Hey mates, how are you??

In my Pre-Derauture class and Roger's class, I learned about internet suicide. Internet suicide is one of the bad aspects of globalization. What do you think is the reason why they get togher to die? I felt so strange when I knew about internet suicide. If, if I thought about committing suicide, I would not talk about it to anyone! Don't you think so?? However, internet offers some opportunities to chat, and chat about suicide is included. Chatting on the internet is so easy, so people can talk anything they want. Happiness, joy, irritation, frustration, lazyness....there are various feelings they show on the internet. And surprisingly some people share their feelings of depression and sorrow, and their will to die. These people may not have anyone to shere their feeling near them, or they may not be able to talk about it with them because of some reasons. I feel a kind of fear the exsistence of chatting site which everyone meet people who have same feelings. Originally, person can do something difficult in a group, but can't do it by his/her own. But they can easily get their member to take action together on the internet. I personally think that spreading of internet rises the number of suicider. It pushes hesitating people-people who can't kill themselves, or are not sure if they really want to die-to death. In many cases, there's no ways to persuade people if they reveal their feelings only on the internet. We can't do anything for people who pretend to be fine. Internet was invented for people and brings a lot of advantages, but it tempts people to die. How we can deal with the situation??

Hey everyone!
I went back fromHiroshima yesterday! I spent great time at Hiroshima!

On Saturday, I visitedHiroshima Peace Memorial Parkwith my class mates in "Peace, Conflict and Human rights". We took a trum to get there. I saw the Atomic Bomb Dome and some monuments. I've visited there once when I was 12,but this time I felt something which was different from what I had felt when I was 12. It was somehow new to me. I walked around the Park and listen to the lecture of a surviver of the Atomic Bomb. I think many people should go there and learn more about the importance of peace.
After that, we checked in a hotel and went out shopping! I bought a shirt and a bracelet. They are sooooo pretty!! Then we ate Hiroshimayaki! Hmmmm...How tasty it was!! I wanna eat it again!

On Sunday morning, I and some of my classmates ate breakfast at Mc. Then took a ferry and visited Miyajima with my classmates. We went to Itsukushima shrine and my friend was pleased to see its beautiful construction.　However when we were eating ice cream, some deer came close to us, and my friend was attacked! Also my paper bag was bite by one of the deer... We screamed, "That can't be!".

Anyway, I could enjoy staying in Hiroshima! I could learn and have fun a lot!

Good afternoon everyone.

I am fighting against aging problem!!! Of course I'm 20years old. I'm young. (How many of you agree with me?? Ha-ha...) But I am suffering from terrible muscular rheumatism.... I played volleyball and badminton with my coworkers.

Anyway, have you ever studied Peace Study before you entered KGU? I had been to my elementally school every August 6th to study about War and Peace. We saw many war movies on that day. I don't remember much about the movies, but I was shocked when I saw it for the first time. It was "Hadashino Gen". I was only 7 years old at that time, and I spent rest of my summer vacation being frightened by the sound of airplanes. Though, according to Dr. at my "Peace, Conflict and Human Rights" class, there is few peace studies in foreign countries. We saw a kind of war video during the class, and the Dr. asked foreign students if they would show this film to children in their countries. It was an animation and didn't have cruel description, but most of foreign student answered "No". I was surprised to see that. I thought not only I but also many Japanese students had seen mush more cruel movies when they were elementally school children. I think watching such kind of film is important to know how terrible war is, and it is one of good way to approach Peace.

Do you think you can understand the cruelity of war without watching visual materials?
Do you think you can hope Peace without knowing what was war?

I think Peace Study is necessary field for everyone in this world.

Hi everyone.

I did unnoted bibliography yesternight. (Do you remember this word? "yesternight" means "last night" and we found this word in the movie of Shakespeare. This is old word, though.)
Anyway, I reviewed what I learned about population. I feel irritation to the fact that many parents prefer sons to daughters in many countries. They prefer sons because sons will take care of their parents, daughters cost much money when they get married, sons can be their successors....etc. I was amazed because almost all reasons they prefered sons were not considered for their children, but for themselves. I think parents want children to love, but they use their children to satisfy their selfishness!! They want to be taken care of, they don't want to pay dowry....but do they want to love their children, especially daughters?? I guess "parents prefer sons" means "parents prefer themselves, or their benefit". I can't understand their view. However some Japanese couples still prefer sons. It is because they have succeeded traditional knowledge or technique of something, like kabuki and tea ceremony performance.
Are women still standing on a low position in society? I learned women are employed preferably in England in Area Studies class. The video said that women were likely to study harder than men while they are at school because they should be enough efficient to get good jobs. Then women get higher valuations on their efficiency. While men, who spent their schooldays playing, are in trouble to get jobs. Like this phenomenon, everyone should be valued according to their efficiency, not their gender. In Korea, employers tend to employ beautiful women so many female university students have had cosmetic surgeries!!
Therefore I have to be efficient somehow ;-) Studying? I wish I would smart so that I don't have to study!! Beauty? I don't mind because I won't get a job in Korea!! Hmmm... I think I'll have trouble of getting job!
Ha-ha...

Bye for now.

Hey everyone. How's it goin'? I could slept well last night but I had a nightmare so I don't feel good...

Anyway, as I said in my last blog, I read the book about kaiten. It was interesting book!! Especially I like the latter of the book. It made me think about "to live " and "to die". I strongly recommend you read it! But unfortunately I forgot the title ;-( Sorry for my bad memory... If you are interested in this book, let me know. I'll ask the title to my coworker.

By the way, I'll go to Hiroshima on my field trip of "Peace, Conflict and Human Rights" class. I have been to Hiroshima once, on my (junior high)school trip. I visit Peace Memorial Park, Peace Museum and Miyajima then. I'll go to Hiroshima Peace Park this time. I think present world is far from peace, Mr. Bush said this world became peaceful though. I hope I'll be able to learn many things in Hiroshima; a city where many people wish world's peace. Speaking of peace, do you remember the incident in ....I don't know how to spell...but a country located in Russia?? That was terrible incident. I was so sad to see a girl's hand on Yomiuri newspaper. The small hand was holding a cross pendant tightly. The hand is still vivid in my memory. Did the girl survive? I don't have any ways to know it.

Oh, it's time to leave. See you guys.