Please note that extensive teacher editing was not performed on the final drafts of these essays. These essays include grammatical and sentence level structural errors as well as spelling errors. Possible editing changes were suggested in most cases in earlier drafts, but the primary goal was to help students master writing structured essays in English, not the writing of error free essays.

I trust readers will appreciate the difficulties of having primarily first- year lower- level students write essays in English on more serious topics. I hope you will find the subjects interesting, and please free to comment on any essays you read or to drop me a line at kasmersensei@yahoo.com

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Walter Kasmer

Lecturer at Hosei University, Aoyama Gakuin University, and Tokyo University of Science

Ryotaro Hachiya

Yu  Darvish started playing baseball from the second grader
in the elementary school.  At that time, his baseball team came in the third
place in the world.  He was terrible from that time.  And, he entered the
Tohoku high school.

He was an ace pitcher from the autumn of one year.  And, he
participated in Koshien in the summer of two years.  However, the result was
a second place.  He tossed a no-hitter in the spring of three years.  And,
he received the summer of the fate for three years.

His high school had been enumerated in the favorite.  He won
well and went up to the expectation with second round by the first answer
round.  The high school of the other party of third round was a high school
of the debut.  It has rained during the game.  The other party becomes
superior by the rain, and Darvish was defeated.

Darvish is a wonderful player now.  However, he still regrets not
to win the championship in Koshien. And, it keeps making an effort the
chagrin in provisions and it making an effort to him.

Tsubasa Nishimata

It is wonderful that gives birth to a large economic effect in this group. The achievement of the company that appointed this group by CM has expanded, and total sales of CD put out this year exceed two million.

Moreover, live done in a large-scale hall is made to succeed and this group performs in the theater in Akihabara every day. The member who is frequently performing to media also is participating in the theater in Akihabara. And this performance has been continued at first of the birth.

Every member of AKB48 firmly has its dream. I want you to work hard with there dream keep.

Kentaro Suzuki

 The condition of Uganda has been tragic. Uganda had been ruled by Britain. In 1962, Uganda became independent from Britain, but in 1966 the coup d’état occurred and after that it occurred many times. So public peace had more and more worsen. Awful poverty happened. Many fight occurred, and rebel army came into existence. Rebel army kidnapped and the children are made a soldier. Moreover many villages were attacked. To make matters worse, it was attacked by the children who were kidnapped before. The people were always frightened.

 When I was examinee of Universe, I met Ms.Sakuragi in exhibition of her. Her speech changed my idea to charity in poverty country. She speak to us that charity is fun and she is so happy now. In about 2000, Ms.sakuragi graduated from University, and after a while started active in Uganda. She isn’t originally interested in charity absolutely. She was concern with Uganda firstly, when she travel to Uganda to picture in university student. After she returned to Japan, she found employment, but after a while she was still apprehensive about Uganda. Finally she retired her job, and started charity in Uganda.

 Ms.Sakuragi’s activity is mainly three parts. For one thing, it is the Nest. Second is the Night Commuter. The last is photograph activity and exhibition. The Nest is abbreviation of Needy Education Scholar Trust. This project is a kind of scholarship. In Uganda, there many children who are intelligence and have big dreams but don’t have money enough to go to school. Or there are even children who have never think about dreams of themselves.  For them, she began this project, but it differs from normal scholarship. Her group gives two hircine and two chickens besides scholarship. This means their family can become independent. She wishes that children are able to select their dream. Night Commuter is accommodations of children who take shelter in the fear of kidnapping of guerrilla. She plays with children, for example draw pictures or do campfire. They look forward to coming here now though they were frightened at first.  Thirdly, she also takes pictures, and held the exhibition in the photograph for everyone to learn about the Africa. However her pictures are not tragic but happy life of Africa.

 I was surprised at the pictures, because I have a stereotype to Africa and Charity. I learnt for the first time that at poverty country in Africa though life is hard, people lead a happy life, and Charity is such an interesting activity.  To help poverty people, it’s important that we know present world condition and many People who help them and act even a small thing. Ms.Sakuragi said to us in Exhibition that there were a lot of smiles though there was a war there, too.

Wataru Machida

even as for the aspect that is bad at the good. That’s why , I want to study about it.

Clone is a group which has same nucleic-acid & cell & indivisual

and it’s original mean is a silp. Clone technology is used by two ways of methods.

One is for plant. Plants for old clone technologies such as cutting in agriculture, horticulture is used. Clone body cells to material Mericlone cultivation as practical.

Another is for animal. The world’s first cloned animal was made by no fertilization  in 1952. In mammals in 1981, Willadsen sheep in similar way from fertilized egg clone individual makes, Willadsen 1986, further fabricated a clone by nuclear transplantation from sheep early embryos.

Now, human clone attracts arguments widely, because  human clone has a lot of problem. One of them is ethical problem & technical problem. Clone life is short. There is an age gap between clone and human who is used as clone. If I make own clone, the clone is a baby then. Vein & fingerprint are not the same, because they are acquired.

The other is about the direction for uses. It is useful to transplant organ. Using stem cells from the somatic cell transplant who own, and copy them. And,  regeneration medical treatment is studied recently.

I write about clone regulation. There are two regulations. One is humanity problem. Everyone have a look totally together people and social system will be on serious. In addition There are many humanitarian problems.

Another is fear of slavery. Making many men caused to overwork their bodies and lobors.

As above clone technology has many problem. But the technology is epoch-making very fantastically.

So we hope that this technology deletes a bad aspect ,and do effective practical

use In the future.

The range of topics has also been expanded. I will note that I asked my students to do more research on their essays though they were given less time (only 1 term) rather than a whole year of writing practice as my colleague Dr. Varghese allowed. Hopefully the shorter time span spent on writing hasn’t affected the quality of the essays too much and our readers will enjoy them.

Sincerely,

Walter Kasmer

Lecturer-at-large

The tea ceremony started about 1000 years ago, and become present shape 500 years ago.

There are various rules in the tea ceremony,and rules has a long history.

Hereafter, I will introduce the history, rules and style of the tea ceremony.

The tea ceremony has spread from Kamakura Period, it is Edo period becoming a present form.

And, the tea ceremony spread to a general person at the Meiji era, and everyone came to be able to learn readily.

As a result, the tea ceremony established it as a culture of Japan, rule is very difficult.

Because there is an idea of Wabi and Sabi.

There are basic rules because it doesn’t give the other party the unpleasantness.

Even how with the container and the walking of the tatami mat are decided.

The style of the tea ceremony was the one for the aristocrat, however, it changed in the age.

There is a style of the tea ceremony to study the Japanese culture now.

The style of the tea ceremony started educating as a liberal arts subject.

In summary, the tea ceremony that started for about 1000 years has changed into the one that even a general person can learn at the Meiji era.  As a result, the tea ceremony established it as a culture of Japan.  Next, the rule of the tea ceremony is very difficult, that has not changed for a long time. The most important idea is wabi and sabi.  Finally, it is different now though the style of the tea ceremony was the one for the aristocrat.  There is a style of the tea ceremony to learn the Japanese culture now.  The tea ceremony has a long history, and is very difficult. However, learning the tea ceremony now will learn the Japanese culture, because the tea ceremony is one of the very good Japanese cultures.

Manato Iki

First of all, I explain soccer legend .The first is Pele. His nickname is God. He is very famous. He got 1281 goals throughout a soccer life. Pele was chosen first among 100 great footballers of the 20th century. The second is Diego Armando Maradona. His nickname is son of God. He is a no.1 soccer player, because he got a goal by hand in World Cup. Moreover, he did five people by a dribble. But he used a drug, so he was not able to participate in the last World Cup. This was his greatest mistake., however he supervises Argentina now. The third is Zico . He was called white Pele. Zico was a Japanese supervisor of the German World Cup in 2006 .

Secondly, I explain the Japan-South Korea World Cup in 2002. The two countries were chosen as hosts by FIFA in May 1996 and was the first tournament in its history to be hosted by two countries. The 2002 FIFA World Cup was also the first World Cup held in Asia. The Japan-South Korea World Cup was held when I was t sixth grader in the elementary school. Therefore, I wanted to be a soccer player.

Moreover, J League was not popular at that time. But the number of spectators of J League has increased thanks to the Japan-South Korea World Cup. Therefore, the Japan-South Korea World Cup gave a considerable economic effect for Japan. The World Cup brings various economic effects.

Lastly, I explain the South African World Cup. The South African World Cup will be the first time that the tournament has been hosted by an African nation. I worry about the World Cup held in Africa, because public safety is very bad. The soccer player was killed, however this World Cup brings a good economic effect. I think that the public peace will improve even a little. The World Cup makes the country abundant and purveys dreams to people.

In summary, there are three soccer legends . Pele, Maradona and Zico are very fantastic soccer player . Japan-South Korea World Cup in 2002 was the first tournament in its history to be hosted by two counties. The South African World Cup will be the first time that the tournament has been hosted by an African nation. So, This World Cup makes the country abundant and purveys dreams to people.

Sugeno Fujinori

First of all, I’ll talk about popularization of afternoon tea. It is said that Anna Maria started afternoon tea in middle of nineteen century. At that time, the upper classes usually ate a lot brunch, light lunch, and dinner after about eight. So they were hungry at about four. Someday, Anna Maria treated guests to cake with tea. This treat was so popular with the guests. This is said the origin of afternoon tea. After that, this custom of eating something before dinner was spread between the upper classes. Moreover high rank hotels started afternoon tea services in 1880s. This is because afternoon tea spread wider.

Secondly I’ll talk about the kinds. Afternoon tea is divided into some types by kinds of cake and drink. I will introduce four kinds of well-known it. In Full Tea, people eat sandwiches and scones and small fruit tarts. In Royal Tea, they enjoy Full Tea with champagne. Light Tea is informal Full Tea. People usually eat only scones and small cake. Finally High Tea is like dinner, people enjoy Full Tea with chicken, meat pie, salad, cheese, biscuit, and fruit.

Finally let’s look at dress code. Today women don’t need to wear cocktail dress, hat, glove, and etc. But they usually dress up still. In the case of men, wearing the jacket and the necktie is natural.

In conclusion, afternoon tea spread wider by the upper classes and is divided into about four types and has dress code. And many people enjoy afternoon tea for a long time. Afternoon tea is not only tea time but also talking time. People might enjoy talking rather than eating. Today, afternoon tea is not formal. But it doesn’t change on the point of enjoyable. In the future, this custom will be continued.

Kana Oowatari