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.

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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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(1719 words)

BR2-12: Wow

Have you ever thought about electricity?
I found this book in the library and I read this book. I was interested in this book because it was very interesting. I have never thought about electricity. What is it? And where does it come from? I didn't know that answer.. But I was think about many things after read this book. And I thought electricity was made by many people. Electricity is so useful but we should not forget what it become very dangerous sometimes....haha

This book is very nice for kids because there are funny experiment. I want to explain it but I think you should read this book. Then you can enjoy doing it. I think it is funny. And also this book is written about "Electricity safety tips". Therefore, you can learn about it. Then you never encounter with dangerous electricity....

(151 words)

BR2-11: Do my best!

I know this story. When I was kid, my mom always talked about this story. So I wanted to read this book again when I found this book in the our school's library. Then I borrowed this book.
This book tell us some important things. Harry who loved running is rabbit. And Tom who didn't do any practice for marathon. Harry practiced very hard. However, he couldn't get win because he became a lazy at last. And he thought "Tom is so slow, so I can be winner even if I ran very slowly."
And Tom didn't practice but he did his best, so he could win. I think he never give up! I think it is not good for us to do not practice. And also it is not good what we will be relieve and think we can do! I mean, we have to do our best from beginning to end.
(157 words)

BR2-10: Cool Cat, Puss

Hey, How are you everyone?
I found so cool and smart cat in the book. I was very surprised by him.

The cat, Puss is so clever! I never seen cat like him. He is very cute and smart. I love him.
His ideas were so nice! If I were him, I couldn't get good ideas like him. I want to be him because he is so ice. He is always thinking about his owner. I think his owner is very happy guy because he think about him a lot. And they became very poor, however, they became happy after that by the cat.I think he is great pet! I want him him! ha-ha
And I think his cap and cloak were so nice. It was cool.
But I couldn't understand why he can speak and stand....

It was very interesting book. You should read this book if you have free time!
(156 words)

BR2-9: What is important for us?

When I went to library, I found this book and I wanted to read this book, so I rented it.

I know this story before I read this book, but I never read or listen to this story in English. Therefore, I could feel different mood from this book. I become very sad because Ugly Duckling was very poor. He didn't do any bad things. However, everyone doesn't like him. And everyone said "You are so ugly ".

Is it ok? If you were other duck,　you would also think about that?
I think it is bad matter because everyone has different things with other. So Ugly Duckling is not Ugly, just different. I think people is also same.People has different things of body,character, thinking and so on with other people.It is not bad different even if they have different things. It become special point for themselves. Therefore, we should understand every one's different things. Then we can understand each other....
(166 words)

What do you think about it?

BR2-8: Interesting

Are you think about there are Gnomes and Goblins? I never thought it because I thought they are mysterious. What do you think about it?
I read this book which written about them. And my mind was changed by this book.


There are four stories on this book. All stories were very interesting. I loved them. I like first story the best. It was very funny, I think.


And I thought Harold is very smart. He was not happy after gnome arrived at his farm. Gnome is very bad. I don't like his ideas. I thought there weren't bad gnomes in the world. However there are its in this book. I didn't believe what there are gnomes and goblins in the world, but I was thinking about there are its in the world after read this book.


I want to meet them someday. Can I dream come true? Ha-ha, Even if I can't do that, I will meet them in my dream during sleeping.
(169 words)

Free writing ~Good for Me~

I used computer at first when I was 4th grade in elementary student. I didn't know how to use computer then. But I started learning computer when I was junior high school. I had to take Industrial Arts and Homemaking classes. Then, I had to learn computer. I didn't like to learn it because it was very difficult for me at first. I couldn't type well and I didn't know anything. I have learned computer until then. Now, I can do anything with computer!!
I will introduce what I do on computer now.

First, I often use computer when I have to do homework. If I didn't understand something, I always use Internet. They have many information, so I could understand some thing which I couldn't understand easily. It is good way for me. And we had to write blog on computer in writing class, so I use computer every week. When I write blog, I always look for photos in Internet. I like to find photos because it is very funny :)

Second, I often think I want to buy something, but I am very busy girl, so I can't go to shops many times. Then, I use computer and Internet. And I always buy something on Internet. It is so nice because I don't have to go shop and I can buy something in house! Some people say it is not safety, but I think it is safety if we use good website. I always use good website. Therefore, it is very great. And I can enjoy shopping on Internet.

Third, I have American friends. Of course, they live in America, so I can't meet them a lot. But we can talk together on email. We live in far away. However, if we use computer, we can keep in touch. And I use YouTube because I can put move on there, so American friends can see me and other my friends. And I also can see them if they put move on there. When I see it, I become very happy. I really like to look it. One of my friends make songs and he send me it on email, so I can always listen his songs. Sometimes, I think that we are in very near town because we can contact a lot each other.

Finally, I like to listen to music. Therefore, I use computer and I listen to music. If I found good songs on Internet, I download them on computer and then I put them on my phone. Then I can listen to music during go to school. And I look for the words of a songs if I don't know it. I can find out them very easily if I use Internet.

Learning computer is very very difficult for me. However, learning computer is also good for me because there are many good points. I have done many things on computer since I started learning computer. I would not know how to use computer and couldn't do anything if I didn't learn it. Computer is very very useful, so I think it was very good for me what I was learning computer. And I want to learn more about computer. Then I will use computer more well :)

(554 words)

brainstoms

elementary high school
difficult
internet
shopping
music
typing

Secret of Kumamoto~Mysterious Entrance~

Do you know "Tonkararin"?
There is it in Nagomi, Kumamoto. But I think many people doesn't know it even if live in Kumamoto. I think it is very secret place.
Therefore, I will talk about it now.

It is kind of a cave or a tunnel. It is very deep and dirk. And it is very scary. There are many bats.
People made it by stones, but nobody knows why everyone made it now.
When I was kids, I went to there and I enter the tonkararin. It was very scary, but it was not narrow. I am interested in it because it is very very mysterious. I can't understand why they made it. Some researcher tried to research, but they couldn't found out many things, so there are many questions on tonkararin still.
I can't tell you a lot of things about it because it is difficult. I think if you are interested in it, you should go there and you should enter the it. It is very interesting but also scary. However, if you go there you can learn about many things. Then you will be surprised.


You can see pictures of it on this site.
http://inoues.net/ruins/tonkararin.html
http://kofunnomori.web.fc2.com/index.htm
I think you will think "I want to go there" after watching this web sites.
And this is movie.


I think you want to go there, right?
It is very good place if you want to know Japanese history.
Tonkararin has many secret things, but it has also very very important history in Japan.

(268 words)

out line for essay

mysterious
cave
chinese
korean
scary
stone
dirk
deep

Community ~Spend my Life with Soft Ball Team~

I will introduce my soft ball team to everyone. There are 15 or 20 members in my soft ball team. I wasn’t thinking about join soft ball team. Of course, I didn’t know about soft ball very well. And I didn’t like it a lot. But one of my friends Shyo invited to me.
One night, I get email from him. And he said me “let’s eat out with us!” Then, I and Risa who is my friend went to restaurant with him. And he talked about soft ball team. He wanted to make soft ball team. And he asked us "You guys, will you be a team secretary?" Then, we were thinking about it a lot because we never do that, so we were worrying if we can do that. However, he said us “it is easy. Don’t worry! You can do that”. So we decided to be secretaries. Then we started spending time as secretaries.

First, we gathered members of team. There are many friends who want to join this team, so we could gather member easily. Then, we decided to first practice day. We worried if members come to ground which we would do practice. But many members came to there and we could practice soft ball at first. We knew each other because we were same elementary school or junior high school. Therefore, we didn't need to introduce ourselves. Our first practice was very very bad. We didn’t know what we should do then. So only time passed. After practice, we were thinking what we should do at practice with everyone. Members said their opinions. And we do our best for soft ball.

Now, we always practice every weekend. And we are thinking about make uniform and join some games in our town. Our team is still weak, but members are very nice. And we are very very good friends. Not only practice with team, we also hang out together. We often go to bowling at Friday or Saturday nights. Of course, there aren't many girls. Girls are only I and Risa. However, we can spend very very good time with them. I think because boys are very nice persons as friends. I really like spend time with soft ball team.

I thought I can't have good relationships with boys until high school student. But now, I think I can have great relationships with boys. I was known it by soft ball team. We enjoy to play soft ball and to hang out together. It is not reason if we are girls and boys. We can have great relationships without regard to sex or age. My mind changed after became team secretary like that. I think I am a lucky girl because Shyo asked me if I become a team secretary. If I didn't become it, I would never change my mind, so I want to help soft ball team as a good a secretary even if I become older like mom.

(505 words)

Brainstorm

soft ball
local
fun
bowling
weekends
great member
manager
uniform
ground
team
game
enjoy
captain
good pitcher
catch ball

BR2-7: Same for me!

I reead "Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blunck Fruitcake".

I always read this series because I love Junie B.

Junie B doesn't want to lose for anyone. Yes! she want to be winner, not want to be loser. It is same for me. I don't want to be loser. I always think "I wanna be winner! I don't want to lose for anything". When I was high school student, I thought " I don't want to lose with classmate for study, so I studied a lot. Then I won!!! I got first place in class. And I got perfect scores! yaaaaaaay :) So I think Junie B will be very nice girl in the future because I am good girl now. Ha-Ha.

She is a rascal now. However, I think she will get succces in the future!

I always think about "She is similar with me" after read. Therefire, I think I like this series.

I will read next volume.

(164 words)

My Families

Do you like your family? I love my family! because my family is very very good. I have a two families. Of couse, one of my families live in Japan with me. And other family live in America because I went to America and I got new great family when I was high school student.

Now, I am going to introduce to my Japanese family. There are five people in my Japanese , dad mom, older sister and older brother and me. My dad is very good person. He goes to work everyday. But if he have holiday, he take somewhere to us. My mom is very very funny. Her smile is the best in the world. I am respect for my parents. And my sister is scary for me, but she is also good person!!! I think she is smart. And she is good at cooking. Her dishes are very nice. And My brother is great guy! I and he is very very good relationship as good friends. We always talk about school life, love, future and more. I can tell him everything. I think he is my brother also he is good my friend!
I like to talk with my family when I go back home. If I get probrems, I talk with them about funny thing. Then I will be able to be happy. They make me very very happy.

Next, I will talking about American family. There are five people and a pet in my American family, dad, mom, older sister, brother who is same age with me, a dog and me. My American dad and mom are very very kind for me. When I went to America for years ago and this summer, they were in charge of me. They were always smiling and made me happy :) I really like their smile. And my American sister who is very cute. She also have good smile. I think she is good at singing because I heard her singing when I rode on the car and it was so nice. And she really likes the Dirk wich is the pet. And Dirk likes her very much, too. Dirk is very friendly. And my brother who is cool :) I think he good at cooking and useing comuputer. I ate pasta that he made when I was in America. It was very good taste. And he always used computer in Summer. Oh! And he likes sleeping, too. I think :) My American sister and brother are good family and also good friend for me <3
We can't meet a lot, but we are bound by ties. I am very glad they are my other family!!!

I really happy I have two families :)
I will think the world of them forever :)

(460 words)

Free writing about communication

I will talk about "Communication".
I am studying English now. I thought I want to communication with other countries' people when I was child, so I decided to study English.
I met foreigner at first I remembered when I was junior high school student. But I didn't know English a lot, so I couldn't talk with her. So I studied English very hard.
When I was high school student, I went to America with a teacher and some people. I didn't think I can communicate with American people. But it was not true, I could! Of course, I couldn't talk with American friends a lot in English, but we could that with them because we didn't need language a lot. We could understand each other in our mind and body language. I learned then what we can communicate with American even if use English or Japanese.

But English is common language, so I can communicate with other countries' people if I can speak English more. So now, I am studying it a lot.
(178 words )

Free writing about Family

Do you like your family?
I love my family! because my family is very very good.
I have a two families. Of couse, one of my families live in Japan with me.
And other family live in America because I went to America and I got new great family when I was high school student.

Now, I am going to introduce to my Japanese family. There are five people in my Japanese , dad mom, older sister and older brother. My dad is very good person. He go to work everyday. My mom is very very funny. Her smile is the best in the world. I am respect for them. And my sister is scary for me, but she is also good person!!! I think she is smart. My brother is great guy! I and he is very very good as friends. We always talk about school life, love, future and more. I can tell him everything. I think he is brother also he is good friend!
I like to talk them when I go back home. If I get probrems, I will talk with them about funny thing. Then I will be able to be happy. They make me very very happy.

(202 words but it is not complete)

Outline for School Job

This is "Mrs. Doubtfire" outline.

*Intro*
Why I know this movie?
Introduce to Character of Mrs. Doubtfire
About story

*body*
What's happen for Family?!
A homemaker, Mrs. Doubtfire.
Changing his life

*Conclusion*
What is the most important to in our life.
(42 words)

Favorite place ~My Room is the Best~

Which do you like the best in your house? Living room? Bath room? Kitchin?
I like my room the best in my house. I thinki it is my favorite place.

But at first, I didn't like my room when I moved here from Fukuoka because it was very scary for me then. I was a very very young, so I thought it was very a big room for me. And I thought there were ghosts in there. But I don't know why I was thinking about them... I always spent times in my room with my sister. If I want to go there, I asked my sister or mother "Please come to my room with me, please." Yeees, I really hate my room then.

But when I was pupil, I become very very like. I didn't know why. I studied in there and also I played game there. My room became good place which I can play with my friend.
I didn't think what there are ghosts in my room without notice. And I could go to my room by myself then. Yes, I have never asked anyone since then even if I want to go my room.

Now, I really love my room. It is not scary!! My room is very very comfortable. There are many things like TV, bed, CD player and so on. If I want to sleep or listening to music, reading books.........I can do manythings in my room.
And also there are many pictures of me and friends and family which took in school, America, Guam........So, I can remember the very good memories if I am in my room. When I am spending time in there, I always listening to music and looking pictures! The pictures make me happy becasue I remembered good memories by them.

In the addition, there are many mickey mouse things! I love mickey mouse, so if I see mickey mouse in my room, my feeling become good. It healed my mind. And there are things which American friends sent me. When I see them, I rememmber many good memories in America also.

I think my room is the best in my house, so I love my room!!!! Do you want to come and spend time with me? HA-HA

If you come to my room, I think you will think what "I don't want to go back home" because my room is the best! This room's owner is also good <3>
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Website review again!

Do you know Halloween and Thanks giving?
I think some Japanese people say YES, but they don't know about that history. They know just NAME. Japanese people doesn't know about it very much.
When I was elementary school student, I did Halloween party in English cram school. Then I costumed Kuchisakeonnna, so I know Halloween, but I also only know names.I don't know history. And I also didn't know about them very much. So I looked for website which written about it on google English. There are many websites. Then I found very good site! So I will introduce about it.


http://www.halloween.com/history_halloween.php
I think this website is good. You can know about Halloween if you look this site. For example, you will be able to know origins of Halloween and of course you will able to know history of Halloween. And That site's color is Halloween color, so you can enjoy see that also. And there are some pictures, so you can know mood of Halloween even if you don't know anything about it.

And what do you want to costume if you do Halloween party? I want to be a witch next.

You can also know about costume if you look this website!

Therefore, if look and read this website, you can learn about Halloween. If you want to know about it, you should look this website.

And I will also introduce other website which is written about Thanks Giving.
http://www.thanksgiving.info/thanksgiving-story.html
I didn't know about Thanks Giving, but I looked this. Then, I could understand some thing about it.
I think that web site's English is not difficult, so you can understand even if you can't understand English a lot.
Do you want to know when did Thanks Giveng at first?
Do you want to know who was starting it?
I was interested in it, so I looked and read this website. It was very, very good for me to learn about it. If you also interested in Thanks Giving, you should look and read this website like me! I think you can spend a very good time at that time.
I like those website. They are very interesting. And it is also useful for our knowledge.
Halloween and Thanks Giving are not Japanese culture, but we should know about other countries culture. Internet can tell me many things which is not our country's culture, so we should hear about other culture like Halloween and Thanks Giving!

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