Tuesday, 14 October 2008

Blog Reflection (How did you feel about maintaining a BLOG?)

To maintain the blog, I experienced some difficulties which are publishing blog periodically and making my blog interesting.

After this activity, I realized that it’s really difficult to make a blog enjoyable to all people who read the blog. Obviously, it really depends on people. They are laughing at something funny based on their culture, country and own experience. That makes me upset and lazy to post an article.

But now I learned that I don’t have to care about readers so much. So I would like to do more personally if I could. Our teacher Mr. Tim says”Writing is connecting to readers” So to connect, I need to expose what I am first. Then, the readers consider if the writer and they have something in common. Even if there are no common things, the readers can think like”This writer thinks a thing in different way as mine. It’s unique, it’s interesting” I think, this is one of connecting.

Monday, 6 October 2008

5th reading response

Like I said in 4th reading response, Leonara saved Esther.
Her brave action has spread out through the town because the journalist Reynard wrote the article about this. Consequently, Leonara as become a hero and everyone admired her. But this seems little bit strange to me. Do you remember Leonara had had the trouble before she saved Esther. I tell you again for those who forgot. She was bullied by most people because of her black skin and lack of mother. But now, she gets loved suddenly. From my experience, I am always taught that people cannot change their behavior so suddenly, especially to the person that they have bullied before. If I were them, may be I would bullied her more because I feel like “I cannot admit that even that girl saved one’s life, but I didn’t do anything good. If I admit, I also have to admit that I am more useless than the girl I always bully! So, I got confused.




Anyway, the story keeps moving.
The journalist Reynard got a letter which warmed him to leave the town.
It’s because he wrote the article about Leonara and Esther.
So Reynard asked the head of local Klan what they knew about threat.
They said they didn’t send it.
What’s that supported to mean?
For me, the people who sent a letter must be Klan.
It’s funny Klan didn’t know who send a letter despite the fact that they runs the town.
But Why? Why does the Klan want Leonara to be alone anyhow?
Does she have some information that the Klan doesn’t want anyone to know?
I need to keep reading

Wednesday, 1 October 2008

4th reading response

When Leonara was on her way, she saw Esther.

Esther was picking up dandelions, talking about birds and kittens to them.

Meanwhile, Leonara heard the train whistle. It’s rushing down on Esther.

But Esther couldn’t notice. Actually Leonara didn’t think anything. She just move her legs, toward Esther. She was trying to rescue her. And……..

Seems like I and Leonara have something in common.

Both of us are brave. Even if we scared, finally we overcome the fear.

Let me get this straight, I got same experience as Leonara’s

That was when I was 16 and lived in Japan. I was on my way like Leonara. I saw a cat which was sitting on street. Then, suddenly the car showed up and came towad the cat.

But the cat didnt notice what would happen next.

So somehow I dashed to the cat without thinking.

But here is the difference between me and her.

She saved, but i didnt.

yeah, i'm not a hero who's comeing from fiction