Homewaork#2

Hello everyone(^_-)-☆
How are you?? I'm very fine.

Before I go to part time job I must do Homework#2(＠_＠;)


1.Death and Funerals:
a. Do you have any international friends or a host family? If so, how would you express your condolences to them if a family member died? If not, then how would you express consolences to an American host family if their Grandmother died?

I have international friends and host family.
I sent e-mail about this topic. But I didn't recieve yet.
So, I wait to return e-mail from them.

so...sorry.


b. Have you ever been to a foreign funeral.

No I haven't.
I never go to a foreign funeral.



2. The language of Clothes (preparation for next weeks topic)
a.Why are Japanese designer label crazy? Why is what you wear so important?

I don't know this qestion. Because I'm not intersting label or brand.
In my oppinion, to wear is important, because it is embarrassing that don't wear.
It is just reason.
I'm sorry. I don't know fashon or clothes well.


b.What does “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.” mean to you?

It means that you shouldn't judge only appearance.
For example you shouldn't judge only appearance for pepole.
You never really know what's inside other people.

hello everyone

hello everyone(^^♪
How are you??
my name is Kotone.

I took this class last semester.
I like this class, because I can learn about forigen culture.
I want to leatn about forigen culture this semester.

Anyway...
I must do Homework#1 (ーー;)


1. Today we discussed the Japanese concept of "wrapping". Do you agree with the web site's description?What do you do that can be called "wrapping"? Give examples and reasons for your actions.

I agree with the web site's description. I think that Japanese people want to wapp anything.
I don't know why they do it. But, I always say that please wapping. It may be typical Japanese culture.

Sometimes I think that why it is wrapp. That's vegetable. I always think that why it is wrapp ,when I go to supermarket. Maybe foreigners think that it is strange.

The thing that I want to wrapp is present. Because it is gift.
I think that gift is special thing. So I want to wrapp thing that I present.


2. Preparation for the next class "Death and Funerals" Answer these questions in your blog

a. Where do you go when you die?

When I was a child my grand father said me that "if you want to go to heaven, you must do good things and manner ."
I don't know where do I go when I die.
However I want to believe that I go to heaven when I die.
And, I want to change into someone else.
Then I start new life.


b. Explain why do Japanese have death memorial services 1 month, 1 year, 3 years, 7 years, etc. after a person's death



Japanese have death memorial services 49 days, 1 year, 3 years, 7 years, etc.
49days is calles Shijukunichi Hoyo in Japanese. And it is also called Manchu-in in Japanese.
It says that this day's judgement decided death destiny. So this day is very important.
Many Japanese people place someone'S ashes in a tomb.
Then anniversary of the death of 1 is to pass the 1 year from death.
This day invite decedent's family and relatives, decedent's friends and so on.
However after 1 year if we hold 3year, 7year and so on we invite only decedent's family and relatives. I don't know why. But it is general in Japan.

http://www.gyoda.co.jp/houzi.htm
I'm sorry. this web site is Japanese.

~Buddhism~

Question
How is your daily life affected by buddism? Ｗhat do you do and why do you do it?


I think our mind are affected by buddism, for example if I do something wrong (kind of put the bad mouth on my friends), I would be punished.I think that all these worlds are connected. Therefore, we have to do a good deed. If we do a bad thing, the reward of the bad thing will certainly come to us.


Most Japanese do お墓参り　at お盆（in Ａｕｇａｓｔ）. A few Japanese people puts something foods and folowers on family buddhist altar everyday. For example, fruit and Japanese cakes ,etc. These foods that ancestors liked while their were alive. And Family Buddhist later is important for us to faith in Buddhism.

my ideal man

This is my ideal person grah.
I think most important thing is personality.
And general education is important , too.

☆United Nation☆

If you were working for the UN, which job would like to have using your English abilities?


If I were working for the UN, I would like to work at Outreach Division.
I would like to work at United Nations CyberSchool Bus in UN.


Why?


United Nations CyberSchool Bus is global teaching and learning project.
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/
I'm interestied in international relief and aid efforts.
I'm interestied in NGO. I think that educetion is associated with peace. And I think that education is most important for children who are poor, too.So, I want to help them with education activity.
It is good Exprience for me to help other people.
And, it will be stimulating for me.
I would like to help many poor people. I want to make a smile.

Familylife Homework

a. When do children usually leave home?
After graduate high school, if children goes to or work at other prectures, they leave home.I think it is defnitely comfortable to stay with parents. Almost of all my friends who stay with their parents rarely do housework because they depend on their parents.


b. How many people live in your home?
I live with 4 people; my mother, my father, my yunger brother and me.

c. Do you have a head of the family?
A head of family is my mother. Because she runs our. My father is hen-pecked husband .

d. Who does the housework?
It is my mother. She does everything. Sometimes, My younger brother and I help cleaning, shopping, washing dishes and so on.


e. Who runs the family?
I think it is my mother. She keeps acout everyday. My father doesn't so much care about budget.


f. How many rooms do you have to sleep in?
I have 5 rooms to sleep in.

♪Name and Address♪

answer questions in the textbook on page 9 number 1,3 and 7.



1. How do you choose a child's given name in your family?

We pick up some names from the dictionary or book which contains children's names. Then we find out which names is the best stroke count and go with family name.In addition, we were named by person who parents respect.

I was named Junko by person who my parents respect.

3. Does your given name or your family name mean anything?

My given name is Junko. "Jun" means simplicity and honest. "Ko" means child.
so, "Junko" means child who is simplicity and honest.

My family name is "Awamura".
According to family pedigree memo, Tokushima Prefecture was formerly called by "Awa". so, "Awa" is Tokushima Prefecture.
"Mura" is village.
"Awamura" is name that gave to person of great influence .



7. How do you know if names are boys' names, girls' names, or both?

If the last letter of name is "子", it means the person is a girl. If the last letter of name is "一" or "也"and "哉", it means the person is a boy. But, recently it is hard to make out which is the girls name or boy's name. For example, "Kaoru" , "Urara" means both names. My friend's child name is "Urara". I thought that Urara may be girls name when I heard for the first time. But, Urara is boy... So, it is hard to make out　which is the girls name or boy's name.