2009年11月3日火曜日

Homework 4

1. What are some subjects that you will never discuss with a friend?
I will never discuss about real intention. It is not necessarily to say own all feelings.

2. Do you have different friends for different parts of your life? If so, how are they different to you? Do you talk about different things? Go to different places? Give me some examples.
I think when I spend with best friend, I can enjoy whatever to do. but, generally, I have different friends.

2009年10月26日月曜日

Homework 3

1. Do you judge people according to what they wear? Why?
I don't want to judge peaple according to what they wear. I think it is not too easy to separate people by clothes. People should have own identity.

2. Do you think Japanese society puts an importance on clothing when judging other people from another country?
Yes.

3. What colors are you wearing now? Do they reflect your mood?
I am wearing pink. No I don't change my mood.

2009年10月19日月曜日

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 condolences to an American host family if their Grandmother died?
I have a international friend and a host family. Maybe, I will "I'm very sorry." But, I don't know what to say any more.

b. Have you ever been to a foreign funeral?
No, I haven't.

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 think Japanese designer label is not crazy, but I think we don't need to wear them.

b.What does “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.” mean to you?
We can't know contents of books without read.

2009年10月4日日曜日

Homework

a. Where do you go when you die?
After people die, they will go to the JODO(the Pure Land). and they will be Buddha.

b. Explain why do Japanese have death memorial services 1 month, 1 year, 3 years, 7 years, etc. after a person's death?
There are various opinions. For example, even number was divided, but odd number was not divided. So, we use odd numbers.