Shrek

The hero of this movie is Shrek. He is a green monster. He lives in a marsh by himself. He does not have friends because people are afraid of him. However, he is actually very kind . The other main characters are Donkey, Princess Fiona and Lord Farquaad. The donkey is very talkative and scatterbrained. However, no matter what he does, it is hard to hate him. Princess Fiona is kept in a castle guarded by a dragon. She looks quiet, but actually she is not. She is very lively and strong. She is a very charming woman. Lord Farquaad is cunning. He wants to make an ideal country, so he catches many fairy tale characters. He wants to marry Princess Fiona to become a true king.

One day, Shrek saves the very talkative Donkey. Donkey is chased by soldiers. Lord Farquaad wants to make an ideal country, so he catches many fairy tale characters. That night, Shrek notices that many fairy tale characters which were banished by Lord Farquaad and are now around Shrek’s house. Shrek wants to return his house to the state of the original marsh, so he decides to go to meet Lord Farquaad with Donkey. They arrive at castle of Lord Farquaad. while he is holding a tournament to choose a person to rescue Princess Fiona because she is kept in a castle with a dragon. Lord Farquaad orders Shrek to rescue her from there. Shrek agrees because he wants to his swamp back. Shrek and Donkey arrive at the castle, and Shrek finds Princess Fiona. Donkey is caught by dragon, but isn’t killed because dragon likes Donkey. Shrek saves Donkey, and they all escape and succeed in running away safely. They hurry to castle of Lord Farquaad. Shrek makes friends with Princess Fiona while traveling. However, Princess Fiona has a secret. She is a person during the day, but she becomes an ogre while the sun is going down. She tries to confide in Shrek, but she can not. Shrek thinks that she dislikes him, but it is not true. Shrek’s feelings do not reach to Princess Fiona, and the feelings of Princess Fiona do not reach to Shrek. So, Princess Fiona goes to castle of Lord Farquaad. Donkey persuades Shrek to go to marriage ceremony of Lord Farquaad and Princess Fiona. Shrek and Donkey go to there, and they defeat Lord Farquaad. Shrek and Princess Fiona get married, and she becomes her true appearance. Donkey and many characters of fairy tale and dragon congratulate Shrek and Princess Fiona on their marriage.

This movie was very interesting. I like the friendship of Shrek and Donkey. Shrek did not have friends until he met Donkey. Shrek realized friendship for the first time by having met Donkey. I was impressed with their friendship. I thought that the marriage ceremony of Shrek and Princess Fiona was very splendid. They seemed to be very happy. My favorite character is Donkey because his behavior entertained me. This movie was very amusing. I enjoyed this movie very much.

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Skiing

I skied for the first time when I went to Nagano on a school excursion. I am very weak in sports. However, I liked skiing. I want to ski again.

I belonged to Badminton club when I was a junior high school student. I belonged to tennis club when I was a high school student. However, I seldom play sports now, so I want to play sports.

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The New Year

January 5th is my friend's birthday, so my friends and I celebrated my friend's birthday. We ate a cake. It was delicious.

Most Japanese gather with relatives in New Year to exchange New Year's greetings. My family and I went to my grandparents's house to exchange New Year's greetings. We had dinner. I ate ice cream. It was delicious.

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Book Review 2-4 THREE UP A TREE

Character of this book was Spider and Sam and Lolly.

Spider and Sam looked at a tree house which some children had built. Spider and Sam decided to make their tree house. They asked Lolly to help them. However, Lolly refused to help them. Spider and Sam could make their tree house. Lolly wanted to climb their tree house. However, Sam and Spider did not let her climb their house. Lolly said she know some good stories. Lolly climbed the tree house, and they competed for who could tell the best stories.

This book was very interesting.

I often played with toy when I was a child. I remembered my childhood by reading.

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☆New Year's Day☆

We greeted the New Year. Today is New Year's Day.

This is picture of Osechi Ryouri. I took the picture of Osechi Ryouri before breakfast. My mother cooked Osechi Ryouri yesterday. I ate Osechi Ryouri and Zoni for breakfast this morning. They were very delicious.

Most Japanese eat Zoni and Osechi Ryouri on New Year's Day. Zoni and Osechi Ryouri are traditional foods. The foods which are put in Osechi Ryouri have meaning. For example, sea bream is auspicious fish for Japanese, so it is put in Osechi Ryouri. A roll of tang containing dried fish simmered in sweetened soy sauce mean joy. Herring-roe and taro are put in Osechi Ryouri in order to wish for prosperity of descendants. Mashed sweet potatoes containing sweetened chestnuts is auspicious food because it is said that it raise luck with money, so it is put in Osechi Ryouri. Shrimp is put in Osechi Ryouri in order to wish for a long life. Black soybeans are put in Osechi Ryouri in order to wish for health. Lotus root is put in Osechi Ryouri in order to be able to foresee the future. The wishes of Japanese for the New Year are included in Osechi Ryouri. Osechi Ryouri and Zoni are made to wish for good health and prosperity of the New Year.

New Year's cards are a very important thing to exchange New Year’s greetings, so most Japanese send them to relatives and friends and acquaintances. My family got many New Year's cards.

I went to shrine for worship. I went to shopping mall, and I bought a coat.

Tomorrow, My cousin come to my house to exchange New Year's greetings.

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rice cakes

My grandparents pounded steamed rice into rice cake. My cousin came to my house to help it. I like rice cakes very much. I ate bean jam rice cake. I like soybean flour rice cake.
Rice cakes is put in Zoni. Zoni is traditional food, and it is special food for New Year. Zoni is a kind of the soup. However, the shape of the rice cake and ingredients of Zoni and seasoning of soup are different in each region. Zoni is made to celebrate New Year. My mother cook Zoni in New Year's Day. I like Zoni which my mother cooked.

I want to eat a lot of rice cakes.

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Book Review 2-3

I read “The Bookstore VALENTINE”.

Mr. Brown sold only ghost books in his bookstore. He had a cat. His cat's name was Cobweb. Cobweb played with mice. They got along well. One day, Mr. Brown held Valentine's Day sale in his bookstore. However, the sale made him busy. He decided to hire someone. A lady came to the bookstore. Her name was Miss Button. He decided to hire her. He thought that she was very perfect because she liked cats and cheese. He and Cobweb liked cheese very much. He took a fancy to her. However, he could not tell his feelings. Miss Button also took a fancy to him. Therefore, Cobweb and mice united their force. Mr. Brown and Miss Button was able to know each other's feelings by the help of Cobweb and mice. They spent Valentine's Day.

I changed confectionery with my friends on Valentine's Day when I was a high school student. I baked cookies, and I gave cookies to my friends. I liked eating the confectionery which I had got from my friends.

This book was very interesting.
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