France

I'll talk about France. I've been interested in the country since I watched a movie when I was a high school student. That movie's name is "Amerie". This is such famous French movie. I like that so much.








This building is the Louvre. This is a famous art museum. The museum has carried out universal role since the opening in 1793. That prides various collection and visitors through one year are about six million. The Louvre develops tour with guide or atelier, training course to the public or group of school. We can appreciate collection or tour inside the building or program which be held by three months.



There is triumphal arch in Paris. This building was built in 1836 and this is the symbol of France. Its height is 50 meters and width is 45 meter. It's so huge building. We can't across the road to this one, so we can go there through underpass. Reliefs are decorated on north, south, east and west pillars. French general's name are carved on the wall inside the triumphal . We can go to the roof with stairs (284steps) or elevator after buying admission ticket.







The height of the Eiffel Tower is 324 meters. The way to rise the observatory are stair or elevator but we should pay some money. The highest observatory is the third one and that height is 274meters and second one is located in middle height 115 meters. There is square under the tower and stand to sell souvenior or drink or confectionary line around the square.





Champs-Elysees avenues are from Charles-de-Gaulle place to Concorde place. The span is 2 kilometer and width is 70 meters. Cafe and the people who rest there lines the sidewalk. In addition, disney shops and souvenior shops are there and bustle with people too.






The Versailles Palace is located in the suburb of Paris. That has luxurious palace and garden and was built in 1682. That was the palace which was the center of politics, culture, art until the revolution in 1789. Stone statues of the people who appear myth or animals and bronze statues are put various places in the garden.





Mont-Saint-Michel and the bay are World Heritage Site and that is in the North-west of France, Normandy. That is called "ocean pyramid" because of monastery which displays high spire and appears in wide mud flat and the crushed buildings in the foot. That is peculiar scenery. The mud flats surrounded Mont-Saint-Michel and sink in a matter of seconds twice each year spring and autumn.

This is "Cafe des 2 Moulines" and known as "Amerie cafe". The shop is in Montmartre. There is the movie poster inside the shop and a menu which appear the movie is sold.

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BACK TO THE FUTURE / MOVIE ESSAY

I'll introduce about my favorite movie "BACK TO THE FUTURE". This movie is very famous all over the world and many people loves this movie, but I haven't watched it since this spring. I have known this movie's title but I haven't known that's detail at that time. However,after I watched, I was so admired and so impressed. I want to reccomend if I find people who haven't watched this movie. This movie is Science Fiction. I haven't interested in Science Fiction movie for a long time, but now that idea was changed.

This series has three stories. I'll introduce first story of this movie. In 1985, Martin was a high school student and he liked rock music. He lived in Hillvally. He and Doc. were friends. They were experimenting a time machine which developed, but suddenly Libyan people who were deceived by Doc. about acquisitioning of plutonium which was used as fuel for the time machine, and Doc. was killed by them. Martin run away from them with time machine and went to 1955. He couldn't return in 1985 because that fuel was run out, so he looked for Doc. at that time. However, he met his parents on the way to that, and he interfered their fateful encounter. He found Doc. barely, but Martie had changed his history because he had met thier parents, and he found he would dissappear if he would do nothing, so he made the relationship of his parents close somehow. After that, he could return in 1985 with energy of thunderbolt for time machine. When he returned that time, he found some changes. His father had confidence and became novelist which was his dream, and his mother hadn't admitted Martin and his girl friend, Jenifer's relationship, but that changed. Therefore, they were going to go to godriving, however, suddenly Doc. appeared with time machine and said them that their child in the future was being in tight corner, so they followed him reluctantly and went to their future.



Originally, this movie was decided to conclude in one installment, but when this movie was broadcasted on television, stuff added "TO BE CONTINUED" at last scene as joke. Then many people who watched that requested to make sequel, so hurriedly that made as series.


At the beginning, refrigerator was going to be used as time machine, however, that idea stopped because children might imitate that action, and that is dengerous ifthey can't go out.

An control for radio control was used when Martin and Doc. experimented time machine. That control was made by Japanese factory "Futaba Kougyou". In addition, Martin filmed that situation by video camera. That video camera was made in Japan too. We can see the word JVC(Japan Victor).
After I found that, I was glad to concern Japanese things to this movie.

I had some favorite two sayings in this movie. There were said by Doc. One is "It is dengerous to change history after we knew the future. We can know things at that time." I often worry about my future, but from this saying, I could think should live now with my best, but I think it is important to have wide view too.
The other one is "If you have confidence, you can do that. I know the saying "If you do, you can do things that you want to do." From this saying, I noticed it is not good to worry for a long time. I should change to action.


I think to trip foreign country is "BACK TO THE FUTURE" too, because of time difference.
In addition, one day my friend send an e-mail to me. That e-mail was a message of congratulation on my birthday. However, my birthday was three days after the day, so I thought this happening was like "BACK TO THE FUTURE". (639 words)

Kumamoto Essay

I will introduce about Arao city I live. Arao is located in north Kumamoto, Kyuusyu, Japan. I will introduce that with 3 main characteristics. First, I will introduce about Arao's famous place and food and festival. Green land and Urutoraman land is famous place in Arao. Those two places are near my house. Green land is amusementpark. There are various attractions, ferris wheel, corkscrew, hounted house, amusement arcade, rides for child. In addition, there are various kind of restaurant. For example, fast food, curry, noodles, Itarian and so on. Some of corkscrew are famous because only Japan or only Kyusyu. Urutoraman land is locared next to Green land. There are located by people of many generations. Many attractions are there too, so children are pleased, and special services are offered. For example, taking a photograph with Urutora soliders, and getting a square piece of thick paper with autograph on birthday, and Urutoraman cerebrate at restaurant on birthday. 2500 goods are in the shop. Special rooms of Urutoraman are there in hotel next to the land, so family which come from far place are excited and other people too.

Next, I'll introduce about AraoKouensai. This is a festival of Arao, and be held two days in August. That was started in 1993. At this festival, various kinds of entertainment are held. For example, playing drum, contest of festival queen, Sanoyoi dance. At 2003's festival, performance of body-building and playing by street musicians are hold too.

Next, I'll introduce Arao pear. Arao pear is very famous brand under the Kumamoto. That weight is about 7.5kg, so that is very big. This pear is grown covered with bag and sold by the roadside near pear garden. In addition, we can buy that by Internet.

Next, I'll introduce about popuration of Arao city. Now, that is 56,536 ,and that 63,098 decreas from 1985. Women of that is 30,021 , and men of that is 26,515.
From 1972 to now, the number of women exceeds by men. Either of that have decreased from 1985. However, there is one thing which have increased. That is the number of household. That changes by year, but that have increased from 1988. I think this is affected by the increase of apartment buildings and renewal town. Seeing per generation, 55 to 59 years people are most, and women of that is 2683, men of that is 2630. I think those people was born after second world war. Finally, I'll introduce famous 3 peoples in Arao. First, Miyazaki brother. Hatiorou Miyazaki(1851~1877) is most oldest person of them. He absorbed campaign of the people's freedom rights. Minzou Miyazaki(1865~1877) dreamed to pioneer China, but that couldn't achieve. Yazou Miyazaki (1867~1896) was a thinker, and he loved China. The house where they were born is an appinted historicsite of Kumamoto, and we can visit by free. The second famous person is Kaidatu Kimiko. She was praised as person who has precious ability of poem by Hakusyuu Kitahara, and she was attracted as a girl of poem of child free poem from end of Taisyou era to beginning of Shouwa era. She died after her high school's graduation ceremony by sudden illness. However, she recorded great works with quality and value on literature magazine for child "Akai tori" and now she is one of special person of Japanese juvenile literature. The third person is Hideki Sekijima. He is a singer and song writer. He was born in Arao, and now he lives in Shiga. He sing about nature and great thing of home town and importance of contact with family, and he contacts various kind of people. His poem written by English is introduced to foreign countries on home page of the cabinet. He often appears to 24 hours TV.

~ Conclusion ~
This time, I serched my home town Arao city. I thought that is connected with my character. Greenland and Urutoraman land and Kouensai operate on my liking for going events. In addition, I could know again I went to same high school with Kimiko Kaidatu and Hideki Sekijima. I'm honored by that thing. After I searched, I found many things which I don't know in my accused city, for example, the house where Miyazaki brothers were born, so I could find many new things. I'm glsd to know that. In addition, I want to read books about Kimiko Kaidatsu and know her world. I'll find joy of Arao city which I don't know.(742 words)