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Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Essay 2-1: Sweeeet:)




I love chocolate all of foods. Chocolate is loved among almost people. Chocolate is used for various sweets. For example, it is used for Chocolate cake, ice cream, pie and so on. And when it is Valentine's Day, we make some chocolate sweets or buy some chocolate to give. I want to know about chocolate more. So, I looked some website about chocolate.


http://www.chocolatemonthclub.com/chocolatehistory.htmthclub.com/chocolatehistory.htmhtm
This site is written about chocolate history in chronological order. There are many cultures by now. And chocolate history is the same as it. Chocolate affected many cultures and traditions, and even international economics. And a lot of famous people have to do with chocolate. For example, chocolate was extremely popular with Louis XIV and the members of his Court at Versailles. And chocolate was aphrodisiac flourish in France. It is very interesting!! Chocolate made by cacao. There are several species of cocoa trees. According to this website, they are very delicate and sensitive plants, and need protection from wind and sun. When you return this site's home, you can see some chocolate recipes such as chocolate brownies, chocolate cookies, chocolate drinks and so on. I want to cook these sweets. 

http://www.chocolate-history.co.uk/
Next, this website is also written about chocolate history. And it is divided into seven parts. These are Christopher Columbus, Aztec Chocolate, Solid Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, Belgian Pralines, Chocolate War and Chocolate Information. I knew about the Chocolate War for the first time. According to this site, the Chocolate War refers to the dispute between Britain, Ireland and Denmark and other chocolate-producing nations in the European Union. France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy and others refused to recognize chocolate produced by these three nations, proposing it should be banned. And Christopher Columbus is the first person to bring cocoa beans to Europe. But, he didn't cocoa. So, he thought this like a bean is a kind of almond. In this way, chocolate have a deep history. I thought chocolate is profound food.


And when I went to New Zealand, I found very famous chocolate shop there. This shop has a lot of commodities made by chocolate. For example, chocolate And this shop sell chocolates singly. So, we can buy many chocolates only our favorite chocolates!! Wrapping is also very cute. We can see a lot of pictures on the website.Let's go to this website!!
http://www.chocolateboutique.co.nz/

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Monday, June 2, 2008

Essay 1-04: My favorite amusement park

I'll talk about my recommending amusement park, Mitui Greenland. Amusement park is very delightful place. I like to go amusement park. There are a lot of amusement parks in Japan. But, most of Kumamoto prefectural people maybe go to Greenland at least once. I often go Greenland, too. And I love Greenland!


Greenland is Arao city in Kumamoto. There are about 90 attractions there. And Greenland has a hotel and a golf course. This amusement park's motto is that everyone can delightful regardless of age or sex. So, we are not bored all day. And it is funny day of course, if it rains, we can play there. In Greenland, we bought some coupon ticket or free pass. If we buy free pass, we can enjoy all attractions. So, the person who plays all day should buy free pass.


There a lot of attractions there. But, "Gaooo!!" is the most popular all of attractions. This is a scream attraction, and it is shape of dinosaur. We can feel our heart rise for moment when it nosedives. Comparatively, "Gaooo!!" is easy to ride anyone. And, "NIO" is as popular as "Gaooo!!” This attraction spins around in a complete circle. So, we can see the Sun when we ride it. In the west part, there is a "Dragon valley". Dragon valley's main attraction is "Dragon River". This is water attraction. It is very fun, but we get wet sometimes. And there is a big Ferris wheel in the center of the park. This is symbolic attraction. This is 100 meters across, and 105 meters high. It has some transparent gondolas. It is very frightening. And it has barrier-free gondolas. We can look very beautiful view when we ride it. And when it is getting dark, Ferris wheel is illuminated. It is very beautiful.


And Greenland has a lot of events. For example, a pool is open in summer. A skating rink is open in winter. And, Fireworks display is held the last day of the year and summer vacation. It is displayed about 1000 fireworks. It is very beautiful, and makes us happy. And Hero's show is held for children. For example, Kamen rider show and Ultraman show. This is a powerful show. Children can photo with heroes. And comedians show is held there, too.


Greenland has a lot of attractions, events, shops and so on. We can enjoy all day there. I have gone to Greenland with my family and friends many times. I enjoyed playing every time. So, I like Greenland! Exciting and fantastic attractions are waiting for you!! If you have never gone to there, you should really go.

Let's go to Greenland's homepage!!http://www.greenland.co.jp/index2.html

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