2018年11月27日火曜日

BR 2-07: Gandhi

Mohandes Karamchand Gandhi was born in 1869 in Porbandar, in the west of India. (p. 1)
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 This book consists of 8 chapters, which describe the life of Gandhi. Let me introduce about this book.
 In chapter 1, his early life is described. Surprisingly, he came from an ordinary Hindu home and lived an ordinary life.
 In chapter 2, about his unpardonable insult. In 1893, he went to South Africa which was under British rule, and when he was on a train in first class, a policeman threw him off the train just because he was a person of color. However, this insult made him determined to help the Indians and stay in South Africa to fight.
 In chapter 3, about Hindus. There were many kinds of Hindus in India. However, not all Hindsu were the same. There were different classes. In the highest class were the holy men. On the contrary, at the bottom were "Untouchables", who did the dirty jobs. Nevetheless, Gandhi invited a family of Untouchables to the ashram.
 In chapter 4, about failure in his nonviolent protest. In 1920, when a march started, some people at the back of the march was hit by Indian police. After that, he couldn't help but stop the protest.
 In chapter 5, about Gandhi's ashram rules. 1. We always tell the truth. 2. We never kill or hurt any person or animal. 3. We eat only when we are hungry. 4. We do not want many things. 5. We only wear Indian clothes. 6. We are not afraid of anything. 7. We speak Indian languages. 8. Nobody is Untouchable. That's all from me. If you read further in the story, you can know about so-called "The Salt March.


Before I read this book, I knew just a little about Gandhi. However, now I have known about him from birth to death. In the end, Gandhi was murdered, but I strongly believe that his great contribution made India independent.



Rollason, Jane. (2004). Gandhi. Madrid: Penguin Readers.

2018年11月22日木曜日

BR 2-06: Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King, Junior, was born on 15 January, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, in the South of the US. (p. 10)

  This book tells us mainly about Martin and American history. Martin was a major leader of the movement to gain civil rights for African-Americans. He is also famous for his speech at Lincoln Memorial; "I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood."

 I learned about Martin when I was a high school student. However, because I have learned him and his speech in English, I was able to get a better understanding of his dream. Actually, after I finished reading this book, I thought that I should know about American history and culture before I go to America.

Valerie Schloredt and Pam Brown. (1988). Martin Luther King. Florida: Longman famous lives


2018年11月15日木曜日

BR 2-05: The Discovery

 Amy's parents owned s caravan site and a small grocery store in the village. (p. 2)



 Amy, a girl whose parents work at a family-run shop. Due to a long spell of rain, their company is on the edge of bankruptcy. One day, Mrs Long, an archaeologist comes there to look for objects that have been buried in the ground for hundreds of years. When Amy and Mrs Long are looking for the objects, The weather abruptly changes. It rains hard, and furthermore a river overflows. The car of Amy's mother is carried away the flood. Next day, it has stopped raining. And then, when Amy and Mrs Long are exploring the huge hole where the river bank have collapsed, Amy finds lots of bits of colored stone and some jars in the side of the bank. After Mrs Long examines them, it turns out that...  If you get interested in this story, please read this book.

 I have ever been to a museum which displays a variety of old earthenware in Japan. If I go back to my hometown, I would like to visit there again.

 Adam, Coleman. (2004). The Discovery. The UK: Oxford Reading Tree.

2018年11月1日木曜日

BR 2-04: Pompeii... Buried Alive


The people in Pompeii liked living by the mountain. (p. 3)

 This story is nonfiction. In this story, a mountain named Vesuvius is regarded as a safe one by the people living in a town called Pompeii. However, in fact, it is like a sleeping giant. If the giant woke up, it could destroy the town. Finally, the volcano erupts, causing extensive damage to the people and the town. Tiny pebbles fall on them. A horrible smell fills the air, which is like rotten eggs. Ashes keep falling and pile up to the second-story windows. So much lava flow from the crater. As a result, no one in Pompeii is saved except for some refugees. There is the continuation of this story. I think if you read it, you will be surprised.

 Japan is located in the Circum-Pacific System of Volcanoes. Therefore, we might be affected by natural disasters. Just in case, we should think about the necessity of disaster preparedness.

Kunhardt, Edith. (1987). Pompeii... Buried Alive. New York: Random House.