Friday, April 27, 2012

Archery is popular sport!!

 
Why is archery popular
in the U.S??
 
 
 
      What a cool sport archery is! Many people will like it after they watching The Hunger Games movie. Above all, a lot of young girls tend to like playing archery. Since The Hunger Gamesstarted to show, archery has become more popular. There are some specific reasons.
      First, archery is getting popular among young girls in the U.S. because Katniss, the main female character, uses a bow and an arrow in the movie. The scenes in which she uses a bow and an arrow look cool and attractive. Moreover, she has many characteristics which influence young girls. For example, she is strong, independent and beautiful. She fights in difficult situations, but she never gives up. Usually, female heroines wear dresses and make-up on their faces. However, she doesn`t use make-up when she fights. She has natural beauty without make-up. Therefore, many young girls yearn to be like Katniss.
      Next, archery has several reasons that you can start to play it easily. Archery is a less physical sport than other sports. One girl says in article of newspaper, “I`m not very sporty.” However, she began to play it. Also, because archery is an independent sport, you don’t have to think about teammates. It means you can play feel free. In addition, archery is very flexible as you can play it both inside and outside. I think it so convenient for players.
      As a result, archery is getting one of cool sports in the U.S. It’s not difficult to start playing archery. And because of Katniss many young girls has began to play archery. I think it’s a good way to communicate with father and daughter. Usually, daughters play something with mother and son plays something with father. So, archery is good activity for daughter and father.

-Reference-
Leanne Italie, “‘Hunger Games’ fever makes archery cool for children”.
Statesman Journal. 4/22/12.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Tour Info of THG



Tour Information of
The Hunger Games
In these days, The Hunger Games has become famous for many ages from children to elderly people. In North Carolina, there are some tours that offered by tour industry for fans of The Hunger Games.
 
 
    One of them is a weekday or weekend trip by The Hunger Games fans tours. First, on this trip, you can see several places which some of the scenes in the movie shot. Then you can also learn about survival skills that are like fire-building, camouflage and archery. After the movie started, archery is so popular among kids in America. I think it's a good chance for kids to practice archery. Next, you could know how to use a sling shot and how to walk quietly in the forest. Moreover, this travel includes competition that is similar with The Hunger Game except nobody will die. A winner will get a prize. In this way, you can experience almost the same events as in the movie.
 
 
     Another tour is offered by Visitnc Company. This trip is a four-day self-guided tour. This package takes you some places leading the story. It means you can go a place for arena and reaping in the film. Also you will see the theater where interview scene of tributes shot. Although there is a manual like this, you could go around feel free by yourself. I think that will be refreshed trip and good experience because you will be able to feel not only environment of The Hunger Game but also the nature of North Carolina.I want to join both of these tours if I have free time in summer.

If you interested in these tours…


-Pictures reference- 




Monday, April 23, 2012

My Opinion of THG

My Opinions of The Hunger Games


     I read The Hunger Games and I watched the film last week. I felt these were so exciting and these are my favorite now. Above all, I like people in The Hunger Games. There are many unique characters people in The Hunger Games.
     After I finished The Hunger Games I was inspired by Katniss. I think if Japanese teenagers watch this movie, they will like her so much because she is not only beautiful, but also strong, kind and independent. She is also a brave person for she volunteered instead of Prim. When I read this scene, I was moved. I want to be like her. Next, my favorite character is Cinna. He encouraged her both in the book and the film. He has his own accent not like the Capital people. There is no perfect thing than his golden eyeliner. I love it so much. Maybe I will try to find it and I will buy it. Then, Gale is attractive for me as he looks dependable and gentle. He is partner of Katniss and they help each other. When I watched the film I found he always cares about her. I like his one-track mind to Katniss. On the other hand, I found Peeta also cares about her. So, there is a triangle relationship among them. I want to know Katniss’s feeling and who will she choose.  It’s so big deal for me. I will read a second book of The Hunger Game, Catching Fire, and I will try to figure out!!!





Sunday, April 15, 2012

SPING BREAK 2012

★SPRING break 2012★

 
My spring break was so good because of the TaB trip. I went to Portland. Our trip’s theme was youth poor and young homelessness. I visited a lot of communities and organizations which were related to the homeless. I will explain one of them as an example. I went to ‘’SMYRC” that is a community that supports people who have problem about sexual like LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer). There are many homeless people in Portland. Amounts in these people, there are many young people. In these young homeless people, there are a lot of LGBTQ. So, this SMYRC is helpful for them. I could understand their environment. I think people who are around LGBTQ people shouldn’t interrupt them. Then, I was painting inside of this building after the lecture. Painting was so fun. We pushed our hand prints on the shirts of each other. This trip was valuable for me. I will keep learning about this topic.
-----  Spring Break Podcast  -----


Monday, April 9, 2012

POW WOW

Pow wow
 March 10





     When I went to Pow wow of Willamette University, I was surprised. I saw many people who wore fantastic costume, big feathers and loud jingle in an arena of Sparks. I want to wear their costume because I like clothes which are mixed up many colors. I heard loud sound by their drum and their voices. I could not believe that they were singing so big voice! This sound was echoing in the arena. Sometimes, they stopped singing and said words like thankfulness. The arena was so crowded by from children to elderly people. I feel the festival is very important tradition for them. Then, I found a lot of souvenir shops. There are many things that connect with animals. I think they respect animals and I feel  nature from them. These animals’ souvenirs were cute and cool! It was my first time to see exciting Pow wow. Because I’m interested in Pow wow, I looked up the meaning of this festival. Pow wow is one of the ways for Native American to communicate with their old friends and to make new friends by dancing, singing and visiting. I think it is great way and chance to have relationship with someone.  And these are pictures that I took then.  As you see, they look so exciting. Their faces are full of happiness. In this second picture, this is an object of bird.  And third one is knives. Some of these knives show an eagle and a dog. Thus, I’m glad to see, to hear and to know about Pow wow.