Blog

I didn’t like blog before taking this Writing class. I had 3 reasons. First, I hated it being read my blog by many people. Second, I thought that it was troublesome to make the blog. Third, I didn’t understand what I might write my blog. Now, I like blog very much. I’m interesting that put a lot of photos. I will want to renew my blog by this summer vacation. I am going to go to Okinawa. So I will want to take a lot of pictures.

Gmail and writing studio blog

Gmail is very important for me because I try to reach Prof. Beaufait and many people. At first, I did not know Gmail. But, now I understand how to use a Gmail.
I use a Gmail except writing class. For example, I send a Gmail to overseas student. A Gmail is earlier than I send the email with a mobile telephone. So the Gmail can spend time effectively.

I'll talk about Writing Studio blog. It is Prof. Beaufait's blog. There are many kind of posts and many photo. For example, restaurants review, movie review, and so on. I think this is a fun blog.

Portfolio

Writing IIIc: Portfolio
1.0. Essays

1.1. Catalog	Titles of posts with links	Dates (yyyy.mm.dd)	Numbers of words	Numbers of comments
Example	Restaurant: Star of India	2007.03.13	185	1
1st (introduction) April (150+ words)	Introduce oneself	2007.03.19	71	0
2nd (campus life) May (200+ words)	Campus life	2007.05.28	207	0
3rd (your choice) June 5 (250+ words)	My favorite	2007.06.05	222	2
4th (Kumamoto) June 18 (250+ words)	Kumamoto	2007.06.17	286	1
5th (review 1) July 2 (175+ words)	Web site	2007.07.01	181	3
6th (review 2) July 16 (200+ words)	Movies	2007.07.10	167	3
---	---	TOTALS:	1136	9

Note: Calculate totals without the example.

1.2. Selection and assessment: Which of those essays do you feel is the best, and why? Please remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, and give at least two reasons.

• ...I think"Kumamoto" is the best of my essays, because this essay is local, sentence is very long. So, it was very important for me to write this essay.

2.0. Comments

---	Titles of posts with links	Dates of comments (yyyy.mm.dd)	Numbers of words in comments	Qualities of comments*
2.1. Your first comment on your instructor's blog	"Movie: Dreamgirls (Condon, 2006)"	2007.07.17	11	bad
2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog	tennis and table tennis	2007.05.09	39	very good
2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog	my dream	2007.05.14	30	very good
2.4. Most comments on:	Titles of posts with link	Dates of posts (yyyy.mm.dd)	Total number of words in comments	Qualities of comments*
2.4.1. Any one of your essays	Jack Sparrow	2007.05.30	41	So,so
2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	2007.06.08	---	---
2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	28	So, so
2.4.2. Any of your other posts	My favorite (＾皿＾)	2007.06.05	222	very good
2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	2007.06.06	---	---
2.4.2.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	22	good

* Please list the most important qualities of comments on each type of blog post.

2.5. Additional reflections on comments:

• ... I got many comments from my classmate and Mr. Beaufait. But, I forgot to comment for them . Next semester, I want to comment and to write longer comments.
  

3.0. Typing Speed Trials (5 mins.)

---	Numbers of words	Dates (yyyy.mm.dd)
3.1. Worst typing speed trial	36	2007.04.11
3.2. Best typing speed trial	88	2007.06.13
3.3. Average speed for three (3) most recent speed trials	80	2007.07.18 2007.07.11 2007.07.04

4.0. Book Reviews

4.1. Catalog	Titles of posts with links	Dates (yyyy.mm.dd)	Number of words	Numbers of comments
Example:	Vampire Killer	2007.05.16	39	1
1-01	Diana princess of Wales	2007.04.25	87	0
1-02	The wizard of oz	2007.05.07	46	0
1-03	Matilda	2007.05.07	107	0
1-04	Catch me if you can	2007.05.09	85	3
1-05	Gulliver's travels	2007.05.28	90	0
1-06	Titanic	2007.05.28	66	0
1-07	The Phantom of the Opera	2007.06.11	122	0
1-08	Hulk	2007.06.12	95	0
1-09	The devil wear the Prada	2007.07.02	82	0
1-10	Love or money?	2007.07.02	87	0
1-11	Alice in wonderland	2007.07.03	78	0
1-12	The Three Muskeeteers	2007.07.03	80	0
---	---	TOTALS:	481	3

Note: Calculate totals without the example.

4.2. Selection and assessment: Which of those book reviews do you feel is the best, and why? Please remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, and give at least two reasons.

• ...I think "the phantom of the opera" is the best of my book reviews, because it is many words and this book is good story.

5.0. Blog Layout, Labeling, Linking & Media Presentation

---	Yes	No
5.1. Does your blog have an archive in the sidebar?	0
5.1.1. Does the archive display the titles of posts?	0
5.1.2. Is the archive organized by week?	0
5.1.3. Is the archive at the top of the sidebar?	0
5.2. Does your blog have labels displayed in sidebar?	0
5.2.1. Do your labels include each of these required labels (typed accurately):	---	---
"books" (plural)	0
"essays" (plural)	0
"quickposts" (plural, with no spaces)	0
5.2.2. Does your sidebar display other labels?	0
How many other labels have you attached to three (3) or more posts? 0	---	---
Which labels, and how many posts each? Books(12) Dialy(17) essays (7) myself(3) proto-porfolio(2) quickposts(12)	---	---
5.3. Links & media	---	---
5.3.1. Does your blog include pictures?	0
Does your blog profile include a picture or graphic representation?	0
How many of your blog posts include pictures or other graphics? ... 21	---	---
5.3.2. Posts with multiple links	---	---
How many of your posts include three (3) or more links? ...6	---	---
5.3.3. Does your blog include other media?
How many of your blog posts include other media? ... 2	---	---

5.4. What would you most like to do to enhance the overall presentation of your blog?

• ... I want to enhance my blogger. Next semester, I want to check my blogger before put my blog.
  

6.0. Additional reflections on your blog writing:

• ...Before I start this class, I don’t like to write in English, because I was a slow typing and no idea. But now, I try to a fast typing. I want to be better blog.
  

7.0. Suggestions for your peers and successors:

...This class is very very fun. I think we studied hard by competing with each other. I think it is very good.

G-mail

I like G-mail because this is very convenient. I use sometimes G-mail. When I was freshman, I made a friend in China. She was overseas student in Kumamoto Gakuen University. I sent her e-mail yesterday. She was graduation in China University. So I said Congratulation, Kaka. I was very happy. So I said “what are you going to do summer vacation? She said “I’ m going to go Kumamoto.” So I will meet her in summer vacation. G-mail is very important for me. (83 words)

Movies

I like movies very much. Especially, I like the movie that Johnny Depp appears. For example, Sleepy Hollow, Nick of time, What's eating Gilbert Grape, Neverland, Charlie and the chocolate factory and Pirates of the Caribbean. I watched all these movies. I think that his all movies are splendid. I recommend, of course, Pirates of the Caribbean. Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow is very cool. At world's end is now showing. I watched this movie twice in the movie theater. It was very excited, interesting. But, it was difficult for me to understand this movie. So, I recommend that you watch this movie twice. If you don't yet watch this movie, you should watch it.

Now I remember, I applied for part-time job in the movie theater yesterday. I don't yet understand the result. But I want to work there. I applied for part-time job last year, then I didn't pass. But, this time I want to work there at all cost. Do you pass it?

Tim Burton's corpse bride

I watched The corpse bride on the DVD. It was very good movie. Especially, animation is very good. I hear that it took ten years to make this movie. It was amazing.
Direction, Tim Burton is genius, Johnny Depp's voice was cool.

Tim Burton's corpse bride

teacher

I like a lot of teacher. I will introduce when I was high school teacher. I like Mr. Umeno. He taught me math. But I hate math. He taught me evening. So I solved math. But I can’t solve now. He plays soft-ball tennis very well. He is champion in Kumamoto. When I was high school student, I belonged to soft-ball tennis. He taught me and often playing soft-ball tennis. (70 words)

Book review1-12: The Three Musketeers

I read this book. I'll explain this story. It is the year 1627, young d'Artagnan comes to Paris with a dream. He becomes a king's Musketeer. He visits the Three Musketeers: Porthos, Athos and Aramis. He made friends with them. d'Artagnan and The Three Musketeers fight against the evil. I thought d'Artagnan is a brave man. I like a brave man because a brave man protects all people and me. If I marry for love, I want to marry d'Artagnan.

Book review1-11: Alice in Wonderland

I read this book. I'll explain this story.
One hot summer day, Alice sees a white rabbit and runs after it. She follows it down a rabbit-hole. Alice arrives in "Wonderland". She finds here, caterpillars can talk, rabbits have watches and the Queen wants to cut off everybody's head.
My favorite character is "rabbit" because I thought it very unique. I thought I want to "rabbit" as a pet because rabbit may inform time for me. (^ ^)

Book review1-10: Love or Money?

I read this book because the title is very interesting. It is Molly Clarkson's fiftieth birthday. She is rich, but she is having a small party. Only four people. four people, however, who all need the same thing: they need her money. She will not give them the money, so they are waiting for her to die. And there are other people who are also waiting for her to die. But one person can't wait. And so, on her fiftieth birthday, Molly clarkson is going to die.

Book review1-09:The devil wear Prada

I read"The devil wear the Prada". I have a sympathy. First, Heroin, Andy works very hard in publisher of fashion magazine. But her boss, Miranda can't admit that she effort to work in office. I watched a scene, I thought it is difficult to admit to someone. Therefore, she tries to appearance. For example, change clothes and make up. she became beautiful.

I couldn't finish reading this book because I thwart. It was difficult for me to read this book. I'm sorry.

Web site

My favorite web sites are “GyaO” and “Yahoo! Japan”. I recommend that. These web site can watch all over the world If you have personal computer, you use Internet very well.

First, I will talk about “GyaO”. "GyaO" is entertainment web site. For example, movie, music, drama, animation, sports and so on. The inside of this web site, my favorite is drama. If I have a time, I always watch Korean drama. Most of the Korean dramas are sad story. So when I watch Korean dramas, I always cry. If you feel sad, please watch Korean drama. Your stress will be gone on cry.

Second, I will talk about “Yahoo! Japan” It is entertainment, too. It is very convenient that it can a search on the Internet. I always use it. The inside of this web site, my favorite is movie. In web site, we can watch preview for free. I check new movies, watch preview and I watch movies in theater. I get information in this web site about movies.
Do you have your favorite web site? Please tell me.