Hi students,
Thank you for you interesting responses to last week's question. I love learning new things about other languages.
For this week's journal, I'd like you to think about a memory that you have of some significant historical, political, or social event. For example, you might write about an important election (I'll never forget the day Barack Obama was elected president). On another topic, I remember the night our football team (University of Nebraska) won the national championship--I almost cried! Maybe you remember the night you celebrated the millennium (2000). These are just a few examples. In your response, please describe the following: when, who was involved, what happened, how you felt, and the impact of this event (if any) on your life.
If you like, you can read my example response below.
Happy writing!
In 2008, I was living and teaching in South Korea, but I wasn't out of touch with the polical events of that important year. Every day I would skim news article on the Internet to find out what was happening between Barack Obama and John McCain. All through the summer and early fall, it seemed that the impossible might become reality: the U.S. would elect its first black president. For me, the excitment of that election season didn't have so much to do with the prospects of having a Democrat in the White House after 8 years of Republican rule (to be sure, I sort of liked both Obama and McCain). Rather, I began to realize that I was experiencing (albeit from overseas) a change in my country's political and historical history.
The day of the election is still as clear as can be in my mind. All of the English teachers gathered in the teacher's lounge of the language center and tuned in to CNN international (the only English station we could get). Soon the the results started pouring in. As we sat fixated on that red and blue screen (red for Republican, blue for Democrat), we couldn't believe it: Obama was dominating! Even after it seemed clear that Obama would win, my disbelief in how much my country had matured lingered--just 45 years ago, black people STILL couldn't vote in some states! Had we really come this far? Was it possible to leave our controversial history behind us and move on to an era when a person's character truly meant more than the color of his/her skin? I was hopeful but reluctant to believe that Americans would move past our racial past. Fortunately, my pessimism was unwarranted: by 11 am South Korean time (it was 10 pm or so in the U.S.!), the United States had a new president; and I had renewed faith in my fellow Americans.
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In March 11, 2011, there were earthquake and tsunami in Japan as everyone knows. I was working at shop of my part time job at that time. I couldn’t contact with my family and also train was stopped, so I couldn’t go home many hours. When this incident was happened, I couldn’t believe that many people lost their lives in this bad incident. When I watched the news about this incident, I taught that this incident like a movie. It was so scary and sad incident. My hometown is Kanto district, so there wasn’t so big damage, because the focus of an earthquake was Tohoku district. But, near my university is reclaimed land, so there were some damages. For example, the ground was cracked and flooded. We can’t go against the nature forces, but a natural disaster cause bad incident. Through this incident, I didn’t lose my family or friends, but I felt sad and I’ll never forget about this incident.
In the end of 2010, I went to Taipei 101 to celebrate the New Year’s coming and 100 anniversary of Taiwan. I went to this place with my friend because my buddy was living near the Taipei 101. I remembered that the night was very cold due to cold air mass. The temperature was about 9 degrees Celsius. I think the cold weather was commonly found in the Montana, but it is hardly ever happen in my country. Although the temperature was low, we went to this celebration determinedly because it contains special firework display and excited concert available. When we got to the activity, there was quite a crowd of people there already. After a while, the crowds of people in the square were packed like sardines. It was so airless in here. I can hardly breathe. I told to my pal that I would like to leave this place. But my friend says that “how come, we just arrive here for an hour. I really enjoy this performance”. Therefore, I forced myself to stay there to watch this concert. All these days later, I always promise myself that I will never attend this kind of celebration again. I’d rather watch live broadcast in TV than stay the square in Taipei 101.
Yes, Satsuki! One of the most memorable days for all Japanese is The Tohoku great earthquake and Tsunami. It was the most terrible shaking in the Japanese history and it made the most terrible number of victims. When the earthquake happened, I was in my home so lucky and safe. But every train in Tokyo stopped until next morning, so many people lost ways for getting them house. My sister couldn’t also get home, so I went to her office by a car for picking up her. I was surprised during driving because the walk road was crowded with people who were getting back home on foot at 11pm. After 1 week since the earthquake, every TV channel had special programs about information about suffering by the earthquake and tsunami. Videos of the TV programs were unbelievable images like an action movie but these were REAL. I was so shocked. Can you believe that many cars are flowing on the sea? I will never forget those images until my death.
My memory is the one of the bigggest earthquake which happend on March 11,2011 in Japan.
When I was working at the store, it happened,and I was suprised because I have never experienced it.Then all trafic was stoped, so I could not go my home.
I was very comfused, becouse I don't have a lot of money, so I couldn't do nothing, but everyone was so kind. They gave me breads and some water. They helped me.
Next morning I could go my home, and I felt kind. This disaster is too deaful, however I think it is not bad exprience
In September 12, 2007, Mr. Abe who was prime minister of Japan announced that he left his position. The reason of it is his illness. I was really surprised this reason. It is because I have heard from my parents that we can not absent from our work easily if we have a cold. I did not understand such an important person of Japan can leave his position because of his personal reasons. Besides, after the incident, prime minister of Japan changed almost once a year because of their individual reasons. Japanese and even people who live in other country were distrustful of Japan’s government. Therefore I realize that I can lose my trust if I quite something easily. So I decided not to quite something important in order to lose my trust.
In July, 2011, the finals of the FIFA girl world cup were held. That was very big events for Japanese, because representatives from Japan hadn’t gone to the finals before, and they had beaten U.S.A by three to one penalty shoot-out and won the championship for a first time. When the game was held, I was in my friend’s house and watched it with my friends. It was about three a.m. Although I wasn’t interested in the game before, I was able to watch the game for interest. I was very excited.
The representatives from Japan were very weak before, but they practiced soccer very hard every day. So they could win the cup. I could learn the importance of what I didn’t give up challenge from the events, and I decided to work on certain thing hard in front.
As for me, it's the earthquake happened in March 11, 2011 in Japan. When the earthquake was happened in Japan, I was in Shinjuku and studying English in a eleven-story building. Shinjuku was the center of business city in Tokyo prefecture and famous for the vast numbers of building and people such as visitors, students and workers. During the earthquake, I saw a outside view from the window. Across the building was shaking that seems fit to bump each other. At that time, I thought everyone are gonna dying. In a split second, the great city became a chaotic place as hell. Everyone got out of the building and stood on the road. I was filled with fears of my family, friends and myself. After the earthquake happen, every transportation was stopped. The huge number of people was turned adrift in Shinjuku. Everyone tried to call up, but it doesn't work. There was less food because almost all food stores were closed. At midnight, some business men slept on the road. I just despaired. I didn't have idea what should I do. I just wanted to go back my home. I don't want to face to such situation anymore in my life.
It was 2010 I was studying in Scotland and I really had a good time but I had a big problem And it was to hard for a 17 years old to face this problem and. In the same time my mums grandmother bastway and I started thinking what can I do this is life one goes one comes and life is full of problems so I have to face it and I'm a man and I can do every thing if I won't to then I started looking for a way to solve the problem which is so hard to say it I can't write what it was but after 6 days I solved it and I had to move from my city to my uncel city to have some fun but it was my best time
A Difficult Time in My Life
When I was in my country I thought if I will go to another country like UAE or USA I will be happy their. But unfortunately I was wrong it the worst time when you are foreigner. You feeling alone and you can't do your hobbies, you can't go with your friend to some where which you liked all this years. I don't know maybe for some people that's cool to live and study in another country like USA I like it too to study here to improve English it's the best thing that I am here because when you are foreigner you will respect too much better your parents then before. I want add that that feeling about my parents, about my relatives, about my friends it gonna heart me for a long time. Maybe all of you guys will be disagree with me but a difficult time for it's that time when I am foreigner, and when I am living in foreign country. Maybe after days I will habit to this country and will love as you but now no. No i just proud that I am here and I am studying here..................
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