What does it mean ?! ~KA MATE~

I want you watch this video at first.
This is New Zealand view :) I really like to see this video.
You can know about New Zealand's nature if you watch this!



Now, I will talk about Haka which is traditional dance in New Zealand.
Today, I will introduce about Haka's song.
I didn't know Haka's song'S meaning, so I decided to resarch that.

Ka mate, ka mate! ka ora! ka ora!

Ka mate! ka mate! ka ora! ka ora!

Tēnei te tangata pūhuruhuru

Nāna nei i tiki mai whakawhiti te rā

Ā, upane! ka upane!

Ā, upane, ka upane, whiti te ra!

This is song of Haka.
And That meaning is here.

’Tis death! ‘tis death! (or: I may die) ’Tis life! ‘tis life! (or: I may live)

’Tis death! ‘tis death! ’Tis life! ‘tis life!

This the hairy man that stands here...

…who brought the sun and caused it to shine

A step upward, another step upward!

A step upward, another... the Sun shines!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka_Mate

Resarch-1: New Zealand

New Zealand is one of the island countries. That name's mean is "Land of the Long White Cloud". It lies south-western Pacific Ocean.
There are two main lands and some small lands. They have great nature.

They were the stage for the Lord of the Rings

In there, about 4,270,000 people are living.
Official language is Maori and English and sign language of New Zealand.

People are passing the Maori tradition down from generaion to generation.

http://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_Zealand&oldid=1491002

I am interested in Maori's Haka which is traditional dance in there, so next I will reserch about Maori and Haka.
And you can see Haka on Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-lrE2JcO44
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CCGVWcrlsc&NR=1

Ayakooooooo

Heeeeeeeey.
I met Ayako and Chie and Miyo!
I talked with them. It was so fun!
Any way, Ayako said me she is starting to write blog.
Ad She said me she will be good student.
So, I also start to write blog.....
Maybe I will write a lot......MAYBE...

Oh, nooo!! I am so sleepy now.
I want to sleep soon, but I want to watch TV too.
And I want to study tooo....
So I can't sleep soon, but I think I am ok.

TOMORROW!!!
I will hang out with Asuka who went back Japan from Korea.
She stayed in Korea for one year. So I couldn't meet her long time.
So I am looking forward to tomorrow!
I think I will take pictures, so I will put them on facebook tomorrow.

OOOK :)
See you tomorrow!

My problems

I am still in America now. I am sending good time in there.

Tomorrow, we will go N.Y.

I really like America and American people!

My host family, Rollins are very nice family :) They are my second family!

And Michalek family and other friends are also so nice.

I have very good time in America but I am thinking something what my English skill is so bad.

I want to said something but I don't remember the English words. It make me irritate.

I want to talk with friends more, but I don't know what I should talk about. I could find many English problems in this trip.

I like to study English, but I can't remember the words, grammar and so on. However I should study more. I am studying English in my room in the every morning. but I can't say "I did study a lot" because I don't remember a lot.

I have to take TOEFL (Test of English a Foreign Language) in March. So, I will study hard.

And I have the other problem. I really want to go abroad. However, my parents disagree with me. They said me you don't need go. But Going abroad is my dream, so I have to persuade them. I can't understand why they say no. I will try it again and again.

I am in America

Hi, everyone!!
I am in America now.

February 5th in Japan.
I and Emiri who is my friend left my house at 7:30 am. My dad took us to Fukuoka Airport.
And we went to Kansai Inter National Airport, Detroit. And then, we arrived at Baltimore, Maryland. It was so long time way, so we got very very tired. However, I was very happy when I met my American Family and American friends.

After arrived at Jane's house, we went to Maryland University for see kang hu.
American university is soooooooooooooooo big!!! I think I get tired if I go around there...
We went to restaurant after finished practice. Then I met my American parents, Rickey and Cheryl and Jane, Ted. We had dinner and we went back home.

I am staying with Rollins Family which my American Family. They are very kind to me. so I am very very happy!!! I took shower and slept soon.

Good bye 2008, Hello 2009

Hi, everyone :) How are you?

I will talk about end of December and start of January.
I went to part time job every day in December. Of course, I had to go to job on December 31th. I didn't want to go to job, but I had to. Therefore, I went to supermarket for job at 6pm. And I finished doing job at nine thirty pm.

Then, I had to go my grand mother's house in Fukuoka, Yame. I used to expressway. And after 50 minits, I arrived at her house. My famiry and grandmother were waiting for me. And they said me welcome back! Then, I ate Soba for dinner. It was 11pm after finished eating soba. Then, I watched Kouhaku with everyone. It was so nice.

2009 year came soon. I sent myfriend Happy New Year email. And I talked with Chie on phone. Then I went to sleep at 2am on January 1st.
I got up at 10am. And I and my family ate breakfast and we said "Happy new year!"
My grand mother gave me handsel. I was very happy :)

My sister and I went to Youme Town in Kurume. And we enjoyed shopping. I bought some clothes. I didn't go shop so long time, so I was happy to buy. And also she and I bought a cake and a present for grandmother because January 1st was her birthday. She became 80 years old. We thought a lot for present because we didn't know what she want. It was very difficult to choose a present. At last, we got nice present for her.

My sister and I went back house, and we did Nabe for dinner. After that we gave a present and a cake for grandmother. She looked happy, so we also became happy.

You can Know about them!

Student ID:07105

Portfolio for Writing IV,
Section 1a

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)	You can Know about them!	08.10.13	4	377	7	2	2	0
Favorite place(-s) 08.10.20 (450+ words)	Favorite place ~My Room is the Best~	08.10.15	4	460	0	0	2	0
Mrs. Doubtfire 08.11.04 (500+ words)	What is the most Important to me?	08.11.04	5	694	8	0	1	0
Community life 08.11.17 (default length*)	Community ~Spend my Life with Soft Ball Team~	08.11.12	4	505	1	0	1	0
Kumamoto's best-kept secrets 08.12.01 (5+ ¶¶)	Secret of Kumamoto~Mysterious Entrance~	08.12.1	3	268	0	2	2	1
Learning with computers 2008.12.15 (6+ ¶¶)	Free writing ~Good for Me~	08.12.10	6	554	0	0	2	0
Totals	---	---	26	2858	16	4	10	1

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.

What is the most Important to me?

because it is easy to read
because it is enough to paragraph

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*	MR2-01: Mr. Doubtfire ~Family love is forever~	08.11.1	77	I said my opinions for her in comment.
2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog*	What is the most Important to me?	08.11.04	129	She understood my mind. And she said me good opinions
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*	What is the most Important to me?	08.11.4	434	Everyone said me good things.
2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	08.11.05	---	---
2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	325	I aswered everyone clearly
2.4.2. Any of your other posts*	BR2-2: What is Christmas?	08.09.25	28	She said me happy things
2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	08.09.25	---	---
2.4.2.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	24	I told her my mind
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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.

• I put a recent comments display on head of a sidebar because I can notice new comment soon.

2.6. Additional reflections on comments

• I think giving and receiving comments are very good for me and other people becasue we can communication each other. When I got comment from other student, I am very glad. So I think comment made us happy.
  

3.0. Book Reviews

3.1. Showcase	Short titles with links	Dates (yy.mm.dd)	Words	Comments
Example:	Vampire Killer	07.05.16	39	1
2-01	BR2-1:Apples	08.09.08	105	0
2-02	BR2-2: What is Christmas?	08.09.25	192	2
2-03	BR2-3: Elephants	08.09.26	134	0
2-04	BR2-4 : Cute boy but strong	08.10.11	191	0
2-05	BR2-5: Who is a Winner?	08.10.19	200	0
2-06	BR2-6: Naughty Girl, Junie B	08.10.20	225	0
2-07	BR2-7: Same for me!	08.10.30	164	0
2-08	BR2-8: Interesting	08.12.20	169	0
2-09	BR2-9: What is important for us?	08.12.20	156	0
2-10	BR2-10: Cool Cat, Puss	08.12.21	166	0
2-11	BR2-11: Do my best!	08.12.21	157	0
2-12	BR2-12: Wow	08.12.21	151	0
2-13
2-14
2-15
2-16
2-17
2-18
---	---	Totals:	2010	2

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.

・ I think is BR2-6: Naughty Girl, Junie B the best becasue I could write about this book. In addition I could write my opinion.

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):	---	---
"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? _１７__ other labels attached to three or more posts	---	---
Which labels, and to how many posts each? Please list those labels instead of www, xxx, yyy..., and list numbers of posts instead of n, m, o... (in parentheses), below. About Me (4) book review (13) book review 2 (12) brainstom (1) essay prep. (4) essays (5) favorites(2 (5) free write (3) Good Words (1) Life (2 (5) movie review (4) movie review (2 (3) movie reviews (1) My life (26) outlines (1) quick post (1) quickpost (4) trip (11) With Friend (2 (12) Writing (14) Writing(2 (19)	---	---
4.3. Links & media	---	---
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? __50_ posts including photos or other graphics	---	---
4.3.2. Does your blog include posts with multiple links?	○
How many of your posts this semester include three (3) or more links? __２_ posts including three or more links (including this portfolio!)	---	---
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	---	---
What kind(-s) of media have you included in posts this semester? Please list the kinds here: YouTube	---	---
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. Nothing especially.	---	---

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 tried to put many pictures on blog, so everyone could see me.
2. ...I tried to made paragraph, so everyone could read my blog very easily
   
3. ...I really think about title, so I think titles are very nice this semester.
   

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).

• ...I thought it is very difficult for me at first, but It was very interesting.
  
• ...My host family read this blog, so I am very happy and I want to write many blog.
  
• ...It was very good for me trying write somthing in English.
  

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

• You should write a lot of things.
• You should try to write about more your life.
• Don't be afraid to write even if your English is bad because it is very important to WRITE.
  

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Notes:

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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