Reaction to Fisher

It is interesting and I enjoyed figures written in the text.
In the part of Comparison, it says that we have the desire to be "normal",but what is a evidence?
Especially in ICU, I think almost all people tend to be a strange person...but I somewhat agree author's opinion because my friends in other university seems have that tendency. (However, I have no evidence, neither. It's difficult to prove.)
After I finished reading this book, I feel some kind of fear, because it says that we cannot observe things as  a true figure. It means people cannot share the image, people cannot have a same view.
So critical thinking is needed also in this action, perception and another solution for avoiding misunderstandings among people, we need scientific way of thinking. Now in the field of science, researchers rely on numeral. I regard this way as objective point of view. We cannot share exactly same shapes but if we use math, for example, we can share exactly same shapes!
Hence, I recommend studying math or physics to myself.

Reaction to Barna

It is easy to understand because the author gives a lot of examples. and  I agree the author's opinion about  six stumbling blocks. We need to be aware of these blocks in order to avoid misunderstandings. 
Barna says that the six stumbling blocks are assumption of similarities,  language differences, nonverbal misinterpretations, preconceptions and stereotypes, tendency to evaluate and high anxiety.
However, I think tendency to evaluate is difficult to distinguish from other blocks.
In my opinion, it seems have strong connection to all other blocks. Blocks are made because people have a tendency to evaluate, in other word, people tends to evaluate other people or things by comparing with own culture, or own perspectives.
What's more, as I discussed with my classmate in class, I also realized high anxiety was connected to another blocks. All other blocks appear because accepting different culture is not easy and involves anxiety.
As stated above, categorizing blocks are not easy tusk but I agree that knowing these existence of blocks is the very first step to accept different culture and deal with problems which lies among different cultures.

New People & New Environment

Yesterday, I had the first class of AASP, Advanced Academic Speaking.
I felt nervous at first but as soon as talking with classmates, I realized that this course was wonderful!
All of them are nice and some of them has a sense of humor. They are fun to be with!
I'm not so easy-going but I think I can get along with them!


In the first class, we were divided into groups and decided the topic which we'll explain in a presentation.
My group is formed by 3 people and our topic is Yukata.
One of my group member is very funny guy so it gonna be a exciting class!haha


I'm highly motivated now because new people I met yesterday are very attractive and appealing.!
I wanna be a person like that!
Have confidence, Hisae!


Anyhow, I'll enjoy this course and do my best.

BOOK REPORT

Title
  Things Fall Apart
Author
  Chinua Achebe
Why I chose it

   By reading summery about this book, I could guess that this book is about tragic story during the era of  the introduction of Christianity into Africa by European missionaries. My high school and junior high school was established by missionaries so I feel some kind of affinity to the basis of this story.And I have never read African novel so it also made me want to read this book, of course.

An overview of the plot

   This book is about the era of introduction of Christanity into Africa, and in this story, main character, okonkwo, is described as a severe and very manly person. He believes in god of his village and persist on his tradition. However, peoples in his village begun to believe in God from Europe, Christianity. Under such a situation, okonkwo struggled to tackle to a expansion of Christianity but ended in vein. His village was changing completely, losting tradition and culture. And finally, Okonkwo decided to kill himself.

My reaction

   After I finished reading this book, I noticed that many violences appeared in this story. Main character always tried to be a violent person in order to show his strength. It also included violence toward women so it is somewhat hard to read. I also noticed that this story is always focusing on strength and weakness.I thought that in Africa, they more focus on strength but in Christianity it more focus on weakness, like sin. Of course, this is culture, so I cannot say that which is good or bad easily, though, it is true that African people inspired by this point, weakness in not a shameful thing.  

My summer and Autumn

This summer was very exciting ! Free from fear of Juken Benkyo(study for entrance exam) lol

I enjoyed vacation with my friend from my high school : )

I went to a farm in Chiba, went to Yokohama to see fireworks, and traveled to Hiroshima.

They are all my precious memories !!

I couldn't travel abroad (I really wanted to) but I could also learned many things because I worked part-time during summer vacation.

It was very tough but l could know that earning money required endurance. It is completely different skills from studying or being student, I thought.

Now I realized that autumn term is harder than spring term and need more effort, I'm wondering whether I should quit this job or not.

In the autumn term, I'll try to pursue good understanding by asking questions toward everything.

I also want to have a confidence and patience.

Be a tolerant person !