Homework Ⅱ

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?

b. Have you ever been to a foreign funeral?

Yes. I have friends and some host families.
If my host family died, I can't believe. But I think that I keep on crying and mail a letters of condolences. Maybe I think that I will write about enjoyed memories with the person. And, I have so much to write about the person so I make slow writing.

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 so, too. Japanese designer label is crazy. I think that Japanese dont think anything. Japanese think the meaning of a word is more important than design.

b. What does “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.” mean to you?

Becouse Japanese use a word without thinking, We must not be guided by the appearance of things.

Homework

1. Reflecting about today's class:Today we discussed the Japanese concept of "wrapping". Do you agree with the web site's description?What do you do that can be called "wrapping"? Give examples and reasons for your actions.

I agree. I think so, too.
I often make a group with my friends. This group is composed of only close friends. So, I think this is "wrapping".

2. Preparation for the next class "Death and Funerals" Answer these questions in your blog;

a. Where do you go when you die?

I think that all living thing come to nothing.

b. Explain why do Japanese have death memorial services 1 month, 1 year, 3 years, 7 years, etc. after a person's death?

I think that to hold a memorial service for a person's death.


Thank you.