12/6 ARW

Rab showed us some interesting videos. Those surely caught my attention at the begining.
Compared to those, my essay is poor. Is it successful to catch people's attention in introduction part? Maybe not...

I thought of some things after watching MEATLIX.
Rab often asks if Hemingway really liked nature though he hunted animals and do fishing.
I think he loved nature more than me.
Because I usually forget how the food we eat come to our table, and eat them without giving thanks.
On the other hand, Hemingway must have appreciated food he ate because he got them by himself.

In advanced countries, people try making food as much as possible to make profit, however, a great deal people in the world can't get enough food and starve to die. It is strange, isn't it?

I know some movies related to topic of today's videos.
"OUR DAILY BREAD"（いのちの食べ方） is about the reality of food we eat just like MEATLIX.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmZk-Lwl2Uk ←look this!!

and "Blood Ｄｉａｍｏｎｄ" is about conflict diamond!

10/6 ARW

After solving PWT again and discussing the answers in class, we discuss The old man and the sea. In our group, we discussed why Hemingway's sons disliked him. It is because he divorced again and again? or because Hemingway was very famous and his sons felt pressure? There may be several reasons... Now that I know the background of him, it's getting a little interesting to read this novel.

1st June ARW

June has come!!
Today we learned fallacies for upcoming PWT on argumentation.
It is not interesting to memorize the name of each falaccies,however, learning and understanding each of them is very important for writing essay.

Then in a small group,we checked each thesis statements whether there were fallacies or not.
I think my thesis statement "Japanese prime minister should not worship at Yasukuni shrine in an official capacity because it is offensive to the war-damaged nations." is not logical...persuasive...
I may need to rethink of it.
By the way, I'm really interested in Mari's essay topic! I want to read her essay.