Rising Sun Speech

Our first prime minister is Hirobumi Ito. He was born in 1841 in Yamaguche. When he was child, he was poor. He learned in Syouka Sonzyuku. And he joined the campaign for overthrowing Tokugawa government. And they overthrew the Tokugawa government. After the Meiji Restoration, he became first prime minister. When he is 31 years old, he spoke in California. The speech was called ‘Rising Sun.’ And He was killed in Harbin in 1909.
I am interested in this speech. I introduce the speech.

Rising Sun
"The red disc in the centre of our national flag shall no longer appear like a wafer over a sealed empire, but henceforth be in fact what it is designed to be, the noble emblem of the rising sun, moving onward and upward amid the enlightened nations of the world."

日の丸演説　
「わが国旗にある赤い丸は、もはや帝国を鎖（とざ）す封印の如く見えることなく、今まさに洋上に昇らんとする太陽を象徴するものであります。そしてその太陽はいまや、欧米文明の中天に向けて躍進しつつあるのです」
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Book Review 6

I read a book. The name is ‘Discovering Planets.’ The solar system is made up of the sun, the planets and other bodies, like comets. There are nine planets. People could see five planets in the sky without the use of telescopes. The five planets were Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. There are another three planets that cannot be seen without the use of telescopes. They are Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. And the book shows me three astronomers discovered the three planets. Uranus was discovered by William Herschel in 1781. Neptune was discovered by Johann Galle in 1846. Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930. I am interested in space and planets. Space is very mysterious and very big. When I was child, my dream was being the astronomer. And I wanted to research space and planets. I didn’t know the astronomers discovered the three planets until I read the book. They are great and cool! Space is infinity. Before, I had worries. But when I looked up in the night sky, I found we and my worries are very tiny. And I was comfortable. Space has a lot of mysteries. I hope that space mysteries are solved.(200words)

Shakespeare

I like Shakespeare. So I introduce his famous poem.

Sonnet 18
William Shakespeare

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this and this gives life to thee.
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Book Review 5

I read a book. The name is ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.’ The book say next things. There are three things we can do to cut waste and help the environment. The first thing is Reduce. This is to reduce what we use. For example, when we go shopping, we can take our own shopping bags or baskets. The second thing is Reuse. This is to use things that don’t have to be thrown away after one use. For example, refilling water bottles, using both sides of paper when printing, using shopping baskets, giving other people clothes that we no longer want. The third thing is Recycle. There are many things that can be recycle; food, paper, metals, glass and plastic. I thought it is very important for environment to do Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Now environment is destructed more. We have to protect the environment from destruction. Plastic shopping bag and garbage bag were free until now. But recently, these things are pay. This is good idea. More people bring own shopping bags. And more people reduce garbage. Recently, many people know the environment is very important and hope to keep the environment clean. In world, the meetings for the environment held. Our prime minister decided that we will reduce CO2 more. I agree. The goal is hard and there are many problems. But we can succeed. I will do something for environment. (232words)

Proverb

I like proverb. So I looked up English proverbs.
‘Marriage without love is not marriage.’
‘There's no place like home.’
‘Out of sight, out of mind.’
‘Seeing is believing.’
‘Slow and steady wins the race.’
‘There is no royal road to learning.’
‘Heaven helps those who helps themselves.’
‘The die is cast.’
‘Life is short and art is long.’
‘A wonder lasts but nine nights.’
‘Sweet is pleasure after pain.’
‘Truth is stranger than fiction.’
Proverbs tell me important things. (80words)

Italian Religion and History

Religion is almost Christianity. Catholic is 97%. There is a close relation between Christianity and Italy. In 64, Nero persecuted Christianity. But, in 380, Christianity became the established religion in Rome. There is the Vatican City. It is enclave of Italy, because it is surrounded by the city of Rome. Vatican is the center of Catholicism and has the Roman Catholic Church. The chief of state is The Holy Father. The Vatican City has close relation Rome and it is very important city in Roman past.

History of Italy is huge. Italy has a glorious past.
　　 The Italian peninsula was made by activity of The Alpine belt. Before Rome age, there are some folks and they lived in the Italian peninsula. And the Roman Empire started in about B.C. 800. Rome expanded their territories and had the golden age. But the golden age was collapsed by increase of civil strife and invasion. In 962, the Holy Roman Empire started. About 15 century, Renaissance came to the height of prosperity in Milan and Florence. Napoleon became king of Italy in 1805. In 1915, Italy entered the First World War. Mussolini made the Fascist and established autocracy in 1922. In 1929, the Vatican City started by the conclusion of treaty between Italy and Vatican. In 1940, Italy entered the Second World War and lost. In 1946, kingship was abolished. (227words)

Book Review 4

I read a book. The name is ‘Making a Cake.’ The book asked us, ‘Is making a cake like making a work of art? Or is making a cake science?’ I thought making a cake is like making a work of art. But the book says next things. Some people think making a cake is art because it is all how good the cake looks and taste. But some people think that making a cake is science because it is all the changes that happen when many ingredients are mixed together to make something new. To conclude, the best cakes are part science and part art. I agree this. I often eat a cake. I think cake is deep sweet. The book has a lot of cakes pictures. Cakes make me happy. But I can’t make cake. So I want to try making cake. (144words)

Snow! Snow! Snow!

Good morning! It is snow today. Kumamoto hasn’t snow so much. When I was high school student, I went to Shiga as school trip. We tried skiing. And I saw much snow. In Kumamoto, I couldn’t see snow. So I was excited! And I slipped. And I was late for first period class. I like winter. But road is very slippery. Be careful accident.(64words)

Ltalian climate

Italy has a genial climate and the four seasons. But there are differences between each area. For example, North Italy has continental climate, which has big difference of temperature between day and night, between summer and winter. South Italy has Mediterranean climate, which has mild climate through a year and it has little rain in summer and it has a lot of rain in winter. Rome’s temperature is similar to that of Tokyo. In spring, various flowers come out. In summer, it is light until about 8:00 PM because Italy is high latitudes. Italy doesn’t have the rainy season and has low humidity. In fall, there are various festivals for form products. In winter, it is hard cold and sunset is early. The area is 301,230 km2. Italy is smaller than that of Japan. Population is 58.9million. Rome’s area is 1,285.3 km2 and population is 2million. Rome is most big city in Italy. Milan is 181.8 km2 and population is 1.3 million. (162words)

Book Review 3

I read a book. The name is ‘The Water Cycle.’ Water moves from Earth to the sky and then back to Earth. The process is called the water cycle. Water change the form in water cycle; Liquid, gas and solid. The liquid form is rain, rivers, lakes and ocean. The gas form is vapor. The solid form is ice, snow and hail. And there are four stages in the water cycle: evaporation, condensation, precipitation and runoff. I thought the water cycle is very well. Water is very important resource. If water is nothing, we can’t live. The book shows me the water cycle by plain explanation. Nature is wonderful! (109words)

Italian Location

Located on the Italian Penisula, a long body of land that juts out from Southern Europe, Italy is famous for its shape, which is like a boot in which the toe points to the island of Sicily, located in the center of the Mediterraean Sea. Italy extends from the Alps mountain range in the north to the Meditteraean sea in the south and is 1,185 kilometers in length.
Italy is often divided into three major regions, North, Central and South. North Italy extends from the Alps in the north to Emilia-Romagna, which is state and includes modern cities such as Milano and Torino, and state capital is Bologna.
South Italy extends from Abruzzo, which is state and state capital is L'Aquila, to Calabria, which is state south of Napoli.
Central Italy is between north and south Italy, includes modern cities such as Rome and Florence. (145words)

Book Review 2

I read a book. The name is ‘World Heritage.’ The World Heritage List was set up in 1972 by UNESCO. The list was set up to save and care for special places around the world. There are three kinds of sites. Some places are natural sites, like Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Other places are cultural site, like Venice in Italy. Some places are natural and cultural site, like Kakadu National Park in Australia. But some places in danger because of global warming, pollution and war. We must protect the places. I decided recycling and saving. The book showed me many world heritage sites. The places are very wonderful. I want to visit the sites someday.(115words)

My three treasures

I have three treasures. One of my treasures is CD of “BUMP OF CHICKEN.” I like “BUMP OF CHICKEN.” They are band men. I like the vocal’s voice. When I am tired, I listen to his voice. His voice makes me relaxing. Their music make me exciting. Their music makes me vigorously So I always buy their CD when they release new CD. They almost don’t appear on TV. So I want to see them. And I want to see them. And I want to listen to naked voices and live performances. I have never go to their concert. Next month, there is their concert in Fukuoka. I cannot be going to go to it. I regret that I cannot be going to it. So I want to go to it sometime. One of my treasures is my dog. Her name is Kyarameru. She likes to eat foods. Especially she likes meats. So she is fat. She likes to go to walk. She is very friendly. I always go to bed with her. She has very big eyes. She is very cute. One of my treasures is my friends. I always talk to my worry. My friends always listen to my talk for real. My friends are very kind. I want to encourage my friends when they have any worries. I want to more enjoy many things with them. I want to make many memories with them. I owe what I am very happy to these my treasures.(248words)