You may know it, but please read it.

It seems to change because the moon goes around Earth. As it goes around, we see more of goes around Earth. Half of the moon is always lighted by the sun. It's interesting because it's always lighted by sun!!! I thought that how about the other half? So, the other half is getting to sunshine. It is night! Do you understand?

A day on Earth is 24 hours long. We have 24 hours a day each our life as same as the Earth. A day on the moon is almost a month long. It takes the moon about four weeks to go around Earth. Have you ever thank about Earth/moon or how to around the Earth?

As the m0on goes around Earth, it is sometimes between Earth and the sun. So, what do I want to say? Yeah, the dark half the moon is facing us. That's why we cannot see any of the lighted half. This is called new moon! On the other hand, a crescent is in west, when we see sun go down. You may be able to see it before the sky is dark.

The other day, I found that very huge moon when I in my car. I thought that such a huge beautiful moon!!! I saw like that first time since I was born. Seriously...


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2008-12-01

absent

I was sick so I didn't go to school today. What a rare day! Even me, I got sick. Can you believe it? Hah Anyway, I'm getting better now. I will definitely go to school tomorrow! I hope to see my friends as soon as possible!

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